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 proposed class action brought against payday lender Cash Money Cheque Cashing Inc. in respect of all claims for the payment of excessive interest, other than in the Provinces of British Columbia and Quebec. The...
The class action lawsuit brought against Columbus-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., in 2005 has been settled with the reported agreement of a $6 million payout by Nationwide. The suit alleged that Nationwide had overcharged as many as 200...
A $7.5 million settlement has been awarded to the estate of Ronald Kuiper, a 69-year old retired butter flavor mixer, who died of a heart and lung failure just prior to his being awarded the settlement in March, 2009. Kuiper worked at the...
A securities class action suit brought by employees at Merrill Lynch may be settled soon, as the investment house as agreed to pay a $75 million settlement. The suit had reportedly claimed that Merrill had offered its employees stock in the...
Two small business advertisers have won their class action against Google. The suit, filed in 2005, alleged that Google had overcharged them for Google AdWords on certain days. The suit, brought by Minnesota-based printing company CLRB Hanson...
Canadian courts have approved a C$6.7 million class action settlement from Germany's Lufthansa. The settlement is part of a larger cargo price-fixing class-action lawsuit in the United States, and will serve as a benchmark payment for other carriers...
The Supreme Court has denied Philip Morris' last chance to overturn a $79.5 million punitive damages award, resulting from a lawsuit brought in a smoker's death. Mayola Williams, who brought the suit on behalf of her late husband Jesse Williams...
A class action settlement has been reached in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina Charleston Division with Louisiana Pacific for compensation to home owners and others for damaged TrimBoard on their structures. The...
Proposed $20 Million Settlement for Veterans' Data Theft Class Action A notification program began today, as ordered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to alert veterans, spouses of veterans, and members of the...
A settlement has been proposed in a class action concerning the price of Schering-Plough securities during the period from May 9, 2000 through and including February 15, 2001 (the "Class Period") . The Settlement will provide a settlement fund of...