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.
Company: SemGroup Energy Partners Ticker Symbol: SGLP Class Period: Feb-20-08 to Jul-17-08 Date Filed: Jul-21-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-19-08 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: The Complaint alleges that SGLP's...
Nvidia and AMD face a class action lawsuit that alleges the companies conspired to keep the price of GPU chips high. Incriminating e-mail was read in court during a July-01-08 hearing after Judge Alsup blasted the defense lawyers for attempting to...
Company: FCStone Group, Inc. Ticker Symbol: FCSX Class Period: Apr-10-08 to Jul-9-08 Date Filed: Jul-16-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-14-08 Court: Western District of Missouri Allegations: A class action has been filed alleging...
Company: CompuCredit Corporation Ticker Symbol: CCRT Class Period: Nov-6-06 to Jun-9-08 Date Filed: Jul-14-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-12-08 Court: Northern District of Georgia Allegations: A class action has been commenced on...
Led by plaintiff David Vespremi, former employees of Tesla Motors have filed a class action lawsuit claiming they were laid off in a company restructuring at the end of last year, violating their terms of employment. The suit further claims that...
The Fayette County school board is facing a class action lawsuit that dates back to the 1970s, alleging sexual abuse. In a similar lawsuit, Carol Lynne Maner won a $3.9 million verdict against the school board when a jury found they had ignored...
The lawsuit claims ANB Financial NA directors Charles Brannan, Eric Brown, Harry Brown, Dan Dykema, Blake Evans, Vick Evans and Deborah Jackson negligently managed the bank's assets and failed to exercise prudence in their banking practices...
Google has been filed with a class action lawsuit that alleges they committed fraud by selling ads on parked domains that were unlikely to generate a response or a conversion. The plaintiff, attorney Hal K. Levitte, advertised his legal...
Company: Fimalac Ticker Symbol: FIM Class Period: Jul-26-06 to Apr-20-08 Date Filed: Jul-1-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Aug-30-08 Court: S.D. New York Allegations: On July 1, 2008 a law firm press released announced that a class...
Company: MRV Communications, Inc. Ticker Symbol: Nasdaq: MRVC Class Period: Mar-31-03 to Jun-5-08 Date Filed: Jul-8-08 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-6-08 Court: Central District of California Allegations: A...