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.
A class action lawsuit was filed on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 by workers at the Los Angeles Hilton, alleging a pattern of violations of the California wage and hour laws. The suit alleges the labor infractions have been ongoing since at least 2004...
Company: AtriCure Inc Ticker Symbol: ATRC Class Period: May-10-07 to Oct-31-08 Date Filed: Dec-12-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-10-09 Court: Southern District of Ohio Allegations: A class action lawsuit was filed on Friday...
Company: American Capital Ltd Ticker Symbol: ACAS Class Period: Oct-30-07 to Nov-7-07 Date Filed: Dec-15-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-13-09 Court: District of Maryland Allegations: A class action lawsuit was filed in the United...
Company: CBS Corporation Ticker Symbol: CBS Class Period: Feb-26-08 to Oct-10-08 Date Filed: Dec-15-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-13-09 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: A lawsuit seeking class action status has...
Company: GSI Group Ticker Symbol: GSIG Class Period: Apr-30-08 to Dec-3-08 Date Filed: Dec-12-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-10-09 Court: District ofMassachusetts Allegations: On December 12, a class action lawsuit was filed in...
Company: Xerium Ticker Symbol: XRM Class Period: May-16-05 to Nov-15-05 Date Filed: Dec-12-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-10-09 Court: District Court for the District of Massachusetts Allegations: To all persons who purchased the...
Company: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc, Ticker Symbol: BRCD Class Period: May-18-00 to May-15-05 Date Filed: Dec-12-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-10-09 Court: Northern District of California Allegations: A Federal Court has...
Company: Medtronic Inc. Ticker Symbol: MDT Class Period: Nov-19-07 to Nov-17-08 Date Filed: Dec-10-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-8-09 Court: District of Minnesota Allegations: A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United...
Company: Crystallex International Corporation Ticker Symbol: KRY Class Period: Jul-28-05 to Apr-30-08 Date Filed: Dec-8-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-6-09 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: A shareholder of...
Company: Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Ticker Symbol: AGM Class Period: Mar-15-07 to Sep-12-08 Date Filed: Dec-11-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-9-09 Court: District of Columbia Allegations: A lawsuit seeking class action...