Oct 1, 2016



Class Action Claims Philadelphia Police Department Improperly Issued Speeding Tickets Since 2012

A Philadelphia law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia, claiming its police department has issued unauthorized speeding tickets on state highways for more than four years. Philadelphia-based law firm Kang Haggerty & Fetbroyt announced the suit on Wednesday, which was initially filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 4 and …


A Lawsuit Asking Wells Fargo to Pay $10 Billion Is Being Brought in Utah

Utah is poised to become ground zero in a lawsuit aimed at making Wells Fargo pay. Victims of the bank’s recent scheme hope to hit the bank where it hurts and hit them hard – and Utah might hold the key to it all. In the weeks since news broke that Wells Fargo opened as many as 2 million fake accounts in their customers’ names, there has been a barrage of moves made by the bank to show …


Note 7 Owners File Class Action Suit Against Samsung Over Smartphone Debacle

Samsung’s Note 7 fallout keeps expanding, as a possible class action lawsuit looms against the company, after three former Note 7 owners in the U.S. joined ranks to take the OEM to court. The news lands only a week after the company pulled the plug on the manufacturing of the handset, a decision determined by mounting numbers of devices that overheat and burst into flames. The lawsuit, which …


Apple Lawsuit Says 90 Percent of ‘Official’ Chargers Sold on Amazon Are Fake

Ever had to buy a new Apple charger from Amazon? Well beware even those labelled as the genuine article — according to a recent lawsuit filed by Apple, 90 percent of them are fake. The iPhone-maker is currently suing a company named Mobile Star LLC for trademark infringement, alleging that the firm has been passing off counterfeit Apple chargers as the real thing.


Judge ‘Strongly’ Inclined to Approve Volkswagen $14.7 Billion Settlement

Volkswagen AG and car owners will likely secure a federal judge’s final sign-off on their $14.7 billion settlement as the automaker continues to seek regulators’ approval of a fix for 482,000 pollution-spewing vehicles still on U.S. roads. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said he is “strongly” inclined to approve the settlement requiring VW to buy back cars with 2.0-liter …


Costco’s Illegal Toilet Paper Tax Cost N.J. Residents Money, Suit Alleges

A Leonia man has started a class-action lawsuit against the Costco Wholesale Corporation, claiming the business illegally charged him sales tax on toilet paper. Robert Arnold, 55, claims he and his wife purchased Charmin toilet tissue from the wholesaler twice in July 2015 – once at the Wayne store and another time at the …


Court Rules Against Consumers in Class Action Lawsuit Against Hyundai Motor Co.

A Seoul district court on Thursday ruled against a group of 1,890 consumers who have filed a class-action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor Co. over the alleged exaggeration of the gas mileage of an SUV made by the country’s No. 1 automaker. The Seoul Central District Court said that as the result of the transport ministry’s fuel efficiency test on the Santa Fe 2-liter diesel SUV has not been fully …


Rob Reiner Speaks on $125 Million ‘Spinal Tap’ Lawsuit

One day after This Is Spinal Tap star and co-creator Harry Shearer sued Vivendi for accounting misappropriation, fraud and breach of contract over the film and its soundtrack, Spinal Tap actor – director Rob Reiner has thrown his support behind Shearer. In the suit, Shearer alleged that he earned only $81 in merchandising income over a 22-year period and $98 for his contributions to the …