Class-Actions

Sask. Farmer Leads Roundup Class Action

A Moose Jaw farmer is leading a class action lawsuit against Bayer and Monsanto. The lawsuit contends that exposure to Roundup herbicide contributed to his cancer and the cancer of other Canadians participating in the class action. Merchant Law Group, a firm best known for the $1.9 billion residential school settlement, has already filed a motion for the class action. “He’s a relatively young …


Yale Students File Class Action Lawsuit Against University Over Sexual Discrimination

Three Yale students have filed an 85-page class action lawsuit against the university in federal court, alleging gender discrimination. NBC Connecticut’s Keisha Grant sat down with the students spearheading a lawsuit against Yale University and its fraternities to find out why they call the culture on campus dangerous. “It’s a class action lawsuit on behalf of all women,” McNeil explained. They …


Realtor Group Moves to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Collusion

GettyThe National Association of REALTORS has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit that was filed against the organization in March. Mantill Williams, NAR’s vice president of communications, says the group will move to dismiss the other cases as well. He also says the class action attorneys involved in the case “dreamed up” anticompetitive rules that don’t exist within NAR’s …


Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Dynagas

Dynagas LNG Partners is facing a class action lawsuit and multiple investigations on behalf of all investors that purchased DLNG securities between 16 February 2018 and 21 March 2019. LawsuitBragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., and Entwistle & Cappucci LLP, have both independently announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all investors that purchased Dynagas LNG Partners LP …


Judge Certifies Guatemalan Woman’s Class Action Against Trump Administration

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against the administration after Lillian Calderon–a Guatemalan native–was detained after a marriage interview. A federal judge has ruled that a Guatemalan woman’s class action lawsuit can move forward. Filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, the complaint challenges the Trump administration’s harsh anti-immigration policies. At the …


Federal Judge Certifies Class-Action Lawsuit Against Immigration Officials

BOSTON (WPRI) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Providence mother detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can move forward. The ruling will extend the lawsuit beyond its five plaintiffs, including other New England-area residents to continue seeking lawful status without worrying about deportation. Lilian Calderon is the lead plaintiff in a …


Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Owner of TurboTax

A class-action lawsuit was filed Sunday against TurboTax owner Intuit, alleging that the company breached an agreement with the IRS by diverting taxpayers away from its free-filing program.“ The victims of this scheme were intentionally misled and deprived of the opportunity to make an informed decision about their tax-filing service,” Eric Gibbs of Gibbs Law Group LLP, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement. The law firms that filed the complaint said their case is the first nationwide class-action suit filed against Intuit over the free-filing issue.


Telecommunications Companies Are Facing Privacy Class Action

Telecommunications giants are facing a class action for allegedly violating consumer privacy laws. A class action lawsuit has been filed against the four most popular telecommunications companies in the United States – Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile. The class action covers approximately 300 million customers ranging from April 30, 2015 and February 15, 2019 spread out between the four …


What You Need to Know About Ford’s PowerShift Transmission Problems

Nearly two million people who have owned or leased one of the cars with the PowerShift transmission stand to get at least some repayment for their trouble. By now it is a well-publicized issue that Ford’s PowerShift dual-clutch automatic transmission has caused problems for owners of several model years of its Fiesta and Focus cars. The Ford PowerShift transmission in question is found in …


T-Mobile and Other U.S. Carriers Face Class Action Lawsuits Over Selling Customer Location Data

The saga of location data scandals involving T-Mobile and the other three major U.S. carriers continues with news of class action lawsuits. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon have been hit with class action lawsuits related to the various location data scandals that’ve been uncovered over the past year or so. “This action arises out of Defendant’s colletion of geolocation data and the …