Sentences with phrase «settlement companies say»

I literally get sick every time I hear some debt settlement companies say they work with creditors.

So, there's that inherent leverage there in there, with a debt settlement, well if the debt settlement company says no — or sorry, if the bank says no — well then what?

Our debt settlement company said they would answer the summons for us.

Not exact matches

As part of the proposed settlement, the company said it would change how it decides employee compensation and promotions in addition to providing women and minorities with more training and mentoring.

Reuters reports that while ZTE dismissed the four executives, it took no action against the other employees, and Ross says the company continued to lie to government investigators even after the settlement.

J.C. Penney spokeswoman Daphne Avila said the company had no comment on the Macy's settlement with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

Since 2008, IDrive has had patent trolls breathing down its neck, seeking settlements for patents they say the young company has infringed on.

BlackBerry, which no longer makes smartphones but still partners with Qualcomm on products for the automotive industry, said in a statement that the settlement will not strain the companies» relationship.

Matt Zuchetto, a lawyer in Washington state who has filed class - action lawsuits against debt - settlement companies, says many established players simply modified their fee structures.

«What these companies are doing is addressing in some cases a genuine financial need, in that a victim is hurt, the victim can't go to work, the bills keep piling up and settlement is months if not years away,» she said.

But Andrew Crocker, a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said that the number of government requests to technology companies has been increasing since 2014, when data first started to become available as part of a settlement between technology firms and the government.

Amy Candido, a Waymo attorney, declined to comment on any settlement talks, but said the company's reasons for suing Uber are «pretty clear.»

Premiums for companies with less than $ 20 million in revenue range from $ 7,500 to $ 10,000; If a covered company gets slapped with a lawsuit from a patent troll, RPX will shoulder legal or settlement costs up to the company's limit (which starts at $ 1 million but can go up to $ 10 million), although that's only after it pays a retention, which RPX says starts at $ 25,000.

Nearly 40 percent of companies in the XpertHR poll still believe confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements should be a part of sexual harassment settlements — and 1 in 5 said they have reached such a settlement during the last five years.

In announcing the settlement with the FTC, Herbalife also said it had agreed to let Icahn increase his ownership stake in the company to nearly 35 %.

Jazz said in a filing that it did so in response to the overall takeover environment for pharma companies and in light of a patent litigation settlement that allows Hikma Pharmaceuticals to sell a generic version of Xyrem with Jazz receiving royalty payments on those sales.

Local IT company Synergy Equities Group has reached a settlement to dispose of the last of its mining assets in a deal it says will allow for a greater focus on its core technology business.

«It's a struggle to make sure third party assessments are truly independent,» said Terrell McSweeny, a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, the agency that brokered the settlement with Facebook and other tech companies.

T) said it would file an objection with a U.S. court over a settlement announced earlier between Xerox Corp (XRX.N) and activist shareholders who oppose a $ 6.1 billion deal between the two companies.

Turning to the Wells settlement, she said, «It's always good to see lawsuits and legal uncertainty put behind a company.

(CNN)-- Two black men whose arrest last month at a Starbucks spurred allegations of racial bias say they're happy with the settlements they've reached with the city of Philadelphia and the company — and that they hope the incident is remembered for positive outcomes such as an anticipated program...

«We also do not believe that Mr. Musk would have to liquidate a significant percentage of his holdings in order to satisfy any settlement reached in connection with such proceedings,» the company said.

Uber representatives Sarah Abboud and Matthew Wing separately responded about a possible settlement by saying the San Francisco - based company is declining to comment.

«If she believes there were fact - based errors, such as the strategy choice was just a negotiated settlement between two warring executives who feared losing turf, then the manager should ask whether she should really stay at the company for her own benefit and the company's» says Neilson.

This morning, the Journal said the DOJ was «actively considering a lawsuit to challenge» the deal; now it says the Feds are «laying the groundwork for a potential lawsuit» but only «if the government and companies can't agree on a settlement.»

Several legal experts said that it was particularly unusual for a plaintiff using a lawyer being paid on a contingency basis not only to turn down settlement offers (several sizable settlements were proffered by Gawker) but also to pursue a strategy that prevented an insurance company from being able to contribute to a settlement.

«Debt relief or settlement companies often claim that they can work with your creditors to reduce the amount of money you owe, but that doesn't necessarily mean your loan will settle,» said Dudum.

Shares in the oil drilling services firm Transocean (RIG) are rising by about 2.5 % premarket after the company said it had reached two settlements related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.

SNC - Lavalin Group Inc. is pressing Canada's new Liberal government to adopt corporate corruption settlement deals like those in place in the United Kingdom and the United States, saying federal charges laid against the company are hurting its ability to compete against rivals in Group of 7 countries.

«This settlement involves claims dating back to July 2013 and, while we are continually improving as a company, we have proactively made a lot of changes since then,» the spokesperson said in a statement.

«Christianity is not being attack the devil is a liar / people today will sue by association, irs is coming after me in 2011 after i left my business partner in 2008 he did nt pay them or others creditors they do nt care if you do nt owe it they want the money i own another company, a person give me a bad check for 100.00 he got a attoney in n / c trying to sue me for 4000.00 there was no voilation, but everyone i spoke to said it would be cheaper to offer and settlement / he owed the debt he bouced the check, why should i pay, so its about the mighty green but all liars will have their part in the lake of fire, he without sin cast the frist stone

In a statement this week the authority said that as a result of the settlement the two companies» dairies «both gave undertakings in the High Court last Friday - 25 July - that they would comply with the terms of the Competition Act 2002 and not enter into any agreement, or engage in any concerted practice, to fix the retail price of liquid milk».

The Nelson settlement will be paid by the insurance company that covered the park district at the time of the injury, Mathews said.

He can't say how much his company has paid out in out - of - court settlements.

«The undisclosed settlement terms between the Village of Hoosick Falls and Saint - Gobain and Honeywell announced last week make it more imperative than ever that the Senate release information about the role these companies played in poisoning the water for over 10,000 New Yorkers,» he said.

At the same time, Hoylman in a statement said the release of the documents is all the more necessary after two of the companies reached a settlement with the village of Hoosick Falls, one of the communities impacted by the PFOA contamination.

Speaking with Joy Business, Chief Executive Dr George Sipa - Adjah Yankey said the settlement of these debts is crucial for the company's operations.

Hoosick Falls residents and local lawmakers say a proposed settlement between the village and two companies being blamed for polluting the municipal water supply doesn't go far enough.

Six people have pleaded guilty, and 13 companies, including the District - based private - equity firm Carlyle Group, have agreed to settlements with the government that would recover more than $ 130 million, Cuomo's office said.

Easton says a recently announced state surplus of over $ 4 billion, from settlements with banks and insurance companies, should be used to fill the gap that his group says has grown to nearly $ 6 billion.

The New York State Attorney General's Office says it has reached a settlement with an Amherst fence company that bilked New Yorkers out of $ 50,000.

«This would simply authorize our attorney to pursue a lawsuit if our current attempts to work for some sort of settlement with the companies doesn't work,» Mayor Rob Allen said Monday.

Two settlements came after the network's former chairman, Roger Ailes, was dismissed last summer in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal, when the company said it did not tolerate behavior that «disrespects women or contributes to an uncomfortable work environment.»

The Weinstein Company said in a letter that it will seek an «orderly bankruptcy process» amid tense settlement negotiations with New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a report said Sunday.

«In its zeal to stanch bad publicity in 2009 and 2010, Toyota misled regulators, misled customers, and even misstated the facts to Congress,» Bharara said while announcing the settlement, which is the largest ever against an auto company.

After the announcement of the proposed settlement, Michael Brady, Brazilian Blowout's chief executive officer, was quoted in The New York Times as saying it would be paid by his insurance company and would end an unpleasant episode for his company.

All told, the company says in a statement about the notorious anniversary that it has paid «over $ 3.8 billion as a result of the accident, including compensatory payments, cleanup payments, settlements and fines,» and that «the 1989 Valdez accident was one of the lowest points in ExxonMobil's 125 year history.»

«There is no other action associated with this settlement, no admission or denial of wrongdoing and no financial penalty,» the company said of the culmination of a two - year investigation by the New York Attorney General's Office in which it was accused of violating state laws prohibiting «false and misleading conduct» in statements to the public and investors.

The adult dating site, designed with extramarital affairs in mind... and believe that the proposed settlement agreement is in the best interest of Ruby and its customers,» the company says.

March 29, 2018 • An attorney representing the daughter and husband of 49 - year - old Elaine Herzberg says a settlement with the ride - hailing company has been reached, but provided no specifics.