Filed class action lawsuits seeking claimants. A class action lawsuit is when there is a large group of people who file a complaint against a defendant for similar grievances. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of everyone in the class, that class being a group of people who share similar circumstances, injuries and damages. For example, if there is a food illness class action lawsuit, all plaintiffs in the class would have had the same injury (e.g., salmonella) as a result of eating the same tainted food. A lawyer may file a class action lawsuit on behalf of all injured parties who are seeking compensation from the defendant.
Brooklyn, NY: Thousands of commissioned US employees at global financial giant AXA worked as many as 60 hours a week, but weren't paid minimum wage or overtime, a new federal employment lawsuit alleges. The suit was filed by former employees and...
New York, NY: A securities class actionl awsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased the common stock of GMX Resources, Inc. (NYSE: GMXR) pursuant or traceable to the company' stock offerings on July 17, 2008, May 13, 2009 and October...
New York, NY: The PGA National Resort & Spa may be a stickler for fairness on the golf course, but when it comes to honestly disclosing guest fees at its nationally renowned resort hotel in Palm Beach, the organization' practices are tantamount to...
Company: Gerova Financial Group Ticker Symbol: GFC Class Period: Jan-8-10 to Feb-23-11 Date Filed: May-13-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jul-12-11 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: Philadelphia, PA: A...
Carle Place, NY: Two Long Island women who worked for Jenny Craig filed a unpaid wages class-action lawsuit, alleging that the well-known weight-loss chain put their paychecks on a diet. The women, in a suit filed May 10 In New York State...
Portland, OR: A federal bad faith insurance class action lawsuit has been filed against USAA insurance and others, by military families who allege they have been cheated out of medical treatment for injuries related to auto-accidents. Four...
Company: Fushi Copperweld, Inc Ticker Symbol: FSIN Class Period: Aug-14-07 to Mar-29-11 Date Filed: May-10-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jul-9-11 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: New York, NY: A...
New York, NY: An investor in International Coal Group, Inc. (NYSE:ICO) shares filed a securities lawsuit in State Court in an effort to stop the planned acquisition of International Coal Group by Arch Coal, Inc. According to the complaint the...
Company: Community Health Systems, Inc. Ticker Symbol: CHS Class Period: Jul-27-06 to Apr-8-11 Date Filed: May-9-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jul-8-11 Court: Middle District of Tennessee Allegations: New York, NY: A...
Company: Sino Clean Energy, Inc Ticker Symbol: SCEI Class Period: Apr-6-09 to May-5-11 Date Filed: May-6-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jul-5-11 Court: Central District of California Allegations: New York, NY: A...