Posted December 16th, 2009. After a US District Court Grants Class Certification Against AT&T’sBell Subsidiary in Connecticut (SNET), Workers File Two More Nationwide Lawsuits in California and Georgia Alleging that AT&T and its Regional Subs Overwork Their Level One “Managers” and Deprive Them of Overtime PaySuits Seek Combined $1 Billion in Back Pay and Damages under Federal and State Law…
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Sanford Heisler, LLP, along with co-counsel Grant Morris, announced today that AtriCure,Inc., a medical device company specializing in cardiac surgical ablation systems, has reached a tentative settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a qui tam case filed in 2007 for $3.8 million plus interest over a five-year period. Sanford Heisler and Grant…
Lawsuit Seeking $100 Million Claims UPS Denies Account Managers Overtime Pay Aproposed collective and class action lawsuit filed Aug. 19 seeks $100 million in unpaid compensation and damages on claims that United Parcel Service Inc. has failed to pay overtime compensation to at least 100 account managers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and California state laws (Meza…
HOUSTON – (Dow Jones)- A federal class-action lawsuit was filed Monday against Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) accusing the company of underpaying and overworking convenience-store employees. The lawsuit could result in a judgment of up to $100 million, according to Steven Wittels, attorney for the plaintiffs, of Sanford Wittels & Heisler LLP. Valero’s attorneys could not be immediately reached for comment.…
ATLANTA (AP) — Shipping giant UPS is being accused of not paying overtime to account managers who go door-to-door making sales pitches to businesses. Laura Meza, a Whittier, Calif., resident who has worked at UPS since it acquired her previous employer trucking company Overnite in 2005, claimed in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in San Diego that she…
Posted August 10th, 2009. California Class Action Details Oil Giant’s Illegal Labor Practices$100 Million Sought in Back Pay and Damages Under Federal and State Laws For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos,201-493-1027 (August 10, 2009, San Francisco, CA) – Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), one of the nation’s largest gas station operators, has been cheating thousands of its hourly employees out…
Posted July 20th, 2009. Thousands Plaintiff Asks for At Least $50 Million for All Victimized ConsumersCHICAGO, July 20 /PRNewswire/ — Please hold for an important notice about your automobile warranty: You are at risk of getting scammed. That’s the message in a class action complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by Jonathan J.…
WASHINGTON/PR News Wire/ – Endoscopic Technologies Inc. (Estech), a medical device manufacturer, has agreed to pay the United States $1.4 million to resolve civil claims in connection with the alleged promotion of its surgical ablation devices, the Justice Department announced today. Surgical ablation devices use focused energy to create controlled lesions or scar tissue on a patient’s heart or other…
Posted June 25th, 2009. Former Employees Detail Federal and State Wage and Hour Abuses For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos, (June 25, 2009, Los Angeles, CA) – Three former employees of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company today filed a suit alleging longstanding federal and state wage and hour violations by the company in US District Court for the Southern…
Posted June 9th, 2009. More than 100 Personal Declarations from Employees Nationwide Support Filing INDIANAPOLIS, June 9 /PRNewswire/ — The NAACP and nine class representatives today filed a motion for class certification in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, on behalf of a nationwide group of current and former employees of Eli Lilly…