Category: Financial News

TD Bank Pays $122 Million Overdraft Fee Settlement

TD Bank Pays $122 Million Overdraft Fee Settlement

TD Bank will pay $122 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to settle claims of issuing illegal $35 overdraft fees for debit and ATM transactions.

/ August 31, 2020
Lithonia Recalls LED Ceiling Light Brackets for Injury Risk

Lithonia Recalls LED Ceiling Light Brackets for Injury Risk

After reports of ceiling lights falling and injuring people, Lithonia Lighting recalled over 318,500 CFMK brackets for CPANL LED ceiling light fixtures.

/ August 19, 2020
Bayer Sets Aside $1.5 Billion for Essure Lawsuit Settlements

Bayer Sets Aside $1.5 Billion for Essure Lawsuit Settlements

Bayer has set aside nearly $1.5 billion as it tries to pay settlements in approximately 32,000 Essure lawsuits.

/ August 5, 2020
University Pays $490 Million Settlement in Doctor Sex Abuse Lawsuits

Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed by 53 Former U-M Students

A lawsuit has been filed by more than 50 former University of Michigan students who say they were sexually abused by Dr. Robert Anderson.

/ July 31, 2020
Apple Offers $25 Cash for iPhone Battery Slowdown Settlement

Apple Offers $25 Cash for iPhone Battery Slowdown Settlement

iPhone users may be eligible for around $25 cash after Apple settled a class action lawsuit for secretly slowing down older iPhones.

/ July 14, 2020
Cargill Hit With COVID-19 Class Action Lawsuit

Cargill Hit With COVID-19 Class Action Lawsuit

A class action lawsuit was filed against Cargill after hundreds of workers at a meat packing plant were infected with COVID-19, including 3 people who died.

/ July 13, 2020
Harbor Freight Recalls Replacement Jack Stands for Weld Defect

Harbor Freight Recalls Replacement Jack Stands for Weld Defect

Harbor Freight recalled jack stands that were supposed to replace defective stands from a previous recall because they can collapse under a lifted vehicle.

/ July 8, 2020
GNC Files for Bankruptcy, Pays CEO $2.2 Million Bonus

GNC Files for Bankruptcy, Pays CEO $2.2 Million Bonus

GNC, the 85-year-old retailer of vitamins and dietary supplements, has become the latest big-name American company to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to COVID-19 and overwhelming debt.

/ June 26, 2020
Bayer Pays $10 Billion Settlement in Roundup Cancer Lawsuits

Bayer Pays $10 Billion Settlement in Roundup Cancer Lawsuits

Bayer-Monsanto has agreed to pay at least $10 billion to settle roughly 100,000 lawsuits from people who claim Roundup® weed-killer caused them to develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

/ June 24, 2020
HON and Maxon Office Chairs Recalled for Injury Hazard

HON and Maxon Office Chairs Recalled for Injury Hazard

The HON Company recalled about 13,400 office chairs after 11 reports of the back breaking. Two people suffered minor injuries.

/ June 18, 2020