Emerson Firm, PLLC (“Emerson”) announces that it is continuing its investigation regarding the data breach at U.S. Bancorp and U.S. Bank National Association (collectively “U.S. Bank”) on behalf of an unknown number of affected U.S. Bank customers whose personal information was compromised in the Data Breach revealed by U.S. Bank on September, 18, 2020. U.S. […]
In October 2019, a class action-lawsuit was brought against Allergan, the maker of dangerous breast implants linked to cancer. The lawsuit claims that Allergan does not plan to monitor at-risk individuals for breast implant cancer, even though the FDA issued a recall due to risk. Other similar lawsuits have been filed against the company in […]
According to allegations raised in a recently filed product liability lawsuit, a California woman suffered permanent retinal damage from Elmiron, claiming the makers of the bladder drug failed to warn consumers and the medical community about toxic side effects the medication may have on vision. The complaint (PDF) was filed by Shirley Ruth Levy in […]
Emerson Firm, PLLC (“Emerson”) announces that it is continuing its investigation regarding massive premium increases on universal life insurance policies issued by State Farm Life Insurance Company (“State Farm”). This investigation concerns all persons with State Farm universal life insurance policies issued on a Form-94030 who had sudden increases in their monthly deductions withdrawn from […]
Emersonfirm Launches Investigation into Recreational Telescope Price Fixing Attention: Celestron or Meade Telescope Owners: A jury recently found Defendants Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co. Ltd., Sunny Optics Inc., and Meade Instruments Corp. liable for nearly $17 million in damages for suppressing competition and conspiring to fix the prices of recreational telescopes. According to several follow-on class […]
Emerson Firm, PLLC announces that it is continuing its investigation into alleged Google tracking of people who used the Chrome browser’s incognito mode. It has been alleged that Google tracks and collects consumers’ history and other Web activity no matter what safeguards consumers undertake to protect their data privacy. Even when Google users launch a […]
Emerson Firm, PLLC announces that it is continuing its investigation into denial of valid claims by insurance companies following the filing of business interruption claims by many business owners and other business entities. Most insurers who have issued all-risk commercial property insurance policies with business interruption coverage, are denying their obligation to pay for business […]
Google sued for illegally invading user privacy. In a recent report Google is being sued in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by pervasively tracking their internet use through browsers set in “private” mode. The Google lawsuit seeks at least $5 billion, accusing […]
The use of hydraulic fluids based on the John Deere’s long defunct “303” standard have been shown to damage farm and heavy duty equipment. The extent of the damage caused by these products have prompted some states to issue Stop Sale orders. Despite knowing the “303” standard being obsolete since 1974, some manufacturers continue […]
Many companies function on the premise that they know what they’re doing is illegal—but that they’ll only stop doing those things once they get in trouble. Debt collection agencies are a great example of this way of running a business, often breaking the law to coerce victims into paying debts. The Fair Debt Collection Practices […]
