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Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims for people who purchased Pine-Sol products that were contaminated with harmful bacteria that could lead to serious and life-threatening adverse health consequences.

The following products were recently recalled by the Clorox Company because of the bacteria contamination:

Pine-Sol Scented Multi-Surface Cleaners in Lavender Clean, Sparkling Wave and Lemon Fresh

CloroxPro Pine-Sol All Purpose Cleaners in Lavender Clean, Sparkling Wave, Lemon Fresh and Orange Energy

Clorox Professional Pine-Sol Lemon Fresh Cleaners.

If you or someone you know purchased any of these Pine-Sol products, you may be eligible to pursue a claim for damages.  Please complete the following form, and someone from the firm will contact you, or you can contact Stephen J. Fearon, Jr. by e-mail at stephen@sfclasslaw.com or by phone at (212) 421-6492. 

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is pursuing claims for customers who bought or leased certain Porsche models equipped with a Porsche Connect system that used 3G technology.

A class action lawsuit was filed on July 17, 2023 alleging Porsche sold and leased vehicles with permanent Porsche Connect systems that no longer function and are useless, including in emergency situations.

The Porsche vehicles are equipped with telematic control units connected to the engine control modules which connect the vehicles to the internet. Now that wireless providers have shut down their 3G networks, millions of Porsches are losing their ability to connect with first responders after a crash. Some Porsches also use the 3G connectivity for remote unlocking, remote start, emergency roadside assistance, navigation map updates, and vehicle diagnostics, all of which will no longer work on cars that use the 4G or 5G networks.

Porsche never told customers that the 3G-only Porsche Connect system would not operate once 3G was phased out or that the Porsche Connect feature was only temporary or had only a limited life. This problem exists in Porsche cars sold in the United States between 2014 and 2019, including the following models: 911, 718, Panamera, Cayenne, Macan, and Taycan.

The following Porsche vehicles have been affected by the 3G sunset which left owners without internet-enabled services such as emergency roadside assistance:

• 2017-2019 Porsche 911
• 2015-2019 Porsche Cayenne
• 2017-2018 Porsche Macan
• 2017-2021 Porsche 718
• 2014-2018 Porsche Panamera
• 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder

If you or someone you know was affected by this, you may be eligible to pursue a claim for damages. Please complete the following form, and someone from the firm will contact you, or you can contact Stephen J. Fearon, Jr. by e-mail at stephen@sfclasslaw.com or by phone at (212)
421-6492. 

Investigation Into Improper Charges By Mortgage Lenders And Services For So-Called “Property Inspection Fees”, “Appraisal Fees”, And “Property Preservation Fees”.

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims that mortgage lenders and servicers have improperly charged borrowers for monthly property inspection fees, “Property Preservation Fees” and “Appraisal Fees” without justification, often increasing the amount of debt for struggling homeowners.  The charges are unauthorized and violate loan documents, including the mortgage documents.

When a home mortgage borrower gets behind or defaults on mortgage payments, lenders and servicers will automatically charge the borrower for property inspections, even if those inspections never happen or if the inspections are not reasonable, necessary and appropriate. The borrower or servicer automatically charges the borrower fees for property inspections , sometimes called appraisals or Property Preservation Fees.  Frequently the borrowers and servicers have a computer program that assesses these fees every month. These fees, in addition to violating the loan documents, often force the borrower further into debt, especially because servicers will apply any payments first to pay off fees and expenses before applying the payment to reduce the outstanding principal and interest on the loan.

If you feel you have been charged improperly by Mortgage Lenders and would like to discuss this further, please contact Stephen J. Fearon, by e-mail at stephen@sfclasslaw.com or by phone at (212) 421-6492.

You can also complete the following form, and someone from the firm will contact you.

Protective Life Insurance Cost/Premium Increase Investigation

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating possible claims for a class action against Protective Life for imposing excessive cost-of-insurance charges on its universal life policies.  We are investigating whether Protective Life is charging more than it should for the cost of insurance or deducting from the cash value of the policies more than it is entitled to deduct, causing the cash value to decrease and sometimes causing the policies to lapse or to be cancelled because the costs have become too expensive.

This has happened mostly with the Company’s universal life policies.

If you or someone you know has a universal life policy with Protective Life and would like to learn more about our investigation, please fill out our online form, or contact Stephen J. Fearon, Jr. at stephen@sfclasslaw.com or by phone at (212) 421-6492.

ReliaStar Excessive Insurance Costs

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims for a class action against ReliaStar for imposing excessive cost-of-insurance charges, especially for certain universal life policies.  We are investigating whether ReliaStar is failing to reduce its charges as mortality rates have improved and is deducting from the cash value of the policies more than it is entitled to deduct, causing the cash value to decrease and sometimes causing the policies to lapse or to be cancelled.

If you or someone you know has a policy with ReliaStar and would like to learn more about our investigation, please fill out our online form, or contact Stephen J. Fearon, Jr. at stephen@sfclasslaw.com or by phone at (212) 421-6492.