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 »
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 »
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 »
Court Grants Preliminary Approval To $2.55 Million Proposed Settlement With Defendants In Ambac Erisa Litigation
October 1, 2012 By
The Court has granted preliminary approval to the proposed settlement of $2.55 million in Veera v. Ambac Plan Administrative Committee, et al., 10-cv-4191 (HB) (S.D.N.Y). In his class action complaint, Plaintiff Veera brought a lawsuit against the fiduciaries of the Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Savings Incentive Plan (“Plan”) in connection with the losses suffered by more »
Mortgage Lender Late Fee Investigation
February 17, 2012 By
We are investigating claims against mortgage lenders for imposing late fees when borrowers make timely payments.
Retained Asset Account Investigation
February 17, 2012 By
We are investigating possible claims against certain insurance companies who maintained “retained asset accounts”, mostly on behalf of life insurance beneficiaries and traumatic injury survivors.