The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a class action settlement as “worthless” for absent class members in a recent federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case. The decision represents another addition to the growing list of FDCPA and other consumer-related class action settlements facing tough scrutiny where absent class members receive minimal or no monetary relief in proportion to …
Attorneys for families of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims have filed their first legal brief, seeking to have the state Supreme Court reinstate a lawsuit against gunmaker Remington Arms Co. In a 62-page document, attorney Josh Koskoff highlights the families’ contention that Remington knowingly marketed a military weapon to a high-risk class of young males fascinated …
A Chicago woman who claims Amazon continued to draw payments from her bank account for an Amazon Prime membership she says she didn’t even purchase has filed a class action suit against the online retailer. On Feb. 20, plaintiff Latoya Christmas filed a complaint in Chicago federal court against Seattle-based Amazon, alleging the retailer violated the federal Electronic Funds Transfer Act and …
The Supreme Court of Arkansas on Feb. 16 decided to uphold a Faulkner County Circuit Court certified a class of Conway police and firefighters who are seeking salary increases. Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Judge Rhonda K. Wood wrote in the court’s opinion that the case originated when Conway police officers and firefighters brought a class action lawsuit …
Takata Corp.’s chief financial officer Yoichiro Nomura leaves federal court in Detroit on Monday. Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud Monday and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an air bag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the U.S.(Photo: Paul Sancya / AP) 11 CONNECTTWEET2 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE The Takata Corp. pleaded guilty …
A federal judge has ruled in favor of permitting three transgender students, including Jackie Evancho’s sister Juliet, to use the school restroom that aligns with their gender identity. Trump administration has clearly signaled it doesn’t care about trans students’ safety – but it can’t rescind a federal statute Jackie Evancho sang the National Anthem at Donald Trump’s inauguration; Juliet …
A Philadelphia federal judge denied a Comcast Corp. call center employee’s bid for a class-action discrimination suit. The former employee, Wilbert Spencer Jr., says in the lawsuit that Comcast managers fired him for hanging up on a customer at the Newark, Del., call center after he lodged a discrimination complaint against his managers over a bad employee review. Comcast managers attempted to …
It was nearly three years ago that the Phoenix Veterans Administration hospital became ground zero for a nationwide scandal over wait times. Now the first case against the V-A hospital alleging malpractice will head to court. FOX 10’s Liz Kotalik reports.
NEW ORLEANS — A Florida businessman’s litigation blocking World Trade Center development appears to be headed to the Louisiana Supreme Court, but the winning bidder’s spokesman has claimed validation in a recent appeals-court decision. “Today’s unanimous and strongly worded 4th Circuit ruling validates our contention that the plaintiff has no legitimate legal case and that this transformational …
A lawsuit has been filed that claims Beyonce sampled lyrics from a deceased New Orleans artist without permission. Beyonce did not credit artist Messy Mya, whose real name is Anthony Barre, or pay his estate for use, according to a complaint filed Feb. 2 by Barre’s sister, Angel Barre, in the U.S. District Court in Louisiana. She represents Barre’s estate.