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Dec-3-09 Miami, FL A condo association in the Sunshine State is making a bad faith insurance claim against its insurance provider for two residential towers in danger of being demolished next year. The Buckley Towers Condominium Association alleges that its bad faith insurance company failed to react in a timely manner to the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 200... - $5M Settlement Reached in Qualitest Vitamin Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: The federal government and some 48 states have reached an agreement with with Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc, potentially ending a whistleblower lawsuit alleging unlawful labeling practices on the part of Qualitest. Qualitest, a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions, makes generic pharmaceuticals including multivitamins. The lawsuit al... - EEOC Defends Workers' Compensation Leave in Court
Nov-29-09 Kansas City, MO A workers compensation issue that has less to do with workers' safety and everything to do with workers' rights has recently been brought to the public conscience. The issue at hand is inflexible leave policies, whereby workers are being terminated at the conclusion of a set workers' compensation leave instead of being given... - $10.2M Settlement Reached in JPMorgan Chase TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $10.2 million settlement has been agreed between the plaintiffs in a robocall class action lawsuit and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. The bank allegedly made unsolicitied robocalls to more than 2 million customers' cellphones, in violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA). According to the agreement, if approved, Chase w... - $2.1M Settlement Reached ExamSoft Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
Tampa, FL: A $2.1 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against ExamSoft Worldwide Inc. If approved, the settlement will resolve allegations that the company failed to adequately respond to glitches reported in its exam software, which prevented state bar applicants from uploading their exam answers... - Study Suggests That GPs Disagree With Unum's Claims Management System
Nov-24-09 Chattanooga, TN In a move that could greatly impact the future of disability claims, a new study from Keele University claims that more than a quarter of general practitioners (GPs) and physiotherapists believe that disability and pain are the result of physical problems, directly contradictiing the biopsychosocial practices of groups like Unum disabil... - New Survey Revives Memories of LINA Disability Claims Debacle
Nov-23-09 Belleville, IL A new survey of seniors enrolled in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claims that the majority of applicants find the process overly complicated and confusing, prompting fears that the federally funded organization is taking advantage of the elderly in a manner reminiscent of the LINA insurance controversy. SSDI claimants re... - Gas Explosion - Propane Explosion, Natural Gas Explosion, Gas Explosion Lawyer
A Gas explosion can occur as a result of a defective product or human error—such as lack of proper safety training-- in the workplace, resulting in a gas line explosion and accidents in the home (e.g., propane explosion , natural gas explosion and barbeque propane explosions often cause severe burn injuries and sometimes death. People working i... - Chinese Drywall Homeowner Applied for a Forbearance Agreement
Nov-20-09 Middleburg, FL Sherolyn, a paralegal, had to move out of her new home because it was built with Chinese drywall , and now she is asking her mortgage company for a forbearance agreement. "State officials are encouraging mortgage companies to grant this agreement to homeowners with this toxic drywall," she says. If Sherolyn doesn't get this agreement,... - Wrongful Termination Lawyers, Wrongful Termination Legal Help - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Wrongful termination means an employer has fired or laid off an employee in violation of their legal rights. If wrongful termination law is violated, a wrongfully terminated employee may file a wrongful employment termination complaint with government agencies and/or file a private lawsuit, usually with the help of wrongful termination lawyers . Un... - $9.5M Settlement Reached in Lowe's Managers' Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $9.5 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action pending against Lowe' Home Centers Inc. The lawsuit was brought by the big box DYI store' human resources managers' who alleged they were misclassified as being exempt from overtime Filed in August 2012, the lawsuit alleged that Lowe' classified its human... - $3M Settlement Reached in FNB Overdraft Fees Class Action Lawsuit
Pittsburgh, PA: First National Bank of Pennsylvania will pay $3 million in settlement of a consumer banking class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by customers of the Hermitage, Mercer County-based FNB, which is the third biggest retail bank in the Pittsburgh region. The lawsuit charged that FNB re-sequenced customers' debit card purchases fro... - TD Bank Reaches $9.9M Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A tentative $9.9 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit pending against TD Bank NA. The class and collective action claims that the bank failed to pay assistant store managers overtime wages. The settlement fund includes service payments, attorneys' fees and costs and other exp... - JPMorgan Chase Reaches $4.5B Agreement Investors Settlement
New York, NY: JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a $4.5 billion agreement with 21 major institutional investors, to make a binding offer to the trustees of 330 residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts issued by J.P. Morgan, Chase, and Bear Stearns. The investors include Black Rock Financial Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and... - Doctor files disability pay lawsuit against Unum insurance
Oct-26-09 Jefferson County, TX A Texas doctor has filed a lawsuit against Unum Provident citing that he was denied disability insurance payments after he was unable to return to work. James King claims he purchased a disability policy that would have allegedly allowed him to earn his income if he was ever disabled, Southeast Texas Record reports. According... - $512M Settlement Reached in Cephalon Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit
Pittsburgh, PA: A $512 million settlement agreement has been reached in an antitrust lawsuit pending against Cephalon Pharmaceuticals. The lawsuit alleged the defendant delayed the introduction of a generic version of the drug Provigil into the market. According to court documents, the agreement was reached between the class of direct purchase... - $1.4M Pepsi-Co & Quaker Trans Fat Consumer Fraud Class Action Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A $1.4 million settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action pending against Quaker Oats Co., a division of PepsiCo. The lawsuit alleged that the food manufacturer deliberately and incorrectly labelled Quaker-branded products as being free from trans fats. Filed by Robert Chacanaca and Victor Guttmann in San Jos... - California Overtime: Domestic Workers Have Rights Too
Oct-16-09 San Francisco, CA They are a group of people who are often exploited when it comes to California overtime pay. They work long days, often with little pay, and many do not understand their rights when it comes to California overtime laws. However, domestic workers are entitled to overtime pay in California—the problem is that many of them do not r... - Holiday Settles Unpaid Wages and Overtime Class Action for $7.5M
San Francisco, CA: Final approval of a $7.5 million settlement for an unpaid wages class action lawsuit has been granted by a federal judge in California. The lawsuit, filed against Holiday Retirement and its owner investment management firm Fortress Investment Group LLC , the largest independent living provider in the country, alleged violations of t... - New York Employment Lawsuits
Oct-10-09 New York, NY It is a city well-known for its cuisine, but many people who work in the New York restaurant industry say their employers are violating New York employment law. In fact, many lawsuits have been filed in New York, alleging that employees are not properly paid minimum wage, nor are they paid overtime, in violation of New York labor law and f...