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.
Employees of the security alarm firm ADT are suing the company, alleging that ADT is in violation of the Federal Labor Standards Act by its failure to pay overtime. The suit, filed in Eastern Texas on October 28, proposes a class of plaintiffs...
Company: General Growth Properties Inc Ticker Symbol: GGP Class Period: Apr-30-08 to Oct-26-08 Date Filed: Nov-3-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-2-09 Court: Northern District of Illinois Allegations: A class action has been...
A federal class action lawsuit has been launched against Sprint-Nextel Corp over the legality of their early termination fees. The suit is seeking ETF refunds for a nationwide class of subscribers, with the plaintiffs alleging that the cell phone...
The computer giant Dell, is facing a potential class action suit brought by 4 former female human resources executives. The women filed a class action lawsuit against the computer company Wednesday, October 29 in California, alleging they are...
Company: Cadence Design Systems Ticker Symbol: CDNS Class Period: Apr-23-08 to Oct-22-08 Date Filed: Oct-29-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Dec-28-08 Court: Northern District of California Allegations: A class action lawsuit has been...
Company: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation Ticker Symbol: PPC Class Period: May-6-08 to Sep-24-08 Date Filed: Oct-30-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Dec-29-08 Court: Eastern District of Texas Allegations: A lawsuit seeking class action...
Professional photographers, including some of the best known names in the business, have filed a class action lawsuit against Getty Images, alleging that their images were incorporated without their permission into Getty's new product "Premium...
Company: Hardinge Inc Ticker Symbol: HDNG Class Period: Feb-22-07 to Feb-21-08 Date Filed: Oct-29-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Dec-28-08 Court: Western District of New York Allegations: A class action lawsuit has been filed in the...
Company: Cano Petroleum, Inc Ticker Symbol: CFW Class Period: Jun-26-08 to Oct-26-08 Date Filed: Oct-28-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Dec-27-08 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: A lawsuit seeking class action status...
Company: Noah Education Holdings, Ltd. Ticker Symbol: NED Class Period: Oct-19-07 to Nov-19-07 Date Filed: Oct-27-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Dec-26-08 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: A class action has been...