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Employment Law

Thomson Reuters Accused of Securities Violations and Wrongful Termination

April 9, 2013

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

Rutgers University Facing Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

April 8, 2013

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

Do you really know who is friending you on Facebook?

April 6, 2013

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

Cavalry Portfolio Service was sued for alleged FDCPA violations

April 6, 2013

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 found guilty of conducting a scheme to defraud

April 5, 2013

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 […]

Consumer Rights

Debt collection agency shut down for harassing consumers

April 5, 2013

Debt collection agencies doing business under the names Central Resource Management, Final Claims Asset Locators, Final Control Asset Locators, Interchange Payment Solutions, Next Step Services, Portfolio Asset Assurance, Silverbay Services, and Teleport, all run by Tobias Boyland were shut down by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo for harassing consumers in violation of federal and state laws. An investigation […]

Employment Law

EEOC Sues Presbyterian Healthcare Associates For Disability Discrimination

April 4, 2013

According to a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Presbyterian Healthcare Associates Corp., a private regional medical center that operates Presbyterian Hospital and four other general hospitals, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified job applicant because of an impairment to his knee. As part of a training program at a local community college Donovus Todd […]

Employment Law

A Senior Living Facility Reaches A Religious Discrimination Settlement With The EEOC

April 4, 2013

Senior Living Properties, LLC, which owns 35 senior assisted living facilities, has reached a $42,500 settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) following allegations of religious discrimination. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Amanda Spalding, dietary services manager at the company’s Sweetwater Healthcare Center, sought to be excused from working on Sundays based on religious observances consistent […]

Consumer Rights

Restaurant facing a retaliation lawsuit after a threatening online rants

April 3, 2013

According to the retaliation lawsuit, two bartenders were already engaged in a wage-and-hour lawsuit against Coyote Ugly alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when the president and founder of Coyote Ugly posted an entry on her blog, mentioning the lawsuit and alleging that one of the employees was fired for theft and added “f*** […]

Employment Law

Dependable Health Services, Inc settles disability discrimination lawsuit

April 3, 2013

Dependable Health Services, Inc. (DHS), a provider of contract workers to United States military facilities, has agreed to a $40,000 disability discrimination settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s lawsuit alleged that DHS fired an employee when she returned to work after being hospitalized for stroke-like symptoms, because management officials believed she had suffered a stroke. The […]

Personal Injury

A student awarded $937,500 after being struck by a cab.

April 2, 2013

Vanessa Stewart awarded $937,500 for her injuries after being struck by a San Francisco cab. According to court documents, Stewart was walking in a cross walk when she was hit by a Yellow Cab driven by Ram Dhakal while he was making a left turn. Dhakal allegedly kept driving after Stewart was thrown on to the hood and plummeted […]

Personal Injury

Family of two sisters awarded $15 million after fatal auto accident

April 2, 2013

In a wrongful death suit, a jury awarded $15 million to the family of two sisters who died in a car accident after their Enterprise Rent-A-Car rental car caught fire. Raechel Veronique Houck, 24, and Jacqueline Marie Houck, 20, were on the 101 freeway in Monterey, California when a fire started under the hood of their rented Chrysler PT Cruiser. The fire caused the […]