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.
Skybus Settlement Reached with Former Employees Skybus has reached a settlement in the federal lawsuit brought by former employees of the company alleging improper notification of layoffs. Skybus employees sued the company on April 4, 2008...
Three hospitals in Orange County, CA, owned by Tenet Healthcare, have settled an overtime class action with nurses and medical staff for $85 million. Don Pagaduan, a respiratory therapist from Mission Viejo, brought the class action when the...
The office of the New York Attorney General has announced that it has reached an agreement with telecom giant AT&T Mobility regarding the phone company's misleading and deceptive advertising rebate offers. The agreement requires AT&T to provide...
Shareholders of the now bankrupt Sterling Financial have agreed a settlement of their lawsuit against the banking company for a reported $10.25 million. The settlement is subject to court approval The settlement address the losses suffered by...
A judge in Missouri has granted preliminary approval for a $90 million settlment which would end yet another of the wage and hour class action lawsuits brought against the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart. The suit, representing more than 178...
New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Anne Milgram has settled with Ticketmaster Entertainment over allegations that Ticketmaster was redirecting people trying to buy Springsteen tickets to TicketsNow.com, an affiliated, premium-priced ticket brokerage...
A judge in Colleton County, SC, has approved a settlement of $49 million in a wages-and-hour violation class action brought against Wal-Mart by some of its employees. The settlement is statewide and ends more than 6 years of litigation involving Wal...
Elaine Hess, whose husband died in 1997 at the age of 55 due to smoking-related illness, has been awarded an $8 million settlement in the lawsuit she subsequently brought against tobacco giant Philip Morris. The jury deliberated for 2 days, weighing...
A jury in Florida has decided that the death of a long-time chain smoker was attributable to his being addicted to nicotine. The man, Stuart Hess, died of lung cancer. This is an important test case, and could be potentially very costly for tobacco...
A $20 million settlement has been approved by a federal judge to resolve lawsuits brought by US Veterans that were exposed to potential identity theft in 2006. Numerous lawsuits were filed stemming from the loss of a laptop and external hard...