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.
One of the nation's largest pharmacy chains has proposed a $3 million payment to settle a class action lawsuit over its 401(k) and employee stock ownership plans. A former CVS employee filed the lawsuit alleging executives, "should have known...
U.S. District Judge Jimm Larry Hendren has dismissed a lawsuit against a Springdale apartment complex evacuated after a carbon monoxide problem was discovered. Residents of the complex had tried to file a class action lawsuit after the gas was...
On January 13, 2004, two Tucson men tried to file a class action lawsuit against the Tucson Citizen newspaper regarding a letter printed December 2, 2003 about deadly attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq. The newspaper published a letter that...
EDS stock prices fell in 2002 so current and former participants of their retirement plan filed a class action lawsuit claiming securities fraud. EDS had agreed to pay $16.5 million into its 401(k) retirement plan through its insurance carrier...
The California State Teachers' Retirement System filed a class action lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit claimed Pricewaterhouse neglected its responsibilities in failing to discover accounting irregularities at Homestore.com in 2000 and 2002...
Shareholders filed a securities fraud class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the real time business and service assurance software company and a number of its current and former officers...
Customers filed a class action lawsuit regarding the billing practices of cellular roaming charges. Bell has agreed to create a $6 million fund to give affected customers a $50 voucher for certain Bell services. (Jun-28-05) [ENQUIRER]...
Shareholders filed a class action lawsuit against the company for allegedly avoiding payment of $273 million quarterly dividend to investors who held shares of U.S. West before the companies merged in 2000. Qwest denied the allegations but...
Shareholders tried to file a class action lawsuit against the defibrillator manufacturer regarding the proposed merger with Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. Cardiac has executed a memorandum of understanding with plaintiffs to dismiss the...
Nearly a decade ago, the Guam Government started to deny low income taxpayers their Earned Income Tax Credit. A class action was filed and the government has agreed to settle the claims for $90 million. (Jun-21-05) [GUAM PDN] Legal Help...