Settlement

Settlements Sep 19, 2016

The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. Announces Proposed Class Action Settlement on Behalf of Purchasers of Common Stock of Electronic Game Card, Inc.

SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 19, 2016 — The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. announces that the United States District Court for the Central District of California Southern Division has approved the following announcement of a proposed class action settlement that would benefit purchasers of common stock of Electronic Game Card, Inc.: SUMMARY NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TO: ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED THE …

Legal News Sep 19, 2016

$344K Tips Refund Could Be Coming to Uber Passengers

A federal judge in San Francisco has granted preliminary approval of a lawsuit settlement that would refund $344,000 to 47,000 passengers who were allegedly led to believe that drivers were receiving all of a 20 percent gratuity. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen granted the preliminary approval Thursday of the proposed agreement in a 2014 lawsuit filed against the ride-booking …

Settlements Sep 19, 2016

Delaware Prison Officials Settle Class Action Lawsuit Over Solitary Confinement of Offenders With Mental Illness

News Report | September 18, 2016 On August 6, 2016, the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) agreed to a settlement calling for improvement in how the DOC handles solitary confinement of offenders with mental illness. Specifically, the DOC significantly limit the length of time that can be served in disciplinary housing at all DOC prisons. Further, the agreement includes language to support …

Settlements Sep 19, 2016

Curt Schilling, Others Agree to Pay $2.5M in 38 Studios Lawsuit Settlement

Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and others agreed to a $2.5 million settlement to end their part of a lawsuit brought over Rhode Island’s disastrous $75 million deal with 38 Studios, his failed video game company. If approved by the judge overseeing the lawsuit, the agreement filed Monday with four 38 Studios officials brings an …

Legal News Sep 16, 2016

California Court Applies Strict Scrutiny to Reject Uber Class Settlement

A Northern District of California judge refused to preliminarily approve a class settlement of Uber customers who used its “Rideshare Services” in which Uber would have paid class members $28.5 million. The court was concerned about several things. First, the settlement divided the settlement fund among class members on a per capita basis, which resulted in the compensation of some members who …

Settlements Sep 15, 2016

Class Members in Settlement Over Cigarette Maker’s Promotion Can Apply to Redeem ‘C-Notes’

Class members who want to participate in a class action settlement against cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds over the company’s so-called “Camel Cash” promotion can do so now. Class members could start applying to redeem their “C-Notes” for specified non-tobacco merchandise last month. The Camel Cash promotion ran from Oct. 1, 1991 to March 31, 2007, and rewarded …

Settlements Sep 15, 2016

PNC to Pay at Least $24M to Settle Acquired Bank’s Lawsuit | News

PNC Financial Services Group will pay at least $24 million to settle class-action claims that a Virginia bank it acquired charged excessive fees and kicked back money to a mortgage broker for customer referrals. The settlement first reported Tuesday by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is detailed in documents filed in U.S. District Court, Pittsburgh. It stems from claims filed …

Settlements Sep 15, 2016

New Hampshire Residents Can File for Payment in Dairy Antitrust Settlement

Residents of New Hampshire, 14 other states and the District of Columbia can now file a claim for part of a $52 million dairy anti-trust settlement. The settlement was reached earlier this month in a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that National Milk Producers Federation, through its voluntary farmer-funded national program, Cooperatives Working Together, artificially limited raw milk …

News Sep 14, 2016

Glenn Beck Settles Lawsuit With Saudi Student He Accused of Financing Boston Marathon Bombings

Glenn Beck has settled a lawsuit filed by the Saudi Arabian student he wrongly accused of providing financial backing for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Beck, the conservative radio host and entrepreneur, had repeatedly identified Abdulrahman Alharbi, a 20-year-old Saudi scholarship student living in greater Boston, as the individual who funded the attacks that were carried out by Dzhokhar …

Legal News Sep 14, 2016

Sixth Circuit Vacates Class Settlement, Finding That Sealed Documents Prevented Objectors From Assessing Settlement’s Fairness

This summer, the Sixth Circuit rejected class action litigants’ filing of the bulk of their class settlement documents under seal. Shane Grp., Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich., 825 F.3d 299 (6th Cir. 2016).