Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Lincoln Park Flooding in August
Major flooding in Lincoln Park has left residents furious about sewage …
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Judge: County’s Lawsuit Against Oregon Likely a Class Action
A judge signaled he plans to certify Linn County’s timber lawsuit against the state as a class action, meaning it would include other counties. The county filed the lawsuit earlier this year, asserting insufficient logging had cost it and more than a dozen other timber-rich counties more than $1.4 billion. The complaint says the counties turned over ownership of forestlands …
Facebook Gets Favorable Ruling in Privacy Violation Case
Per Bloomberg news, Facebook Inc. (FB – Analyst Report) has crushed a bid for a class action lawsuit that accused the social media company of “automatically and surreptitiously” giving advertisers access to personal information of its users. Users claimed that Facebook gave away details like usage of website to advertisers when they clicked on the ads, undermining Facebook’s own “explicit …
If Telemarketers or Internet Marketers From the Companies Listed Below Withdrew Money From Your Bank Account or You Incurred Charges as a Result, You May Get Money From a Class Action Settlement
A proposed class action settlement has been reached in Reyes v. Zions First National Bank, Case No. 10-cv-0345, pending in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The Plaintiff alleged that between October 2006 and March 2010, Zions First National Bank, NetDeposit, LLC, MP Technologies d/b/a Modern Payments and Teledraft, Inc., violated federal law by initiating debits on …
Concussion Settlement Objectors Drop Their appeal
Three years to the day after the NFL and thousands of former players reached a tentative settlement in a massive concussion class action, the settlement is finally official. Via the New York Post, Monday came and went without the former players who opposed the settlement filing a petition for appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, ending the case and allowing the settlement to proceed. “It’s been …
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.
Appeal of Concussion Settlement Will Indeed continue
More than three years after the NFL and a class of thousands of former players agreed on terms of the settlement of the concussion class action, the settlement still won’t be finalized. Contrary to a report in the New York Post that the remaining players objecting to the deal had failed to file petitions for appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court by Monday’s deadline, at least one petition was …
What Makes Chipotle ‘Wage Theft’ Lawsuit Possible
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, or FLSA, protects workers by (1) requiring a minimum wage, (2) mandating overtime pay for work exceeding 40 hours in a workweek, (3) prohibiting child labor, and (4) requiring employers to keep accurate time records. There’s a problem, though. Consider an individual worker with a solid wage claim.
Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Corrections Corporation of America
CCA, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and manages private prisons and other correctional facilities in the United States, and provides inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. The complaint alleges that CCA and certain of its executive officers made a series of false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose to investors during …