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.
New York, NY: The University of Miami conducts background checks that discriminate against African Americans and Latinos, a class action lawsuit filed in Miami federal court today alleges. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Loudy Appolon of Miami...
Edwardsville, IL: A class action lawsuit has been filed against Visa, Services Credit Union and 1st MidAmerica Credit Union alleging that these companies fail to disclose administrative fees for gift cards. Named plaintiffs Karen Rhodes and...
Company: Wilmington Trust Corporation Ticker Symbol: WL Class Period: Oct-23-09 to Nov-1-10 Date Filed: Nov-19-10 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-18-11 Court: District of Delaware Allegations: Hartford, CT: A lawsuit seeking...
Seattle, WA: A group of farmers recently filed a national class-action lawsuit against Premier Chemicals LLC, Sumitomo Corporation of America, and YAS, Inc for allegedly conspiring to fix prices of magnesium oxide – a compound widely used in...
Miami, FL: A class action filed in Florida seeks redress for AvMed Health Plans allowing millions of its customers' personal medical data to be compromised. AvMed acknowledged earlier that it left laptop computers, containing millions of its...
FT. Lauderdale, FL: A potential class action lawsuit has been filed against American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, and Josephine Lebeau ("the Defendants") by an employee of the defendants, Larry Johnson and other...
Company: RINO International Corporation Ticker Symbol: RINO Class Period: Mar-31-09 to Nov-11-10 Date Filed: Nov-15-10 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-14-11 Court: Central District of California. Allegations: New York, NY: A...
Company: Gentiva Health Services, Inc Ticker Symbol: GTIV Class Period: Jul-31-08 to Jul-20-10 Date Filed: Nov-12-10 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-11-11 Court: Eastern District of New York Allegations: West...
Los Angeles, CA: Target Corp has been sued in Los Angeles County Superior Court for fraud, false advertising and a number of other charges by a consumer who claims she was shortchanged on coupons. Karina Olivarria, a resident of Los Angeles county...
Company: Meta Financial Group Ticker Symbol: CASH Class Period: May-14-09 to Oct-15-10 Date Filed: Nov-9-10 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-8-11 Court: Northern District of Iowa Allegations: West Hartford, CT: A lawsuit seeking...