Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Lincoln Park Flooding in August
Major flooding in Lincoln Park has left residents furious about sewage …
Class-Actions
Snapchat Defends Procedures After Facial Recognition Class Action
The popular social media platform Snapchat faces allegations by two Illinois users that it stores information that makes them susceptible to identity theft. The class action complaint filed May 23 by Jose Luis Martinez and Malcolm Neal in the Superior Court of California against Snapchat Inc. alleges that the multimedia service provider violated the Illinois …
Parents File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Pop Warner Over Head Trauma
Two parents filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against Pop Warner Little Scholars, the nation’s largest youth-football organization, alleging that it misled parents about the safety of its program, according to the New York Times. The lawsuit, which also includes USA Football and the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, or NOCSAE, alleges all three organizations …
Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses Pop Warner of Endangering Youth Football Players
A class-action lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Pop Warner football of not monitoring games, practices, rules, equipment and medical care “to minimize the long-term risks” associated with brain injuries and repetitive hits to the head, according to court documents obtained by The New York Times. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in California, takes on the nation’s largest youth football …
Smelly Clothes From Front-Loading Washing Machines Cause Class-Action Suits
It’s no secret that front-loading washing machines often perform better than top loaders. They’re also gentler on your clothes and energy efficient. But some customers who bought the new machines had to deal with an unusual problem.
Client Solicitation 101: Don’t Robocall the Guy Running the Mass Tort
The blessing and curse of automated dialing is that robocallers operate without human assistance. That’s great if the goal of the call is, say, to tell parents of schoolkids about a snow day. But a new class action in federal court in Ft. Worth, Texas, suggests that robocalls just might not be the best way to drum up clients in mass tort litigation.
Biglaw Firm Hit With $100 Million Class Action Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Law.com reports that a Chadbourne & Parke litigation partner, Kerrie Campbell, has filed a $100 million class action lawsuit against the firm on behalf of current and former female partners, alleging gender discrimination: The suit alleges that female partners have been excluded from positions with decision-making authority, and help;
Lawsuit Involving 600 Yakima Valley Farm Workers to Proceed as Class Action
A federal lawsuit affecting over 600 Yakima Valley farm workers will head to trial. A news release from Columbia Legal Services said the lawsuit originally filed in 2014 says that Mercer Canyons out of Alderdale, Washington failed to inform previous local employees about higher paying jobs. Mercer Canyons, one of the largest fruit and vegetable growers in the state applied for a …
7 More Class-Action Concussion Lawsuits Filed Against NCAA
The latest round of class-action concussion lawsuits against the NCAA and major college football conferences were filed by former college football players from Florida State, Miami, Florida, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Louisville and Murray State. The lawsuits were filed in federal courts …
Valeant Is Being Sued Under Racketeering Law Over Drug Price Hikes
Two groups sued Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. in a proposed class-action lawsuit Monday, claiming the company’s relationship with specialty mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services was illegal and allowed Valeant to overcharge and wrongly charge for prescription drugs, in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Much of the lawsuit focuses on the …