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 class action lawsuit claims that public schools in Bridgeton, Millville, Salem and 22 other New Jersey school districts failed to provide a thorough and efficient education to their students. School-choice advocates allege that students should...
A lawsuit seeking class action status claims that Idaho consumers, businesses and governmental agencies paid more for computers due to price-fixing by Micron Inc. and seven other companies that make memory chips. The suit alleges that from 1998...
Forest Hill Cemeteries and Funeral Homes have been accused in a class action lawsuit of not honoring pre-paid funeral policies. The funeral home allegedly violated at least four state laws including the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. According...
According to a class action lawsuit, Louisiana Citizens Fair Plan failed to comply with state law that requires the claims adjustment process to begin within 30 days of a catastrophic loss and that documented losses be paid within another 30...
A potential class action lawsuit alleges Allstate Insurance Co. cheated claimants by forcing them to accept low-ball offers or face years of stressful, costly litigation. A lawsuit claims that Allstate insurance executives schemed to bully car...
On July 6, 2006, the Florida Supreme Court cleared the path for hundreds of thousands of Florida residents to file individual lawsuits against the nation's largest tobacco manufacturers for injuries sustained from smoking cigarettes. The...
Hundreds of thousands of Firestone tires, that were recalled six years ago, are still sitting in vehicles as spare tires, allegedly capable of causing car crashes and fatalities to unsuspecting motorists. The Ford Explorer spare tire is attached to...
A class action lawsuit is proposed against the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner's office after it accused a New Zealand father and son team of selling about $3 million in bogus automobile policies to taxi and limousine services in...
Two lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Univision Communications Inc. alleging its board members breached their fiduciary duty in their sale agreement. One lawsuit claims Univision's board...
Chemtura Corp., formerly Crompton Corp., was alleged to artificially boost prices of chemicals used to make rubber between 1995 and 2001. A lawsuit claims that the rubber-chemicals maker conspired in a global price-fixing scheme that kept prices...