Business/Finance

May 19, 2020 Air China is among the major airlines who have refused to issue refunds for flights canceled amid the COVID-19 crisis, a proposed class action claims.

May 19, 2020 A proposed class action claims Farmers Group has “categorically denied” claims for losses stemming from business interruptions during the COVID-19 crisis.

May 19, 2020 Ohio Security faces a lawsuit over its alleged refusal to pay claims for property damage related to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent government business closure mandates.

May 15, 2020 American Fire and Casualty Company faces a lawsuit that claims the insurer wrongly denied a dentist's property damage claims in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 14, 2020 A Portland restaurant claims in a class action that Berkley North Pacific Group has unlawfully denied policyholders’ claims for damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 12, 2020 A Utah accounting firm claims in a lawsuit that a stable of banks and credit unions has failed to pay agents who assisted with the filing of PPP applications.

May 8, 2020 A business claims Fountainhead Commercial Capital unlawfully prioritized large Paycheck Protection Program loans instead of processing applications on a first-come, first-served basis.

May 7, 2020 A class action claims The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and Twin City Fire Insurance Company have wrongfully denied claims for COVID-19-related damages.

May 6, 2020 A class action says Plaid has obtained and exploited the bank account login credentials and transaction histories of hundreds of millions of fintech app users.

May 4, 2020 A Miami Beach beauty salon has filed a class action against its insurers over their alleged denial of damage claims triggered by COVID-19-related business closures.

May 1, 2020 Transportation Insurance is named in a class action in which a California business claims the insurer has wrongfully denied claims for COVID-19-related damages.

May 1, 2020 Rutgers owes tuition and fee refunds for the coronavirus-shortened Spring 2020 semester, a class action claims.

April 30, 2020 An Alabama CPA firm alleges Regions Bank has refused to pay agents who’ve assisted small businesses with preparing and filing Paycheck Protection Program applications.

April 30, 2020 Sentinel has come under fire for allegedly denying certain policyholders’ claims for damages related to business interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 29, 2020 The Cincinnati Insurance Companies face a class action alleging they wrongfully denied a Philadelphia business's loss claim stemming from its government-mandate closure during the pandemic.

April 28, 2020 A lawsuit claims banks have refused to comply with the terms of the CARES Act by failing to compensate agents who assisted small businesses with applying for PPP loans.

April 28, 2020 Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co. has wrongfully failed to pay claims for covered damages caused by business closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawsuit claims.

April 28, 2020 A class action claims students who attended any University of California or California State University campuses are owed fee refunds for the pandemic-shortened spring semester.

April 27, 2020 Fordham University faces a class action lawsuit over its alleged refusal to issue tuition refunds for the coronavirus-shortened Spring 2020 semester.

April 24, 2020 A lawsuit claims Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co. has wrongfully denied insurance claims for losses sustained after COVID-19-related business closures.

April 24, 2020 A class action lawsuit claims PNC Bank failed to handle PPP small business loan applications on a first-come, first-served basis as required by law.

April 24, 2020 A class action filed against Frontier Airlines seeks refunds for travelers whose flights were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 23, 2020 A lawsuit claims Waste Management of Virginia has levied unlawful “inactivity charges” against customers who request no waste removal services during a given month.

April 23, 2020 A class action claims American Airlines has refused to issue refunds for flights canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 22, 2020 A NJ restaurant claims Chubb and its subsidiary are among a group of insurers who have wrongfully denied claims for damages stemming from COVID-19-related business closures.

April 22, 2020 Two lawsuits claim Travelers Casualty Insurance has failed to pay for covered losses suffered by businesses that were forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 21, 2020 A New Mexico restaurant claims Continental Casualty wrongfully denied its insurance claim for damages suffered after the business was forced to close due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

April 20, 2020 Delta Air Lines has refused to refund passengers for COVID-19-related flight cancellations, a proposed class action lawsuit says.

April 16, 2020 A New York City Lyft driver claims the company has gone against its own contracts by restricting app access for those who log fewer than 180 rides in a 30-day span.

April 15, 2020 Alterra Mountain Company and Ikon Pass face a class action over their alleged failure to offer any refunds to those who purchased passes to the former's North American ski resorts.

April 13, 2020 A class action looks to represent small businesses nationwide who some California companies say have been harmed due to China's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 27, 2020 A class action claims "non-life sustaining" Pennsylvania businesses and their employees have been unlawfully forced to bear the cost of the state's response to COVID-19.

March 25, 2020 A proposed class action claims TD Bank's practice of charging customers a fee to receive paper account statements violates New York law.

March 4, 2020 A class action claims John Hancock has loaded its employee retirement plan with its own poor-performing, high-cost investment products.

March 3, 2020 A lawsuit claims EquiAlt and several co-conspirators have executed a "classic Ponzi scheme" that has scammed over 1,000 investors out of more than $170 million.

March 2, 2020 A class action lawsuit claims JPMorgan Chase & Co. illegally used unsolicited marketing calls to promote AARP credit cards.

February 27, 2020 A proposed class action lawsuit claims Bank of America charges customers a three-percent international transaction fee on fees assessed by foreign ATM operators.

February 24, 2020 A proposed class action lawsuit claims PNC bank has assessed unlawful overdraft fees for transactions that have not overdrawn a customer’s account.

February 19, 2020 A class action looks to represent 2017-2020 season ticket holders subjected to a "deficient product on the field" due to the Houston Astros stealing opposing pitchers' signs.

February 19, 2020 A class action suit claims Santander charged illegal “pay-to-pay” fees on debt payments made online or over the phone.

February 10, 2020 A lawsuit claims Bank of America, U.S. Bank, and Key Bank falsely represented that bonds issued to the plaintiffs by Rainier Bank and Seattle-First National Bank were "worthless."

February 10, 2020 Comerica Bank and Elan Financial face a class action over allegations the companies enrolled customers in overdraft protection without permission as a ploy to charge related fees.

February 4, 2020 BPPR has been named in a class action in which a man claims he was unlawfully charged three separate fees for a single transaction for which he had insufficient funds.

January 20, 2020 A class action claims First Savings Bank charged overdraft fees on transactions that did not actually overdraw consumers’ accounts.

January 14, 2020 U.S. Bancorp is facing a lawsuit over allegations it failed to pay certain managers for off-the-clock work.

January 7, 2020 A proposed class action claims Response Marketing Group terminated approximately 600 employees without providing mandatory prior notification.

December 23, 2019 A lawsuit claims Rosebud Lending charged up to 790 percent interest on small-dollar loans while purporting to operate as an extension of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

December 4, 2019 A class action claims Experian and GM Financial failed to investigate and correct inaccurate information contained in consumer credit reports.

November 27, 2019 A proposed class action claims JPMorgan Chase improperly delivered the funds from uncashed cashier's checks to Ohio and caused the owners of the property to not be notified of their entitlement to collect it.

November 21, 2019 Earnin is at the center of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the company behind the cash advance app has attempted to skirt lending regulations by disguising fees and interest as a purportedly optional “tip.”