NATURE OF THE ACTION. 1. COVID-19 has been a tragedy that affects all of our lives and businesses. Thus far, COVID-19 has infected more than eight million and killed more than 215,000 in the United States, and has caused far too many people and businesses to suffer great economic harm.
NATURE OF THE ACTION. 1. In an effort to advance its nationwide consumer credit and banking business, Xxxxx Fargo violated federal law by making unauthorized automated text message and telephone calls (together “robocalls”) to the cellular telephones of individuals throughout the nation.
NATURE OF THE ACTION. 5. As alleged in United States x. Xxxx+Xxxxxx Co., 21 Cr. (the “R+B Information”), attached as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference herein), from at least in or about 2004 up through and including at least in or about 2012, Xxxx+Xxxxxx Co. (“R+B”), a Swiss bank, conspired with others known and unknown to defraud the United States of certain taxes due and owing by concealing from the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) undeclared accounts owned by U.S. taxpayers at R+B. On or about , the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the “Office”), the United States Department of Justice Tax Division, and R+B entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (the “DPA” or the “R+B DPA,” attached as Exhibit B and incorporated by reference herein).
NATURE OF THE ACTION. 3. For decades, the Crown has systematically discriminated against First Nations children on the grounds of race and national or ethnic origin. The discrimination has taken two forms.
NATURE OF THE ACTION. 1. In an effort to advance its digital transportation service, Uber violated federal law by sending unauthorized text message calls to the cellphones of individuals throughout the nation.
NATURE OF THE ACTION. 5. As alleged in United States v. Bank Hapoalim B.M. and Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd., 20 Cr. ( ) (the “Hapoalim Information”, attached as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference herein), from at least in or about January 2002 up through and including at least in or about December 2014, Bank Hapoalim B.M. (“BHBM”), an Israeli bank, and Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd. (“BHS”), its Swiss subsidiary bank (collectively, “the Bank”), conspired with others known and unknown to defraud the United States of certain taxes due and owing by concealing from the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) undeclared accounts owned by U.S. taxpayers at the Bank. On or about April [x], 2020, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Department of Justice Tax Division (the “Offices”) and BHBM entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (the “BHBM DPA,” attached as Exhibit B and incorporated by reference herein). On or about April [x], 2020, the Offices and BHS entered into a plea agreement (the “BHS Plea Agreement,” attached as Exhibit C and incorporated by reference herein).
NATURE OF THE ACTION. This Action was filed by Named Plaintiff Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (“Named Plaintiff”) in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Ventura, on September 25, 2018, against Defendants Xxxxx Xxxxxx Retail, Inc. and Xxxxx Xxxxxx Corporation (“Defendants”). Named Plaintiff and the Plaintiffs are represented by the Mara Law Firm, PC (“Class Counsel”). Named Plaintiff's Operative Complaint alleges the following causes of action: (1) failure to pay all straight time wages; (2) failure to pay all overtime wages; (3) failure to provide meal periods; (4) failure to authorize and permit rest periods; (5) knowing and intentional failure to comply with itemized employee wage statement provisions; (6) failure to pay all wages due at the time of termination of employment; (7) violations of the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”); and (8) violation of unfair competition law. For these allegedly improper actions, Named Plaintiff is demanding various amounts for wages, penalties, interest, attorneys' fees, and other damages (collectively, the “Claims”). Xxxxx Xxxxxx Retail, Inc. strongly denies liability for all of Named Plaintiff's claims, and contends that it fully complied with California law during the Class Period. The Court has not decided whether Named Plaintiff or Defendants are correct. Named Plaintiff would still have had to successfully certify the class and prove her claims at trial on a classwide basis. However, the Parties have concluded that it is in their respective best interests and the interests of the Plaintiffs to settle this lawsuit on the terms summarized in this Notice.
NATURE OF THE ACTION. 1. Plaintiff brings this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201, et seq. on behalf of himself and all current and former exempt employees working as a Financial Solutions Advisor – FC (Job Code BQ042) for Xxxxxxx Lynch, Pierce, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated (“Defendant”) within the United States (collectively, “FSAs”).
NATURE OF THE ACTION. 2. This action arises from a conspiracy among the defendants to fix, raise, maintain, stabilize, control, or enhance unreasonably the prices of currency purchased in the foreign exchange or foreign currency market (the “FX Market”), and to fix, maintain, control, prevent, lessen, eliminate, or unduly lessen the supply of foreign currencies on the FX Market.
NATURE OF THE ACTION. 1. This action concerns a clandestine arrangement among the Defendants in connection with a joint venture between DIRECTV and Defendant Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (“Xxxxx”). As part of their joint venture, DIRECTV and Xxxxx formed a limited liability company, Latin American Sports, LLC (“LAS”), the purpose of which was to create a Spanish language television channel to broadcast golf programming in Latin America (the “Channel”). Two of the Defendants, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx (“Xxxxxxx”) and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Cornell (“Zunda”), who were senior officers of Plaintiff’s subsidiary, DIRECTV Argentina, S.A., pitched the joint venture as an opportunity for DIRECTV to develop the Channel in partnership with Xxxxx, a prominent figure in Argentine sports media. As it turned out, however, what was supposed to be a profitable joint venture between Xxxxx and DIRECTV turned out to be a scheme whereby Pratola, Zunda and Xxxxx, with the assistance of Defendant Xxxxxxx Timistit (“Timistit”), secretly intended to exploit the arrangement to enrich themselves at LAS’s and DIRECTV’s expense. The identities of the Xxxx Xxx Defendants are not presently known to DIRECTV.
