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.
Santa Clara, CA: Wal-Mart is accused of violating California labor law by failing to pay its truck drivers for the time they spend with their trucks during inspections and government-mandated 10-hour layovers. According to the specific...
Santa Clara, CA: Cigna Corp is being accused of bad faith insurance practices by a women in Massachusetts who claims the company requires the network of contracted pharmacies the insurer works with to overcharge its insured customers "unauthorized...
Washington, DC: Samsung is recalling about 1.9 million (including the 1 million Galaxy Note7s recalled on September 15, 2016 ) defective Galaxy Note7 smartphones because the lithium-ion battery in can overheat and catch fire, posing serious fire...
Santa Clara, CA: A trucking company in California has found itself on the end of a California labor law class action lawsuit brought by a driver who claims Prime Inc, misclassified himself and thousands of other drivers as a means of avoiding...
Santa Clara, CA: The makers of the drug Suboxone, which is used to treat opioid addiction, are facing an antitrust lawsuit filed by 35 Attorney Generals. According to their complaint, the AGs allege Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals and Indivior...
Santa Clara, CA: An unpaid wage and hour complaint has been brought by California-based workers at Converse Inc. Filed in 2015 by Eric Chavez, the complaint sought to establish a class of "hundreds, if not thousands" of nonexempt employees who...
Santa Clara, CA: A wrongful termination class action lawsuit has been filed against Wells Fargo by two employees who allege, on behalf of themselves and other employees similarly situated, that by trying to meet the aggressive sales quotas set by...
Santa Clara, CA: Wells Fargo customers are concerned that the $5 million payback from the bank over the massive banking fraud that was revealed to the public this week, may not go far enough. Customers who have had fake checking accounts set up in...
Santa Clara, CA: The FDA issued an alert for women about the risks associated with the use of tests being marketed as ovarian cancer screening tests. Specifically, the Agency concerned about delaying effective preventive treatments for women who...
Santa Clara, CA: Following investigations for fraud, ITT Educational Services has closed the doors on its subsidiary, ITT Technical Institutes, stranding some 45,000 students and 8,000 staffers. The school is among the largest for-profit colleges...