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.
A securities fraud class action was filed on behalf of those who purchased common stock from April 25, 2000 through April 2, 2001. U.S. Aggregates has agreed to award shareholders a $3.5 million cash class action settlement. (Jan-06-06)...
A class action lawsuit was filed in Madison County on behalf of consumers regarding the value several insurers assigned to wrecked vehicles. The lawsuit alleged that insurers obtained biased valuation reports from CCC Information Services and...
A class action lawsuit was filed against the accounting firm regarding auditing methods involving two collapsed mutual funds. PricewaterhouseCoopers was the accounting firm for Heartland Advisors Inc. in 2000 when the investment firm marked down...
Consumers from West Virginia, Ohio, Alabama, and Maryland filed class action lawsuits against the accounting and financial company for allegedly defrauding customers who took out refund anticipation loans. H&R Block Inc. has agreed to a $62.5...
Consumers filed a class action lawsuit against the technology company regarding 'rootkit' CD copy protection. The CDs were designed to prevent unauthorized copying of Sony music CDs, but it was nearly impossible to remove without corrupting the...
Shareholders filed a class action lawsuit regarding currency fraud at the company's US subsidiary AllFirst in 2002. AIB agreed to a class action settlement without the admission of wrongdoing or liability and charges against the directors and...
In early October, the company announced that Sun Capital Partners would buy the department store chain for $8 a share. This prompted shareholders to file a class action lawsuit against Goody's for allegedly neglecting to seek a better offer. The...
Shareholders tried to file a class action lawsuit against the customer relationship management company alleging securities fraud. The class included all purchasers of Salesforce.com, Inc. securities from June 21, 2004 through July 21, 2004. The...
A class action lawsuit was filed against three executives from Zirkle Fruit for allegedly conspiring to hire thousands of illegal immigrants to keep wages low. Mr. William Zirkle admits no wrong doing, but decided to settle the case out of court...
Guests who stayed at the Kalia Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village between June 14 and July 23, 2002 filed a class action lawsuit against the hotel corporation alleging their rooms were infested with mold. Hilton claimed poor design and...