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Sort by relevance 296 pages found matching wells fargo- Medtronic Cardiac Defibrillator Lawsuit - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis
On February 10, 2005, Medtronic Inc. issued an alert to doctors about its family of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) and CRT-D devices with batteries manufactured prior to December 2003. These pacemaker-like devices may experience rapid battery depletion due to a specific internal battery short mechanism. Once a short occurs, battery depletion... - Environment Law Case Seeks Damages, Extended Medical Monitoring
May-17-09 Mingo County, WV Plaintiffs concerned about the potential contamination of their ground water launched a series of lawsuits citing environmental issues within environment law . A judge in West Virginia has since consolidated hundreds of the environmental law issues into a single class-action case. The trial was expected to start May 12th At issue i... - Group Arbitration Beneficial to Auction Rate Securities Investors
May-13-09 Kansas City, MO If you are still undecided about action to take concerning your auction rate securities, a new option has opened up to you. Although some people have chosen the class action lawsuit route, others have decided to file individual arbitrations, alleging they were told that the auction rate securities market was safe. However, it is possible... - Wells Fargo in Hot Water Over Auction Rate Securities
Apr-30-09 San Francisco, CA The state of California has jumped into the auction rate securities fiasco, accusing Wells Fargo & Co of fraud for its role in the auction rate securities market. California is not the first state to get involved with auction rate securities and how they were marketed. Other states have taken action against what they allege are misleadi... - Fly Ash Golf Course Sparks Lawsuit
Apr-29-09 Virgina Beach, VA Attorney Ted Yoakam has spent most of his career doing medical malpractice law but for the last year his energy has been focused on an environmental lawsuit in the Chesapeake region. "Virginia Dominion Power operates a lot of plants and creates a lot of coal fly ash," says Yoakam. "They were under the gun because their own containment s... - Auction Rate Securities "Class Action is Dead"
Apr-6-09 Kansas City, MO If you have been waiting for a class action lawsuit to compensate you for money lost in Auction Rate Securities it might be time to consider filing an arbitration. According to Diane Nygaard, founder of the Nygaard Law Firm, it appears that class action lawsuits will not help clients who had money in the auction rate securities market. Un... - A Big Case of Bad Faith Insurance
Mar-27-09 Cedar Rapids, IA With the flooding season now upon us (Fargo), and the summer hurricane season approaching, the insurance industry is bracing for its own season of payouts. But for every challenge faced by the insurance industry, homeowners face two: dealing with disaster, followed by the potential for bad faith insurance when it is time to collect what... - Exxon Faces Environmental Contamination Lawsuit
Mar-23-09 Towson, MD Ninety-one families who sued Exxon Mobile for environmental contamination have been awarded $150 million in their lawsuit. The lawsuit followed a gasoline leak that contaminated wells and forced people to buy bottled water. The leak occurred in 2006, when an underground storage tank leaked approximately 26,000 gallons of gasoline. The leak... - Gambling on Requip? You Just Might Be…
Feb-17-09 Washington, DC The drug Requip, used to treat Parkinson's and Restless Leg Syndrome, is only now getting the media attention it deserves after many patients have fallen into a tailspin of reckless behavior, including compulsive gambling . However, the suspicion with regard to compulsive behavior and dopamine agonists goes back to 2003, when a trio of... - Wells Fargo and Rels Valuation Face Evaluation Suit
Two homeowners in Phoenix recently filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and its appraisal subsidiary Rels Valuation, claiming the mortgage giant illegally rigged the appraisal process and referred appraisal business to its subsidiary in a scheme to boost profits at the expense of homeowners. The lawsuit, filed under the Racketeering Influenc... - Natural Gas Royalty Owners Awarded $126 Million
Natural Gas Royalty Owners Awarded $126 Million Beckham County royalty owners will receive a settlement of $126 million from Helmerich & Payne Inc, for damages and lost profits related to natural gas wells that were drained in the 1980s. The suit alleged that H&P turned off the gas wells on the plaintiffs' properties during a contract dispute wit... - $54 Million Settlement Approved in Fly Ash Class Action
A subsidiary of Constellation Energy Group involved in a class action lawsuit over toxic fly ash contamination in Arundel County, Maryland, will pay more than $54 million to settle the suit. The settlement was approved by a judge in Baltimore on December 30. The suit alleged that the fly ash contained arsenic, lead and mercury which seeped into the gro... - Are All Helicopter Medical Transports Really Necessary?
Dec-16-08 Baltimore, MD Helicopter accidents are never easy to hear at the best of times—but helicopter crashes involving medical helicopters are the worst, as they involve patients who have already suffered. Now, helicopter accident news has included the revelation that there have been so many downed aircraft, that medical personnel are starting to balk at flyi... - Fly Ash the Latest Win for the Billy Murphy Firm.
Nov-29-08 Baltimore, MD The Murphy Firm has a long and distinguished list of achievements in the history of the American legal system and the $45 million settlement it just negotiated on behalf the small community in Maryland represents yet another milestone. The settlement still needs to be certified, but the 250 people of Gambrills have every reason to believe the... - Survivor Recounts Helicopter Crash
Nov-27-08 Baltimore, MD Imagine surviving a car accident only to be involved in a fatal helicopter accident moments later. Following the trauma of the car accident, you are probably in a bit of shock but are grateful to be alive and seemingly unharmed. Then, emergency personnel tell you that you will be taken via helicopter to a trauma center so you can be thoroug... - Potential $45 Million Fly Ash Class Action Settlement Announced
A settlement agreement has been tentatively reached regarding a class action lawsuit filed by residents in Gambrills, Md. who alleged they were damaged by the use of coal ash to reclaim a sand and gravel quarry in Anne Arundel County. The settlement is subject to approval by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The settlement provides for: The con... - Motorcycle vs. Car: Motorcycle Always Loses
Oct-27-08 Memphis, TN It is a sad truth that most people regard motorcycle enthusiasts as irresponsible speed demons who only have themselves to blame for their own motorcycle accident . However, the real truth is that most motorcycle accidents are caused by other drivers turning into the path of the motorcycle, resulting in motorcycle injury or even death to the r... - A Tale of Two Contracts
Oct-14-08 Hollywood, CA Like any grade-school promise, commercial contracts are just that—a legal pledge, or a guarantee that a promised service will be carried out. A commercial contact is a covenant, and when it is breached commercial contract law comes into play. Sometimes those breaches can make for salacious headlines, especially when well-known celebrit... - Wells Fargo, Wachovia Sued for $60 Billion by Citigroup
Wells Fargo and Wachovia face a $60 billion lawsuit launched by Citigroup, after the tentative deal Citigroup was working on to purchase Wachovia's banking operations was usurped by a rival offer from Wells Fargo & Co. Filed Monday in New York Supreme Court, the complaint seeks more than $40 billion in punitive damages and more than $20 billion in com... - The Wachovia Watch: A New Savior Emerges as US Economy Barely Hangs On
Oct-3-08 San Francisco, CA On the eve of what will likely be an historic vote in the US House of Representatives over the proposed $700 billion bailout for the nation's troubled economy, yet another bank takeover focuses additional attention on a remarkable week in the nation's economic history and further underscores the precarious health of the once-robust Wall...