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.
Two separate class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of employees of U.S. Remodelers, Inc. who install kitchen cabinets that are purchased in Home Depots across the country. The first lawsuit, Ozga v. U.S. Remodelers, Inc., was filed on...
A group of 5 female former employees of Citigroup, Inc. ("Citi") have filed class charges of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") in Manhattan against Citi alleging that they were laid off in November 2008 as a...
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Chase Bank USA, N.A. after the credit card issuer more than doubled minimum monthly payments and imposed an "Account Service Charge" on customers who had accepted its fixed-rate balance transfer offers...
Company: Oppenheimer Funds, Inc Ticker Symbol: RMUNX Class Period: Feb-26-06 to Oct-21-08 Date Filed: Feb-26-09 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Apr-27-09 Court: Eastern District of New York Allegations: A class action lawsuit has been...
Company: Intrepid Potash, Inc. Ticker Symbol: IPI Class Period: Apr-21-08 to Feb-11-09 Date Filed: Feb-20-09 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Apr-21-09 Court: District of Colorado Allegations: A lawsuit seeking class action status has been...
Standard Oil of Connecticut is being taken to federal court in a class action suit filed by 2 gas station owners in Stamford, Connecticut. The suit alleges that the oil company wrongfully charged the station owners federal taxes, which were included...
Company: Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund Ticker Symbol: OPCHX Class Period: Jan-26-07 to Dec-9-08 Date Filed: Feb-19-09 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Apr-20-09 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: A class action lawsuit has...
Banking giant Wachovia and 2 other financial corporations are facing a class action suit brought by home buyers who allege that they were forced into negative amortization as a result of deceptive business practices around the promotion and selling...
The father of 8-year-old twin boys, who were poisoned as infants when WASA provided their homes with lead-contaminated tap water which their father then used to make their formula, has filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of the...
Families and loved ones of juveniles who suffered civil rights violations may have their day in court. A class action lawsuit has been filed against Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr, Senior Judge Michael T. Conahan alleging that the 2 men, and other...