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 has been launched on behalf of families from across Canada who contend their children were damaged by the vaccines containing Thimerasol, an ethyl-mercury derivative. The suit claims mercury is particularly toxis to...
A multimillion-dollar privacy lawsuit has been filed against Comcast's broadband Internet Service. Approximately one million Comcast Internet customers had their Web surfing habits tracked by Comcast earlier this year. Comcast admitted that...
Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court on behalf of accident victims in Ohio who are owed interest on settlements reached with insurance companies in the past 15 years. "At the time of settlement, a...
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Dominion Telecom and Virginia Electric & Power Company Jun-20-02 in the United States District Court in Richmond, Virginia. The suit demands that landowners in Virginia and North Carolina be compensated...
This class action was filed on behalf of all persons who were participants in or beneficiaries of the Xerox Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan ("Plan"), excluding the Defendants, at any time from February 15, 1998, to the present (the...
A class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company has beenfiled on behalf of all Texas counties and cities citing growing concerns over the safety of Ford's premier police cruiser -- the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. At least 11 officers...
This form is for Florida residents only. If you have a similar complaint, but do not reside in Florida, please Click Here. Former employees of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club in Florida are suing parent Wal-Mart Stores Inc., alleging the retailing...
Relief is in sight for some 200 victims of the disastrous 1995 Alouette River flood in Maple Ridge. BC, Canada. Supreme Court judge Robert Bauman gave official certification for class action proceedings on behalf of area residents who suffered...
The Building Industry Association of Southwest Washington filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that the county has overcharged builders by as much as $4 million since 1998. "Building permits have been used as a cash cow for the financially...
Lawsuits are now pending against the manufacturers of Dynamic Random Access Memory or DRAM computer chips, alleging that they colluded to fix prices at artificially high levels. A federal grand jury in San Francisco has also issued subpoenas and...