Vicki Kuftic Horne's Legal Cases (7)

Wrongful termination

Employeesl v. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC

Jun 14, 2011

OUTCOME: Award for Claimants - $1,509,609

Following a week-long hearing, FINRA arbitrators awarded over $1.5 million in damages to three former BNY Mellon Capital Markets employees for wrongful discharge and defamation and ordered the Claimant ... s’ Form U-4 and U-5 reports be expunged and corrected. Claimants asserted that BNY knew of and approved their trading activities to assist a customer to repurchase its own Auction Rate Securities.

Wrongful termination

Kovacs v. Magee Womens Hospital, et al,

Nov 20, 2008

OUTCOME: Settled during jury trial.

Whistleblower and defamation complaint by a secretary who claimed discharge in retaliation for reporting unethical and unsafe practices. Case was reported on by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Article ... s can be found at: triblive.com (search Kovacs and Magee)

Securities and investment fraud

MacDonald v. Fidelity Brokerage Services,

Jan 01, 2008

OUTCOME: Case settled.

Securities fraud, violations of Pennsylvania Consumer Protection Law, and related claims for misappropriation of investor funds of elderly investor.

Employment and labor

Physician v. EMAP

Jan 01, 2007

OUTCOME: Settled with Defendant Employer

Western District of Pennsylvania (2007). Equal Pay Act, Title VII, Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law and other claims related to unfair compensation of Emergency Medicine physician resulted ... in a settlement with the defendant employer.

Personal injury

Knuth v. General Electric Co.

Jan 01, 1995

OUTCOME: Jury Verdict for Plaintiff $940,000

This personal injury case resulted in a verdict of $940,000.00 (before pre-judgment interest) to a journeyman plumber injured in a fall from a loading dock roof.

Contracts and agreements

Steinmetz and Triangle Welding Co., Inc. v. Criscella Construction, et.al.

Nov 01, 1991

OUTCOME: Jury Verdict for Plaintiff >$900,000

A verdict of over $900,000.00 was obtained in this contract claim arising from construction damage to business property. More than $500,000.00 of the award represented future lost profits. Judgment w ... ith prejudgment interest recovered.

Employment and labor

Collincini v. Honeywell, Inc.,

Jan 01, 1991

OUTCOME: Verdict for Plaintiff, including $400,000 in punitive damages.

Case tried to verdict on intentional interference with contract by former employer against salesman. Certiorari denied by United States Supreme Court. Judgment recovered.

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