Class action lawsuits that have settled or have proposed settlements. If a class action lawsuit settles, the court will hold fairness hearings to ensure the terms of the settlement are fair to all class members. There are usually two fairness hearings—the first is the "Preliminary Approval" hearing. After that hearing, a Notice of Proposed Settlement is sent out to class members. A Final Fairness Hearing follows at which class members can voice their opinions about the settlement. After that, a deadline is set for class members to submit claims. Lawyers click here to submit your settlements and verdicts to have them published for free.
Shorewest Realtors filed a class action lawsuit against the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in April 2005, alleging that the daily newspaper improperly inflated its circulation numbers. Shorewest is a major classified advertiser in the Journal...
Consumers tried to file a class action lawsuit against the ice cream maker for allegedly misleading them about nutritional content. The lawsuit claimed higher fat, calorie and cholesterol content caused consumers to gain weight. The lawsuit also...
Thousands of current and former brokers filed a class action lawsuit against the brokerage unit alleging unpaid overtime and reimbursements. The lawsuit claimed brokers should not be exempt from state and federal overtime laws as salaried...
Elected tax collectors filed a class action lawsuit against the county for unfairly cutting taxpayers' compensation. The class claimed commissioners capriciously and arbitrarily changed the pay formula from a straight 3 percent of all tax monies...
Shareholders filed a class action lawsuit against the book publishing wholesaler and distributor related to the fraud and accounting scandal that surfaced in 2003. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern...
Hispanic and female employees at Los Alamos National Laboratory filed two class action lawsuits against the university alleging job discrimination. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of female and Hispanic employees who worked at the lab between...
A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of purchasers of Sears, Roebuck securities during the period from October 24, 2001 through and including October 14, 2002. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern...
A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of people who bought a house from KB Home in the past 10 years. The class included more than 60,000 Texas owners who purchased a house from KB Home after January 1996. KB Home allegedly attempted to...
Investors filed a class action lawsuit against the company after losing money on the company's stock after ARM officials filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in late 1999. The lawsuit claimed...
More than one hundred workers and former employees filed a class action lawsuit against the cheese maker for allegedly failing to pay overtime and violating labor laws. The upstate New York cheese company does not admit to breaking any laws, but...