Merrill Lynch has reached a $12 million settlement, ending an unpaid overtime class action brought by their employees who provided support services to brokers. According to the lawsuit, Merrill Lynch client associates were allegedly paid overtime based on an...
Month: April 2013
Woman sues her apartment manager after explosion
Cherika Holley filed a personal injury lawsuit against her apartment's management company, Lindsey Management Co. after the apartment manager, allegedly caused an explosion in the building by setting of an odor eliminator in a refrigerator that was actually designed...
Debt Collection Firm Shut Down For Violating The Law
McGavic & Finney PC, an Oregon debt collection law firm that had several complaints over its debt-collection tactics has been closed down under an agreement with Justice Department. Additionally, the settlement requires founding partner Derrick E. McGavic to pay...
Trucking company must pay over $1 million to an injured man that was struck by their truck
Michael LaFleur was awarded $1.5 million by a jury after being struck by a Conglobal tractor-trailer truck in an accident. According to LaFleur, he suffered a torn meniscus when he was struck by a Conglobal tractor-trailer while working at J.J. Flanagan Shipping's...
Passenger awarded $2.9 million after suffering permanent injuries on a Carnival Cruise ship
Denise Kaba, 53, was awarded $2.9 million in her personal injury case against Carnival Cruises. According to Kaba, she slipped and fell on Carnival's pool deck, fracturing her right patella. Her injury required open reduction and internal fixation, and five other...
A grocery store customer is awarded over $1 million for personal injuries sustained in slip and fall accident
Amy Jong, a 99 Ranch Market shopper has been awarded $1,077,063 in her personal injury lawsuit against the grocery store. According to court documents, Jong slipped and fell while shopping at 99 Ranch Market in Dublin, California on an unidentified liquid near a...
What is considered debt collector harassment?
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is the federal law that governs how debt collection agencies can operate. The FDCPA protects consumers from abusive debt collection practices by debt collectors. The Act gives consumers protection with regards to...
Four reasons to sue a debt collector in violation of the FDCPA
1. Most importantly, peace of mind! Make the debt collectors stop calling you in a harassing manner. Remember how nice it was to answer your phone without screening it first? Remember how peaceful it was before your phone began to ring 10+ times a day? Are...
I.C. Systems sued for calling 5 times a day regarding a debt that was already paid
Russell Fuller has filed a lawsuit against debt collector, I.C. Systems for allegedly making numerous calls to him in an attempt to collect on a debt that was already paid off, in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Case No. 1:11-cv-00136...
Leading Edge Recovery Solutions facing FDCPA and TCPA lawsuits
Leading Edge Recovery Solutions is being sued by a consumer that claims he received so many collection calls that he no longer answers his telephone out of fear, in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Case No. 5:13-cv-00030 Leading Edge...
