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.
In a class action lawsuit, Shelly's Restaurant is alleged to have misappropriated employees' tips and did not pay its workers overtime. The Manhattan steakhouse and oyster bar is accused of engaging in a scheme to take workers' tips and give them to...
Company: Vonage Holdings Corp. Ticker Symbol: NYSE: VG Initial Public Offering: May 24, 2006 Date Filed: Jun-07-06 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Aug-05-06 Court: District, NJ Allegations:...
Company: Xerium Technologies, Inc. Ticker Symbol: NYSE: XRM Class Period: May 16, 2005 to November 15, 2005 Date Filed: Jun-08-06 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Aug-07-06 Court: District, MA Allegations:...
A lawsuit against Washington Mutual claims the company did not pay the federal minimum wage or overtime compensation to its loan consultants. If the loans the employees worked on were not approved, they may not have received payment for the hours...
Allstate Insurance Company has allegedly charged different premiums to customers with the same risks, according to a class action law suit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Illinois. The state law mandates that insurers treat similar risks...
A class action complaint alleges that the Wachovia Bank improperly used assets in clients' fiduciary accounts to buy shares of various captive Evergreen Funds rather than other mutual funds that were better managed and had lower expenses. The suit...
A class action lawsuit claims the Internet telephone group offered to sell shares to its users to offset the lack of interest from its institutional investors. The suit alleges Vonage violated a securities law that requires a company recommend the...
A class action lawsuit filed against Drive Time, formerly known as Ugly Ducking, alleges the used-car dealer leaked customers' credit applications, which included their social security numbers and other private information, to unauthorized outside...
A class action lawsuit claims the AIG Advisor Group failed to properly disclose that they pushed sales personnel to sell certain mutual funds companies and certain mutual fund families that provided financial incentives and rewards to AIG and its...
Company: Kinder Morgan, Inc. Ticker Symbol: NYSE: KMI Date Filed: Jun-02-06 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jul-31-06 Court: Circuit Court of Harris County, TX Allegations: A securities class action has been filed in the...