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Legal News Feb 21, 2017

8th Cir. Holds Trial Court Did Not Err in Using ‘Percentage of the Benefit’ Over ‘Lodestar’ in TCPA Class Fee Award Dispute

In an appeal involving the settlement of four separate class actions under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by electing to use the “percentage-of-the-benefit” method to calculate class counsel’s fee award, as opposed to the “lodestar” method. The Eighth Circuit …

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Class-Actions Feb 21, 2017

Class Action OK vs Stericycle Over Medical Waste Disposal Billing Fraud Accusations

A federal judge has cleared the way for a nationwide class action to proceed against Stericycle over allegations the Lake Forest-based regulated waste disposal giant for years used an automatic price-increasing scheme to defraud customers out of hundreds of millions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Milton I. Shadur certified the plaintiffs class in a memorandum opinion and order issued Feb. 16 …

Notices Feb 21, 2017

USNA INVESTOR ALERT: The Law Offices of Vincent Wong Notifies Investors of a Class Action Involving USANA Health Sciences, Inc. And a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of April 14, 2017

The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the District of Utah on behalf of investors who purchased USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (USNA) securities between March 14, 2014 and February 7, 2017. Click here to learn about the case: http://www.wongesq.com/pslra/usana-health-sciences-inc. There is …

Class-Actions Feb 21, 2017

Class Action Says Sprint Didn’t Come Through With Promised Deal

A Los Angeles County woman says Sprint defrauded her and at least 99 other California consumers with false promises of lower rates and three prepaid Visa cards, each worth $350. “Such representations was part of a common scheme to mislead consumers and incentivize them to purchase telephone services in spite of the inhibition brought about by the difficulty of installing them,” Sylvia Nixon …

Class-Actions Feb 21, 2017

UPS Faces FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Background Check Violations

United Parcel Service (UPS) of America Inc. faces a class action lawsuit that claims UPS allegedly violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by using background checks for employment without providing the results to job applicants or employees, according to a report on the Top Class Actions website. Top Class Actions reports that plaintiff John Riley of Florida claims he applied for …

News Feb 20, 2017

Alaska Reality Star Sues Emmy-Winning Show, Claiming Unsafe Shoots & ‘Fictionalized’ Storylines

One of the stars of the Alaska-based reality show “Life Below Zero” has sued producers of the series claiming she was forced to film unsafe segments in support of made-up storylines. Attorneys for Susan Aikens filed a 32-page lawsuit Friday against BBC Worldwide Reality Productions and others responsible for the National Geographic Channel series. In court documents, Aikens …

Lawsuits Feb 20, 2017

Lawsuit Seeks to End Housing Voucher Discrimination

In 2015, Texas became the only state in the country to pass a law protecting a landlord’s ability to refuse to accept housing vouchers. A new federal lawsuit filed last week alleges that law is unconstitutional and violates the Fair Housing Act.

Lawsuits Feb 20, 2017

Mining Company’s Lawsuit Against Union Pacific Moves Forward

A federal judge has cleared the way for a lead and copper mining company’s lawsuit against Union Pacific over lead pollution to move forward. This lawsuit related to contamination in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Basin is one of several pending between Tucson, Arizona-based Asarco and Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific. A judge decided last week to reject Union Pacific’s motion for summary judgment in …

News Feb 20, 2017

Lawsuit Filed Against Seizing Tax Returns for Traffic Camera Fines

A new lawsuit seeks to stop the city of Des Moines from garnishing the state income tax refunds to pay traffic camera violation fines. The city has seized refunds for such fines for three years. Attorney Jim Larew, of Iowa City, said in the lawsuit filed last week that officials are misusing the program.