Girard Gibbs consumer attorneys are investigating consumer complaints that F-150 trucks equipped with the 3.5 L  EcoBoost V6 engine can suddenly start to shake, shudder, lose power, or transition into limp home mode.

The 3.5 L EcoBoost engine was introduced in the 2010 model year and is installed in certain Ford F-150, Explorer Sport, Taurus and Flex vehicles as well as the Lincoln MKS and MKT.  The engine is supposed to deliver power equal to a traditional 6.0 L V8, but with better fuel efficiency.  Some F150 owners complain that their vehicle would shudder or lose power when at idle or while driving at highway speeds and would sometimes fall into reduced engine power limp home mode.

If you would like to know more about the investigation, please call our consumer attorneys at (866) 981-4800 or fill out the form to the right.  

Girard Gibbs employment attorneys are currently investigating claims that Dignity Health underfunded their employee pension plans by $1.2 billion and violated certain rules under The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). ERISA is a federal act created to protect employees’ pension plans by creating minimum standards, requiring distribution of plan information, and guaranteeing payment of certain protected benefits. Dignity claims it is not subject to ERISA requirements under the “church plan” exemption.

Dignity Health, formerly known as Catholic Healthcare West, currently employs about 60,000 people at over forty healthcare centers throughout Arizona, California, and Nevada. Girard Gibbs attorneys may file a class action lawsuit that would seek to bring Dignity Health pension plans into compliance with ERISA and to maximize recovery of benefits for current and former employees.

Girard Gibbs LLP is investigating Pilot Flying J and its officers and directors for an alleged scheme to reduce discounts and rebates owed to Pilot customers.  Pilot Flying J customers who believe they are owed rebates or who wish to learn more about the investigation, and persons with information relating to the investigation, should contact Girard Gibbs attorneys Daniel C. Girard or Dena Sharp toll free at (866) 981-4800.

Pilot sells diesel fuel to commercial customers through credit extended by Pilot ("Direct Billed Customers") or through credit sources other than Pilot ("Funded/Restricted Customers").  Direct Billed Customers customarily receive an invoice for the cost of the diesel purchased on credit, including any agreed upon discount, and Funded/Restricted Customers typically receive a monthly "rebate" check of the agreed upon discount amount.  Pilot is being investigated for the alleged intentional and deceptive reduction of rebate amounts due to customers, for the purpose of increasing Pilot's profitability and sales commissions.

Girard Gibbs is investigating Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (NYSE: MHR) and its officers and directors for possible violations of federal securities laws.  Magnum Hunter investors who wish to learn more about the investigation, and persons with information relating to the investigation, should contact Girard Gibbs attorney Jonathan Levine toll free at (866) 981-4800.

Magnum Hunter is an independent oil and gas company that operates primarily in West Virginia, Ohio, Texas, Kentucky, and North Dakota.  In July 2012, Magnum Hunter hired PricewaterhouseCoopers as its independent accountant.

But on April 16, 2013, Magnum Hunter announced that its board of directors had unanimously decided to fire PwC as its accountant.  The company also disclosed that, prior to its termination, PwC had identified five areas that “if further investigated may have a material impact on the fairness or reliability” of Magnum Hunter’s financial statements, including:

• Magnum Hunter’s valuation of its oil and gas properties;
• Magnum Hunter’s assumptions concerning its oil and gas reserves;
• Magnum Hunter’s income taxes; and
• Magnum Hunter’s internal controls over areas such as internal auditing, financial reporting, and tax and accounting departments.

Magnum Hunter’s share price lost nearly a fifth of its value after this announcement, leading to losses of over $120 million for investors.