Class


Hertz Schram Obtains $39 Million Settlement on Behalf of Disabled Retirees in Class Action Lawsuit

The Plan, a multiemployer pension plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), dramatically reduced the class members’ Disability Retirement Benefits (DRB) by an average of more than 61 percent and threatened total elimination of their DRB. The 324 plaintiffs, most of whom reside in the Detroit area, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …


RM LAW Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against BofI Holding, Inc.

BofI Holding, Inc. operates as the holding company for Bank of Internet USA. The Bank provides consumer and business banking products in the United States. The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business, operational and compliance policies.



The Rise and Fall of the Franchise Class Action

The recent settlement in the Zwaniga v Johnvince Foods class action concludes yet another of the dwindling number of franchise class actions before the Canadian courts, highlighting the risks of class actions in general and franchise class actions in particular. The case In 2011, the plaintiffs, the Zwanigas, commenced a proposed class action against Revolution Food Technologies, a vending …



SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Walter Investment Management Corp. And Encourages Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces a class action lawsuit against Walter Investment Management Corp. (“Walter” or the “Company”) (NYSE: WAC) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between May 3, 2016 and March 13, 2017 inclusive (the “Class Period”). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares during the Class Period …


Florida Man Can’t Pause Cycle on Samsung ‘Exploding’ Washing Machine Lawsuit

Samsung was handed a rare win this week when a judge decided not to pause its defense of a lawsuit over faulty washing machines. Judge Donald Middlebrooks of the Florida Southern US District Court this week denied a request from Plaintiff Kenneth Menzer that his class-action lawsuit against the Korean electronics giant be put on hold so he can decide whether to hop on board an identical class …


A Rare Class-Action Victory Over Wells Fargo’s Fake Accounts Proves Binding Arbitration Sucks

Wells Fargo got caught ripping off millions of customers by setting up fake accounts in their names, then billing them for “services” related to those accounts, sometimes tanking their credit-ratings, costing them jobs, even their houses — but the company says you’re not allowed to sue them because their employees fraudulently signed your name to a “binding arbitration” agreement that forces …


‘$1 Buy’ Rent Deals Spark Class Action

Struggling Wagga Wagga mother of five Casey Simpson paid Radio Rentals $3320 for a used bed worth $480 and she still doesn’t own it. Ms Simpson, who is leading a $50 million class action launched by Maurice Blackburn lawyers against Radio Rentals on Wednesday, claims its “Rent, Try, $1 Buy” contract misled her. She says instead of letting her buy the used …