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 on behalf of disabled and elderly immigrants who fled persecution and want disability benefits restored by the United States while they wait to become citizens. The lawsuit was filed...
The Food and Drug Administration has alerted health care professionals to reports of death and life threatening side effects associated with methadone administration. The warning is specifically for patients new to methadone therapy for pain...
A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status against the dog track looking to recover millions of dollars that were lost by gamblers playing illegal games. An Alabama state law allows customers to sue for money lost at illegal...
Mitsubishi Electric, a Japanese maker of factory robots and cell phones, along with DoCoMo, the nation's biggest mobile phone operator, have recalled 1.3 million handset batteries that may overheat. The batteries were made by Sanyo GS Soft Energy...
Jamba Juice in consultation with the FDA is notifying the public that smoothies containing strawberries which were sold at its Jamba Juice stores in Arizona, Nevada and California between November 25 and December 1, 2006 may have been contaminated...
A lawsuit has been filed in Cook County Circuit Court and is seeking class action status against Chicago Public Schools alleging the mistaken release of more than 1,740 social security numbers last weekend has left former employees vulnerable to...
A shareholder lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status alleging securities law violations related to backdated stock options. The lawsuit claims certain current and prior officers and directors of the chipmaker manipulated...
A lawsuit has been filed in the US District Court in Newark and is seeking class action status against New Jersey's largest school district. The lawsuit claims Newark Public Schools are violating the No Child Left Behind Law and claim 30,000...
A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status against the information technology services firm regarding its proposed sale. The lawsuit claims the sale would personally enrich Kanday's directors and would not be in the best interest...
Attorneys are investigating a potential claim against Ralphs Grocery Company and The Kroeger Company relating to a 2003 employee lock out during which Ralphs allegedly hired hundreds of workers under fake names and violated laws involving employee...