News from October 2016
First Premier Bank accused of telephone harassment
ORLANDO – A Daytona consumer claims a South Dakota-based debt collector harassed her with calls.
Retired employee claims AAA Auto Club failed to pay overtime wages
MIAMI – A retired trainer for an auto club alleges the club failed to pay him overtime.
Water mitigation scams running rampant in southeastern Florida
WEST PALM BEACH – Non-catastrophe water claims allegedly are out of control in the Tri-County area of Florida, according to an editorial written by the Palm Beach Post editorial staff.
Celebrity Cruise carpenter alleges he was injured while on the job
MIAMI – A cruise line employee alleges he was injured as the result of an unsafe working environment.
Employee alleges Bank of America Corp. wrongfully denied short-term disability benefits
TAMPA – A former employee alleges Bank of America Corp. wrongfully denied short-term disability benefits.
Driver seeks damages from Las Mercedes Pharmacy for alleged wage violations
MIAMI – A driver for a Miami-Dade County pharmacy alleges it failed to provide fair compensation to him for his work.
AvanteUSA LTD alleged to have used illegal debt collection practices
MIAMI – A Broward County resident is accusing a Houston, Texas debt collector of illegal practices.
Case manager alleges American Eldercare Inc. did not properly pay for all hours worked
FORT LAUDERDALE – A long-term care case manager claims she was not paid overtime.
K and R of WPB Inc. alleged to sell counterfeit RooR water pipes
MIAMI – A Palm Beach County retailer is accused of counterfeit copies of a brand of water pipes.
Capital Scrap Metal LLC accused of not paying overtime
MIAMI – A Broward County employer is accused of not paying a scale operator overtime wages.
Man alleges bar stool broke, caused injuries while on Carnival cruise
MIAMI – A California resident alleges a broken bar stool caused him injures while on a cruise.
Midas mechanic claims he was not paid overtime rate for extra hours
MIAMI – A mechanic alleges he was not paid overtime wages by his South Florida employer.
Man accuses Navient Solutions Inc., Student Assistance Corp. of harassment
TAMPA – A consumer alleges two debt collectors harassed him with more than 400 calls.
NSN Revenue Resources employee alleges she was retaliated against and terminated
TAMPA – A woman claims she was terminated by her Hillsborough County employer for absences that are protected under federal law.
Homeowners file class action against Mosaic alleging sinkhole contamination
ORLANDO – Three Lithia residents allege that their water wells are threatened by radioactive contamination of the Floridan Aquifer from a sinkhole on a Mulberry facility.
Mega-firm Napoli Shkolnik implicated by former employee raising bankruptcy fraud concerns
Napoli Shkolnik is accused of directing funds to Excelium Management through an intermediary, despite Excelium's Chapter 11 filings.
Judge Gregory Holder stands by his actions in helping veteran
TALLAHASSEE— Hillsborough Circuit Court Judge Gregory Holder recently found himself in a place many Florida judges aspire to be in – the Florida Supreme Court. But he was facing a disciplinary panel, not hearing a case, after going above and beyond a judge's duties in helping a veteran.
Task force attempts to close law loopholes for halfway houses
WEST PALM BEACH -- Loopholes in current laws regarding "sober homes" has prompted a task force to consider introducing stronger regulations.
Mr. Zhang's Fine Chinese Cuisine employee alleges he is owed unpaid wages
MIAMI – A Palm Beach County man alleges a Palm Beach Gardens restaurant owes him unpaid wages.
Jacksonville resident alleges Navient Solutions harassed her with hundreds of calls
JACKSONVILLE – A Jacksonville woman alleges a debt collector has called her approximately 800 times.