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.
Approximately 800 workers from the Pasco meat packing plant filed a class action lawsuit five years ago against their employer. The lawsuit alleged unpaid wages for the time workers spent putting on protective clothing and time spent walking...
Shareholders tried to file a class action lawsuit against the global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics for securities fraud. The purported class action and derivative lawsuits filed in July 2002 and June 2004 against the company and...
Shareholders tried to file a class action lawsuit against the financial services company for violations of securities laws. The lawsuit was filed in the Federal District Court in New Jersey and has been dismissed. "The court ruled that there...
A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of tens of thousands of uninsured patients from Oregon. The low income plaintiffs claimed several hospitals charged them higher rates for the same services that insured patients received. If the class...
A class action lawsuit was filed against the online DVD rental company on behalf of current and former customers. The lawsuit claimed Netflix tricked potential customers by advertising "unlimited" DVD rentals and "one day delivery." The terms of...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of female employees. The lawsuit claimed hostesses and waitresses at Valentino's were subjected to gender harassment. The Italian restaurant in the...
Consumers tried to file a class action lawsuit against the cigarette manufacturer claiming its cigarettes had not been manufactured as fire safe. An Ontario Superior Court Judge has denied the class action lawsuit. (Oct-31-05) [HALIFAX LIVE]...
Twenty seven law firms tried to file a class action lawsuit against the computer company seeking $24 million in legal fees for their work against Microsoft in antitrust cases. A U.S. District Judge dismissed the case where the plaintiffs were...
Los Angeles County, Burbank, Culver City, Glendale, Upland and Vernon, San Bernardino County, Edgington Oil, Imperial Irrigation District, World Oil Corporation, Demenno-Kerdoon, and Lunday-Thaggard Company filed a class action lawsuit against...
In early 2002, the utility company then known as UtiliCorp United Inc. bought back its shares and shareholders proceeded to file 5 separate class action lawsuits. The cases alleged that the failure to form an audit committee allowed UtiliCorp to...