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 settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of domestic violence. Under the settlement, the city has conceded that children can not be placed in foster care solely because their mothers had been abused...
A preliminary settlement has been reached in three class action lawsuits filed on behalf of former and current store managers, assistant store managers and employees of the Company's retail stores. Two of the suits alleged that the company had...
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol has stated that he will approve the $41 million settlement in the class action lawsuit filed in 2003 on behalf of thousands of investors nationwide. (Dec-13-04) [RAPID CITY JOURNAL] [EMAIL LAW FIRM]...
A federal appeals court in Chicago has reversed the nationwide class action settlement in the class action lawsuits filed on behalf of landowners who claim that the companies have trespassed on their land. The court also lifted an injunction to...
A $5 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of up to 11,000 businesses. The suit alleged that the company had deceptively marketed its Fairfield County Yellow Page directories in 2001. (Dec-15-04)...
The Los Angeles City Council has approved a $4.9 million settlement in the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of seventeen current and former police officers and civilian employees. The suit alleged discrimination and harassment as far back as...
A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Canadians who took Baycol, a cholesterol-lowering drug. The suit alleged that the plaintiffs contracted rhabdomyolysis, a muscle disease, after taking the drug. (Dec-17...
A $2.5 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of consumers. The suit alleged that the company made regular pie crusts with pork lard although they were stamped as kosher by the Orthodox Union, a New York...
A $350,000 settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of lesbian complainants. The suit was filed in regards to the Sept. 14, 2000 raid of a lesbian bathhouse party in Toronto, Ontario. (Dec-17-04) [GAY...
A $25 million settlement has been reached in the proposed class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Hungarian Jews. The plaintiffs are Holocaust survivors who sued for the loss of their valuables seized from the Nazis' Gold Train at the end of...