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Consumer Rights
A lawsuit against Commercial Recovery Systems Inc., has been filed by Cody Osterberg, claiming the CRS called and threatened him with a court summons in an effort to collect on a debt in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Case No. 2:13-cv-00096 According to Commercial Recovery has attempted to collect an alleged consumer debt from Osterberg by […]
Employment Law
Rowena Martin has filed a lawsuit claiming St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System Corp, fired her because of her numerous health problems. (Case No. 4:13-CV-718) According to Martin the defendants discriminated against her as well as failed to accommodate her disability before terminating her. Martin worked as Senior Interviewer for the Admissions Department at St. […]
Employment Law
Cheryl Odom has filed a lawsuit against College of the Mainland (COM) in Texas City for alleged wrongful termination. According to her the College fired her shortly after she underwent brain surgery. (Case No. 3:13-CV-0074) Court documents state that Odom was employed by COM as a Program Coordinator II in its Teacher’s Certification Program when she exercised her rights under the Family […]
Consumer Rights
Several former commissioned employees, including Edward LaMonica, Ashley LaMonica, Lara Harrison, have filed a lawsuit against their employer, RMCN Credit Services, Inc a credit repair business, for failing to pay overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the plaintiffs they worked in excess of 40 hours per week while employed by the defendants, but […]
Employment Law
Rebecca Bowden claims in her lawsuit, she lost her job as a deputy constable of Precinct I in Jefferson County after the newly-elected Precinct I Constable Nick Saleme was elected to office. (Case No. B194-038) Before Saleme was elected to office, he allegedly talked to the incumbent Precinct I Constable, Charles Wiggins on the phone and revealed his plans […]
Consumer Rights
Rapper Gucci Mane, 33, was jailed on Wednesday for allegedly hitting a fan in the head with a champagne bottle at a nightclub earlier this month. Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, turned himself in to authorities late on Tuesday, according to Fulton County Sheriff’s Department records. Mane, faces an aggravated assault charge after causing a […]
Employment Law
Joseph Sciddurlo, a financial examiner for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is claiming that he was fired for detecting a loophole that helps large broker-dealers duck SEC rules and undercapitalize themselves. Sciddurlo starting working for FINRA as a financial examiner in May 2007, and just a year later was promoted to a Level 47 principal examiner. Sciddurlo claims he received high performance ratings his […]
Employment Law
Former Thomson Reuters employee, Mark Rosenblum has sued them for wrongful termination after he blew the whistle on what he believed to be a violation of securities laws. According to Rosenblum, who worked as a Redistribution Specialist, Thomson Reuters gave selected subscribers a 2-second jump on potentially market-moving information, with a 3-tiered release program. In his complaint, Rosenblum states that, the tiered release provides […]
Employment Law
Former NBA player and Director of Player Development for the Rutgers’ Men’s basketball team, Eric Murdock has sued Rutgers, Rutgers President Robert Barchi; Coach Michael Rice; Athletic Director Timothy Pernetti, and Rutgers former President, Richard McCormick. According to Murdock’s lawsuit, after he blew the whistle on mistreatment of the university’s athletes he suffered discrimination and wrongful termination. Murdock claims that his employment […]
Consumer Rights
There have been two recent complaints by consumers accusing debt collectors of harassing them through their Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. A mid-west gentleman received a Facebook friend request from what appeared to be an attractive young woman in a bikini. He did not realize that his attractive new “friend” was actually a debt collector using fake pictures to entice him to […]
Consumer Rights
According to the victim he had leased a car in 1996 and completed the lease payments as scheduled in 1999. Neither the bank nor the dealership ever told him that he owed any additional money for the lease. His lawsuit alleges that when he received a letter from Cavalry Portfolio Services, he promptly requested a copies of statements showing that there […]
Consumer Rights
Debt Collection Agency, Gordon, Cappolli & Associates along with its owner, Stephanie Lowinger, were found guilty of conducting a scheme to defraud. Ms. Lowinger is also permanently banned from conducting any debt collection activities in New York. According to an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office, “Lowinger targeted military personnel specifically, telling the victims that if payment was not […]
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