On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 30, 2013 | Firm News
Two former Jenny Craig employees Tammy Weinstein and Melissa Pallini have filed an unpaid wages class-action lawsuit, alleging that the diet chain giant shortchanged them by a 1/2 hour per day for every shift they worked, even though they worked during their 30-minute...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 30, 2013 | Firm News
Gamestop, the self-proclaimed, ” world’s largest video game retailer with over 6600 stores in 15 countries worldwide and online, ” is facing a wage and hour class action lawsuit following allegations that systematically neglected to pay their...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 29, 2013 | Firm News
Game Theory LLC, a mobile-content corporation based in San Jose, California was investigated for sending unsolicited spam text messages to consumers and then tricking them into signing up for costly texting services. Game Theory has agreed to correct its business...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 29, 2013 | Firm News
A text message marketing company investigated by the FTC for allegedly sending millions of illegal spam text messages to consumers is banned from sending any unsolicited text messages, under a settlement agreement entered by a federal court. According to the...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 28, 2013 | Firm News
Debt Collectors, Luebke Baker and Associates have reached a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, (FTC) following charges that they illegally harassed consumers to pay for bogus magazine subscriptions. According to the FTC, the defendants knew, or...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 28, 2013 | Firm News
Allied Interstate, one of the country’s largest debt collection agencies paid $1.75 million for allegedly making repeated phone calls to collect debts from the wrong person or to collect the wrong amount from debtors. According to the FTC, Allied demanded...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 27, 2013 | Firm News
Cynthia Castillo, 38, was driving her Ford Explorer on Interstate 15 in Riverside County, California when the tread separated on the left rear tire. The rear end of the Explorer fishtailed, causing it to veer right and off the interstate. The Ford then rolled over...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 27, 2013 | Firm News
Target Corporation, as well as a mechanical door manufacturer, have agreed to pay $7 million to an elderly woman injured when an automatic door at the Target store malfunctioned and knocked her down causing a brain injury. According to court documents, as Plaintiff ,...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 26, 2013 | Firm News
Outback Steakhouse must pay $65,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of an employee with who had suffered a traumatic brain injury. Disability discrimination violates the Americans...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Mar 26, 2013 | Firm News
Ozarks Electric, an electric cooperative, has been ordered to pay $95,000 to a former employee settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s suit claims that Ozarks Electric denied the...