Consumer complaints under attorney investigation; no lawsuits filed yet. When certain consumer complaints affect a larger number of individuals, an attorney may begin a class action investigation. The number of people affected in order to begin an investigation can and will vary depending on the nature of the product in question and the complaint involved. For example, a serious auto defect can lead to a loss of many lives and prompt a class action investigation based on a small number of complaints; a mislabeled food product might be recalled but not result in actual injury to anyone and, therefore, not prompt a class action investigation. If an attorney determines there is cause for legal action, a class action investigation can lead to a class action lawsuit being filed.
A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status against the beverage company and its parent, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, alleging false and deceptive advertising. The lawsuit was filed in New Jersey Superior Court and alleges...
The US FDA warned that Roche's Rocephin injection has serious risks to newborn babies, including death. When the antibiotic is combined with calcium or calcium-containing products, Rocephin can lead to fatal reactions in the lungs and kidneys of...
Residents of Coffeyville, Kansas are dealing with two environmental disasters at the same time. The first disaster is a flood that has overtaken the town, in some cases flooding homes up to their rooftops. The second disaster is the thousands of...
A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status against the telecommunications giant for alleging designating employees as managers to avoid paying overtime. The lawsuit was filed in a New Haven Federal Court on behalf of 150 AT&T...
A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status against RC2 Corp., the maker of Thomas and Friends railway toys alleging containing lead. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and is seeking...
The US Food and Drug Administration warned consumers not to eat Veggie Booty snack food, marketed by Robert's American Gourmet, due to possible contamination with Salmonella Wandsworth bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness. Veggie Booty is...
A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status against the bank for allegedly improperly accessing the credit information of thousands of customers. By law, a lender is not allowed to access someone's credit information without a...
Two separate lawsuits have been filed and are seeking class action status against the asset management company over a proposed merger. Private equity giant Madison Dearborn Partners agreed to take Nuveen private for $5.75 billion or $65 a share...
Foreign Tire Sales Inc., a New Jersey tire importer, asked for US government help in recalling 450,000 Chinese-made tires which it said are defective. Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., based in Hangzhou, China, built the tires for Foreign Tire Sales with...
The Humane Society of the United States has filed a lawsuit and is seeking class action status against the puppy dealer for allegedly buying from puppy mills and selling sick dogs to customers. The lawsuit was filed in Broward Circuit Court and...