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Private Client Resources & Chicago Clearing Corporation Announce New Partnership

PCR aggregates all assets for ultra-high-net-worth investors and their advisors from hundreds of custom-built electronic data feeds. This new partnership automates a proprietary CCC discovery process that identifies recovery opportunities in the data streams of PCR’s clients and alerts advisors of potential actions. The advisor can then delegate the entire claims process to CCC, from the …


Investors Are Getting Ripped Off on Index Fund Fees, Lawsuits Say

Index funds often benefit from a low-cost halo. They don’t all deserve to bask in that glow. Allegations of excessive index fund fees in retirement plans are at the heart of a new proposed class action lawsuit brought by New York Life Insurance Co. employees against the company.


Drivers Who Won Red Light Camera Suit Want New Ticket Revenue to Pay $1.8M Award

Drivers who won a $1.8 million class-action suit against a small Ohio town over its use of red light cameras want to collect their damages — straight from the pockets of a new crop of motorists caught by the unpopular and all-seeing digital eyes. Lawyers for thousands of drivers cited in New Miami filed a class-action lawsuit in 2013 against the Butler County town of 2,000 for using an …


Merck’s $250M Equal-Pay Lawsuit Gains Heft as 400 More Women Claim Discrimination

The $250 million gender bias suit against Merck & Co. just picked up more steam. Conditionally certified as a class action in May, the lawsuit has picked up more than 400 women to bolster allegations that the company underpaid female sales reps. Filed under the Equal Pay Act, the complaint alleges that Merck paid female reps less than male salespeople and thwarted women’s attempts to rise up …


Around 40 Million People in Line for Payout After Credit Card Lawsuit

MasterCard is facing damages claims that could reach as much as £19 billion for alleged illegal card charges between 1992 and 2008. It is claimed the global company made shops pay higher fees than they should have when customers purchased goods using their credit cards. The fees – called “interchange” – are often included into the price of the item, with experts saying shops charge more for …


Class Action Says Anthem Refuses to Cover Brand-Name Medication

A class action lawsuit charges that Anthem Blue Cross refuses to cover name-brand medication, even when there is no equivalent generic or the generic is ineffective. In the suit, K.F. Petty says that in 2007, her doctor prescribed a medication described in the suit as “Drug X” to protect her privacy.


Judge Gives Early OK on Dana Deal

A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $64-million settlement to be paid to investors by two former Dana Holding Corp. top executives who were the target of a securities-fraud class action lawsuit. In an order issued this week, Judge James Carr of the U.S. District Court in Toledo tentatively approved the settlement and scheduled a hearing for Nov. 18. In the meantime, the judge …




St. Louis City Settles Municipal Court Fees Suit for $750K

The City of St. Louis must refund $750,400 to the 21,000 people who paid “warrant recall fees” in the past seven years. On July 19, St. Louis Circuit Court Judge David Dowd gave final approval on a class-action lawsuit settlement with the city – which also deemed that St. Louis can never charge these fees again. In St. Louis, if you missed a court date regarding a warrant fee, the court would …