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.
Los Angeles, CA: (Nov-03-07) A wage-and-hour class action lawsuit was brought against Staples Inc., by more than 1,700 current and former California assistant store managers. The suit alleged that the company misclassified assistant managers as...
Boston, MA: (Nov-02-07) A class action lawsuit was brought against drug giants AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb, alleging that the companies had unfair trade practices involving the pricing of drugs. The suit claimed that AstraZeneca and...
New York, NY: (Nov-01-07) Michael Lazar and Sarah Cho brought a class action lawsuit against Seagate Technology, alleging that they purchased Seagate hard drives in the US which had 7% less storage capacity than what the vendor promised. Cho...
Sacramento, CA: (Nov-01-07) A series of class action lawsuits were brought against Health Net Inc., which came to be known as the McCoy, Wachtel, and Scharfman lawsuits. Those suits alleged that the company needed to resolve regulatory issues with...
Muscogee County, GA: (Nov-01-07) A class action lawsuit was brought against JMIC Life Insurance Company, filed by Ken Toole in January 2003, which claimed Toole was entitled to get a refund on an unearned car insurance premium that the company did...
New York, NY: (Oct-31-07) A class action lawsuit was brought against Merrill Lynch & Co. over Tyco Research Securities dispute. In a settlement reached, Merrill Lynch & Co. has proposed to pay $4,900,000 to end the lawsuit. A hearing will be held...
Plano, TX: (Oct-30-07) A class action shareholder lawsuit was brought against Plano-based Rent-A-Center Inc., alleging that the company, as well as current and former officers and directors, violated federal securities laws in 2001. As part of...
Kansas City, MO: (Oct-29-07) A shareholder class action lawsuit was brought against American Italian Pasta Co. alleging securities law violations. The lawsuit claimed the company indulged in securities law violations after an announcement by the...
Tampa, FL: (Oct-27-07) A class action lawsuit was brought against MasTec, a communications construction firm, over wage disputes. The lawsuit filed in Tampa in July 2005, alleged the company failed to pay workers for overtime, including obligatory...
Ontario, Canada: (Oct-24-07) Three class action lawsuits were brought against Dr. Salim Daya and Hamilton Health Sciences alleging improper medical practices. The lawsuits claimed that Daya performed an outdated surgery called Tompkins metroplasty...