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Sort by relevance 1,812 pages found matching bank of america- Bank One Corporation Employee Long Term Disability Settlement
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed charges against the bank for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to properly accommodate a group of employees who were medically released to return to work after leaves of absence exceeding six months. Bank One terminated some employees without first attempting to determ... - David Willey Capital One Insider Trading Fines
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the former finance chief of Capital One Financial Corporation alleging insider trading. After learning federal regulators planned to downgrade their assessment of the bank's overall condition, David Willey sold thousands of stocks on the market; two months later Capital One shares fell 40%. Th... - Citizenship Denied
Nov-20-06 Atlanta, GA "I'm amazed at the lack of willingness on the part of immigration officers to help people," says Julio Trejo," I didn't think that one question answered incorrectly could deny my citizenship ." "I'm a college graduate so I think I have enough smarts to understand the bureaucracy but I was na�ve enough to believe that the government i... - FDA's Preemption Gift to Big Pharma
Nov-20-06 Washington, DC: An item sure to end up on the chopping block with the Democrats back in power, is the Bush administration's multi-billion dollar gift to Big Pharma, that bars people who have been injured by drugs approved by the FDA from suing the drug's maker in state courts. Under the FDA's federal preemption position, victims injured by dangerous dru... - Propane Explosions: Often the result of Negligence
Nov-16-06 Phippsburg, ME: Many people rely on propane to heat their homes and fuel their appliances. Unfortunately, relying on gas such as propane puts people at risk of serious, life-threatening explosions. If you smell a propane leak, it is vital that you contact the proper authorities and leave the area immediately. That is exactly what a Maine woman did la... - Credit Card Fee Settlement Announced
Nov-15-06 Manhattan, NY: Credit card companies are always finding new ways to hike their rates in order to make more money. One easy way for some credit card companies to make extra money was the foreign currency fee, until a lawsuit was filed challenging that fee. That class action lawsuit, filed against several major credit card companies for such excessive c... - More Adverse Effects linked to SSRI Celexa
Nov-14-06 Avalon, NJ: According to testimony at an inquest into the deaths of Roxanne Richardson, 30, and her children, Luke, 3, and Grace, 20 months, an autopsy revealed that at the time of their murders, husband and father-turned-killer, Michael Richardson, had Celexa in his system higher than prescribed which may have caused him to become agitated and irritable... - Washington Mutual Inc. Comerica Resignation Settlement
Seattle, WA: Comerica Inc. filed a lawsuit against the nation's largest thrift bank after workers resigned from Comerica in July 2005 to join Commercial Capital Bancorp Inc. The lawsuit alleged the employees tried to take business away from the financial services company when they moved. Washington Mutual bought Commercial Capital in 2006; it did not ad... - Bausch & Lomb Fails to Warn About Dangers of ReNu Contact Lens Solution
Nov-8-06 Greenville, SC: ReNu with MoistureLoc solution has been widely used for the storing, wetting and cleaning of soft contact lenses. But here once again, a drug company has left a product on the market, with no warning to consumers, long after it was aware that serious side effects were developing in people using the product. According to the FDA, cluste... - Green Card Disconnect
Nov-2-06 Spokane, WA " Immigration says my application for citizenship is being held up by the FBI pending a name search but I had an interview 18 months ago and was issued a conditional green card," says Fahd Mohiuebin. "I think the FBI is holding my file because my first name is Arabic." Fahd's wife is a U.S. citizen and a Caucasian, and Fahd is Indian... - One California Overtime Case Settled while another Begins
Oct-17-06 San Francisco, CA One major California overtime class action suit has been settled, but another is just starting up. As Wells Fargo announced that its overtime lawsuit had been settled, a suit was filed against the San Francisco News-Press. Both lawsuits allege that employers did not pay employees for working overtime. On Monday, October 9, Wells... - Steve Souphanthong Illegal Satellite Pirating Settlement
Los Angeles - EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Group Inc. filed a lawsuit against the operator of B-Tech Distribution for illegally pirating satellite TV services. Canadian Souphanthong was allegedly one of the largest manufacturers of piracy software and devices in North America. The companies have reached a $500,000 settlement with Souphantho... - State of California and R & R Labor Service Workers Compensation Death Settlement
Central Valley - At the age of 24, Constantino Cruz Hernandez was working for farm labor contractor R & R Labor Service in a tomato field in California. On July 21, 2005 the father of two fell ill after machinery in the field was moving too quickly, causing laborers to work at a fast pace in temperatures over 100 degrees. Hernandez was admitted to Kern... - Uphill Battle - Warning Pharma Customers about Dangers of SSRIs
Sep-29-06 Recent concerns about the adverse effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SSRIs) have focused on suicide risks. However, a new study published in the September 2006 journal, Public Library of Science (PLoS), reports that in addition to self-harm, the drugs can also cause some patients to become violent and homicidal. Professor... - Credit Card Companies Rely On Your Score
Sep-25-06 Arvada, CO Susan Rivera never read the 'stuffers' that came in the mail with her monthly statements from credit card companies. Just like most people do, she filed them in the trash can. Little did she know that she would pay in spades for not reading their 'announcements' regarding credit card rate hikes . "All of my credit cards have been affec... - Gunning & Associates Marketing Inc. and Fleet Liquidators of America Inc. Advertising Settlement
Ohio - Ten states filed charges against the two Ohio corporations alleging deceptive auto sale advertisements misled consumers. Gunning & Associates Marketing and Fleet Liquidators of America allegedly created sales campaigns and advertising that misled consumers about reasons for sales and supposedly low prices. The companies did not admit they vio... - Securities America Inc. Brokerage Fraud Settlement
Washington - The National Association of Securities Dealers filed charges against the brokerage firm Securities America Inc. on behalf of a group of Exxon Mobil Corp. retirees alleging broker fraud. Securities America allegedly failed to supervise a broker who promised unrealistically high investment returns. The case charged the broker, David McFadden,... - Merck Vioxx Litigation Score Card
Sep-14-06 New Orleans, LA In the homestretch leading up to the latest trial in New Orleans, the score in the Vioxx litigation was 5 to 4 in favor of Merck. However, in mid-August, 2006, a New Jersey victory for Merck was thrown out reversing the score to 5 to 4 in favor of plaintiffs. But none of the winning plaintiffs should count their chickens before they... - MetaMachine Inc. eDonkey Online File Sharing Infringement Settlement
Los Angeles - The Recording Industry Association of America filed charges against the company behind popular online file sharing software eDonkey for allegedly violating copyright infringement laws. MetaMachine has agreed to pay $30 million and immediately cease distributing eDonkey, eDonkey 2000, Overnet and other software versions. The company als... - Device-Maker Medtronic Weighed Down With Lawsuits
Sep-10-06 Minneapolis, MN On July 31, 2006, Jacqueline Kay Poteet, a whistleblower in a lawsuit against the giant medical device maker, Medtronic , filed a motion in a Memphis federal court to oppose the US Justice Department's plan to settle her case, along with another whistleblower's case, for $40 million. Critics point out that the identity of the other...