Charles Schwab Corp 401(k) Plan Fees Investigation

February 13, 2017 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is currently investigating claims on behalf of participants in the Charles Schwab Retirement Savings and Investment Plan who invested in Schwab-related funds. Those Schwab funds charged fees and expenses that often were excessive and directly benefitted Schwab and the other fiduciaries of the Plan. Often the Schwab-related investments performed much worse more »

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Heartland Payment Systems Investigation

March 16, 2016 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP has filed a federal lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., one of the largest credit card processors in the U.S. The suit was filed in the District Court of New Jersey and accuses Heartland of charging customers “unjustifiable fees – sometimes retroactively” – in flagrant disregard of the promises Heartland made more »

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Ticket Service Fee Investigation

February 9, 2016 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims against key arenas and ticket sellers for violating consumer protection laws by charging improper excessive fees (such as service fees, processing fees or convenience fees) to consumers who bought tickets for concerts and sporting events.  Venues and sellers like Ticketmaster regularly tacked on these fees that added more more »

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Collateral Protection Insurance Investigation

September 24, 2015 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating allegations that certain banks may be charging their borrowers for unnecessary and unauthorized car and automobile insurance called “Collateral Protection Insurance” (CPI).  Lenders are force-placing collateral protection insurance without proper notice to the consumer, and even purchasing coverage for borrowers who provided evidence of applicable insurance coverage.  Often the more »

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Fair Credit Reporting Investigation

May 29, 2014 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is currently investigating lenders’ unlawful practices of pulling consumers’ credit reports without cause or consent. Credit reports contain personal information that is protected by federal law. Lenders can only check a person’s credit report for a reason expressly authorized under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. However, lenders systemically overstep their authority more »

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Fast Food Restaurant Wage and Hour Investigation

March 27, 2014 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims for current or former employees in fast food restaurants who have not been paid minimum wage, have been denied overtime, have not been paid for all hours that the employee worked because their employer required that some of their work be done “off the clock,” or have not more »

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UBS Puerto Rico Municipal Bonds and UBS Bond Funds, including the UBS Tax Free Puerto Rico Fund II Investigation

October 9, 2013 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims for investors who have lost money by investing through UBS in Puerto Rico municipal bonds or bond funds. We are investigating claims that UBS brokers encouraged investors to buy Puerto Rican municipal bonds and were suggesting that their brokerage customers borrow money on home equity lines of credit to more »

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Hospital/Overtime Investigation

September 9, 2013 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims for workers in hospitals, nursing homes, and health care facilities who have been denied overtime pay because their employer averages their hours over a two-week period. The wage-and-hour law in some states requires employers to pay health care workers “time-and-a-half” overtime wages based upon a 40-hour “workweek” basis. more »

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Pay Card/ATM Card/Cash Card (Paycheck Substitute) Class Action Investigation

July 11, 2013 By

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating employers who pay employees using ATM cards.  A growing number companies are no longer using paychecks to pay their employees and are instead issuing A.T.M. cards, debit cards and cash cards to employees. 

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Forced-Place Insurance Investigation

March 18, 2013 By

We are investigating claims on behalf of customers with mortgages who have been forced placed insurance. When a borrower’s homeowner’s, hazard, flood or wind insurance policy lapses, the bank holding a mortgage may “force place” insurance on the borrower.  However, many banks have turned this into a profit center by placing that insurance through their own affiliates at premiums rates that are significantly higher than market rates.

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