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U.S. Bancorp Investments Cash Sweep Program Lawsuit
U.S. Bancorp may be paying unreasonably low interest rates to customers with self-managed brokerage accounts. Gibbs Mura is investigating allegations that U.S. Bancorp Investments may have improperly profited from its cash sweep program.
Employment Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. President Obama signed into law an amendment to Title…
Auto Lawyers
Automobile defects can jeopardize driver safety and can lead to expensive and recurring repairs. Unfortunately, some car manufacturers do not always comply with consumer laws, for example, by not honoring their warranties or…
Heartburn Drugs Linked to Kidney Disease
People who use certain heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec are 20-50% more likely to develop short- and long-term kidney problems than people who use other acid reflux drugs, according to recent studies. Personal injury…
Dodd-Frank Act Whistleblowers
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted in July 2010, attempts to address the financial industry abuses that led to the financial crisis in the late 2000s. The Act, initially…
SEC Whistleblower
According to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, an SEC whistleblower is any individual, or group of individuals, who voluntarily provide information to the government relating to securities law violations. There are various types of…
Whistleblower Retaliation
The Federal False Claims Act (FCA) rewards and protects whistleblowers who expose companies and individuals that defraud the government. Companies and individuals in violation of the FCA may be required to pay three times the dollar…
Kaiser Whistleblower Qui Tam Lawsuit
Our team was the first to file a whistleblower qui tam suit with particular allegations against Kaiser Permanente for defrauding Medicare and pocketing more taxpayer money than it was fairly entitled to. After…
Medical Billing Fraud: Upcoding & Unbundling
Upcoding and unbundling are methods of healthcare billing fraud involving the improper application of codes for medical diagnoses and procedures. Healthcare providers and facilities that offer services to Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare patients…
The Stark Law
Financial inducements for healthcare professionals to use certain medical goods or services compromise their professional judgment. When economic incentives like kickbacks or payoffs influence healthcare decisions, patients are subjected to potentially unnecessary, inappropriate,…
Prosecuting Pharmacy Fraud
Pharmacists, pharmacist technicians, other healthcare professionals, and even pharmacy patients may have information that can form the basis of a qui tam pharmacy fraud lawsuit. Many large retail chain pharmacies, such as Walgreens,…
Prosecuting Pharmaceutical Fraud
Pharmaceutical fraud involves the illegal manufacture, promotion, and sale of drugs that are subsidized or reimbursed by the government through federally funded healthcare programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, or Tricare. Pharmaceutical companies commit…
Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Attorneys
Any person or company who knowingly defrauds Medicare or encourages another person or company to submit improper billings to Medicare may be liable to the federal government under the False Claims Act. The…
Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Lawyers
The majority of successful whistleblower cases that are brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) involve healthcare fraud. Because millions of Americans are insured with federal or state government funds, healthcare is an…
Federal Bug Bounty Program
The federal government recently encouraged the equivalent of a bug bounty program, looking for individuals who are aware of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in companies that hold government data. If you are aware of weak…
Qui Tam Attorneys
Qui tam attorneys are people who represent private plaintiffs, such as a whistleblowers, who are empowered by some law to sue in the name of the government. For example, the False Claims Act…
Qui Tam Lawsuits
Qui tam actions are brought in United States under the False Claims Act, enacted in 1863. In a qui tam lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act, individuals, or whistleblowers, may sue companies,…
California False Claims Act
Whistleblower statutes generally allow a whistleblower to report useful information to the government or file a qui tam lawsuit in court. Qui tam means that the lawsuit is filed on the government’s behalf—usually…
False Claims Act Whistleblower
The federal False Claims Act empowers whistleblowers to bring complaints against a company for defrauding a U.S. government agency or program. For example, whistleblowers can bring claims under the False Claims Act for…
Government Contractor Fraud Whistleblower
The United States spends hundreds of billions of dollars each year on national defense, contracting with private companies to make everything from weapons to uniforms, and provide services from technical support to janitorial…
California Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (CIFPA)
California has a unique statute called the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act (CIFPA). The law allows a private citizen (a California insurance fraud whistleblower) to bring a lawsuit against anyone who commits insurance…
California Medi-Cal Whistleblowers
Medi-Cal whistleblowers may be entitled not only to federal whistleblower rewards, but also California state whistleblower rewards. California’s version of Medicaid is called “Medi-Cal.” The way Medicaid works is that the federal government…
California Whistleblower Lawyers
Our California whistleblower lawyers are based out of Oakland, California. They help California whistleblowers file claims under the available whistleblower incentive programs in California. There are two main incentive programs in California for…
Whistleblower Attorneys
Whistleblower attorneys can help protect their clients against retaliation by companies that they blow the whistle on, and help their clients recover whistleblower rewards under available incentive programs. In the United States, there…
Avandia Class Action for Third Party Payors
Gibbs Mura represents third party payors, including unions and corporate health and welfare funds, in a class action lawsuit against Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), seeking reimbursement of the prescription drug costs associated with…
Sexual Assault Civil Lawsuits (2024)
Whether your sexual assault happened 6 months ago or yesterday, we can help you get the answers or justice you seek. We can help explain the legal definition of sexual assault to you,…
Financial Advisor Lawyer
Financial advisors, investment advisors, and financial planners are required by law to handle their client’s money responsibly and refrain from committing fraud or other forms of misconduct. Our securities lawyers specialize in financial…
Unauthorized Transactions
What are Unauthorized Transactions? Unauthorized transactions are made when a broker performs a trade in your portfolio without your consent. When you use a brokerage firm or financial institution to manage your portfolio,…
Stock Broker and Financial Advisor Misconduct
When investment professionals (including stock brokers, financial advisors, and investment advisors) or brokerage firms engage in misconduct or act against their clients’ best interests, they may be held legally responsible to investors who…
Investment Over-Concentration
Over-concentration occurs when your portfolio is too heavily focused on one particular investment. A few examples of investment over-concentration include: Investing 100% of your portfolio in gold. Purchasing only one stock rather than…
Financial Advisor and Stock Broker Lawsuits
Financial advisors, stock brokers, and financial planners are required by law to responsibly invest their clients’ money and refrain from committing fraud, misleading their clients, or charging excessive fees. If they fail in…
Elder Financial Abuse
Senior and elderly investors receive special protections under both state and federal law that prevent their stock brokers, investment advisors, and other financial professionals from fraudulently obtaining and benefiting from their assets. Elderly…
Securities Fraud Lawyer
When you invest, you’re placing your trust in the company, or your broker or investment advisor. If something goes wrong and you lose the money that you fought so hard to earn, it…
HIPPA Privacy Lawsuit
Oftentimes HIPAA can only be enforced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, not private parties. If you would like to file a HIPAA violation, you may do so on the…
Medical Privacy
Our medical privacy lawyers employ various state and federal health privacy laws to help ensure the protection of patients’ private medical information. When privacy violations occur, these laws can also provide patients with…
Internet Privacy
Privacy is one of the leading concerns for internet users. Gibbs Mura’s privacy lawyers represent victims of internet and online privacy violations, whose personal information was exposed, sold, or unlawfully obtained over the…
Financial Privacy
Financial institutions, such as banks, insurance companies, and brokerage firms, have access to some of consumers’ most sensitive personal information. These institutions are required by law to safeguard this private information and inform…
Data Brokers Laws
Data brokers are companies that buy and sell consumer data. Many have amassed enormous archives of data, and some have created specific “profiles” of each individual consumer that include their likes, dislikes, political…
Google Employee Data Breach Lawsuit Investigation
A data breach involving the personal information of an unspecified number of Google employees has been confirmed by the immigration law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy. According to an article in…
Our Data Breach Experience
Data breaches can compromise peoples’ personal information, risking financial, reputational, or other harm to those affected. When a data breach results from either negligent security or intentional or reckless behavior, the company, organization,…
Cell Phone Privacy
People rely on cell phones more than ever, and with modern smart phone technology, more and more cell phone users are storing and transmitting their personal and private information on their phones. If…
Transvaginal Mesh Lawyers
Gibbs Mura, A Law Group represents women across the country who suffered serious complications after receiving transvaginal mesh, or TVM, implants. Many of these women may have not been aware of the risks…
Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Women across the country are experiencing serious vaginal mesh complications that can cause significant pain and damage to the pelvic organs. Some of these women are taking legal action against the manufacturers of…
Transvaginal Mesh Erosion
Transvaginal mesh erosion occurs when the mesh wears through or erodes the tissue of the vaginal wall and becomes exposed. This incident may also be known as transvaginal protrusion, exposure, or extrusion. If…
Testosterone Therapy Lawyers
Gibbs Mura, A Law Group represents clients in mass tort personal injury cases and is currently investigating potential lawsuits on behalf of men who have suffered from a heart attack, stroke, thrombotic event,…
Personal Injury Lawyers
Our personal injury lawyers have a robust personal injury practice. In our personal injury mass actions, we have served in leading roles, helping achieve over $4.5 billion in total settlements.
Personal Injury
Personal injury law encompasses a broad range of practice areas. As a legal term, personal injury is defined as any injury to a person’s body or mind. The term “personal injury” is used…
Mirena Injury Lawsuits
Under federal law, pharmaceutical companies are required to disclose to patients any potential adverse side effects of the products they market. This is critical for patients who otherwise cannot make informed assessments of…
IVC Filter Products
There are a number of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter manufacturers, but there are a few manufacturers that have marketed retrievable or removable (nonpermanent) filters. The manufacturers with the largest share of retrievable…
Actos Lawyers
Our personal injury attorneys filed Actos lawsuits on behalf of people who suffered from bladder cancer after taking the diabetes drug Actos. We represent Actos victims nationwide and are committed to protecting our…