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.
In the settlement of a gender discrimination investigation against Swift & Co., 2,481 women share a $700,000 settlement and 141 women are hired at the Greeley, Colorado meat-processing plant. In the class action investigation, plaintiffs...
Henry Ford Hospital reaches outcome for discrimination lawsuits. The settlement reached in a U.S. District Court includes $1.1 million for plaintiffs alleging discrimination between 1998 and 2002. Henry Ford Hospital will also pay an additional...
Mortgage and personal loan consultants filed a lawsuit against Bank of America in California for violating wage-and-hour laws. On September 16, a San Francisco U.S. District Court sided with the loan sellers who claimed they were denied overtime...
A class action lawsuit filed in 2003 was recently tossed from a Jefferson County district court for failure to support claims. The lawsuit was originally brought against Coors Brewing Co, Bacardi USA, Heineken NV and others for targeting...
Employees who participated in the company's 401(k) retirement plan during a period that began July 24, 2000 filed a class action lawsuit against their employer alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The lawsuit...
Hundreds of current and former employees filed a class action lawsuit against the district in September 2003 alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Bus drivers, attendance clerks, cafeteria workers, custodians, maintenance workers...
Several advertising companies filed a class action lawsuit against the print company regarding the alleged circulation scandal of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. In 2003, the paper admitted to overstating its circulation for eight years by as...
Several hundred current and former store managers filed a class action lawsuit against the electronics retailer for unpaid overtime. The workers claimed RadioShack improperly classified them as managers to avoid paying overtime and that they...
Shareholders tried to file a securities fraud class action against the for-profit educator for allegedly inflating enrollment figures, falsifying grades, attendance and placement records, and shredding documents. An Indianapolis federal judge has...
Shareholders tried to file a securities fraud class action lawsuit against the teen clothing store. A judge from the U.S. District Court of Central California dismissed the case because "alleged misstatements made by Wet Seal were forward...