On February 4, 2019, the Court approved the proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit about the labeling of Aveeno® Baby Wash and Shampoo and Aveeno® Baby Calming Comfort Bath (collectively, the “Products”). The Plaintiff in the lawsuit asserts that the Products’ labels were false or misleading before they were changed (in November of 2012 for the Wash and Shampoo Product, and in November of 2013 for the Calming Comfort Bath Product), by claiming that the Products were a “Natural Oat Formula.” Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. (“J&JCC” or “Defendant”) denies all allegations and is entering into this settlement, among other reasons, to avoid burdensome and costly litigation. The settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.
On January 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Achziger v. IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Case No 3:14-cv-05445-BHS, United States District Court, Western District of Washington at Tacoma. You are a member of the proposed Class if the IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY paid to have your insured vehicle repaired under the Comprehensive/Collision and/or UIM PD provision of an IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY policy issued in Washington; and
You are not a part of the proposed Class if, at the time of your accident, (a) your vehicle was leased, (b) your vehicle was declared a total loss, (c) you are currently employed by the IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, (d) your claim did not involve an uninsured or underinsured motorist and your insurance policy contained an exclusion for diminished value (Amendment AMWA 13a-d), and e) accidents occurring before April 4, 2008. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On June 21, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Ahmed et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-2057-FMO-SPx (United States District Court, Central District of California). The settlement provides for a pro rata calculation from the Net Settlement Fund. Final approval was granted on December 30, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
The Action is a securities fraud class action lawsuit that was commenced on March 4, 2015. On August 24, 2015, pursuant to the lead plaintiff provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”), the Court appointed the Akorn Investor Group, currently consisting of Mikolaj Sarzynski, J. M. Cunniff, Jr., and Elizabeth Cunniff (“Class Plaintiffs” or “Plaintiffs”), as lead plaintiff. The Court also appointed Class Plaintiffs’ counsel, Pomerantz LLP and Glancy Prongay & Murray (together, “Class Counsel”), as co-lead counsel.
On November 21, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Larson, et al. v. Allina Health System, et al., Case No. 0:17-cv-03835-SRN-TRL (U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota). The Settlement provides a payment to all participants and beneficiaries (excluding Defendants and their Immediate Family Members) of the Allina Health System (“Allina”) 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan and the Allina 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan at any time between August 18, 2011 and November 21, 2019 in accordance with the Court-ordered Plan of Allocation. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
On December 7, 2017, the Court preliminary approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Bollenbach Enterprises LP v. Oklahoma Energy Acquisitions LP, et al., Case No. 17-cv-00134-HE (W.D. Okla.) The settlement provided for $4,687,029 in cash benefits (subject to adjustments.) Final approval was granted on March 12, 2018, and the Settlement Proceeds were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
There is currently pending a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Central District of California. The class action lawsuit, filed in 2014, challenged the treatment of gay, bisexual and transgender inmates who were housed in the Alternative Lifestyle Tank (or "ALT") of the West Valley Detention Center (a San Bernardino County jail). A preliminary settlement has been reached that calls for both modifying what Plaintiffs alleged was discriminatory treatment, and providing a compensation fund.
A class action lawsuit challenges the legality of group strip searches in the outside bus garage at the LA County women’s jail in Lynwood, California (this jail is referred to as the “Century Regional Detention Facility” or “CRDF”). The lawsuit covers all women who were strip searched in groups, without individual privacy, in the bus garage, upon entering or returning to CRDF, between March 2008 and January 2015. In June of 2017, a federal court ruled that the group strip searches in the bus garage were illegal. Counsel is preparing for settlement negotiations before a retired federal judge to try and secure financial compensation for women who were illegally searched.
The Complaint alleges that Baazov engaged in insider trading in connection with several of Amaya’s acquisitions in violation of Canadian securities laws and Amaya’s own policies prohibiting insider trading. The Complaint further alleges that Defendants Baazov and Amaya made material false and misleading statements in press releases and SEC filings denying that Baazov engaged in any violations of the securities laws, and that Defendants Baazov and Sebag falsely represented that they had disclosed all fraud involving management to the Board of Directors. The Complaint alleges the truth was revealed when, on March 23, 2016, the Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”), the securities regulatory authority in the Province of Quebec, announced it filed five charges against Baazov alleging violations of Canadian securities laws in connection with trading in advance of Amaya’s announcement of its plan to acquire The Oldford Group (then owner of Poker Stars), which the Complaint asserts led Amaya’s shares to decline $3.07 per share, or approximately 21.5% from its previous closing price, to close at $11.18 per share on March 23, 2016 on the NASDAQ. Defendants have denied and continue to deny each, any, and all allegations of wrongdoing, fault, liability, or damage whatsoever asserted by Lead Plaintiffs. Defendants have also denied, inter alia, the allegations that Lead Plaintiffs or the Settlement Class have suffered damages or that Lead Plaintiffs or the Settlement Class were harmed by the conduct alleged in the Action. Defendants continue to believe the claims asserted against them in the Action are without merit.
On December 30, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Folweiler Chiropractic v. American Family Insurance Company, Case No. 16-2-16112-0 (SEA). The settlement provides for Washington State healthcare providers who, from July 8, 2012 through December 23, 2019, submitted medical bills for payment, under the terms of an insured’s Personal Injury Protection or Medical Payments coverage, to American Family Insurance Company or American Family Mutual Insurance Company and had their bills reduced based on an explanation code P0041, as set out in the Explanation of Remittance form they received. Final approval was granted on February 19, 2020. All eligible class members have been paid.
A settlement (the “Settlement”) has been approved by the federal court in a class action lawsuit alleging breaches of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) in connection with the Amgen Retirement and Savings Plan and the Retirement and Savings Plan of Amgen Manufacturing, Limited (collectively, the “Plans”). This Settlement will provide for a payment of $2,750,000.00 to the Settlement Fund.
This is a lawsuit brought under New York Labor Law and asserts that The Hartford should have paid overtime wages for members of the Class and should have provided accurate wage statements. The Named Plaintiffs in this lawsuit are eight present and former Hartford employees, who allege that they were wrongly classified and not paid overtime compensation for their work at Hartford. The Class seeks unpaid overtime pay, liquidated damages, damages for failure to provide accurate wage statements and attorneys’ fees and costs. The Hartford denies that it owes the plaintiffs any overtime pay, and contends that plaintiffs’ duties made them exempt from overtime pay.
Atlantic Ambulance alleged that Counterclaimants failed to pay for services provided by Atlantic Ambulance. Counterclaimants alleged that Atlantic Ambulance violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, as well as certain common law claims, by overcharging Counterclaimants and others similarly situated. Class certification was denied by the trial court, which was affirmed on appeal with the exception of Atlantic Ambulance’s bill to the Hittis and those similarly situated of $14.00 for one-mile of transport that Atlantic Ambulance did not provide but for which it billed, whose claim was remanded to the trial court for further consideration of class certification. Counterclaimants’ motion to the New Jersey Supreme Court for review was denied.
A $65.5 million settlement has been approved in a lawsuit alleging that companies that sponsored au pairs on J-1 visas violated federal and/or state law in relation to the weekly stipend paid to them. The class action was brought on behalf of au pairs who were sponsored by any one of fifteen (15) J-1 visa sponsors at any time between January 1, 2009, and October 28, 2018. Final approval was granted on July 18, 2019, and the settlement fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On August 9, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Babcock & Wilcox Ent., Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 3:17-CV-00109. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $19,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On May 17, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Boskie, et al. v. Backgroundchecks.com, LLC, Case No. 2019CP3200824 (South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, County of Lexington). The settlement provides for injunctive relief if between September 8, 2014 and May 17, 2019, 1) information about a criminal record related to you (even if it did not result in a conviction) was in Defendant’s public record database, or 2) Defendant provided a report about you to a third party. Defendant’s database contains hundreds of millions of publicly available criminal records and aliases from county, state and federal agencies, courts and correctional institutions. Final approval was granted on October 31, 2019, and injunctive relief was entered.
On May 17, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Boskie, et al. v. Backgroundchecks.com, LLC, Case No. 2019CP3200824 (South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, County of Lexington). The settlement provides for prospective relief if Defendant Backgroundchecks.com provided a background check about you directly to HomeAdvisor, Inc. that contained a record that was something other than a conviction of a crime and the disposition of that record occurred more than seven years before the date of the report. Final approval was granted on October 31, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
Plaintiffs allege that First Advantage, the Defendant, violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by allegedly producing background reports on certain individuals containing non-conviction information older than seven years from the date of the report. Plaintiffs allege that this reporting caused harm and violated the law. First Advantage vigorously denies the Plaintiffs’ claim and denies all liability to Plaintiffs and the Class. First Advantage denies that it violated the law in any manner whatsoever and has raised a number of defenses to the claims asserted.
A settlement has been reached in a consolidated class action lawsuit, Hernandez, et al. v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., et al., Case No. 05-cv-01070 DOC (MLGx), C.D. Cal.) The settlement provides both non-monetary and monetary benefits to participating Class members as well as Consumer Credit Reporting Assistance to all Class members. Final approval was granted on April 6, 2018. Following resolution of the remaining issues, JND began distributing settlement benefits to eligible Class Members in October 2020.
The Settlement resolves the Action concerning whether Barclays, Barclays Capital Inc., and William White (collectively, “Defendants”) violated federal securities laws by allegedly making misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in public statements to the investing public concerning Barclays’ “dark pool,” known as Liquidity Cross or LX, a private trading venue on which participants can trade securities without publicly displaying bids or offers.
On March 20, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Barrett v. Nestle USA, Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-167 (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division). The settlement provides for current or former hourly-paid production employees who work or worked at the Nestlé processing factory located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at any time between January 1, 2016 and July 1, 2018. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on July 10, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On June 9, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Barrios, et al. v. The City of Chicago, Case No, 1:15-cv-02648, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The settlement provides for Owners of the 356 identified vehicles that were impounded by the City of Chicago and the City of Chicago initiated contact with the lienholder of the vehicle and demanded that the lienholder take possession of the vehicle during the period of March 28, 2013 through August 1, 2015, depriving the owner of their vehicle. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The lawsuit alleges that TIAA failed to pay Named Plaintiffs and other similarly situated employees in Advisory Positions properly for all overtime hours they worked. The Plaintiffs allege that those in training for an Advisory Position role were misclassified as exempt from overtime and not paid properly for all hours worked in a Training Period during the Material Times.
On November 26, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Beezley v. Fenix Parts, Inc., et al, Case No. 1:17-cv-07896. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $3,300,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Plaintiff brought claims on behalf of all persons in the RoundPoint Settlement Class. Plaintiff alleges that when a borrower was required to have insurance for his or her property pursuant to a residential mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, and evidence of acceptable coverage was not provided (for example, when the insurance policy did not exist or had lapsed), RoundPoint would place insurance in a manner such that RoundPoint allegedly received an unauthorized benefit. Plaintiff alleges further that RoundPoint did so primarily to receive other consideration from Great American or Willis of Ohio. Plaintiff also alleges that the way in which LPI policies were obtained and placed caused the premiums and the amount of coverage to be excessive. All Defendants expressly deny Plaintiff's allegations and assert their actions were and are fully authorized under the mortgage instruments and by law. They also expressly deny that they did anything wrong. There has been no court decision on the merits of this case and no finding that Defendants committed any wrongdoing.
Plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo, as trustee for the Trusts, breached its contractual and common law duties by failing to enforce Trust repurchase claims when it discovered mortgage loans that allegedly breached representations and warranties made by the entities (or their successors) that sold the mortgage loans to the Trusts, and failing to provide notices to cure known servicing violations to the servicers responsible for servicing the mortgage loans in the Trusts.
On September 22, 2020, the Court entered a preliminary approval order in a class action lawsuit, Blanco v. Hunter Industries Inc., Dispensing Dynamics International Inc. et al., Case No. 19STCV26347 (Superior Court of CA, Los Angeles County). The settlement provides for a fund of $400,000, to be paid to persons who, at any time from June 16, 2017, through and including September 22, 2020, were employed by Dispensing Dynamics International, Inc. in California as a non-exempt, hourly employee.
On May 16, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Blasi Jr., et al. v. United Debt Services, LLC, et al., Case No. 2:14-cv-0083. The settlement certified the Class as all individuals who, between June 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014, UDS obtained and used their consumer report for targeted marketing purposes via prescreened marketing lists provided by AMG Lead Source, and you received target marketing materials from UDS. Final approval was granted on November 5, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against BP Solar and Home Depot involving solar panels manufactured between 1999 and 2007 with an S-type junction box (“Class Panels”). You may be entitled to benefits from a $45.33 million common fund or a separate, $20 million claims-made settlement.
On December 10, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Angela Bradley v. Hornecker Cowling, LLP, Case No. 1:18-cv-01929-CL (D. OR.). The settlement provides for all individuals with an Oregon address to whom, during the period from November 5, 2017, through December 10, 2019, Defendants sent a letter attempting to collect a consumer debt letter and whose letter was not returned as undeliverable.
On July 16, 2015, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Brandewie v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 1:14-cv-00965 (N.D. Ohio). The settlement provided for gift cards of at least $3.00, available on a first-come, first served basis. Final approval was granted on December 21, 2015, and settlement benefits were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
A settlement has been reached in a class action antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”) with Defendant Fieldale Farms Corporation (“Fieldale Farms”). This Settlement only applies to Fieldale Farms and does not dismiss claims against other Defendants in the case entitled In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation, N.D. Ill., Case No. 1:16-cv-08637. The lawsuit claims that Broiler chicken producers, including Fieldale Farms, combined and conspired in restraint of trade, the purpose and effect of which was to suppress competition and allow them to charge supra-competitive prices for Broilers during the Class Period, in violation of federal law. Fieldale Farms vigorously and affirmatively denies it did anything wrong, and denies that it in any way conspired with competitors to restrain trade or suppressed competition to charge supra-competitive prices. The Court did not decide which side was right, but both sides agreed to the Settlement to resolve the case. The case is still proceeding on behalf of the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs against all other Defendants.
On April 7, 2016, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Brown, et al. v. Transurban (USA), Inc., et al., Case No. 15-CV-00494-JCC-MSN (E.D.Va.). The settlement provided for a refund check of at least $10 and forgiveness for certain unpaid tolls and associated administrative fees. Final approval was granted on September 29, 2016, and settlement benefits were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On July 15, 2020, The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement in a class action against Bumble Trading Inc. and Bumble Holding Ltd. (Bumble), and preliminarily certified two classes for settlement purposes only: a Nationwide Class of all persons who purchased a subscription to Bumble Boost in the United States between November 13, 2014 and July 15, 2020 and a California Class of all persons who purchased Bumble Boost in California and were charged auto-renewal fees during this same time period. If the settlement is finally approved by the Court, Bumble will make a payment into a settlement fund and will make certain changes in its purchase process and refund policy. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On January 17, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Madeleine Yates v. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. and Vibes Media, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-09219 (N.D. IL). The settlement provides for all individuals within the United States who were sent a Checkers or Rally’s-branded promotional text message by or on behalf of Defendants from December 21, 2013, to March 8, 2019 . The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On October 10, 2018, Lead Plaintiff Jacob Petersen and TFI Defendants agreed to a Settlement regarding Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend Frozen Berry Mix (Berry Mix) for all persons who (1) consumed the Berry Mix that was both purchased at Costco in California and recalled on either June 4, 2013 or June 28, 2013 and (2) subsequently obtained an immune globulin (“IG”) shot or hepatitis-A virus (“HAV”) vaccination between May 31, 2013 and June 13, 2013. Claimants are eligible to submit a claim for Non-Economic and Economic Damages.
This lawsuit is about whether Cathedral failed to pay its Flowback and Production Testing Operators for all of their overtime pay. In particular, the lawsuit alleges that Cathedral: 1) failed to include all compensation in the overtime rates; and 2) failed to properly calculate the number of overtime hours worked each week. Cathedral Energy denies that it did anything wrong and intends to defend itself through the course of this case, including appeal.
On September 5, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in Litigation alleging that BP America ("Defendant") underpaid royalties on Oklahoma wells where Defendant (or a predecessor or affiliate of Defendant) is or was the operator or, as a non-operator, separately marketed gas. The settlement provided for $147,000,000.00 in cash plus Future Benefits with an estimated value of no less than $35,000,000. Final approval was granted on November 19, 2018, and the Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
The lawsuit claimed that Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital failed to ensure nurses could take breaks and record missed breaks as hours worked as required by Washington laws.
This lawsuit is about whether Defendants’ use of letters on the letterhead of a California district attorney, and charging allegedly unlawful fees in connection with a dishonored check, violates the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and the California Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) or constitutes negligent misrepresentation or fraudulent misrepresentation. Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants violated federal and California law by: (1) collecting and attempting to collect fees that were not permitted by law; (2) using district attorney letterhead, and otherwise giving the impression that they were the office of various California district attorneys; (3) using letters that explicitly and implicitly falsely threatened check writers with prosecution if the check writers did not pay fees for the “District Attorney Bad Check Restitution Program; and, (4) sending collection letters that did not include disclosures and notices of consumer rights required by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Defendants deny all allegations made by Plaintiffs and have asserted various defenses to these claims.
On December 17, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a Settlement in litigation asserting that Defendant failed to pay statutory interest on payments made by Defendant (or on behalf of Defendant) outside the time periods set forth in the Production Revenue Standards Act, 52 Okla. St. §570.1, et seq. (the “PRSA”) for oil and gas production proceeds from oil and gas wells in Oklahoma. The settlement provided for $14,950,000.00 in cash plus Future Benefits with an estimated net present value of at least $17,100,000.00. Final approval was granted on March 8, 2019, and the Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
On December 17, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a Settlement in a class action lawsuit, Chieftain Royalty Company v. Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc., Case No. 6:17-cv-00336-KEW (E.D. Okla.). The settlement provides for $19,500,000 in cash plus certain future benefits (“Future Benefits”), which are estimated by Plaintiff to have a net present value of at least $12,000,000. Final approval was granted on March 3, 2020, and the Gross Settlement Fund was distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
On March 12, 2018, the Court granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Djoric v. Justin Brands, Inc., Case No. BC574927 (Cal.) The settlement provided $25.00 cash or a $50.00 discount voucher per eligible product. Final approval was granted on July 31, 2018, and settlement benefits were subsequently issued to claimants whose claims were determined to be eligible.
On March 4, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Christopher Dixon v. Grunt Style, LLC, Case No. 2019 CH 01981 (Circuit Court, Cook County Illinois, Chancery Div.). The settlement provides for $450,000 for the benefit of the Settlement Class.
The Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Christopher v. Residence Mutual Insurance Company, Case No. CIVDS1711860 (San Bernardino County Sup. Court). The settlement provides for all current and former Residence Mutual Insurance Company (“RMIC”) policyholders who made a claim under a Homeowner’s Insurance policy issued by RMIC for covered dwelling damage at a covered residence premises located within the State of California in which: (1) RMIC determined that Profit and Overhead was part of the repair or replacement of the damage; (2) RMIC estimated the amount of Profit and Overhead; and (3) RMIC did not pay the Profit and Overhead until and unless it was incurred between March 9, 2013 and January 1, 2019.
Do nothing and you will receive your share for the general class claims. However, if you did not wish to receive any settlement payment for this class action, you must have opted out by October 19, 2020. If you wish to object, you must have notified the Court and the Claims Administrator by October 19, 2020.
The Court will decide whether to provide final approval to the Settlement at a court hearing currently scheduled for November 19, 2020 at 10 a.m. A new date and time will be posted here if the Final Approval Hearing is continued to another date.
Plaintiff filed this class action lawsuit against CubeSmart ("Defendant") alleging that it violated Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act ("FDUTPA") and various state laws by relating to monies individuals paid for participating in the Great American stored property insurance program. Defendant maintains that it did not violate FDUTPA and that individuals agreed to pay for the Great American Insurance and that they received the insurance coverage that they paid for. The parties have agreed to settle all claims about these payments that individuals made for their Great American Insurance policy.
Plaintiff Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative claims that Defendant United States has not made cost-sharing reduction reimbursements on a timely and periodic basis for the 2017 or 2018 benefit years to which it and other Qualified Health Plan "QHP" issuers such as your organization are entitled under the Affordable Care Act. Section 1402 of the Affordable Care Act established a cost-sharing reduction program that applied to insurers who offered QHPs on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges. The cost-sharing reduction program provides that QHP issuers must pay a portion of eligible insureds’ out-of-pocket costs, such as deductibles, co-pays, and similar expenses, thereby reducing the amount eligible insureds must pay. Section 1402 further states that the Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Treasury “shall make periodic and timely payments to the [QHP] issuer equal to the value of the reductions.” Beginning in 2014, the United States began making these cost-sharing reduction reimbursements, but then ceased paying them in 2017 and continues to not pay them.
The description of the Settlement of claims in the securities class action brought by investors alleging, among other things, that the Settling Defendants violated the federal securities laws by filing financial statements for more than three years that were materially false and misleading, violated Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), and improperly recognized more than $43 million in fictitious revenues.
A class action lawsuit entitled Connolly v. Umpqua Bank, Case No. 2:15-cv-00517-TSZ, is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle (the “Lawsuit”). The Lawsuit claims that Defendant violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681a-1681x, by procuring background and credit checks without complying with certain aspects of 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(b)(2). Defendant denies the claims, has asserted numerous defenses to the action, and denies that class certification is required or appropriate.
A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco"). The lawsuit claims Costco sent unsolicited facsimile advertisements in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The Court in charge of the case is the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (the "Court"), and the case is known as The Backer Law Firm, LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, Case No. 4:15-CV-00327-SRB. The Court did not decide in favor of the Class or the Defendant. Instead, both sides agreed to a settlement. That way, they avoid the cost of a trial, and the people affected will get compensation. The Class Representative and the attorneys think the settlement is best for everyone who is in the Class.
On April 14, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action litigation, Horton v. Cavalry Portfolio Services LLC, Case No. 3:13-cv-00307-JAH-WVG (S.D. Cal.) and Krejci v. Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC, 3:16-cv-00211-JAH-WVG (S.D. Cal.). The settlement provides for the benefit of all persons who were called on cell phones by Cavalry between February 8, 2009 and January 26, 2016 using the Aspect Ensemble Pro system, or the Avaya Proactive Contact 5.0 system, while attempting to collect debts on 1,035,232 Open and Closed Accounts. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York ("NYAG") sued Steven Croman, Anthony Falconite, Croman Real Estate Inc., 9300 Realty Management Inc., 9300 Realty Inc., Falconite LLC, and the special-purpose limited liability real-estate entities over which Steven Croman exercise control alleging violations of city and state law for: unlawful tenant harassment; deceptive business practices; illegal construction practices; violation of city lead-safety laws; violations of the Real Estate Broker Law; violations of Private Investigator Law; fraud; and violations of security deposit laws.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has preliminarily approved the proposed Settlement reached in the class action lawsuit known as Barry R. Lloyd, v. CVB Financial Corp., et al., Case No. CV 10-06256-CAS (the "Action"). If granted final approval by the Court, the Settlement will resolve allegations that Defendants violated the federal securities laws by making materially false and misleading statements and failing to disclose certain material facts about CVB's financial results during the Settlement Class Period.
On March 23, 2020, the Court granted final approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, DASA Investments, Inc. v. EnerVest Operating, LLC, et al., Case No. 6:18-cv-00083-SPS (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides for cash benefits of $8,000,000.00 and Future Benefits estimated to have a net present value of at least $7,000,000.00. Final approval was granted on March 23, 2020, and the Gross Settlement Fund was distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
The complaints allege, inter alia, that several defendants entered into sham transactions that ultimately transferred a controlling interest in USAE to their family, friends and affiliates. Plaintiffs’ complaints include causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, legal malpractice, vicarious liability, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and civil conspiracy.
In the lawsuit, Plaintiffs claimed that Uber’s policies and practices regarding compensation and promotion violated federal and California state laws by unlawfully discriminating against women and Latino/Latina/Hispanic, African American/Black, Native American, Alaskan Native, and/or multiracial individuals (who are in part one of the foregoing races) who work or worked for Uber in a Covered Software Engineering Position, and that there was harassment or a hostile work environment for those employees. The lawsuit asked the Court to require Uber to provide damages, penalties, and other compensation to those employees (or former employees). The lawsuit also sought to compel Uber to change its policies and procedures so that such conduct does not happen in the future.
On January 13, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Delgado v. America’s Auto Auction Chicago, Inc., Case No. 2019-CH-04164 (Illinois Circuit Court for Cook County). The Settlement provides a cash payment and two years of dark web identity theft monitoring services for all persons who, at any time between March 29, 2014 to April 30, 2019, were required to provide their hand scan for timekeeping purposes to America’s Auto Auction.
The Class Representative contends that Cottage Health System, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, InSync Computer Solutions, Inc., CIO Solutions, Inc. and CIO Solutions, LP violated the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, California Civil Code §§56, et seq. (“CMIA”), by placing the Settlement Class Members’ confidential medical information on a computer server that was accessible without log-in credentials, passwords, or encryption, at times between October 26, 2015 and November 8, 2015 without login credentials, passwords or encryption and allegedly releasing that confidential medical information.
On February 28, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, titled Diel v. Salal Credit Union (Superior Court of the State of Washington, County of King). The Settlement Class includes all persons who resided in Washington, were a Salal Credit Union member, and at any point from April 15, 2015 through November 18, 2019 incurred an overdraft fee or an NSF fee for a transaction when the amount of the ledger balance shown in Salal’s record of their account was equal to or greater than the amount of the transaction. The Settlement provides a settlement payment to Class Members who do not exclude themselves from the Settlement. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
In this securities class action, Lead Plaintiffs allege that Defendants made false and misleading statements during the Class Period about Dole’s operations and financial condition, which had the effect of deflating the price of Dole common stock, in order to permit Defendant Murdock to acquire the outstanding publicly traded shares of Dole for a reduced price, harming Settlement Class Members who sold shares of Dole common stock during the Class Period.
On March 26, 2020, the Court approved the proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, M. Norman Donnenfeld v. Petro Home Services, Petro Holdings Inc. and Petro, Inc., Case No. 2:17-cv-2310-SIL (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York). The settlement provides for cash benefits not to exceed $3,000,000. The Class consists of all Petro customers who entered into a Ceiling Price Agreement with Defendant did not receive their expected contractual benefits. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On June 28, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Amanda Dougherty v. Barrett Business Services, Inc., Case No. 17-2-05619-1 (Superior Court for the State of Washington, Clark County). The settlement provides for persons whose job application was processed by BBSI and BBSI conducted a background check using one of the Challenged Disclosure Forms at any time from August 26, 2013 to January 15, 2019. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on November 8, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
The lawsuits allege that DirecTV, LLC violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all hours worked, failing to pay all overtime, failing to provide meal and rest breaks, and other alleged violations.
The named Plaintiff alleges that The Reserves Network ("TRN") violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") by taking adverse employment actions (terminating or not hiring or placing those individuals) due to the results of a background check TRN obtained on the employee or applicant. TRN disputes the named Plaintiff's allegations and denies all liability to the named Plaintiff and the Settlement Class. TRN denies the named Plaintiff's allegations and has raised a number of defenses to the claims asserted. The Parties are settling the Litigation to avoid the risk and expense of further litigation. No court has found TRN to have violated the law in any way. No court has found that the Named Plaintiff could recover any certain amount in this Litigation. Although the Court has authorized notice to be given of the proposed Settlement, this Notice does not express the opinion of the Court on the merits of the claims or defenses asserted by either side in the Litigation.
On March 20, 2020, the Court granted final approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Edwards, et al. v. Arkansas Cancer Clinic, P.A., Case No. 35CV-18-1171 (Arkansas Circuit Court, Jefferson County). The settlement provides for any and all patients of Arkansas Cancer Clinic who had an implanted port flushed between March 22, 2018 and September 11, 2018.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit with publisher Hearst Communications, Inc., the Defendant in this case. Plaintiff Josephine James Edwards alleges that the Defendant violated its customers’ subscription information to third parties which is alleged to violate Michigan privacy law.
On June 9, 2020, the Court entered a consent decree in a class action lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Case No. 2:20-CV-02131-CBM-JC (U.S. District Court, Central District of California). The settlement provides for $10,000,000 to be paid related to employees 40 years of age or older of Jet Propulsion Laboratory who were laid off, were involuntarily required to retire, or were denied rehire following any such layoff or involuntary retirement between January 1, 2010 and June 9, 2020.
On September 10, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, SEB Investment Management AB v. Endo International plc, et al Settlement, Civ. A. No. 2:17-CV-3711-TJS. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $82,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Endurance provides web solutions for small businesses, including domains, website builders, web hosting, and other subscription-based and non-subscription-based products and services. This case involves Defendants’ representations concerning Endurance’s non-GAAP metrics, including: (a) subscriber count; (b) average revenue per subscriber; (c) products per subscriber; and (d) the number of subscribers paying $500 or more for Endurance’s products and services. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants touted these metrics to create an impression of future revenue growth, but in fact, certain of the metrics reported by Defendants were misstated and Defendants also omitted data necessary to render their statements not misleading.
On July 22, 2019, the Court granted preliminary approval to the settlement in the In re: Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, Case No. 1:17-md-2800-TWT (N.D. Ga). The settlement is valued by plaintiffs counsel at an excess of $1.3 billion. Specifically, the terms of the settlement provide for monetary relief, credit monitoring and improved data security and related technology. The Court granted final approval of the settlement on December 19, 2019. A copy of the Order Granting Final Approval and the Final Order and Judgment can be found on the Equifax Data Breach Settlement Website.
The lawsuit claims that Defendants breached the warranty of habitability and the covenant of quiet enjoyment due to problems with its heat and hot water systems at Walden Park between 2012 and 2014. Equity denies any wrongdoing.
On July 30, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Estrada, et al. v. Galleria Market, LP., et al., Case No. 19STCV21959 (Los Angeles County Superior Court). The settlement provides for $450,000.00 to be paid related to employees of Galleria Market, LP, HK LA, L.P., Galleria Market/Vermont, LP, Galleria Market/Northridge, LP who are collectively referred to as Galleria Market or Defendants from June 24, 2015 until July 30, 2020. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. A final hearing is scheduled on January 15, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Plaintiff Family Medicine Pharmacy, LLC (the "Plaintiff") sued Impax Laboratories, Inc., alleging that it received unsolicited facsimile advertisements sent by the Defendant promoting Defendant's goods and/or services, without prior consent or an established business relationship, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"), 47 U.S.C. & 227. Plaintiff sought to represent a class of persons to whom Defendant sent the allegedly unsolicited facsimile advertisements. Defendant denies these allegations but has agreed to settle these claims solely to avoid the costs and uncertainties of litigation. Defendant will vigorously defend the lawsuit if the proposed settlement is not approved. Plaintiff has brought this action on behalf of itself and the Settlement Class. The class action is called Family Medicine Pharmacy LLC v. Impax Laboratories, Inc., Case No. 1:17-CV-00053, and is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, located in Mobile, Alabama.
On August 20, 2020, the Court entered a preliminary approval order in a class action lawsuit, Fanelli v. Total Renal Care, Inc., Case No. 19-2-10835-5 SEA (Superior Court of WA, King County). The settlement provides for a fund of $420,000, to be paid to persons who, at any time from April 22, 2016, through and including May 2, 2020, were employed by Total Renal Care, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Davita Inc., as a non-exempt registered nurse or dialysis nurse in the State of Washington.
On January 7, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Felix v. WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc., case no. 1:19-CV-00312-AWI-JLT (E.D. CA.). The settlement provides for all individuals who filled out Bolthouse’s form entitled “Consent to Request Consumer Report & Investigative Consumer Report Information” permitting Sterling Infosystems Inc. to obtain and use consumer report information for employment purposes during the time period of March 7, 2017 to July 31, 2018; essentially, a Fair Credit Reporting Act involving employees. The case website will be updated once the court rules on the final approval hearing and in general as the case administration progresses.
This is a securities class action brought against FCA; FCA’s Chief Executive Officer throughout the Class Period, Sergio Marchionne; FCA’s Chief Financial Officer throughout the Class Period, Richard K. Palmer; and FCA’s Head of U.S. Sales throughout the Class Period, Reid Bigland. Lead Plaintiffs allege that, during the Class Period, Defendants made false and misleading statements and failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business and operations. Specifically, Lead Plaintiffs allege that Defendants fraudulently inflated FCA’s U.S. vehicle sales numbers during the Class Period, including misrepresenting the Company’s streak of year-over-year monthly U.S. sales growth.
The Plaintiffs, Daniel Finerman and Donna Devino, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, brought claims by a complaint as a putative class action challenging certain fees they were charged to book cruises when using Exchange Points they obtained as members of the Exchange Program. The complaint alleges that Defendants failed to provide cruises in exchange for Class Members’ points and charged Class Members additional sums to cover the costs of cruises under the guise of port fees or cruise line pass through fees. Defendants deny any and all liability or wrongdoing with respect to the claims alleged in the lawsuit but desire to settle the case to avoid the risk, expense, and distraction of continued litigation.
On February 5, 2016, the United States of America (“United States”) filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago (“Chicago”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois claiming that Chicago used a hiring practice that did not comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The United States claimed that Chicago’s use of a ten-year continuous United States residency requirement (“ten-year residency requirement”) as part of its background check overly excluded people born outside the United States from being hired as probationary police officers (“PPOs”) with the Chicago Police Department. The United States claimed that this requirement was not shown to be job related and consistent with business necessity, as required by federal law. Chicago stopped using the ten-year residency requirement in 2011, and began using a five-year continuous United States residency requirement.
On May 4, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Brandon Kommer v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. 1:17-cv-00296 (N.D. NY). The settlement provides for reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred when obtaining repairs to address a malfunctioning door latch in certain model year 2015-2019 Ford F-Series trucks. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 2, 2020, the Court conditionally certified a class in Foster v. Sitel Operating Corporation, Case No. 3:19-cv-148 (U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee), of all current and former hourly call-center employees of Sitel Operating Corporation (“Sitel”) who worked for Sitel at any time within the relevant statute of limitations through the final disposition of the matter. On May 22, 2020, the Court approved Plaintiff’s Proposed Notice and Consent Protocol, which approved notice to be sent to all Call-Center employees who worked for Sitel at any time since March 1, 2016.
The lawsuit alleges that Wawa misclassified AGMs as “exempt” employees, instead of properly classifying them as employees who are entitled to the protections of the FLSA, and failed to pay them overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Plaintiffs claim that the duties they primarily performed, such as greeting and assisting customers; cashiering; sales; returns; stocking; inventory; cleaning; preparing food and coffee; and operational/clerical duties, entitled them to receive overtime compensation like other, hourly Wawa employees who similarly performed such duties.
On December 9, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Gonzalez-Tzita, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. :16-cv-194 FMO (Ex.) (U.S. District Court – Central District of California). The Settlement provides monetary compensation for all persons who had his or her vehicle towed and impounded by the City of Los Angeles any time between January 11, 2014 through February 15, 2017, under the authority if Cal. Veh. Code § 21100.4, and who had to pay money to have his or her vehicle released from impound. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
This Action was filed on January 25, 2016 and asserts claims under Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (“1933 Act”) (15 U.S.C. §§ 77k, 77l(a)(2), and 77o), with respect to the dissemination of allegedly false, misleading, and materially incomplete statements in the registration statement and incorporated prospectus, as amended (the “Offering Materials”) and filed by defendant GoPro with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on or about June 26, 2014 in connection with the public offering of approximately 20,470,000 shares of GoPro Class A common stock (the “IPO”).
Lead Plaintiff has filed this lawsuit alleging that magicJack and its former and current executive officers violated the federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements and/or omitting statements of material fact regarding magicJack’s business by telling investors that magicJack’s fourth quarter and full year revenue for fiscal year 2013 would be less than previously announced. The Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Action, which the Court denied on November 14, 2016. Defendants deny each and all of the claims and contentions of wrongdoing alleged by Lead Plaintiff in the litigation. They contend that they did not make any materially false or misleading statements, they disclosed all material information required to be disclosed, and any alleged misstatements or omissions were not made with the requisite intent or knowledge of wrongdoing. Defendants also contend that any losses suffered by members of the Class were not caused by any false or misleading statements by Defendants and/or were caused by other events.
On May 3, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Grant v. Ballard Management, Inc., Case No. 18-2-54890-0 SEA (Superior Court of Washington in King County). The settlement provides for all persons who, at any time between November 19, 2015, and December 5, 2018, were employed by Ballard Management, Inc. as an hourly-paid employee at the Emerald Grill. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on August 23, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
This is a securities class action brought against SFX Entertainment Inc.; Plaintiff filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (the “Complaint”), which is the operative pleading. The Complaint asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The Complaint alleges that, during the Class Period, the Director Defendants engaged in a scheme to manipulate the market for SFX common stock in connection with purported proposals by Defendant Sillerman to buy SFX, and by issuing materially false and misleading statements in furtherance of that illicit scheme.
The Settlement will provide a one hundred million ($100,000,000) all cash Settlement Fund for the benefit of Class Members who purchased or otherwise acquired Halliburton common stock between August 16, 1999 and December 7, 2001, inclusive. This hard-fought litigation spans more than a decade and involves two arguments before the Supreme Court and multiple appeals to the Fifth Circuit. Class Counsel (defined below) obtained a certified Class, completed discovery, and fully briefed summary judgment before achieving the $100,000,000 all cash result. These legal services were performed on a wholly contingent basis, and therefore Class Counsel have not received any payment for their services, nor have they been reimbursed for their litigation expenses. Before final approval of the Settlement, Class Counsel will apply to the Court for an award of attorneys’ fees in an amount not to exceed one-third (33⅓%) of the gross Settlement Fund, and apply for reimbursement of litigation expenses in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000.
On May 29, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Cydney Halperin v. YouFit Health Clubs, LLC, Case No. 18-cv-61722-WPD (United States District Court Southern District of Florida). The settlement provides Settlement Class Members who timely file with the Settlement Administrator a valid Claim Form will receive a check for $7.50. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On November 19, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Harris v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., et al., Case No. 19-cv-00355-SPS (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides $4,900,000.00 in cash benefits. Final approval was granted on February 27, 2020, and the Settlement Proceeds were distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
Plaintiff Health Republic Insurance Company claims that Defendant United States has not fully paid the risk corridor amounts for 2014 and 2015 to which it and other insurers such as your organization are entitled under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”). Health Republic seeks payment for the class from the United States for the full amount of unpaid risk corridor payments for the 2014 and 2015 plan years. A detailed description of this claim and important Court Documents can be found on the Important Documents page of this website.
The lawsuit alleges that United States Storage of California failed to properly provide adequate meal and rest periods, timely pay wages during and at the termination of employment, provided wage statements which did not comply with California law, did not keep requisite payroll records, and violated other California wage and hour laws.
On April 19, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Hernandez, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Case No. 3:18-cv-07354-WHA (U.S. District Court – Northern District of California). The Settlement provides monetary compensation for all persons who, between 2010 and 2018, were denied a trial loan modification (even though they qualified for one) and later lost their home in a foreclosure sale. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
On November 18, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Hill and Gayken v. Garda CL NW, Case No. 09-2-07360-1 (Consolidated with No. 15-2-26829-1) (Washington Superior Court, King County). The settlement provides for a payment of $12,500,000 to resolve the claims of armed car Drivers or Messengers between February 11, 2006 through August 5, 2018. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On December 17, 2019, the Court approved the class notice in a class action lawsuit, Hill v. Xerox Business Services, LLC, Case No. C12-0717-JCC (U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington). The settlement provides for people who worked at a Xerox Business Services or Livebridge call center in Washington at any time between June 5, 2010 to January 3, 2020, under an “Activity Based Compensation” or “ABC” plan that paid “per minute” rates for certain work activities. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. The deadline to opt-out of the settlement passed on February 18, 2020.
Several lawsuits were filed by current and former Parking Production Assistants ("PPAs") asserting that PPAs are owed compensation for hours worked for which they were not paid. Specifically, the PPAs allege, inter alia, that the Defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and New York Labor Law by not paying the PPAs correctly for all the hours, including overtime hours, that they worked. Defendants deny that they violated the law and maintain that they have consistently acted in accordance with all governing laws at all times, including by paying PPAs correctly. However, to avoid the burden, expense, and inconvenience of continued litigation, Defendants have agreed to settle the lawsuits, without admitting any wrongdoing or liability.
Plaintiff alleges that Checkr violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) by allegedly producing background reports on individuals containing non-conviction information older than seven years from the date of the report. Plaintiff alleges that this reporting caused him harm and violated the law.
On August 13, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Hufford, et al. v. Maxim Inc., Case No. 19-cv-04452-ACL-RWL in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The settlement provides for All Persons with a Michigan street address who subscribed directly to Maxim for receipt of a Maxim magazine to be delivered to a Michigan street address between May 15, 2016 and July 30, 2016. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On August 10, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Huntzinger v. Suunto Oy, et al. The Settlement provides for an Inspection, Repair or Replacement Program to assess potential depth pressure sensor failures in eligible Suunto Dive Computers, as well as a Reimbursement Program for previous out-of-pocket repairs or replacements of eligible Suunto Dive Computers due to depth pressure sensor failures. Final approval of the Settlement was granted on December 14, 2018. All Reimbursement Claims have been processed, and eligible Claims have been paid. The Inspection, Repair or Replacement Program will operate through Suunto Oy until its expiration.
On August 26, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Akorn, Inc. Data Integrity Securities Litigation, Civ. A. No. 1:18-cv-01713.
The settlement provides approximately $30.0 million in cash and potential additional recoveries of $125.4 million from Settlement Shares and CVRs. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On December 11, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, titled In re Banner Health Data Breach Litigation (U.S. District Court, District of Arizona). The Settlement Class includes all individuals who received an earlier notice from Banner Health that their personal information may have been compromised as a result of the Security Incident at Banner Health. The Settlement provides benefits, such as free credit monitoring services or reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a result of the Security Incident, to Class Members who file timely and valid Claim Forms by February 9, 2021. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
On February 25, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Equifax Inc. Securities Litigation, Consolidated Case No. 1:17-cv-03463-TWT.
The settlement provides for a cash payment of $149,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On January 8, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Illumina, Inc Securities Litigation, Case No. 3:16-CV-03044-L-MSB. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $13,850,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On October 4, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Intuit Data Litigation, Case No. 15-cv-1778-EJD (N.D. Cal.). The settlement provides for two (2) years of TransUnion credit monitoring services, free of charge, for Class Members who enroll and Intuit has already adopted numerous security measures it believes have reduced the incidence of fraud. Final approval was granted on May 15, 2019. All claims have been processed and settlement benefits have been sent to all eligible class members.
On November 20, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Pre-Filled Propane Tank Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 14-02567-MD-W-GAF (W.D. Mo.) The settlement provides for cash benefits totaling $12,562,500.00, comprising $6,250,000 from Ferrellgas and $6,312,500 from AmeriGas. The Court granted final approval on June 18, 2020, and the Administrator is currently finalizing the distribution to eligible class members.
On February 24, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Vale S.A. Securities Litigation, Case No. 15 Civ. 09539 (GHW).
The settlement provides for a cash payment of $25,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 27, 2020, a Federal District Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re: General Motors Ignition Switch Litigation, Case No. 14-MD-2543 (JMF) (“MDL 2543”). The Settlement provides monetary compensation for economic loss claims by persons who own(ed) or lease(d) GM vehicles that were recalled in 2014. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
On August 21, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Adam Press et al v. J. Crew Group, Inc, Case No. 56-2018-00512503 CU-BT-VTA (California Superior Court, County of Ventura). The settlement provides for all persons who, while in California, New York, or New Jersey during the Class Period, purchased one or more products at a J. Crew Factory and/or J. Crew Mercantile Store and/or J. Crew Factory Website, and did not receive a credit or refund for their purchase(s). Final approval was granted on February 22, 2019. All claims have been processed and benefit vouchers have been distributed to all eligible class members.
A proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action brought by certain individuals whose 401(k) plan accounts included investments in the JPMorgan stable value funds. The action is entitled In re: J.P. Morgan Stable Value Fund ERISA Litigation, Case No. 1:12-cv-02548-VSB (the "Action"), currently pending before the Honorable Vernon S. Broderick in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Court has given its preliminary approval to the Settlement.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving lender-placed insurance (“LPI”) charged by Fay Servicing LLC (“Fay”) and issued by Southwest Business Corporation, American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., or one of its affiliates (collectively “the Insurer Defendants”), between January 1, 2009 and August 9, 2017. The lawsuit alleges that when a borrower was required to have insurance for his or her property under a residential mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, and evidence of acceptable coverage was not provided, Fay would place insurance in a manner such that Fay allegedly received an unauthorized benefit. Defendants expressly deny the allegations in the lawsuit. The Court has not decided who is right or that Defendants did anything wrong.
On February 26, 2018, the Court granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Johnson v. MGM Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 17-cv-00541-RSM (W.D. Wash.). The settlement provided participating Class Members with digital copies of the 1967 film entitled Casino Royale and the 1983 film entitled Never Say Never Again. Final approval was granted on October 16, 2018, and the settlement benefits were subsequently distributed to eligible Class Members.
On July 7, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Johnson v. Tractor Supply Co., Case No. 19-2-01975-1-KNT (Superior Court of Washington, King County). The settlement provides for compensation for Qualified Class Members for wages allegedly lost and damages they are purportedly owed as a result of the practices alleged in the Case. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The purpose of the notice is to advise Class Members of Johnson v. Yahoo! Inc. that, by order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, this former class action is decertified. The Court determined that this action can no longer proceed as a class action. Individuals who were previously members of the Class and who wish to pursue their claims against Yahoo must now bring their claims in individual lawsuits.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Code42 Software, Inc. ("Code42"). The settlement resolves a lawsuit over whether Code42 complied with a California law that requires companies selling automatically renewing services to provide certain information to consumers; it avoids costs and risks to you from continuing the lawsuit; pays money to consumers like you; and releases Code42 from liability. Your legal rights are affected whether you choose to act or don't act. The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments will be made if the Court approves the settlement and after appeals are resolved. Please be patient.
On December 8, 2018, a lawsuit was filed against the County of Los Angeles, Judith Zissa, et al. v. The County of Los Angeles, Case No. 2:18-cv-10174-CJC-JDE (United States District Court, Central District of California). This lawsuit is brought by Judith Zissa on behalf of current and former Children’s Social Workers and Children’s Social Worker Trainees, who worked for DCFS at any time from December 6, 2015 to the present. Individuals who wanted to join the lawsuit were to return the “Opt-In Consent Form” to the Claims Administrator by December 30, 2019.
There is a pending class action settlement in a lawsuit alleging that from November 1, 2016 through January 8, 2018 Elan 99 violated the Texas Property Code by assessing and collecting from residential tenants at Elan 99 West apartments rent late fees that exceeded the amount they were statutorily permitted to collect. Elan 99 maintains that it properly assessed and collected the fees, and denies all claims and allegations that it acted wrongfully or unlawfully.
On November 15, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Kenneth Wright v. Lyft, Inc., No. 2:14-cv-00421-BJR (W.D. Wash.). The settlement provides for all Washington residents who, between June 1, 2012, and the date of preliminary approval, November 15, 2018, received on their cellular telephones one or more invitational or referral text messages through Lyft’s ‘Invite A Friend’ program. Final approval was granted on May 29, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
If you worked as an Assistant Manager at an Applebee's, IHOP, Pizza Hut, or Taco Bell restaurant operated by Big River between May 1, 2015 and May 1, 2018, including as a Kitchen Manager, Front of House Manager, and/or Bar Manager, you may be entitled to a payment from a collective action settlement.
On July 3, 2019, the Court certified a lawsuit to proceed as a class action, Eve Komesar v. City of Pasadena, Case No. BC677632 (Los Angeles County Superior Court). On August 30, 2019, JND mailed the Court-approved notice to all identified class members. Please visit the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s website for further updates regarding this matter.
There is a Proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit concerning alleged violation of Montana law by defendants Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, and Allstate Insurance Company, individually and on behalf of all affiliated entities (collectively, “Allstate,” as defined in the Settlement Agreement). The Named Plaintiffs were involved in an automobile accident while insured under an automobile policy issued by a Allstate entity. The Named Plaintiffs allege their Allstate entity insurer subrogated from the at-fault driver before the Named Plaintiffs were made whole for their property damages or bodily injury damages. The Named Plaintiffs allege their Allstate entity insurer had no legal right to subrogation, and failed to conduct a reasonable investigation to determine whether the Named Plaintiffs were or would be made whole from payments received from the at-fault driver or their insurer. The Named Plaintiffs allege, generally, that Allstate engaged in improper subrogation in Montana by subrogating before conducting a proper made whole analysis.
Plaintiffs (Kyle Sullivan and Jeanne Sloan) filed a proposed class action lawsuit, the Action, against Defendant (Wenner Media LLC). In the Action, Plaintiffs claimed, among other things, that Defendant disclosed subscriber information in violation of Michigan law. Defendant denies all allegations of wrongdoing and believes it complied with applicable law. Defendant has asserted many defenses it believes would succeed at trial. In agreeing to settle, Defendant maintains that it complied with the law and does not admit any wrongdoing.
On July 31, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Strougo v. Lannett Company, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:18-cv-03635-MAK The settlement provides for a cash payment of $300,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 16, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Peter Lee and Latonya Campbell v. The Hertz Corp. & Dollar Thrifty Auto Grp., Inc. The settlement provides for all persons who applied for employment with The Hertz Corporation or Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., in the United States, at any time from August 21, 2013 to September 8, 2016, and who are members of Category 1, 2, and/or 3 groups. Final approval was granted on August 30, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been mailed settlement checks.
Settlements have been reached with Citibank, HSBC and Barclays (The “Settling Defendants”) in In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2262. The lawsuit claims that the Settling Defendants and Non-Settling Defendants unlawfully manipulated U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) between August 1, 2007 and May 31, 2010, artificially lowering the rate which caused class members to lose money in connection with loans they held.
On April 10, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Miguel Avila, et al. v. LifeLock, Inc., Inc. et al., Case No. 2:15-cv-01398-SRB
The settlement provides for a cash payment of $20,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On October 1, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Linderman v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. BC650785 (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California). The settlement provides for a pro rata Fee Adjustment Credit of approximately $12.00 per Class Member toward the Annual Renewal Fee for an Alarm System permit issued for the 2021 calendar year. Additionally, prospective relief may be available to the Class in the form of a prospective Reduced Alarm Permit Fee for Alarm System permits issued for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 calendar years. The Reduced Alarm Permit Fee would be $5.00 less than the existing Alarm Permit Fee charged by the City for an Alarm System permit. Final approval was granted on February 26, 2020.
On July 12, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, JULIE SIEGMUND and SETH LIPNER, as Co-Successor Trustees of THE FREDERICK SIEGMUND LINKWELL CORP. CLAIMS LIVING TRUST DATED JULY 31, 2018, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. XUELIAN BIAN, WEI GUAN,SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, SHANGHAI YINLING ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., LEADING FIRST CAPITAL LIMITED and LEADING WORLD CORPORATION, Defendants, Case No. 16-cv-62506 (FAM). The settlement provides for a cash payment of $6,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
This is a securities class action brought against Lion, its former President and Chief Executive Officer Manish Singh, its former Chief Financial Officer Michael Handelman, and Kamilla Bjorlin, the founder and owner of stock promotion firm Lidingo Holdings, LLC (“Lidingo”). Lead Plaintiff alleges that, during the Class Period, defendants artificially inflated the price of Lion’s common stock by arranging for the publication on investment websites of paid promotional articles designed to appear as unaffiliated investment advice from analysts/investors with no connection to the Company. Lead Plaintiff also alleges that defendants improperly failed to disclose Lion’s retention of the stock promotion firm Lidingo, which facilitated such publications, and actively hid those facts (and in so doing made a number of false and misleading statements to the investing public).
On July 7, 2016, and again on September 2, 2016, Wolford America, Inc. (“Wolford”) sent the Text Message(s) to the Plaintiff and many other recipients. Plaintiff contends that the Text Message(s) did not comply with and violated the federal statute, known as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) 47 USC § 227. Plaintiff claims, and Wolford denies, that the Text Message(s) failed to include proper description of the sender of the text and failed to include a proper opt-out mechanism. Wolford denies any wrongdoing, and no court or other judicial entity has made any judgment or other determination of any wrongdoing. Nonetheless, to avoid the further costs of litigation, Wolford has agreed to settle.
This litigation stems from allegations regarding LSB’s purchase, disassembly, transportation and then attempted reassembly of a long dormant ammonia plant.
Dennis Wilson filed the instant action on September 25, 2015, Dkt. No. 1. He was appointed Lead Plaintiff and his selection of Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP as Lead Counsel for the proposed class was approved by Order dated December 15, 2015, Dkt. No. 16.
On December 10, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Mabrey v. Autovest LLC, et al., Case No. CGC-18-566617 (California Superior Court – County of San Francisco). The Settlement provides Class benefits to all persons who purchased a Motor Vehicle pursuant to a Conditional Sale Contract, whose Motor Vehicles were repossessed or voluntarily surrendered, who were sent an NOI by UAC between September 11, 2014 and February 15, 2019, and against whose accounts UAC and/or Autovest assessed a deficiency balance following the disposition of the Motor Vehicles.
On January 3, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Malin v. Ambry Genetics Corporation, Case No. 30-2018-00994841-CU-SL-CXC (California Superior Court, Orange County). The settlement provides for the benefit of former shareholders of Ambry Genetics Corporation who sold some or all of their shares back to Ambry as a part of a 2015 repurchase program, which consisted of two Tender Offers announced in June 2015 and July 2015. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On February 4, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Moodie v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Case No. 2:14-cv-03471-FMO (United States District Court Central District of California). The settlement provides for persons who were hired by Maxim between May 5, 2009 and August 27, 2012, executed a background check authorization and release form, and for whom Maxim procured a consumer report before August 27, 2012. Final approval was granted on November 12, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On November 22, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, McClintock v. Continuum Producer Services, LLC, Case No. 6:17-cv-00259-JAG (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides for cash benefits of $900,000.00. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On September 6, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a Settlement in a class action lawsuit, McKnight Realty Co. v Bravo Arkoma, LLC, et al., 17-cv-00308-KEW (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provided $1,300,000.00 in cash benefits. Final approval was granted on December 21, 2018, and the Settlement Proceeds were distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
The lawsuit was filed by Sharina McNeal, et al., (Plaintiffs) on behalf of themselves and the Settlement Class, against AccentCare, Inc. for the following allegations: (1) failure to pay minimum wage; (2) failure to pay overtime compensation; (3) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements; (4) failure to timely pay owed compensation; (5) unlawful and/or unfair business practices in violation of California Business and Professions Code; and (6) civil penalties pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act. Among other things, Plaintiffs contend that AccentCare did not properly compensate Care Partners for working 24-hour shifts. The lawsuit seeks money and other relief from Defendants.
On September 21, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, McNeill v. Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Case No. 17-cv-00121-KEW (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides for $3,000,000.00 in cash benefits. Final approval was granted on January 14, 2019, and the Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On October 4, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Gehrich, et al. v. Howe, et al., Case No. 37-2018-00041295-CU-SL-CTL (Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego). The Settlement provides for an offer from MedImpact to purchase all stock and options held by stockholders and optionholders. Final approval was granted on December 13, 2019. All Letters of Transmittal have been processed and all eligible Class Members receive payments for tendered shares and options.
In this lawsuit, the Plaintiffs allege that the HVAC systems in certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles are defectively designed such that they accumulate mold or mildew and emit related odors. Defendants Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC deny the allegations in the lawsuit and deny they acted improperly or did anything wrong. Both sides have agreed to the proposed Settlement to avoid the costs and risks of a lengthy trial and appeals process. On March 12, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved the proposed settlement. This website will be updated when additional information is available.
On Jun 14, 2016, the Court approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, State Ex Rel. Robert Merrill, Trustee, et al., v. State of Ohio, Department of Natural Reswources, et al., Case No. 04-cv-01080. The settlement provided for the payment of valid claims for compensation submitted by members of the Settlement Class and the refund of submerged lands lease rental payments made between May 28, 1998 and May 20, 2015, for any leased lands located between OHWM and the natural shoreline. The Court granted final approval on October 29, 2016, and benefits were distributed to claimants in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On August 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a Settlement in litigation asserting that Defendant failed to pay or pay adequately under its Washington insurance policies' UMPD coverage for automobile damage that caused the vehicle to suffer a loss in value called "diminished value". The settlement provides for up to $1,386,000.00 in cash benefits.
On March 15, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Milstead v. Robert Fiance Beauty Schools, CAM-L-328-16 (Sup. Ct. of New Jersey, Camden County). The settlement provided for $450,000 in service vouchers, redeemable for student-provided services at a Robert Fiance Beauty School. Final approval was granted on July 1, 2019.
On October 24, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Moeller v. Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. d/b/a Condé Nast, Case No. 15—cv-05671-NRB (S.D. NY). The settlement provides for individuals who, from July 20, 2009 through July 30, 2016, subscribed to a Conde Nast publication for delivery to a Michigan street address. Final approval was granted on March 6, 2019. All eligible class members have been paid.
This lawsuit is brought on behalf of current and former non-exempt, employees employed by ITG as Technicians, during the time-period March 21, 2016, through the present, throughout the United States.
This litigation alleges, among other things, that ITG’s current and former employees who worked as Technicians:
1. failed to receive payment for all hours worked, including, without limitation, for time spent working off-the-clock before and after scheduled shifts, and for time spent working during meal and rest breaks; and
2. failed to receive all piece-rate compensation to which they earned;
3. failed to receive all wages owed to them, including straight-time and overtime pay for all hours worked; and
4. that ITG failed to make, keep, and preserve required accurate records of all hours worked by the employees.
On December 7, 2017, preliminary approval was granted to a settlement in a lawsuit was filed by current and former Parking Production Assistants ("PPAs") asserting that the Defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law by not paying the PPAs correctly for all of the hours, including overtime hours, that they worked. Final approval was granted on May 15, 2018, and Settlement Checks were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On October 16, 2018, and amended on November 27, 2018 the Court certified a class action lawsuit, Michael Moss v. United Airlines, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:16-CV-08496 (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division). The court additionally ordered on April 29, 2019 that a notice be sent out to the class members regarding the pendency of the class action. Preliminary approval was granted on June 16, 2020. All opt-in notices have been received and processed.
The lawsuit alleges that Murphy was charging sales tax on the Murphy-funded portion of the discount on sale items starting on January 8, 2016 at all Murphy USA and Murphy Express stores in twenty-four (24) states (Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia). Murphy did not keep any portion of the sales tax it collected. Murphy alleges all of the money collected from customers as sales tax was paid to state and local government taxing authorities. Murphy denies any wrongdoing, and the Court has not ruled that Murphy did anything wrong or violated any law.
A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company. The case concerns certain model year 2010-2013 Ford and Lincoln vehicles (“Class Vehicles”). The lawsuit alleges defects in the in-vehicle information and entertainment systems called MyFord Touch or MyLincoln Touch (“MFT”). Ford denies these allegations. This Settlement resolves the case and makes relief available to all Class Members who do not exclude themselves from the Settlement, including monetary payments to many Class Members.
On January 31, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Deora v. Nanthealth, Inc., et al, Case No. 2:17-cv-01825-TJH-MRW. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $16,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On January 23, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Shelly Nash Fitzgerald, as Trustee of the Nash Family Mineral Trust UTA dated October 27, 1992 v. Lime Rock Resources Operating Company, Inc., Case No. CJ-2017-31 (District Court of Texas County, Oklahoma). The settlement provides for $1,700,000.00, subject to the conditions and qualifications set forth in the Settlement Agreement. Final approval was granted on April 24, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
This lawsuit is known as In re Navistar MaxxForce Engines Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 1:14-cv-10318. The lawsuit alleges that the Defendants sold or leased 2011-2014 model year vehicles with MaxxForce 11- or 13-liter diesel engines that had a defective EGR emissions system and that if Named Plaintiffs had known of the defect, they would not have purchased or leased their vehicles or would have paid less for the vehicles than they did. Defendants deny all of the allegations in the lawsuit and that they did anything wrong.
This Royalty Class Action Lawsuit was originally filed against Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. on June 7, 2011 as Naylor Farms, Inc. v. Chaparral Energy, LLC, No. 5:11-cv-00634-HE in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on behalf of royalty owners in wells in that jurisdiction, asserting claims for breach of lease and breach of fiduciary duty based on Defendant’s alleged underpaid royalties to royalty owners. The Released Claims (as defined in section 1.25 of the Settlement Agreement) include all claims that were or could have been asserted in the Royalty Class Action Lawsuit relating to royalties on gas and gas constituents in connection with the Royalty Class Action Lawsuit.
On August 16, 2020, Chaparral Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., filed a voluntary petition under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the Bankruptcy Court. With the commencement of the 2020 Bankruptcy Cases, the Parties jointly moved for preliminary approval of the Settlement. The Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement on August 27, 2020. The case website will be updated once the Court gives final approval to the settlement and generally as the administration progresses.
Nesbitt, et al. (the "Plaintiffs") filed a class action lawsuit that alleges that Postmates, Inc. ("Postmates") violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) in two ways. First, Plaintiffs allege that Postmates failed to provide proper legally required disclosures to individuals who signed up to be couriers utilizing Postmates’ platform prior to obtaining consumer reports on them. Second, Plaintiffs allege that Postmates failed to provide individuals who signed up to be couriers utilizing Postmates’ platform with a copy of their consumer reports and a notice of their rights before taking adverse action against them. Plaintiffs allege that Postmates procured and used these consumer reports for “employment purposes.” Defendant disputes Plaintiffs’ allegations and denies all liability to Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class. The parties have agreed to resolve the lawsuit against Postmates through a settlement.
On May 7, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Noriesta v. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc., et al., Case No. 19-cv-00620 (U.S. District Court – Central District of California, Eastern Division). The settlement provides for monetary relief of approximately $366,502 for Partcipating Class Members. You may be a Class Member if KMBS requested a consumer report in connection with your employment between April 5, 2014 and July 1, 2018, or if you were a California resident for whom KMBS procured a consumer report containing consumer credit information for employment purposes between April 5, 2012 and July 1, 2018. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On July 20, 2020, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action, In re Novo Nordisk Securities Litigation, No.3:17-cv-00209-BRM-LHG. The Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Rule 23 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in Nevada courts. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
Nozzi, et al. (the "Plaintiffs") filed a class action lawsuit that alleges that Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, et al. (the "Defendants") reduced the Voucher Payment Standard (“VPS”) between July 2005 and July 2006 without providing adequate notice to Section 8 recipients, thereby violating various federal and state law. The VPS is the maximum monthly subsidy that supplements the amount paid by Section 8 recipients for rent and utilities. Plaintiffs allege that HACLA did not provide the required one-year notice prior to rolling back housing benefits to Section 8 recipients. Further, the information provided to Section 8 recipients was not a formal administrative notice and failed to inform recipients that their out-of-pocket rent payments would be increasing. Defendants dispute Plaintiffs’ allegations and deny all liability to Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class. The parties have agreed to resolve the lawsuit against HACLA through a settlement.
This lawsuit concerns all persons and entities who purchased yellow taxi medallions from the City of New York or the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (collectively, the “Defendants”) through three public auctions conducted in 2013 and 2014, or their successors or assigns. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants published inflated, false, and misleading yellow taxi medallion price reports depicting an unbroken rise in the market prices of medallions when, in fact, those prices had leveled or were on the decline. Defendants deny the allegations. The Court in this matter has certified the lawsuit as a class action.
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On August 1, 2019, OFCCP and CINTAS enterd into a Conciliation Agreement to resolve alleged violations Executive Order 11246 as amended and its implementing regulations at 41 Code of Federal Regulations Sections 60-1 - 60-3. Under the terms of the agreement, CINTAS agrees to distribute $190,000.00 in back pay and $34,984.64 in interest, plus adjustments required by law on the portion representing back pay only.
On July 23, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit joining, Oliveira, et. al. v. New Prime, Inc., Case No. 1:15-cv-10603 (U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts) , and Haworth, et al. v. New Prime, Inc., Case No. 6:19-03025-CV-RK (U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri). The settlement provides for $28,000,000, inclusive of all alleged unpaid wages, liquidated damages, penalties, interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees, to be paid to all individuals who have attended training to become truck drivers for Prime and/or have driven for Prime as employee drivers and/or as independent contractor drivers who have leased their trucks through Prime at any time from October 2, 2012, to May 8, 2020, and all individuals who have otherwise attended training in Missouri to become truck drivers for Prime at any time from March 4, 2010, to May 8, 2020 (the “Class Period”), except for the named plaintiffs in Montgomery v. New Prime, Inc., 8:17-00321 (C.D. Cal.). The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. A final hearing is scheduled on January 13, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
On September 4, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Steinberg v. OPKO Health, Inc. Case No. 1:18-cv-23786-MARTINEZ-OTAZO-REYES (S.D. Fla.) The settlement provides for a cash payment of $16,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The proposed Settlement resolves class action litigation over whether Opus and certain of its current and former executives allegedly made or were otherwise liable for several allegedly material misrepresentations and omissions contained in Opus’ public statements made during the Class Period. Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (“APERS”), previously designated by the Court as “Lead Plaintiff” in the Action, has been preliminarily appointed by the Court to represent all Class Members as the “Class Representative” for the case.
Former seasonal drivers of UPS have sued UPS in a collective action, claiming that UPS violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay the minimum wage for all hours worked. The Honorable Judge Christine M. Arguello and Magistrate S. Kato Crews are overseeing this lawsuit, which is called Ortez et al. v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Case No. 1:17-cv-01202-CMA-SKC
This is a class action lawsuit in the matter of Michael Palmateer and Shane Hedin v. Les Schwab Tire Centers of Portland, Inc. and Les Schwab Warehouse Center, Inc., Case No. 17CV22189 (Oregon State Circuit Court, County of Multnomah). The class consists of current and former Les Schwab Tire Store employees in Oregon who were not paid for one or more meal periods shorter than 30 minutes since June 1, 2011. If the Class Representatives win or settle their claims, Class Members will be notified if they are entitled to receive money compensation. The amount of money depends on several factors and cannot be determined at this time. If the Class Representatives lose, Class Members will not get any money. There is no money available now.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit Parker, et al. v. Universal Pictures, et al., M.D. Fla. Case No. 6:16-CV-01193-CEM-DCI, claiming that Defendants Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Handstack impermissibly sent text messages relating to the release of the film Warcraft to wireless telephone numbers without consent of the recipients in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 47 U.S.C. § 227. Defendants deny the allegations in the lawsuit, and the Court has not decided who is right.
The Notice relates to a proposed Settlement of claims in a pending securities class action brought by investors alleging, among other things, that defendants Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (“Santander”), Thomas G. Dundon (“Dundon”), Jason Kulas (“Kulas”), Ismail Dawood (“Dawood”), and Jennifer Davis (“Davis”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) violated the federal securities laws by making materially false and misleading statements regarding Santander’s published financial statements that caused Settlement Class Members to suffer damages. A more detailed description of the Action is set forth in paragraphs 11-22 of the Notice. The proposed Settlement, if approved by the Court, will settle claims of the Settlement Class, as defined in paragraph 23 of the Notice.
On October 9, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Pemberton v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Case No. 3:14-cv-01024-BAS-MSB (S.D. Cal.). The settlement provides for two different forms of relief for Class Members who submit valid Claim Forms. If Nationstar determines a Class Member’s claim is valid and that the amount reported on a Form 1098 for any tax year in 2016, 2017, or 2018 did not include deferred interest, Nationstar will issue an amended IRS Form 1098 for tax years 2016, 2017, and/or 2018. If Nationstar determines a Class Member’s claim is valid and that the amount reported on a Form 1098 for any tax year from 2010 to 2015 did not include deferred interest, Nationstar will issue the Class Member a payment of $50. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
Plaintiffs allege that Higher One’s Pre-Class Period misconduct included improper marketing of and fees charged on OneAccounts and debit cards in violation of §5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”), which was addressed by a 2012 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Consent Order and settlement of a consumer class action, both barring future misconduct. Plaintiffs further allege that throughout the Class Period, Higher One did not comply with the 2012 FDIC Consent Order and continued its prior misconduct, including violating FTC Act §5.
On July 10, 2020, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action, Roofers’ Pension Fund, et al. v. Papa, et al., No. 16-cv-2805-MCA-LDW (D.N.J.). The Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Rule 23 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in Nevada courts. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
Former Petco Assistant Managers (“AMs”) sued Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Petco Holdings, Inc., Petco Holdings, Inc. LLC, and Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. (together “Petco”), alleging that they were not paid overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The AMs claim that they are owed money under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and/or the state laws of Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Petco denies these allegations and asserts that its pay practices for AMs complied with all legal requirements. Without admitting liability, Petco agreed to a settlement to avoid further litigation.
On November 27, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Petersen v. Costco Wholesale Co., Case No. 8:13-cv-01292-DOC-JCG (C.D. Cal). The settlement provides a cash payment for all persons who submit a claim on or before February 27, 2020 and who satisfy the following criteria: (1) they consumed Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend Frozen Berry-Mix that was both purchased at Costco in Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, or Washington and recalled on either June 4, 2013 or June 28, 2013; and (2) they subsequently obtained an immune globulin (“IG”) shot or hepatitis-A virus (“HAV”) vaccination between May 31, 2013 and June 13, 2013. Payment amount will vary depending on whether the claimant qualifies for Economic Damages. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On June 17, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, titled Peterson, et al. v. Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida). The Class includes all persons within the United States who, between May 6, 2015 and the present, (1) received a non-emergency call or text message to their cellular telephone numbers; (2) through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or pre-recorded voice; (3) from Defendant; and (4) who were not Apria customers at the time of the calls and text messages. If the Settlement is approved, each Class Member who submits a timely and valid Claim Form will receive a payment of up to $50. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
The lawsuit involves lender-placed insurance (“LPI”), also known as “creditor-placed” or “forced-placed” insurance. A bank or mortgage servicer may arrange for the placement of LPI on a property when it is believed that the borrower’s insurance is insufficient, when the borrower’s policy has lapsed, or the borrower has not provided sufficient proof of insurance coverage on the property.
Swisher Sweets Settlement: Plaintiff alleges that Swisher Sweets cigarillo 5-packs advertised as “5 for the price of 3” violated the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act because such advertising implies that five cigarillos could be purchased for the price of three, but consumers could purchase three individual cigarillos for less than the price of the 5-pack. Swisher does not sell products directly to consumers and believes that retailers price products within the scope of the promotion, and that consumers did not overpay.
The lawsuit alleges that Niantic, Inc. (“Niantic”), the developer of Pokémon Go, violated state trespass and nuisance laws by placing game items called “Pokémon Gyms” and “PokéStops” on or near privately-owned property without prior permission and by enticing and/or causing Pokémon Go players to trespass upon such properties and/or interfere with property owners’ use and enjoyment of such properties. Niantic denies any and all wrongdoing or legal violation. The settlement, if approved by the Court, will resolve the lawsuit by requiring Niantic to follow a series of procedures, detailed below, intended to minimize interference with the rights of private property owners.
On July 25, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Mild v. PPG Industries, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:18-cv-04231-RGK-JEM. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $25,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
This is a class action against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws during the Class Period. Class Representatives make the following allegations: Defendants made materially false and misleading statements and omitted material adverse facts regarding, among other things, PCC’s long-term earnings-per-share guidance, its undisclosed reliance on “pull in” sales (i.e., sales scheduled to occur in future quarters that PCC accelerated into the current quarter) in order to meet sales targets, and the long-term, negative impact of customer “destocking” on the Company’s business.
In the lawsuit, Plaintiff's claim that United Propane Gas did not have the right under the 2013-2014 PreBuy KeepFull Agreement to suspend or ration deliveries under the circumstances during the winter of 2013-2014.
This is a class action lawsuit about the labeling and advertising of Quincy Bioscience’s Prevagen Products. The plaintiff in the lawsuit asserts that the packaging and advertising for these products mislead consumers to believe that the products provide, among other things, brain health and memory benefits when, as Plaintiff alleges, the Prevagen Products do not provide those benefits. The defendant in the lawsuit, Quincy Bioscience, which owns the Prevagen brand, denies all the plaintiff’s allegations.
On September 20, 2019, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action Raider v. Archon Corporation, et al., Case No. A-15-712113-B (Nev. Dist. Ct.). The Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Rule 23 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in Nevada courts. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On July 10, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Katiria Ramos v. Hopele of Fort Lauderdale, LLC, et al., Case No. 17-cv-62100 (S.D. Fla.). The settlement provides for all persons who, from October 26, 2013 through July 10, 2019, received a text message from (i) Hopele, (ii) Hopele of Tallahassee, LLC, (iii), Hopele of Flat Iron, LLC, (iv) Hopele of Birmingham, LLC, (v) Hopele of Altamonte, LLC, and/or (vi) HLCP Partners of Birmingham, LLC without providing prior express written consent to those entities or Pandora. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on November 19, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit, Rayburn v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., alleging a violation of the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code, the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, and the Ohio Retail Installment Sales Act. Plaintiff claims that the “Notice of Intent to Sell Property” letter that Defendant sent to Ohio customers after repossession of their vehicle violated these statutes by containing a vehicle sale date that included the phrase “on or after.” If you are a Class Member and do not opt out, these benefits are automatic.
On October 29, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Reirdon v. Cimarex Energy Co. and Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado, Case No. 16-cv-00445-SPS (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides for $10,000,000.00 in cash benefits. Final approval was granted on January 29, 2020, and the Gross Settlement Fund was distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
On September 28, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Reirdon v. Cimarex Energy Co., Case No. 16-cv-00113-KEW (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provided for $9,500,000.00 in cash plus Future Benefits with an estimated value of no less than $11,000,000. Final approval was granted on December 18, 2018, and the Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
Settlements have been reached with the Defendants in a class action lawsuit where Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendants participated in an unlawful conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain, or stabilize the price of linear resistors at artificially high levels. The Settlements will provide $50,250,000 to persons in the United States who purchased linear resistors directly from any of the Defendants from July 9, 2003 through August 1, 2014. Kamaya, Inc., Kamaya Electric Co., Ltd., Walsin Technology Corporation, Walsin Technology Corporation USA, Hokuriku Electric Industry Co., Ltd., HDK America Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, ROHM Co., Ltd., ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC, KOA Corporation, and KOA Speer Electronics, Inc., (collectively “Defendants”) deny all charges of wrongdoing or liability against them.
This lawsuit alleges that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company may be liable for: (1) alleged prerecorded robocalls that an auto insurance lead generation company called Variable Marketing, LLC made and transferred to Nationwide Agents asking recipients to "press 1" to receive auto insurance quotes ("Variable Calls") (2) alleged prerecorded robocalls that an auto and homeowners' insurance lead generation company called MediaAlpha transferred (either the telephone call and/or Lead Information derived from the telephone call) to Nationwide ("MediaAlpha Calls"); and (3) telephone calls Nationwide and/or its alleged vendors made to persons registered on Nationwide's Internal Do Not Call Registry for more than 31 days ("Nationwide IDNC Calls").
The Court has granted Preliminary Approval to a proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit (“Action”) against EOS Fitness Brand, Limited Liability Company, a Nevada Limited Liability Company (the “Fitness Facility”). On July 29, 2015, Plaintiff Gregory Rich, on behalf of others similarly situated, filed a class action complaint entitled Gregory Rich v. EOS Fitness Brand, LLC, Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC1508918. Plaintiff alleges that the Fitness Facility provided a separate “Women’s Workout” area for female customers, without providing a comparable area for male customers. Plaintiff alleges that the Fitness Facility violated the Unruh Act, the Gender Tax Repeal Act, and committed an unfair business practice. The Fitness Facility denies the class claims and any wrongdoing. The Parties however have entered into a Settlement relating to the Action.
The lawsuit alleges that RMH misclassified AMs as “exempt” employees ineligible for overtime compensation under the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), and failed to pay AMs overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
On August 28, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in class action lawsuits, Roth v. GEICO General Ins. Co., 16-cv-62942 (S.D. Fl.) and Joffe, et al. v. GEICO Indemnity Co, et al., 18-cv-61361 (S.D. Fl.). The settlement provides over $30 million for certain Florida GEICO policyholders who submitted physical damage claims with respect to covered leased (i.e., not owned) vehicles that resulted in total loss claim payments. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Roy v. County of Los Angeles is a class action lawsuit against the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. It challenges the Sheriff's Department’s former practice of detaining people on immigration detainers (aka “ICE holds.”).The lawsuit challenges three things: (1) Detention on ICE Holds: The lawsuit challenges the Sheriff’s Department’s practice of detaining people on ICE holds after they should have been released on criminal charges. (2) Booking people into jail who should have been released due to their low bail amount: The lawsuit challenges the Sheriff's Department’s practice of jailing people whose bail was less than $25,000, simply because they had an ICE hold. This part of the case applies to people who would not have been booked into jail in the first place, if not for the ICE hold. (3) Refusing to accept bail: The lawsuit challenges the Sheriff's Department’s practice of refusing to accept bail for people with ICE holds (before October 2012).
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against nonprofit magazine publisher Consumer Reports, Inc. The class action lawsuit involves whether Consumer Reports, Inc. disclosed its customers’ subscription information to third parties, which is alleged to violate Michigan privacy law.
On May 28, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Russet, et al. v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Case No. 19-cv-07414-KMK in the in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The settlement provides for All Persons with a New York mailing address who from June 21, 2016 to and through May 28, 2020 were charged by Defendant an additional rate or fee or a differential in the rate or fee based on the method by which they chose to make payment with. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On November 2, 2017, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Albert Viesse v. Saar’s Inc., and Does 1 through 100, Case No. 17-2-07783-6 SEA (Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County. The settlement provides for all consumers to whom Saar’s, during the period July 20, 2014 through July 18, 2016, provided an electronically printed receipt oat the point of a credit sale or transaction at any of its Saar’s or Super Saver Foods stores, on which receipt Saar’s printed the expiration date of the consumer’s credit card or debit card. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on March 5, 2018. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On June 23, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Sanchez v. Centene Corp., Case No. 4:17-cv-00806-AGF (E.D. Mo.). The settlement provides for a cash payment of $7,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On July 15, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Shawana Sanders and Kenyatta Williams, et al., v. Global Radar Acquisition, LLC, Case No. 18-cv-00555 (M.D. Fla.). The settlement provides $3,653,650 for individuals who were the subject of a consumer report furnished by Global HR Research for employment purposes to A1 HR Continuum, or Accesspoint between July 11, 2013 and January 11, 2019. Final approval was granted on November 12, 2019. All eligible class members have been paid.
A settlement ("Settlement") has been proposed in a class action lawsuit pending in San Diego County Superior Court ("Court") titled Seegert v. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc., et al., Case No.37-2017-00016131-CU-MC-CTL (the "Action"). The Action alleges that Defendant P.F. Chang's utilized a Credit Card Transaction Form that contained preprinted spaces designated for filling in the telephone number and email address of the cardholder in violation of the Song Beverly Credit Card Act, Civil Code section 1747.08. Plaintiff sought civil penalties and attorneys' fees and costs, among other relief. P.F. Chang's denies violating California Civil Code section 1747.08 or any wrongdoing and any liability whatsoever.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving lender-placed insurance (“LPI”) charged by Residential Credit Solutions, Inc. (“RCS”) and issued by Southwest Business Corporation, American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., or one of its affiliates (collectively the “Insurer Defendants”), between January 1, 2008 and August 9, 2017. The lawsuit alleges that when a borrower was required to have insurance for his or her property under a residential mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, and evidence of acceptable coverage was not provided, RCS would place insurance in a manner such that RCS allegedly received an unauthorized benefit. Insurer Defendants expressly deny the allegations in the lawsuit. The Court has not decided who is right or that Insurer Defendants did anything wrong.
On February 21, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Shabani Stewart, et al. v. Early Warning Services, LLC, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-03277-CCC-SCM, United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Specifically, for the purposes of settlement only, the Court has provisionally certified the following (b)(2) Settlement Class:
“(b)(2) Class” means all natural persons residing in the United States who, from March 7, 2016 through February 21, 2020, requested from EWS the contents of their file maintained by EWS, where in response thereto, EWS provided to such consumer a “Summary File Disclosure.” Excluded from the (b)(2) Settlement Class are individuals who have previously released his or her claims against EWS, who had a record of a match in the Internal Fraud Prevention Service and the Judge overseeing the Litigation.
Specifically, for the purposes of settlement only, the Court has provisionally certified the (b)(3) Settlement Class defined as follows.
“(b)(3) Settlement Class” means all natural persons residing in the United States who, from March 7, 2016 through February 21, 2020, requested from EWS the contents of his or her file maintained by EWS, where EWS had, in such consumer’s file, at least one Fraud Record, where EWS in response to such request, provided a file disclosure to such consumer but where such file disclosure did not use the term “fraud.” Excluded from the (b)(3) Settlement Class are individuals who have previously released his or her claims against EWS, who had a record of a match in the Internal Fraud Prevention Service and the Judge overseeing the Litigation.
The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Shah et al. v. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 3:16-cv-00815-PPS-MGG. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $50,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Signet Jewelers Limited Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-06728-CM-SDA The settlement provides for a cash payment of $240,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On September 16, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, The Rick Nelson Company, LLC. v. Sony Music Entertainment, Case No. 18-cv-08791 (LLS) (SD NY). The settlement provides for all persons and entities who are parties to a “Class Contract” (defined by the Settlement Agreement as a contract (i) to which Sony Music Entertainment ("SME"), or any entity of which SME is a member or partner and on behalf of which SME pays or credits royalties, is a party; (ii) that provides for exploitation of Recordings, the copyrights in which SME owns and/or controls; and (iii) in connection with which SME paid or credited any royalties for Foreign Streams calculated on a basis other than Foreign Streams At-Source Revenue during the period from September 25, 2012, through June 30, 2019, or any portion thereof). The case website will be updated once the Court gives final approval to the settlement and generally as the administration progresses.
In the lawsuit, Representative Plaintiffs alleged multiple violations of the California Labor Code, the California Business and Professions Code, and the California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) for failure to provide rest periods, failure to provide meal periods, failure to timely furnish accurate itemized wage statements, and failure to timely pay wages upon separation of employment, among other items.
On March 20, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Thomas Dwyer v. Snap Fitness, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-00455 (United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, Western Division). The settlement provides for persons who paid a CEF under a Snap Fitness membership agreement that did not mention payment of the CEF, and/or had been a party to a pre-November 2017 Snap Fitness prepaid membership agreement in the state of Ohio and either canceled their membership between May 25, 2015 and March 20, 2019 while operating under that agreement, or remained a current Snap Fitness member under that agreement. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on September 18, 2019. All eligible class members have been paid.
On October 2, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, BARBARA WOLFSON, Derivatively on Behalf of SNAP INC., JUSTIN POKORNEY, Derivatively for the Benefit of and on Behalf of Nominal Defendant SNAP INC., DAVID SHABBOUEI and ZALMON UVAYDOV, Derivatively on Behalf of SNAP INC. Case No: BC720152, 18STCV09365, 19STCV08413. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $7,500,000.
There is a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota which may affect you. The Plaintiffs (former and potential future tenants) in this lawsuit allege that the Defendants--the owners and managers of the apartment complex formerly known as Crossroads at Penn and currently known as Concierge Apartments ("Crossroads/Concierge"), headquartered at 7620 Penn Ave South, Richfield, MN 55423, and including 7600, 7610, 7700, 7710 and 7720 Penn Ave--discriminated on the basis of race, disability, familial status, and national origin in violation of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3604(a), and that former and potential residents were injured as a result.
On December 11, 2017, preliminary approval was granted to a settlement in several lawsuits that were filed by current and former Parking Production Assistants ("PPAs") asserting that the Defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law by not paying the PPAs correctly for all of the hours, including overtime hours, that they worked. Final approval was granted on May 15, 2018, and Settlement Checks were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On April 12, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Speed v. JMA Energy Company, L.L.C., Case No. CJ-2016-59 (District Court of Hughes County, Oklahoma). The settlement provides for the Defendant to pay $800,000.00 in cash (“Gross Settlement Fund”), less Class Counsel’s Fees and Expenses, and other costs or deduction approved by the Court (“Net Settlement Fund”), to be distributed to the Settlement Class Participants pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement. Final approval was granted on July 12, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On April 26, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Stanley v. Capri Training Center, Case No. EXS-L-1182-16 (Sup. Ct. of New Jersey, Essex County). The settlement provided for $350,000 in service vouchers, redeemable for student-provided services at a Capri Institute Beauty School Clinic. Final approval was granted on October 2, 2019. All claims have been processed, and benefits have been distributed to eligible class members.
The lawsuit alleges that Stein Mart misclassified ASMs as “exempt” employees, instead of properly classifying them as employees who are entitled to the protections of the FLSA, and failed to pay them overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Plaintiffs claim that the duties they primarily performed, such as greeting and assisting customers; cashiering; sales; returns; stocking; inventory; cleaning; folding, tagging and hanging clothes; and operational/clerical duties, entitled them to receive overtime compensation like other, hourly Stein Mart employees who similarly performed such duties.
The proposed Settlement of claims in a pending securities class action brought by investors alleging, among other things, that Stericycle, the Officer Defendants, the Director Defendants, and the Underwriter Defendants (collectively, “Defendants”) violated the federal securities laws by making materially false and misleading statements regarding Stericycle’s business.
A class action has been approved by the Supreme Court of the State of New York that alleges that approximately 61 apartments (“Units”) at The Clermont York, 445 East 80th Street, New York, New York, were improperly deregulated under the Rent Stabilization Law.
This website describes the Proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit concerning alleged violation of law by Defendants State of Montana, Department of Corrections, and Treasure State Correctional Training Center. The named Plaintiff alleges that, while he was employed by the Defendants, he worked in excess of 40 hours per week, but was not compensated for the overtime wages which were due to him for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. The named Plaintiff alleges that Defendants engaged in the same violation of Montana law generally by not compensating other employees for the overtime wages due to them. The named Plaintiff alleges that this conduct is a violation of the Defendants' personnel manuals and policies, of §39-3-204, M.C.A. and of §39-3-405, M.C.A.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving lender-placed insurance (“LPI”) charged by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, Carrington Mortgage Holdings LLC, or Carrington Holding Company LLC (collectively “Carrington”) and issued by American Modern Insurance Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates (together, “AMIG Defendants”), and/or Southwest Business Corporation, between December 1, 2012 and August 9, 2017. The lawsuit alleges that when a borrower was required to have insurance for his or her property under a residential mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, and evidence of acceptable coverage was not provided, Carrington would place insurance in a manner such that Carrington allegedly received an unauthorized benefit. Defendants expressly deny the allegations in the lawsuit. The Court has not decided who is right or that Defendants did anything wrong.
This lawsuit is about whether State Farm breached its Arkansas insurance policies by applying depreciation to the estimated costs of labor in calculating the ACV claim payments that it made to its insureds. Plaintiffs contend that the depreciation resulted in Plaintiffs being underpaid and was a breach of the insurance contract.
State Farm denies that its conduct breached the insurance contract. State Farm contends that many policyholders received everything they were entitled to under their policy, including through payments for replacement cost benefits.
The Court has not yet ruled on Plaintiffs’ claims or State Farm’s defenses.
This Action alleges that NantKwest, certain of its former officers and directors, and the underwriters for NantKwest’s IPO made material misrepresentations in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 in the Registration Statement for NantKwest’s July 28, 2015 IPO. Earlier complaints also alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for statements made in the Registration Statement and thereafter.
On March 12, 2018, the Court granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, In Re SunTrust Banks, Inc., ERISA Litigation, Case No. 08-cv-03384-RWS (N.D. Ga.) The settlement provided for a Settlement Amount of $4,750,000.00. Final Approval was granted on June 28, 2018, and the Settlement Amount was distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
The Settlement resolves a lawsuit as to whether SquareTrade allegedly made misleading statements to consumers with respect to its sales of Protection Plans on Amazon in violation of Iowa’s Private Consumer Frauds Act, Iowa Code Chapter 714H, the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq., and the common law prohibition against unjust enrichment. SquareTrade denies the allegations in the lawsuit and denies any wrongdoing.
On May 8, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Tarsa and Trattner, et al., v. MarketSource, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-02684-WMR (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia). The settlement provides for $3,250,000 to be paid related to employees of MarketSource, Inc. as a Honda Zone Recall Specialist, Product Event Specialist, Recall Coordinator, or other title used to describe the same position between July 5, 2016 and May 8, 2020 outside of California, or between July 5, 2015 and May 8, 2020 in California. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. A final hearing is scheduled on August 12, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
Former employees brought claims against Blue Ribbon, alleging a failure to provide compliant meal periods and rest breaks under Washington law.
On March 1, 2017, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Gragg v. Orange Cab Company, Inc., Case No. C12-0576RSL (W.D. Wash.) The settlement provided $12 Orange Cab taxi ride vouchers and, for class members submitting a valid Claim Form, a cash payment. Final approval was granted on June 27, 2017, and settlement benefits were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On March 31, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re: Sheridan Holding Company 1, LLC, et al., Case No. 20-31884 (DRJ) (Bankr. S.D. Tex. (Houston)). The settlement provides for cash benefits of $5,094,000.00. The Court granted final approval on July 13, 2020. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On July 20, 2018, TCF Bank, the CFPB and the OCC entered into a settlement agreement that requires TCF Bank to pay $25 million in restitution to a subset of account holders from 2010-2013 where there is the possibility that some customers may not have fully understood their options for participating in the service and paid overdraft fees, even though TCF provided customers with written disclosures about the overdraft service that fully complied with the law and regulations. The settlement resolves Federal regulators concerns related to TCF’s overdraft opt-in processes and practices. Refund checks were mailed to customers per the terms of the settlement agreement.
On May 26, 2020, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action, Joseph Prause v. TechnipFMCPLC, et al., No. 4:17-cv-02368 (S.D. Tex.). The Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Rule 23 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in Nevada courts. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On September 14, 2017, the Court approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Chamblee, et al. v. TerraForm Power, Inc.,et al., 1:16-cv-08039-PKC (S.D.N.Y). The settlement provided for $14,750,000.00. Final approval was granted on January 31, 2018. All claims have been processed and settlement benefits have been sent to all eligible class members.
The Plaintiff alleges that Costco violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") when it obtained background reports on job applicants by using a disclosure form that allegedly was not a stand-alone form as required by the FCRA. The Plaintiff alleges that the use of an allegedly non-compliant disclosure form (the "Challenged Disclosure Form") caused him harm and violated the law. Costco disputes the Plaintiff's claim and denies all liability to Plaintiff and the Class, and has raised a number of defenses to the claims asserted. Costco maintains that the Challenged Disclosure Form fully complied with the FCRA and did not harm anyone. The Parties are settling the Litigation to avoid further risk and expense. No court has found Costco to have violated the law in any way. No court has found that the Plaintiff or the Class could recover any certain amount in this Litigation. Although the Court has authorized notice to be given of the proposed Settlement, this Notice does not express the opinion of the Court on the merits of the claims or defenses asserted by either side in the Litigation.
On August 12, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In Re Tile Shop Holding, Inc., Consol. Case No. 2019-0892-SG. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $12,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Plaintiff’s First Amended Class Action Complaint alleges that Defendant violated the Gender Tax Repeal Act of 1985 (Civ. Code, § 51.6, subd. (b)), the Unruh Act (Civ. Code, § 51.5, subd. (a)), and committed an unfair business practice (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200, et. seq.) by charging paying male customers more than females to attend its parties at the venue known as “Unici Casa” in Culver City, California. Plaintiff alleges that the practice has been ongoing since April 13, 2015. Defendant has denied and continues to deny any wrongdoing in this action and believes that Plaintiff’s claims are without merit. Defendant maintains that it did not discriminate against male paying customers. The court has not yet ruled on the merits of Plaintiff’s claims or Defendant’s defenses. The court granted Plaintiff’s motion for class certification on April 24, 2018, determined that this action may be maintained as a class action, and appointed Plaintiff as class representative.
The lawsuit alleges that TJX engaged in false or misleading price comparison advertising through the Compare At prices on TJX price tags in its California stores between July 17, 2011, and December 6, 2017 in violation of various California laws that prohibit false advertising and unfair competition. TJX denies: (1) that it used false or misleading price comparison advertising; (2) that it has done anything wrong; and (3) that the Plaintiffs or consumers have been harmed in any way. The Court has not decided who is right.
The lawsuit was filed by Sara Tkachyk on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, concerning alleged violation of Montana law by defendants Travelers Home & Marine Insurance Company, The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company, Northland Casualty Company, Northland Insurance Company, Phoenix Insurance Company, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, The Standard Fire Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America, Travelers Commercial Insurance Company, The Travelers Indemnity Company, Travelers Indemnity Company of America, The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, and Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, individually and on behalf of all affiliated entities (collectively, “Travelers,” as defined in the Settlement Agreement).
Former employees of Avvo brought claims against the company for allegedly misclassifying them as exempt, failing to pay overtime wages in violation of RCW 49.46.130, and willfully withholding wages owed in violation of RCW 49.52.070. Avvo denies the allegations and denies any wrongdoing. The parties have reached a Class Action Settlement.
Final Approval of the Settlement was granted on May 24, 2018. JND has completed its review and processing of all claims. All eligible class members have received their benefit.
On February 3, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Townsend v. G2 Secure Staff, Case No. 18STCV04429 (Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles). The settlement provides for a pro rata payment to all eligible Class Members from the Settlement Fund after all fees and expenses. The Class consists of all persons in the United States who applied for employment with Defendants and were the subject of a background check(s) by Defendants at any time from November 9, 2016 through February 3, 2020. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On November 5, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Trepte v. Bionaire, Inc., Case No. BC540110 (Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles). The settlement provides for a cash refund or purchase credit to all persons within the State of California who purchased a new Bionaire BCH9208 Ceramic Tower Heater for their own use and not for resale at any time since March 20, 2010. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
A settlement has been approved in a class action lawsuit against General Information Solutions LLC (the “Defendant”) on behalf of consumers who on or after January 19, 2014 but on or before December 31, 2016 were the subject of a background check that contained a record other than a conviction of a crime with a disposition date more than seven years before the date of the report.
On December 11, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Ubiquiti Networks, Inc, Case No. 18-CV-01620 (VM). The settlement provides for a cash payment of $15,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On October 4, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Udeen, et al. v. Subaru of America, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-17334-RBK-JS (U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage). The Settlement provides an extended warranty and, where applicable, a cash compensation or reimbursement for all residents of the United States who currently or previously own or lease a 2017 Subaru Impreza, 2018 Impreza, 2018 Forester, 2018 Outback, 2018 Legacy, 2018 Crosstrek, or 2018 BRZ equipped with the Generation 3.0 head unit manufactured by Harmon International Industries, Inc., originally purchased or leased in the United States. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
On September 22, 2017, the Court approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Unilife Corporation Securities Litigation, 1:16-cv-03976-RA (S.D.N.Y). The settlement provided for $4,400,000.00. Final approval was granted on January 25, 2018. All claims have been processed and settlement benefits have been sent to all eligible class members.
Greyhound Lines has entered into a Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve a lawsuit brought by the DOJ under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This resolution addresses claims under the ADA, including claims that Greyhound failed to provide accessible transportation and transportation-related services to people with disabilities. Greyhound denies these allegations.
A Settlement has been reached with the University of Southern California, its Board of Trustees, and Dr. George M. Tyndall, M.D.in a class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California titled In re USC Student Health Center Litigation, Case No. 2:18-cv-04258-SVW. On June 12, 2019, the Court granted preliminary approval of the proposed Settlement. Per the terms of the Settlement, Notice was issued to pre-identified and potential members of the Settlement Class on July 11, 2019.
The Settlement provides a $215,000,000 fund on for the benefit of women who were seen for treatment by Dr. George M. Tyndall at the University of Southern California Student Health Center during the period from August 14, 1989 to June 21, 2016 (a) for Women’s Health Issues, or (b) whose treatment by Dr. George M. Tyndall included an examination by him of her breast or genital areas, or (c) whose treatment included the taking of photographs or videotapes of her unclothed or partially clothed body. “Women’s Health Issues” includes but is not limited to any issue relating to breast, vaginal, urinary tract, bowel, gynecological, or sexual health, including contraception and fertility. A list of Women’s Health Issues is available on the Settlement website by clicking here. The women who sued alleged that Dr. Tyndall sexually assaulted, abused, and engaged in harassing and offensive behavior towards his female patients at USC further alleged that USC supervisors were repeatedly informed of Dr. Tyndall’s misconduct but failed to take the necessary measures to protect his patients. Dr. Tyndall and USC deny these allegations. The Court has not decided who is right. Both sides have agreed to the Settlement to avoid the costs and risks of a lengthy trial and appeals process.
July 21, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Vasquez, et al. v. Libre by Nexus Inc., Case No. 4:17-cv-00755-cw, in the United States District Court, Northern District of California. The settlement provides for All current or former LBN “program participants” and “sponsors” who paid, or caused to be paid on their behalf, a fee to Libre By Nexus. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On July 8, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Rosalyn Vasquez v. Rainier Hospitality LLC, Case No. 19-2-14813-6 SEA (King County Superior Court). The settlement provides for persons who, at any time from December 14, 2015, through and including December 31, 2018, were employed by Rainier Hospitality LLC as an hourly-paid employee at the Seattle Center Holiday Inn.. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on October 11, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On November 27, 2013, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Vassalle, et al., v. Midland Funding, LLC, et. al., Case No. 3:11-cv-00096 (N.D. Ohio). The settlement provided for cash benefits of $5.2 million. The settlement funds were distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
On January 9, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Kent, et al. v. R.L. Vallee, Inc., et al., Case No. 617-6-15 Cnvc (Vt. Superior Court, County of Chittenden). The settlement provides for a pro rata payment to all eligible Class Members from the Settlement Fund after all fees and expenses. The Class consists of All persons and businesses who at any time during the Class Period: a) owned or leased at least one Qualified On Road Vehicle; b) resided in the Class Area (Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, VT) ; and c) purchased gas from any gas station in the Class Area that any of the Defendants operated or supplied with gasoline during Class Period (4/1/12-6/22/15). The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On April 10, 2019, the Court granted preliminary approval to two class action lawsuits brought against EQT Production Company ("EQT"), alleging that EQT did not properly calculate royalties. The cases are Huffman v. EQT Production Company, Case No. 10-cv-00041 (W.D. Va.) and Gilbert v. EQT Production Company, Case No. 10-cv-00037 (W.D. Va.) Final approval was granted in both cases on July 26, 2019, and the settlement benefits have been distributed in accordance with the terms of the respective settlements.
The Plaintiffs in this case filed a complaint against Vita-Mix Corporation, et al. (the “Defendants”), alleging that the top seals of the blade assembly in containers of certain Vitamix blenders were defective because they deposit tiny black polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) flecks into blended food and drink. These PTFE flecks are of a non-stick material that is common in cookware and many other products in the food industry. Plaintiffs’ Complaint does not allege any medical harm resulted from any consumption of PTFE. Vita-Mix produced information from an independent third-party lab reporting that the flecks are harmless when consumed and do not present a human health or safety risk. The Plaintiffs claimed, among other things, breach of express and implied warranties of merchantability, breach of contract, negligent design, engineering, and manufacture, fraud and fraudulent concealment, unjust enrichment, and violation of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act.
The class action lawsuit alleges that Voya breached its contracts with certain policy owners. In May 2016, policyholders were issued letters announcing that their insurance policies would be subject to cost of insurance (“COI”) rate increases, and Plaintiff asserts those COI rate increases violated the terms of the policyholders’ contracts, and that Plaintiff and members of the Class have been damaged, as a result. Voya denies Plaintiff’s claims and asserts multiple defenses, including that Voya’s challenged actions are lawful, justified, and have not harmed Plaintiff or caused any damages.
On March 13, 2019, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Plaintiff’s motion for class certification for breach of contract against Voya. The Court also denied class certification of unjust enrichment against Lincoln, which, as a result, is not part of this class action.
The Court’s order certifying the Class does not predict or guarantee that Class Members will receive any money or benefits; that will be decided later. In certifying this lawsuit as a class action, the Court has made no decision as to the merits of the Plaintiff’s legal claims or Voya’s defenses.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit, Wahl v. Yahoo! Inc., d/b/a Rivals.com. The Plaintiff in this action asserts claims for alleged violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law on behalf of a purported class of California consumers based on alleged violations of California’s Automatic Renewal Law. Class members are California customers who were charged on a recurring basis by Rivals.com for a subscription entered into between March 31, 2013 and the present.
In the lawsuit, Plaintiffs claimed that AT&T misclassified Designers and Deliverers as exempt from the overtime pay requirements of federal and California state law, and consequently failed to pay them overtime pay.
On August 5, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Weimar v. Geico Advantage Insurance Company Case No. 2:19-cv-2698-JTF-tmp (U.S. District Court –Western District of Tennessee, Western Division). The settlement provides for monetary relief of approximately $180,000 for Participating Class Members. You may be a class member if, between June 29, 2012 and August 12, 2020, you were a policyholder insured by GEICO under a motor vehicle insurance policy issued in Tennessee for collision and uninsured motorist coverage and submitted an uninsured motorist claim to GEICO in which GEICO determined the other driver was known, uninsured, and solely at fault and to whom GEICO applied a deductible (or any other deductible). The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The lawsuit is about whether Ocwen improperly over-charged borrowers for certain “property valuation expenses,” including Broker Price Opinions and Hybrid Valuations, which allegedly contained undisclosed “mark-ups.” Plaintiff claims that Ocwen unlawfully “marked-up” charges related to the Broker Price Opinions or Hybrid Valuations. Ocwen contends that all of its policies and procedures related to Broker Price Opinions and Hybrid Valuations complied with the law. Ocwen denies all the claims in the lawsuit and that it has done anything wrong.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit (In re ConAgra Foods, Inc., United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:11-cv-05379-CJC-AGR, MDL No. 2291) involving claims that the marketing, advertising and sale of Wesson brand cooking oils, including Wesson Vegetable Oil, Wesson Canola Oil, Wesson Corn Oil, and Wesson Best Blend (“Wesson Oil Products”) made from Genetically Modified Ingredients (“GMOs”) as “100% Natural” was unlawful. If you resided in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, or Texas and purchased Wesson Oil Products in that state for your own personal, non-commercial use during the eligible time periods, you may be eligible to participate in the proposed class action settlement.
There is a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota which may affect you.
On October 5, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Fosbrink v. Area Wide Protective, Inc., Case No. 8:17-cv-1154-T-30CPT, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. The settlement provides for AWP Inc. employees and job applicants in the United States who were the subject of a consumer report. Final approval was granted on January 22, 2019. All eligible class members have been paid.
On September 5, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Williams & Murphy v. SMG, (Case No. 17-2-29494-2 SEA). The settlement provides for all current and former hourly paid employees of SMG who have worked at McCaw Hall between November 13, 2014 and July 31, 2018 or at ShoWare Center between November 13, 2014 and June 25, 2019 and have served customers in suites or at catered events for which SMG has imposed automatic service charges, including all those who have worked as banquet servers (including lead servers and on call servers), banquet captains, banquet bartenders, suite attendants, and suite runners. Final approval was granted on November 14, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On March 5, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Wills v. Starbucks Corporation, Case No. 17-cv-03654-CAP-CMS (N.D. Ga.). The settlement provides benefits for all persons and entities who, from December 21, 2011, through and including September 19, 2017 applied for employment with Starbucks in the United States who were the subject of a consumer report that was used by Starbucks to take an adverse employment action against such applicant. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Brokerpriceopinion.com, Inc., First Valuation, LLC, First Valuation Services, LLC, First Valuation Technology, LLC, Cartel Asset Management, LLC, Walter Coats, and ValuTech, Inc. (“Brokerprice” or “Defendants”) have agreed to pay $1,020,000 to cover payments to persons who completed broker price opinions on Brokerprice’s behalf but were not paid for their services in accordance with their payment terms. Brokerprice will pay this amount in several installments over the course of four years.
The Action is a securities fraud class action lawsuit that was commenced on March 4, 2015. On August 24, 2015, pursuant to the lead plaintiff provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”), the Court appointed the Akorn Investor Group, currently consisting of Mikolaj Sarzynski, J. M. Cunniff, Jr., and Elizabeth Cunniff (“Class Plaintiffs” or “Plaintiffs”), as lead plaintiff. The Court also appointed Class Plaintiffs’ counsel, Pomerantz LLP and Glancy Prongay & Murray (together, “Class Counsel”), as co-lead counsel.
On March 4, 2020, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action, Davis v. Yelp, Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-00400-EMC (N.D. Cal.). No court has made a ruling and the litigation is ongoing. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On July 8, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, titled Yeske, et al. v. Macoupin Energy, LLC, et al. (Seventh Judicial Circuit, County of Macoupin, State of Illinois). The Settlement Class includes all persons who were required to scan their hand for timekeeping purposes at any time between August 16, 2012 and July 8, 2020 and were employed by the Defendants within the state of Illinois (and did not previously sign a waiver or release relating to these claims). If the Settlement is approved, each Settlement Class Member who submits a timely and valid Claim Form will be entitled to a proportional share of the net Settlement Fund. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
On September 29, 2020, the Court entered a preliminary approval order in a class action lawsuit, Faye Zhang v. Richemont North America, Inc., Case No. 19STCV32396 (Superior Court of CA, Los Angeles County). The settlement provides for a fund of $900,000, to be paid to persons who, at any time from September 12, 2015 through and including September 29, 2020, were employed by Richemont in California during the Settlement Period as an hourly-paid or non-exempt employee.
On February 4, 2019, the Court approved the proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit about the labeling of Aveeno® Baby Wash and Shampoo and Aveeno® Baby Calming Comfort Bath (collectively, the “Products”). The Plaintiff in the lawsuit asserts that the Products’ labels were false or misleading before they were changed (in November of 2012 for the Wash and Shampoo Product, and in November of 2013 for the Calming Comfort Bath Product), by claiming that the Products were a “Natural Oat Formula.” Defendant Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. (“J&JCC” or “Defendant”) denies all allegations and is entering into this settlement, among other reasons, to avoid burdensome and costly litigation. The settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.
On January 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Achziger v. IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Case No 3:14-cv-05445-BHS, United States District Court, Western District of Washington at Tacoma. You are a member of the proposed Class if the IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY paid to have your insured vehicle repaired under the Comprehensive/Collision and/or UIM PD provision of an IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY policy issued in Washington; and
You are not a part of the proposed Class if, at the time of your accident, (a) your vehicle was leased, (b) your vehicle was declared a total loss, (c) you are currently employed by the IDS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, (d) your claim did not involve an uninsured or underinsured motorist and your insurance policy contained an exclusion for diminished value (Amendment AMWA 13a-d), and e) accidents occurring before April 4, 2008. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On June 21, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Ahmed et al. v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-2057-FMO-SPx (United States District Court, Central District of California). The settlement provides for a pro rata calculation from the Net Settlement Fund. Final approval was granted on December 30, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
The Action is a securities fraud class action lawsuit that was commenced on March 4, 2015. On August 24, 2015, pursuant to the lead plaintiff provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”), the Court appointed the Akorn Investor Group, currently consisting of Mikolaj Sarzynski, J. M. Cunniff, Jr., and Elizabeth Cunniff (“Class Plaintiffs” or “Plaintiffs”), as lead plaintiff. The Court also appointed Class Plaintiffs’ counsel, Pomerantz LLP and Glancy Prongay & Murray (together, “Class Counsel”), as co-lead counsel.
On November 21, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Larson, et al. v. Allina Health System, et al., Case No. 0:17-cv-03835-SRN-TRL (U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota). The Settlement provides a payment to all participants and beneficiaries (excluding Defendants and their Immediate Family Members) of the Allina Health System (“Allina”) 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan and the Allina 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan at any time between August 18, 2011 and November 21, 2019 in accordance with the Court-ordered Plan of Allocation. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
On December 7, 2017, the Court preliminary approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Bollenbach Enterprises LP v. Oklahoma Energy Acquisitions LP, et al., Case No. 17-cv-00134-HE (W.D. Okla.) The settlement provided for $4,687,029 in cash benefits (subject to adjustments.) Final approval was granted on March 12, 2018, and the Settlement Proceeds were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
There is currently pending a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Central District of California. The class action lawsuit, filed in 2014, challenged the treatment of gay, bisexual and transgender inmates who were housed in the Alternative Lifestyle Tank (or "ALT") of the West Valley Detention Center (a San Bernardino County jail). A preliminary settlement has been reached that calls for both modifying what Plaintiffs alleged was discriminatory treatment, and providing a compensation fund.
A class action lawsuit challenges the legality of group strip searches in the outside bus garage at the LA County women’s jail in Lynwood, California (this jail is referred to as the “Century Regional Detention Facility” or “CRDF”). The lawsuit covers all women who were strip searched in groups, without individual privacy, in the bus garage, upon entering or returning to CRDF, between March 2008 and January 2015. In June of 2017, a federal court ruled that the group strip searches in the bus garage were illegal. Counsel is preparing for settlement negotiations before a retired federal judge to try and secure financial compensation for women who were illegally searched.
The Complaint alleges that Baazov engaged in insider trading in connection with several of Amaya’s acquisitions in violation of Canadian securities laws and Amaya’s own policies prohibiting insider trading. The Complaint further alleges that Defendants Baazov and Amaya made material false and misleading statements in press releases and SEC filings denying that Baazov engaged in any violations of the securities laws, and that Defendants Baazov and Sebag falsely represented that they had disclosed all fraud involving management to the Board of Directors. The Complaint alleges the truth was revealed when, on March 23, 2016, the Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”), the securities regulatory authority in the Province of Quebec, announced it filed five charges against Baazov alleging violations of Canadian securities laws in connection with trading in advance of Amaya’s announcement of its plan to acquire The Oldford Group (then owner of Poker Stars), which the Complaint asserts led Amaya’s shares to decline $3.07 per share, or approximately 21.5% from its previous closing price, to close at $11.18 per share on March 23, 2016 on the NASDAQ. Defendants have denied and continue to deny each, any, and all allegations of wrongdoing, fault, liability, or damage whatsoever asserted by Lead Plaintiffs. Defendants have also denied, inter alia, the allegations that Lead Plaintiffs or the Settlement Class have suffered damages or that Lead Plaintiffs or the Settlement Class were harmed by the conduct alleged in the Action. Defendants continue to believe the claims asserted against them in the Action are without merit.
On December 30, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Folweiler Chiropractic v. American Family Insurance Company, Case No. 16-2-16112-0 (SEA). The settlement provides for Washington State healthcare providers who, from July 8, 2012 through December 23, 2019, submitted medical bills for payment, under the terms of an insured’s Personal Injury Protection or Medical Payments coverage, to American Family Insurance Company or American Family Mutual Insurance Company and had their bills reduced based on an explanation code P0041, as set out in the Explanation of Remittance form they received. Final approval was granted on February 19, 2020. All eligible class members have been paid.
A settlement (the “Settlement”) has been approved by the federal court in a class action lawsuit alleging breaches of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) in connection with the Amgen Retirement and Savings Plan and the Retirement and Savings Plan of Amgen Manufacturing, Limited (collectively, the “Plans”). This Settlement will provide for a payment of $2,750,000.00 to the Settlement Fund.
This is a lawsuit brought under New York Labor Law and asserts that The Hartford should have paid overtime wages for members of the Class and should have provided accurate wage statements. The Named Plaintiffs in this lawsuit are eight present and former Hartford employees, who allege that they were wrongly classified and not paid overtime compensation for their work at Hartford. The Class seeks unpaid overtime pay, liquidated damages, damages for failure to provide accurate wage statements and attorneys’ fees and costs. The Hartford denies that it owes the plaintiffs any overtime pay, and contends that plaintiffs’ duties made them exempt from overtime pay.
Atlantic Ambulance alleged that Counterclaimants failed to pay for services provided by Atlantic Ambulance. Counterclaimants alleged that Atlantic Ambulance violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, as well as certain common law claims, by overcharging Counterclaimants and others similarly situated. Class certification was denied by the trial court, which was affirmed on appeal with the exception of Atlantic Ambulance’s bill to the Hittis and those similarly situated of $14.00 for one-mile of transport that Atlantic Ambulance did not provide but for which it billed, whose claim was remanded to the trial court for further consideration of class certification. Counterclaimants’ motion to the New Jersey Supreme Court for review was denied.
A $65.5 million settlement has been approved in a lawsuit alleging that companies that sponsored au pairs on J-1 visas violated federal and/or state law in relation to the weekly stipend paid to them. The class action was brought on behalf of au pairs who were sponsored by any one of fifteen (15) J-1 visa sponsors at any time between January 1, 2009, and October 28, 2018. Final approval was granted on July 18, 2019, and the settlement fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On August 9, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Babcock & Wilcox Ent., Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 3:17-CV-00109. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $19,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On May 17, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Boskie, et al. v. Backgroundchecks.com, LLC, Case No. 2019CP3200824 (South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, County of Lexington). The settlement provides for injunctive relief if between September 8, 2014 and May 17, 2019, 1) information about a criminal record related to you (even if it did not result in a conviction) was in Defendant’s public record database, or 2) Defendant provided a report about you to a third party. Defendant’s database contains hundreds of millions of publicly available criminal records and aliases from county, state and federal agencies, courts and correctional institutions. Final approval was granted on October 31, 2019, and injunctive relief was entered.
On May 17, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Boskie, et al. v. Backgroundchecks.com, LLC, Case No. 2019CP3200824 (South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, County of Lexington). The settlement provides for prospective relief if Defendant Backgroundchecks.com provided a background check about you directly to HomeAdvisor, Inc. that contained a record that was something other than a conviction of a crime and the disposition of that record occurred more than seven years before the date of the report. Final approval was granted on October 31, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
Plaintiffs allege that First Advantage, the Defendant, violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by allegedly producing background reports on certain individuals containing non-conviction information older than seven years from the date of the report. Plaintiffs allege that this reporting caused harm and violated the law. First Advantage vigorously denies the Plaintiffs’ claim and denies all liability to Plaintiffs and the Class. First Advantage denies that it violated the law in any manner whatsoever and has raised a number of defenses to the claims asserted.
A settlement has been reached in a consolidated class action lawsuit, Hernandez, et al. v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., et al., Case No. 05-cv-01070 DOC (MLGx), C.D. Cal.) The settlement provides both non-monetary and monetary benefits to participating Class members as well as Consumer Credit Reporting Assistance to all Class members. Final approval was granted on April 6, 2018. Following resolution of the remaining issues, JND began distributing settlement benefits to eligible Class Members in October 2020.
The Settlement resolves the Action concerning whether Barclays, Barclays Capital Inc., and William White (collectively, “Defendants”) violated federal securities laws by allegedly making misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in public statements to the investing public concerning Barclays’ “dark pool,” known as Liquidity Cross or LX, a private trading venue on which participants can trade securities without publicly displaying bids or offers.
On March 20, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Barrett v. Nestle USA, Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-167 (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division). The settlement provides for current or former hourly-paid production employees who work or worked at the Nestlé processing factory located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at any time between January 1, 2016 and July 1, 2018. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on July 10, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On June 9, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Barrios, et al. v. The City of Chicago, Case No, 1:15-cv-02648, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The settlement provides for Owners of the 356 identified vehicles that were impounded by the City of Chicago and the City of Chicago initiated contact with the lienholder of the vehicle and demanded that the lienholder take possession of the vehicle during the period of March 28, 2013 through August 1, 2015, depriving the owner of their vehicle. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The lawsuit alleges that TIAA failed to pay Named Plaintiffs and other similarly situated employees in Advisory Positions properly for all overtime hours they worked. The Plaintiffs allege that those in training for an Advisory Position role were misclassified as exempt from overtime and not paid properly for all hours worked in a Training Period during the Material Times.
On November 26, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Beezley v. Fenix Parts, Inc., et al, Case No. 1:17-cv-07896. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $3,300,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Plaintiff brought claims on behalf of all persons in the RoundPoint Settlement Class. Plaintiff alleges that when a borrower was required to have insurance for his or her property pursuant to a residential mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, and evidence of acceptable coverage was not provided (for example, when the insurance policy did not exist or had lapsed), RoundPoint would place insurance in a manner such that RoundPoint allegedly received an unauthorized benefit. Plaintiff alleges further that RoundPoint did so primarily to receive other consideration from Great American or Willis of Ohio. Plaintiff also alleges that the way in which LPI policies were obtained and placed caused the premiums and the amount of coverage to be excessive. All Defendants expressly deny Plaintiff's allegations and assert their actions were and are fully authorized under the mortgage instruments and by law. They also expressly deny that they did anything wrong. There has been no court decision on the merits of this case and no finding that Defendants committed any wrongdoing.
Plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo, as trustee for the Trusts, breached its contractual and common law duties by failing to enforce Trust repurchase claims when it discovered mortgage loans that allegedly breached representations and warranties made by the entities (or their successors) that sold the mortgage loans to the Trusts, and failing to provide notices to cure known servicing violations to the servicers responsible for servicing the mortgage loans in the Trusts.
On September 22, 2020, the Court entered a preliminary approval order in a class action lawsuit, Blanco v. Hunter Industries Inc., Dispensing Dynamics International Inc. et al., Case No. 19STCV26347 (Superior Court of CA, Los Angeles County). The settlement provides for a fund of $400,000, to be paid to persons who, at any time from June 16, 2017, through and including September 22, 2020, were employed by Dispensing Dynamics International, Inc. in California as a non-exempt, hourly employee.
On May 16, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Blasi Jr., et al. v. United Debt Services, LLC, et al., Case No. 2:14-cv-0083. The settlement certified the Class as all individuals who, between June 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014, UDS obtained and used their consumer report for targeted marketing purposes via prescreened marketing lists provided by AMG Lead Source, and you received target marketing materials from UDS. Final approval was granted on November 5, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against BP Solar and Home Depot involving solar panels manufactured between 1999 and 2007 with an S-type junction box (“Class Panels”). You may be entitled to benefits from a $45.33 million common fund or a separate, $20 million claims-made settlement.
On December 10, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Angela Bradley v. Hornecker Cowling, LLP, Case No. 1:18-cv-01929-CL (D. OR.). The settlement provides for all individuals with an Oregon address to whom, during the period from November 5, 2017, through December 10, 2019, Defendants sent a letter attempting to collect a consumer debt letter and whose letter was not returned as undeliverable.
On July 16, 2015, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Brandewie v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 1:14-cv-00965 (N.D. Ohio). The settlement provided for gift cards of at least $3.00, available on a first-come, first served basis. Final approval was granted on December 21, 2015, and settlement benefits were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
A settlement has been reached in a class action antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”) with Defendant Fieldale Farms Corporation (“Fieldale Farms”). This Settlement only applies to Fieldale Farms and does not dismiss claims against other Defendants in the case entitled In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation, N.D. Ill., Case No. 1:16-cv-08637. The lawsuit claims that Broiler chicken producers, including Fieldale Farms, combined and conspired in restraint of trade, the purpose and effect of which was to suppress competition and allow them to charge supra-competitive prices for Broilers during the Class Period, in violation of federal law. Fieldale Farms vigorously and affirmatively denies it did anything wrong, and denies that it in any way conspired with competitors to restrain trade or suppressed competition to charge supra-competitive prices. The Court did not decide which side was right, but both sides agreed to the Settlement to resolve the case. The case is still proceeding on behalf of the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs against all other Defendants.
On April 7, 2016, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Brown, et al. v. Transurban (USA), Inc., et al., Case No. 15-CV-00494-JCC-MSN (E.D.Va.). The settlement provided for a refund check of at least $10 and forgiveness for certain unpaid tolls and associated administrative fees. Final approval was granted on September 29, 2016, and settlement benefits were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On July 15, 2020, The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a proposed settlement in a class action against Bumble Trading Inc. and Bumble Holding Ltd. (Bumble), and preliminarily certified two classes for settlement purposes only: a Nationwide Class of all persons who purchased a subscription to Bumble Boost in the United States between November 13, 2014 and July 15, 2020 and a California Class of all persons who purchased Bumble Boost in California and were charged auto-renewal fees during this same time period. If the settlement is finally approved by the Court, Bumble will make a payment into a settlement fund and will make certain changes in its purchase process and refund policy. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On January 17, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Madeleine Yates v. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. and Vibes Media, LLC, Case No. 1:17-cv-09219 (N.D. IL). The settlement provides for all individuals within the United States who were sent a Checkers or Rally’s-branded promotional text message by or on behalf of Defendants from December 21, 2013, to March 8, 2019 . The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On October 10, 2018, Lead Plaintiff Jacob Petersen and TFI Defendants agreed to a Settlement regarding Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend Frozen Berry Mix (Berry Mix) for all persons who (1) consumed the Berry Mix that was both purchased at Costco in California and recalled on either June 4, 2013 or June 28, 2013 and (2) subsequently obtained an immune globulin (“IG”) shot or hepatitis-A virus (“HAV”) vaccination between May 31, 2013 and June 13, 2013. Claimants are eligible to submit a claim for Non-Economic and Economic Damages.
This lawsuit is about whether Cathedral failed to pay its Flowback and Production Testing Operators for all of their overtime pay. In particular, the lawsuit alleges that Cathedral: 1) failed to include all compensation in the overtime rates; and 2) failed to properly calculate the number of overtime hours worked each week. Cathedral Energy denies that it did anything wrong and intends to defend itself through the course of this case, including appeal.
On September 5, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in Litigation alleging that BP America ("Defendant") underpaid royalties on Oklahoma wells where Defendant (or a predecessor or affiliate of Defendant) is or was the operator or, as a non-operator, separately marketed gas. The settlement provided for $147,000,000.00 in cash plus Future Benefits with an estimated value of no less than $35,000,000. Final approval was granted on November 19, 2018, and the Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
The lawsuit claimed that Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital failed to ensure nurses could take breaks and record missed breaks as hours worked as required by Washington laws.
This lawsuit is about whether Defendants’ use of letters on the letterhead of a California district attorney, and charging allegedly unlawful fees in connection with a dishonored check, violates the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and the California Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) or constitutes negligent misrepresentation or fraudulent misrepresentation. Specifically, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants violated federal and California law by: (1) collecting and attempting to collect fees that were not permitted by law; (2) using district attorney letterhead, and otherwise giving the impression that they were the office of various California district attorneys; (3) using letters that explicitly and implicitly falsely threatened check writers with prosecution if the check writers did not pay fees for the “District Attorney Bad Check Restitution Program; and, (4) sending collection letters that did not include disclosures and notices of consumer rights required by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Defendants deny all allegations made by Plaintiffs and have asserted various defenses to these claims.
On December 17, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a Settlement in litigation asserting that Defendant failed to pay statutory interest on payments made by Defendant (or on behalf of Defendant) outside the time periods set forth in the Production Revenue Standards Act, 52 Okla. St. §570.1, et seq. (the “PRSA”) for oil and gas production proceeds from oil and gas wells in Oklahoma. The settlement provided for $14,950,000.00 in cash plus Future Benefits with an estimated net present value of at least $17,100,000.00. Final approval was granted on March 8, 2019, and the Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
On December 17, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a Settlement in a class action lawsuit, Chieftain Royalty Company v. Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc., Case No. 6:17-cv-00336-KEW (E.D. Okla.). The settlement provides for $19,500,000 in cash plus certain future benefits (“Future Benefits”), which are estimated by Plaintiff to have a net present value of at least $12,000,000. Final approval was granted on March 3, 2020, and the Gross Settlement Fund was distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
On March 12, 2018, the Court granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Djoric v. Justin Brands, Inc., Case No. BC574927 (Cal.) The settlement provided $25.00 cash or a $50.00 discount voucher per eligible product. Final approval was granted on July 31, 2018, and settlement benefits were subsequently issued to claimants whose claims were determined to be eligible.
On March 4, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Christopher Dixon v. Grunt Style, LLC, Case No. 2019 CH 01981 (Circuit Court, Cook County Illinois, Chancery Div.). The settlement provides for $450,000 for the benefit of the Settlement Class.
The Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Christopher v. Residence Mutual Insurance Company, Case No. CIVDS1711860 (San Bernardino County Sup. Court). The settlement provides for all current and former Residence Mutual Insurance Company (“RMIC”) policyholders who made a claim under a Homeowner’s Insurance policy issued by RMIC for covered dwelling damage at a covered residence premises located within the State of California in which: (1) RMIC determined that Profit and Overhead was part of the repair or replacement of the damage; (2) RMIC estimated the amount of Profit and Overhead; and (3) RMIC did not pay the Profit and Overhead until and unless it was incurred between March 9, 2013 and January 1, 2019.
Do nothing and you will receive your share for the general class claims. However, if you did not wish to receive any settlement payment for this class action, you must have opted out by October 19, 2020. If you wish to object, you must have notified the Court and the Claims Administrator by October 19, 2020.
The Court will decide whether to provide final approval to the Settlement at a court hearing currently scheduled for November 19, 2020 at 10 a.m. A new date and time will be posted here if the Final Approval Hearing is continued to another date.
Plaintiff filed this class action lawsuit against CubeSmart ("Defendant") alleging that it violated Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act ("FDUTPA") and various state laws by relating to monies individuals paid for participating in the Great American stored property insurance program. Defendant maintains that it did not violate FDUTPA and that individuals agreed to pay for the Great American Insurance and that they received the insurance coverage that they paid for. The parties have agreed to settle all claims about these payments that individuals made for their Great American Insurance policy.
Plaintiff Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative claims that Defendant United States has not made cost-sharing reduction reimbursements on a timely and periodic basis for the 2017 or 2018 benefit years to which it and other Qualified Health Plan "QHP" issuers such as your organization are entitled under the Affordable Care Act. Section 1402 of the Affordable Care Act established a cost-sharing reduction program that applied to insurers who offered QHPs on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges. The cost-sharing reduction program provides that QHP issuers must pay a portion of eligible insureds’ out-of-pocket costs, such as deductibles, co-pays, and similar expenses, thereby reducing the amount eligible insureds must pay. Section 1402 further states that the Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Treasury “shall make periodic and timely payments to the [QHP] issuer equal to the value of the reductions.” Beginning in 2014, the United States began making these cost-sharing reduction reimbursements, but then ceased paying them in 2017 and continues to not pay them.
The description of the Settlement of claims in the securities class action brought by investors alleging, among other things, that the Settling Defendants violated the federal securities laws by filing financial statements for more than three years that were materially false and misleading, violated Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), and improperly recognized more than $43 million in fictitious revenues.
A class action lawsuit entitled Connolly v. Umpqua Bank, Case No. 2:15-cv-00517-TSZ, is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle (the “Lawsuit”). The Lawsuit claims that Defendant violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681a-1681x, by procuring background and credit checks without complying with certain aspects of 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(b)(2). Defendant denies the claims, has asserted numerous defenses to the action, and denies that class certification is required or appropriate.
A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco"). The lawsuit claims Costco sent unsolicited facsimile advertisements in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The Court in charge of the case is the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri (the "Court"), and the case is known as The Backer Law Firm, LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, Case No. 4:15-CV-00327-SRB. The Court did not decide in favor of the Class or the Defendant. Instead, both sides agreed to a settlement. That way, they avoid the cost of a trial, and the people affected will get compensation. The Class Representative and the attorneys think the settlement is best for everyone who is in the Class.
On April 14, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action litigation, Horton v. Cavalry Portfolio Services LLC, Case No. 3:13-cv-00307-JAH-WVG (S.D. Cal.) and Krejci v. Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC, 3:16-cv-00211-JAH-WVG (S.D. Cal.). The settlement provides for the benefit of all persons who were called on cell phones by Cavalry between February 8, 2009 and January 26, 2016 using the Aspect Ensemble Pro system, or the Avaya Proactive Contact 5.0 system, while attempting to collect debts on 1,035,232 Open and Closed Accounts. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York ("NYAG") sued Steven Croman, Anthony Falconite, Croman Real Estate Inc., 9300 Realty Management Inc., 9300 Realty Inc., Falconite LLC, and the special-purpose limited liability real-estate entities over which Steven Croman exercise control alleging violations of city and state law for: unlawful tenant harassment; deceptive business practices; illegal construction practices; violation of city lead-safety laws; violations of the Real Estate Broker Law; violations of Private Investigator Law; fraud; and violations of security deposit laws.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has preliminarily approved the proposed Settlement reached in the class action lawsuit known as Barry R. Lloyd, v. CVB Financial Corp., et al., Case No. CV 10-06256-CAS (the "Action"). If granted final approval by the Court, the Settlement will resolve allegations that Defendants violated the federal securities laws by making materially false and misleading statements and failing to disclose certain material facts about CVB's financial results during the Settlement Class Period.
On March 23, 2020, the Court granted final approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, DASA Investments, Inc. v. EnerVest Operating, LLC, et al., Case No. 6:18-cv-00083-SPS (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides for cash benefits of $8,000,000.00 and Future Benefits estimated to have a net present value of at least $7,000,000.00. Final approval was granted on March 23, 2020, and the Gross Settlement Fund was distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
The complaints allege, inter alia, that several defendants entered into sham transactions that ultimately transferred a controlling interest in USAE to their family, friends and affiliates. Plaintiffs’ complaints include causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty, legal malpractice, vicarious liability, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and civil conspiracy.
In the lawsuit, Plaintiffs claimed that Uber’s policies and practices regarding compensation and promotion violated federal and California state laws by unlawfully discriminating against women and Latino/Latina/Hispanic, African American/Black, Native American, Alaskan Native, and/or multiracial individuals (who are in part one of the foregoing races) who work or worked for Uber in a Covered Software Engineering Position, and that there was harassment or a hostile work environment for those employees. The lawsuit asked the Court to require Uber to provide damages, penalties, and other compensation to those employees (or former employees). The lawsuit also sought to compel Uber to change its policies and procedures so that such conduct does not happen in the future.
On January 13, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Delgado v. America’s Auto Auction Chicago, Inc., Case No. 2019-CH-04164 (Illinois Circuit Court for Cook County). The Settlement provides a cash payment and two years of dark web identity theft monitoring services for all persons who, at any time between March 29, 2014 to April 30, 2019, were required to provide their hand scan for timekeeping purposes to America’s Auto Auction.
The Class Representative contends that Cottage Health System, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, InSync Computer Solutions, Inc., CIO Solutions, Inc. and CIO Solutions, LP violated the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, California Civil Code §§56, et seq. (“CMIA”), by placing the Settlement Class Members’ confidential medical information on a computer server that was accessible without log-in credentials, passwords, or encryption, at times between October 26, 2015 and November 8, 2015 without login credentials, passwords or encryption and allegedly releasing that confidential medical information.
On February 28, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, titled Diel v. Salal Credit Union (Superior Court of the State of Washington, County of King). The Settlement Class includes all persons who resided in Washington, were a Salal Credit Union member, and at any point from April 15, 2015 through November 18, 2019 incurred an overdraft fee or an NSF fee for a transaction when the amount of the ledger balance shown in Salal’s record of their account was equal to or greater than the amount of the transaction. The Settlement provides a settlement payment to Class Members who do not exclude themselves from the Settlement. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
In this securities class action, Lead Plaintiffs allege that Defendants made false and misleading statements during the Class Period about Dole’s operations and financial condition, which had the effect of deflating the price of Dole common stock, in order to permit Defendant Murdock to acquire the outstanding publicly traded shares of Dole for a reduced price, harming Settlement Class Members who sold shares of Dole common stock during the Class Period.
On March 26, 2020, the Court approved the proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, M. Norman Donnenfeld v. Petro Home Services, Petro Holdings Inc. and Petro, Inc., Case No. 2:17-cv-2310-SIL (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York). The settlement provides for cash benefits not to exceed $3,000,000. The Class consists of all Petro customers who entered into a Ceiling Price Agreement with Defendant did not receive their expected contractual benefits. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On June 28, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Amanda Dougherty v. Barrett Business Services, Inc., Case No. 17-2-05619-1 (Superior Court for the State of Washington, Clark County). The settlement provides for persons whose job application was processed by BBSI and BBSI conducted a background check using one of the Challenged Disclosure Forms at any time from August 26, 2013 to January 15, 2019. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on November 8, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
The lawsuits allege that DirecTV, LLC violated the California Labor Code by failing to pay employees for all hours worked, failing to pay all overtime, failing to provide meal and rest breaks, and other alleged violations.
The named Plaintiff alleges that The Reserves Network ("TRN") violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") by taking adverse employment actions (terminating or not hiring or placing those individuals) due to the results of a background check TRN obtained on the employee or applicant. TRN disputes the named Plaintiff's allegations and denies all liability to the named Plaintiff and the Settlement Class. TRN denies the named Plaintiff's allegations and has raised a number of defenses to the claims asserted. The Parties are settling the Litigation to avoid the risk and expense of further litigation. No court has found TRN to have violated the law in any way. No court has found that the Named Plaintiff could recover any certain amount in this Litigation. Although the Court has authorized notice to be given of the proposed Settlement, this Notice does not express the opinion of the Court on the merits of the claims or defenses asserted by either side in the Litigation.
On March 20, 2020, the Court granted final approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Edwards, et al. v. Arkansas Cancer Clinic, P.A., Case No. 35CV-18-1171 (Arkansas Circuit Court, Jefferson County). The settlement provides for any and all patients of Arkansas Cancer Clinic who had an implanted port flushed between March 22, 2018 and September 11, 2018.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit with publisher Hearst Communications, Inc., the Defendant in this case. Plaintiff Josephine James Edwards alleges that the Defendant violated its customers’ subscription information to third parties which is alleged to violate Michigan privacy law.
On June 9, 2020, the Court entered a consent decree in a class action lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Case No. 2:20-CV-02131-CBM-JC (U.S. District Court, Central District of California). The settlement provides for $10,000,000 to be paid related to employees 40 years of age or older of Jet Propulsion Laboratory who were laid off, were involuntarily required to retire, or were denied rehire following any such layoff or involuntary retirement between January 1, 2010 and June 9, 2020.
On September 10, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, SEB Investment Management AB v. Endo International plc, et al Settlement, Civ. A. No. 2:17-CV-3711-TJS. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $82,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Endurance provides web solutions for small businesses, including domains, website builders, web hosting, and other subscription-based and non-subscription-based products and services. This case involves Defendants’ representations concerning Endurance’s non-GAAP metrics, including: (a) subscriber count; (b) average revenue per subscriber; (c) products per subscriber; and (d) the number of subscribers paying $500 or more for Endurance’s products and services. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants touted these metrics to create an impression of future revenue growth, but in fact, certain of the metrics reported by Defendants were misstated and Defendants also omitted data necessary to render their statements not misleading.
On July 22, 2019, the Court granted preliminary approval to the settlement in the In re: Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, Case No. 1:17-md-2800-TWT (N.D. Ga). The settlement is valued by plaintiffs counsel at an excess of $1.3 billion. Specifically, the terms of the settlement provide for monetary relief, credit monitoring and improved data security and related technology. The Court granted final approval of the settlement on December 19, 2019. A copy of the Order Granting Final Approval and the Final Order and Judgment can be found on the Equifax Data Breach Settlement Website.
The lawsuit claims that Defendants breached the warranty of habitability and the covenant of quiet enjoyment due to problems with its heat and hot water systems at Walden Park between 2012 and 2014. Equity denies any wrongdoing.
On July 30, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Estrada, et al. v. Galleria Market, LP., et al., Case No. 19STCV21959 (Los Angeles County Superior Court). The settlement provides for $450,000.00 to be paid related to employees of Galleria Market, LP, HK LA, L.P., Galleria Market/Vermont, LP, Galleria Market/Northridge, LP who are collectively referred to as Galleria Market or Defendants from June 24, 2015 until July 30, 2020. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. A final hearing is scheduled on January 15, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
Plaintiff Family Medicine Pharmacy, LLC (the "Plaintiff") sued Impax Laboratories, Inc., alleging that it received unsolicited facsimile advertisements sent by the Defendant promoting Defendant's goods and/or services, without prior consent or an established business relationship, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"), 47 U.S.C. & 227. Plaintiff sought to represent a class of persons to whom Defendant sent the allegedly unsolicited facsimile advertisements. Defendant denies these allegations but has agreed to settle these claims solely to avoid the costs and uncertainties of litigation. Defendant will vigorously defend the lawsuit if the proposed settlement is not approved. Plaintiff has brought this action on behalf of itself and the Settlement Class. The class action is called Family Medicine Pharmacy LLC v. Impax Laboratories, Inc., Case No. 1:17-CV-00053, and is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, located in Mobile, Alabama.
On August 20, 2020, the Court entered a preliminary approval order in a class action lawsuit, Fanelli v. Total Renal Care, Inc., Case No. 19-2-10835-5 SEA (Superior Court of WA, King County). The settlement provides for a fund of $420,000, to be paid to persons who, at any time from April 22, 2016, through and including May 2, 2020, were employed by Total Renal Care, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Davita Inc., as a non-exempt registered nurse or dialysis nurse in the State of Washington.
On January 7, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Felix v. WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc., case no. 1:19-CV-00312-AWI-JLT (E.D. CA.). The settlement provides for all individuals who filled out Bolthouse’s form entitled “Consent to Request Consumer Report & Investigative Consumer Report Information” permitting Sterling Infosystems Inc. to obtain and use consumer report information for employment purposes during the time period of March 7, 2017 to July 31, 2018; essentially, a Fair Credit Reporting Act involving employees. The case website will be updated once the court rules on the final approval hearing and in general as the case administration progresses.
This is a securities class action brought against FCA; FCA’s Chief Executive Officer throughout the Class Period, Sergio Marchionne; FCA’s Chief Financial Officer throughout the Class Period, Richard K. Palmer; and FCA’s Head of U.S. Sales throughout the Class Period, Reid Bigland. Lead Plaintiffs allege that, during the Class Period, Defendants made false and misleading statements and failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business and operations. Specifically, Lead Plaintiffs allege that Defendants fraudulently inflated FCA’s U.S. vehicle sales numbers during the Class Period, including misrepresenting the Company’s streak of year-over-year monthly U.S. sales growth.
The Plaintiffs, Daniel Finerman and Donna Devino, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, brought claims by a complaint as a putative class action challenging certain fees they were charged to book cruises when using Exchange Points they obtained as members of the Exchange Program. The complaint alleges that Defendants failed to provide cruises in exchange for Class Members’ points and charged Class Members additional sums to cover the costs of cruises under the guise of port fees or cruise line pass through fees. Defendants deny any and all liability or wrongdoing with respect to the claims alleged in the lawsuit but desire to settle the case to avoid the risk, expense, and distraction of continued litigation.
On February 5, 2016, the United States of America (“United States”) filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago (“Chicago”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois claiming that Chicago used a hiring practice that did not comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The United States claimed that Chicago’s use of a ten-year continuous United States residency requirement (“ten-year residency requirement”) as part of its background check overly excluded people born outside the United States from being hired as probationary police officers (“PPOs”) with the Chicago Police Department. The United States claimed that this requirement was not shown to be job related and consistent with business necessity, as required by federal law. Chicago stopped using the ten-year residency requirement in 2011, and began using a five-year continuous United States residency requirement.
On May 4, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Brandon Kommer v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. 1:17-cv-00296 (N.D. NY). The settlement provides for reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred when obtaining repairs to address a malfunctioning door latch in certain model year 2015-2019 Ford F-Series trucks. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 2, 2020, the Court conditionally certified a class in Foster v. Sitel Operating Corporation, Case No. 3:19-cv-148 (U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee), of all current and former hourly call-center employees of Sitel Operating Corporation (“Sitel”) who worked for Sitel at any time within the relevant statute of limitations through the final disposition of the matter. On May 22, 2020, the Court approved Plaintiff’s Proposed Notice and Consent Protocol, which approved notice to be sent to all Call-Center employees who worked for Sitel at any time since March 1, 2016.
The lawsuit alleges that Wawa misclassified AGMs as “exempt” employees, instead of properly classifying them as employees who are entitled to the protections of the FLSA, and failed to pay them overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Plaintiffs claim that the duties they primarily performed, such as greeting and assisting customers; cashiering; sales; returns; stocking; inventory; cleaning; preparing food and coffee; and operational/clerical duties, entitled them to receive overtime compensation like other, hourly Wawa employees who similarly performed such duties.
On December 9, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Gonzalez-Tzita, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. :16-cv-194 FMO (Ex.) (U.S. District Court – Central District of California). The Settlement provides monetary compensation for all persons who had his or her vehicle towed and impounded by the City of Los Angeles any time between January 11, 2014 through February 15, 2017, under the authority if Cal. Veh. Code § 21100.4, and who had to pay money to have his or her vehicle released from impound. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
This Action was filed on January 25, 2016 and asserts claims under Sections 11, 12(a)(2), and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (“1933 Act”) (15 U.S.C. §§ 77k, 77l(a)(2), and 77o), with respect to the dissemination of allegedly false, misleading, and materially incomplete statements in the registration statement and incorporated prospectus, as amended (the “Offering Materials”) and filed by defendant GoPro with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on or about June 26, 2014 in connection with the public offering of approximately 20,470,000 shares of GoPro Class A common stock (the “IPO”).
Lead Plaintiff has filed this lawsuit alleging that magicJack and its former and current executive officers violated the federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements and/or omitting statements of material fact regarding magicJack’s business by telling investors that magicJack’s fourth quarter and full year revenue for fiscal year 2013 would be less than previously announced. The Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Action, which the Court denied on November 14, 2016. Defendants deny each and all of the claims and contentions of wrongdoing alleged by Lead Plaintiff in the litigation. They contend that they did not make any materially false or misleading statements, they disclosed all material information required to be disclosed, and any alleged misstatements or omissions were not made with the requisite intent or knowledge of wrongdoing. Defendants also contend that any losses suffered by members of the Class were not caused by any false or misleading statements by Defendants and/or were caused by other events.
On May 3, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Grant v. Ballard Management, Inc., Case No. 18-2-54890-0 SEA (Superior Court of Washington in King County). The settlement provides for all persons who, at any time between November 19, 2015, and December 5, 2018, were employed by Ballard Management, Inc. as an hourly-paid employee at the Emerald Grill. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on August 23, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
This is a securities class action brought against SFX Entertainment Inc.; Plaintiff filed a Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint (the “Complaint”), which is the operative pleading. The Complaint asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The Complaint alleges that, during the Class Period, the Director Defendants engaged in a scheme to manipulate the market for SFX common stock in connection with purported proposals by Defendant Sillerman to buy SFX, and by issuing materially false and misleading statements in furtherance of that illicit scheme.
The Settlement will provide a one hundred million ($100,000,000) all cash Settlement Fund for the benefit of Class Members who purchased or otherwise acquired Halliburton common stock between August 16, 1999 and December 7, 2001, inclusive. This hard-fought litigation spans more than a decade and involves two arguments before the Supreme Court and multiple appeals to the Fifth Circuit. Class Counsel (defined below) obtained a certified Class, completed discovery, and fully briefed summary judgment before achieving the $100,000,000 all cash result. These legal services were performed on a wholly contingent basis, and therefore Class Counsel have not received any payment for their services, nor have they been reimbursed for their litigation expenses. Before final approval of the Settlement, Class Counsel will apply to the Court for an award of attorneys’ fees in an amount not to exceed one-third (33⅓%) of the gross Settlement Fund, and apply for reimbursement of litigation expenses in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000.
On May 29, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Cydney Halperin v. YouFit Health Clubs, LLC, Case No. 18-cv-61722-WPD (United States District Court Southern District of Florida). The settlement provides Settlement Class Members who timely file with the Settlement Administrator a valid Claim Form will receive a check for $7.50. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On November 19, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Harris v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., et al., Case No. 19-cv-00355-SPS (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides $4,900,000.00 in cash benefits. Final approval was granted on February 27, 2020, and the Settlement Proceeds were distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
Plaintiff Health Republic Insurance Company claims that Defendant United States has not fully paid the risk corridor amounts for 2014 and 2015 to which it and other insurers such as your organization are entitled under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”). Health Republic seeks payment for the class from the United States for the full amount of unpaid risk corridor payments for the 2014 and 2015 plan years. A detailed description of this claim and important Court Documents can be found on the Important Documents page of this website.
The lawsuit alleges that United States Storage of California failed to properly provide adequate meal and rest periods, timely pay wages during and at the termination of employment, provided wage statements which did not comply with California law, did not keep requisite payroll records, and violated other California wage and hour laws.
On April 19, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Hernandez, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Case No. 3:18-cv-07354-WHA (U.S. District Court – Northern District of California). The Settlement provides monetary compensation for all persons who, between 2010 and 2018, were denied a trial loan modification (even though they qualified for one) and later lost their home in a foreclosure sale. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
On November 18, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Hill and Gayken v. Garda CL NW, Case No. 09-2-07360-1 (Consolidated with No. 15-2-26829-1) (Washington Superior Court, King County). The settlement provides for a payment of $12,500,000 to resolve the claims of armed car Drivers or Messengers between February 11, 2006 through August 5, 2018. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On December 17, 2019, the Court approved the class notice in a class action lawsuit, Hill v. Xerox Business Services, LLC, Case No. C12-0717-JCC (U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington). The settlement provides for people who worked at a Xerox Business Services or Livebridge call center in Washington at any time between June 5, 2010 to January 3, 2020, under an “Activity Based Compensation” or “ABC” plan that paid “per minute” rates for certain work activities. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. The deadline to opt-out of the settlement passed on February 18, 2020.
Several lawsuits were filed by current and former Parking Production Assistants ("PPAs") asserting that PPAs are owed compensation for hours worked for which they were not paid. Specifically, the PPAs allege, inter alia, that the Defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and New York Labor Law by not paying the PPAs correctly for all the hours, including overtime hours, that they worked. Defendants deny that they violated the law and maintain that they have consistently acted in accordance with all governing laws at all times, including by paying PPAs correctly. However, to avoid the burden, expense, and inconvenience of continued litigation, Defendants have agreed to settle the lawsuits, without admitting any wrongdoing or liability.
Plaintiff alleges that Checkr violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) by allegedly producing background reports on individuals containing non-conviction information older than seven years from the date of the report. Plaintiff alleges that this reporting caused him harm and violated the law.
On August 13, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Hufford, et al. v. Maxim Inc., Case No. 19-cv-04452-ACL-RWL in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The settlement provides for All Persons with a Michigan street address who subscribed directly to Maxim for receipt of a Maxim magazine to be delivered to a Michigan street address between May 15, 2016 and July 30, 2016. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On August 10, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Huntzinger v. Suunto Oy, et al. The Settlement provides for an Inspection, Repair or Replacement Program to assess potential depth pressure sensor failures in eligible Suunto Dive Computers, as well as a Reimbursement Program for previous out-of-pocket repairs or replacements of eligible Suunto Dive Computers due to depth pressure sensor failures. Final approval of the Settlement was granted on December 14, 2018. All Reimbursement Claims have been processed, and eligible Claims have been paid. The Inspection, Repair or Replacement Program will operate through Suunto Oy until its expiration.
On August 26, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Akorn, Inc. Data Integrity Securities Litigation, Civ. A. No. 1:18-cv-01713.
The settlement provides approximately $30.0 million in cash and potential additional recoveries of $125.4 million from Settlement Shares and CVRs. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On December 11, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, titled In re Banner Health Data Breach Litigation (U.S. District Court, District of Arizona). The Settlement Class includes all individuals who received an earlier notice from Banner Health that their personal information may have been compromised as a result of the Security Incident at Banner Health. The Settlement provides benefits, such as free credit monitoring services or reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a result of the Security Incident, to Class Members who file timely and valid Claim Forms by February 9, 2021. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
On February 25, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Equifax Inc. Securities Litigation, Consolidated Case No. 1:17-cv-03463-TWT.
The settlement provides for a cash payment of $149,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On January 8, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Illumina, Inc Securities Litigation, Case No. 3:16-CV-03044-L-MSB. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $13,850,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On October 4, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Intuit Data Litigation, Case No. 15-cv-1778-EJD (N.D. Cal.). The settlement provides for two (2) years of TransUnion credit monitoring services, free of charge, for Class Members who enroll and Intuit has already adopted numerous security measures it believes have reduced the incidence of fraud. Final approval was granted on May 15, 2019. All claims have been processed and settlement benefits have been sent to all eligible class members.
On November 20, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Pre-Filled Propane Tank Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 14-02567-MD-W-GAF (W.D. Mo.) The settlement provides for cash benefits totaling $12,562,500.00, comprising $6,250,000 from Ferrellgas and $6,312,500 from AmeriGas. The Court granted final approval on June 18, 2020, and the Administrator is currently finalizing the distribution to eligible class members.
On February 24, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Vale S.A. Securities Litigation, Case No. 15 Civ. 09539 (GHW).
The settlement provides for a cash payment of $25,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 27, 2020, a Federal District Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re: General Motors Ignition Switch Litigation, Case No. 14-MD-2543 (JMF) (“MDL 2543”). The Settlement provides monetary compensation for economic loss claims by persons who own(ed) or lease(d) GM vehicles that were recalled in 2014. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
On August 21, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Adam Press et al v. J. Crew Group, Inc, Case No. 56-2018-00512503 CU-BT-VTA (California Superior Court, County of Ventura). The settlement provides for all persons who, while in California, New York, or New Jersey during the Class Period, purchased one or more products at a J. Crew Factory and/or J. Crew Mercantile Store and/or J. Crew Factory Website, and did not receive a credit or refund for their purchase(s). Final approval was granted on February 22, 2019. All claims have been processed and benefit vouchers have been distributed to all eligible class members.
A proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action brought by certain individuals whose 401(k) plan accounts included investments in the JPMorgan stable value funds. The action is entitled In re: J.P. Morgan Stable Value Fund ERISA Litigation, Case No. 1:12-cv-02548-VSB (the "Action"), currently pending before the Honorable Vernon S. Broderick in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Court has given its preliminary approval to the Settlement.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving lender-placed insurance (“LPI”) charged by Fay Servicing LLC (“Fay”) and issued by Southwest Business Corporation, American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., or one of its affiliates (collectively “the Insurer Defendants”), between January 1, 2009 and August 9, 2017. The lawsuit alleges that when a borrower was required to have insurance for his or her property under a residential mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, and evidence of acceptable coverage was not provided, Fay would place insurance in a manner such that Fay allegedly received an unauthorized benefit. Defendants expressly deny the allegations in the lawsuit. The Court has not decided who is right or that Defendants did anything wrong.
On February 26, 2018, the Court granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Johnson v. MGM Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 17-cv-00541-RSM (W.D. Wash.). The settlement provided participating Class Members with digital copies of the 1967 film entitled Casino Royale and the 1983 film entitled Never Say Never Again. Final approval was granted on October 16, 2018, and the settlement benefits were subsequently distributed to eligible Class Members.
On July 7, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Johnson v. Tractor Supply Co., Case No. 19-2-01975-1-KNT (Superior Court of Washington, King County). The settlement provides for compensation for Qualified Class Members for wages allegedly lost and damages they are purportedly owed as a result of the practices alleged in the Case. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The purpose of the notice is to advise Class Members of Johnson v. Yahoo! Inc. that, by order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, this former class action is decertified. The Court determined that this action can no longer proceed as a class action. Individuals who were previously members of the Class and who wish to pursue their claims against Yahoo must now bring their claims in individual lawsuits.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Code42 Software, Inc. ("Code42"). The settlement resolves a lawsuit over whether Code42 complied with a California law that requires companies selling automatically renewing services to provide certain information to consumers; it avoids costs and risks to you from continuing the lawsuit; pays money to consumers like you; and releases Code42 from liability. Your legal rights are affected whether you choose to act or don't act. The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments will be made if the Court approves the settlement and after appeals are resolved. Please be patient.
On December 8, 2018, a lawsuit was filed against the County of Los Angeles, Judith Zissa, et al. v. The County of Los Angeles, Case No. 2:18-cv-10174-CJC-JDE (United States District Court, Central District of California). This lawsuit is brought by Judith Zissa on behalf of current and former Children’s Social Workers and Children’s Social Worker Trainees, who worked for DCFS at any time from December 6, 2015 to the present. Individuals who wanted to join the lawsuit were to return the “Opt-In Consent Form” to the Claims Administrator by December 30, 2019.
There is a pending class action settlement in a lawsuit alleging that from November 1, 2016 through January 8, 2018 Elan 99 violated the Texas Property Code by assessing and collecting from residential tenants at Elan 99 West apartments rent late fees that exceeded the amount they were statutorily permitted to collect. Elan 99 maintains that it properly assessed and collected the fees, and denies all claims and allegations that it acted wrongfully or unlawfully.
On November 15, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Kenneth Wright v. Lyft, Inc., No. 2:14-cv-00421-BJR (W.D. Wash.). The settlement provides for all Washington residents who, between June 1, 2012, and the date of preliminary approval, November 15, 2018, received on their cellular telephones one or more invitational or referral text messages through Lyft’s ‘Invite A Friend’ program. Final approval was granted on May 29, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
If you worked as an Assistant Manager at an Applebee's, IHOP, Pizza Hut, or Taco Bell restaurant operated by Big River between May 1, 2015 and May 1, 2018, including as a Kitchen Manager, Front of House Manager, and/or Bar Manager, you may be entitled to a payment from a collective action settlement.
On July 3, 2019, the Court certified a lawsuit to proceed as a class action, Eve Komesar v. City of Pasadena, Case No. BC677632 (Los Angeles County Superior Court). On August 30, 2019, JND mailed the Court-approved notice to all identified class members. Please visit the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s website for further updates regarding this matter.
There is a Proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit concerning alleged violation of Montana law by defendants Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, and Allstate Insurance Company, individually and on behalf of all affiliated entities (collectively, “Allstate,” as defined in the Settlement Agreement). The Named Plaintiffs were involved in an automobile accident while insured under an automobile policy issued by a Allstate entity. The Named Plaintiffs allege their Allstate entity insurer subrogated from the at-fault driver before the Named Plaintiffs were made whole for their property damages or bodily injury damages. The Named Plaintiffs allege their Allstate entity insurer had no legal right to subrogation, and failed to conduct a reasonable investigation to determine whether the Named Plaintiffs were or would be made whole from payments received from the at-fault driver or their insurer. The Named Plaintiffs allege, generally, that Allstate engaged in improper subrogation in Montana by subrogating before conducting a proper made whole analysis.
Plaintiffs (Kyle Sullivan and Jeanne Sloan) filed a proposed class action lawsuit, the Action, against Defendant (Wenner Media LLC). In the Action, Plaintiffs claimed, among other things, that Defendant disclosed subscriber information in violation of Michigan law. Defendant denies all allegations of wrongdoing and believes it complied with applicable law. Defendant has asserted many defenses it believes would succeed at trial. In agreeing to settle, Defendant maintains that it complied with the law and does not admit any wrongdoing.
On July 31, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Strougo v. Lannett Company, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:18-cv-03635-MAK The settlement provides for a cash payment of $300,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 16, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Peter Lee and Latonya Campbell v. The Hertz Corp. & Dollar Thrifty Auto Grp., Inc. The settlement provides for all persons who applied for employment with The Hertz Corporation or Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., in the United States, at any time from August 21, 2013 to September 8, 2016, and who are members of Category 1, 2, and/or 3 groups. Final approval was granted on August 30, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been mailed settlement checks.
Settlements have been reached with Citibank, HSBC and Barclays (The “Settling Defendants”) in In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2262. The lawsuit claims that the Settling Defendants and Non-Settling Defendants unlawfully manipulated U.S. Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) between August 1, 2007 and May 31, 2010, artificially lowering the rate which caused class members to lose money in connection with loans they held.
On April 10, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Miguel Avila, et al. v. LifeLock, Inc., Inc. et al., Case No. 2:15-cv-01398-SRB
The settlement provides for a cash payment of $20,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On October 1, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Linderman v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. BC650785 (Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California). The settlement provides for a pro rata Fee Adjustment Credit of approximately $12.00 per Class Member toward the Annual Renewal Fee for an Alarm System permit issued for the 2021 calendar year. Additionally, prospective relief may be available to the Class in the form of a prospective Reduced Alarm Permit Fee for Alarm System permits issued for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 calendar years. The Reduced Alarm Permit Fee would be $5.00 less than the existing Alarm Permit Fee charged by the City for an Alarm System permit. Final approval was granted on February 26, 2020.
On July 12, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, JULIE SIEGMUND and SETH LIPNER, as Co-Successor Trustees of THE FREDERICK SIEGMUND LINKWELL CORP. CLAIMS LIVING TRUST DATED JULY 31, 2018, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. XUELIAN BIAN, WEI GUAN,SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, SHANGHAI YINLING ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., LEADING FIRST CAPITAL LIMITED and LEADING WORLD CORPORATION, Defendants, Case No. 16-cv-62506 (FAM). The settlement provides for a cash payment of $6,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
This is a securities class action brought against Lion, its former President and Chief Executive Officer Manish Singh, its former Chief Financial Officer Michael Handelman, and Kamilla Bjorlin, the founder and owner of stock promotion firm Lidingo Holdings, LLC (“Lidingo”). Lead Plaintiff alleges that, during the Class Period, defendants artificially inflated the price of Lion’s common stock by arranging for the publication on investment websites of paid promotional articles designed to appear as unaffiliated investment advice from analysts/investors with no connection to the Company. Lead Plaintiff also alleges that defendants improperly failed to disclose Lion’s retention of the stock promotion firm Lidingo, which facilitated such publications, and actively hid those facts (and in so doing made a number of false and misleading statements to the investing public).
On July 7, 2016, and again on September 2, 2016, Wolford America, Inc. (“Wolford”) sent the Text Message(s) to the Plaintiff and many other recipients. Plaintiff contends that the Text Message(s) did not comply with and violated the federal statute, known as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) 47 USC § 227. Plaintiff claims, and Wolford denies, that the Text Message(s) failed to include proper description of the sender of the text and failed to include a proper opt-out mechanism. Wolford denies any wrongdoing, and no court or other judicial entity has made any judgment or other determination of any wrongdoing. Nonetheless, to avoid the further costs of litigation, Wolford has agreed to settle.
This litigation stems from allegations regarding LSB’s purchase, disassembly, transportation and then attempted reassembly of a long dormant ammonia plant.
Dennis Wilson filed the instant action on September 25, 2015, Dkt. No. 1. He was appointed Lead Plaintiff and his selection of Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP as Lead Counsel for the proposed class was approved by Order dated December 15, 2015, Dkt. No. 16.
On December 10, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Mabrey v. Autovest LLC, et al., Case No. CGC-18-566617 (California Superior Court – County of San Francisco). The Settlement provides Class benefits to all persons who purchased a Motor Vehicle pursuant to a Conditional Sale Contract, whose Motor Vehicles were repossessed or voluntarily surrendered, who were sent an NOI by UAC between September 11, 2014 and February 15, 2019, and against whose accounts UAC and/or Autovest assessed a deficiency balance following the disposition of the Motor Vehicles.
On January 3, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Malin v. Ambry Genetics Corporation, Case No. 30-2018-00994841-CU-SL-CXC (California Superior Court, Orange County). The settlement provides for the benefit of former shareholders of Ambry Genetics Corporation who sold some or all of their shares back to Ambry as a part of a 2015 repurchase program, which consisted of two Tender Offers announced in June 2015 and July 2015. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On February 4, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Moodie v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Case No. 2:14-cv-03471-FMO (United States District Court Central District of California). The settlement provides for persons who were hired by Maxim between May 5, 2009 and August 27, 2012, executed a background check authorization and release form, and for whom Maxim procured a consumer report before August 27, 2012. Final approval was granted on November 12, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On November 22, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, McClintock v. Continuum Producer Services, LLC, Case No. 6:17-cv-00259-JAG (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides for cash benefits of $900,000.00. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On September 6, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a Settlement in a class action lawsuit, McKnight Realty Co. v Bravo Arkoma, LLC, et al., 17-cv-00308-KEW (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provided $1,300,000.00 in cash benefits. Final approval was granted on December 21, 2018, and the Settlement Proceeds were distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
The lawsuit was filed by Sharina McNeal, et al., (Plaintiffs) on behalf of themselves and the Settlement Class, against AccentCare, Inc. for the following allegations: (1) failure to pay minimum wage; (2) failure to pay overtime compensation; (3) failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements; (4) failure to timely pay owed compensation; (5) unlawful and/or unfair business practices in violation of California Business and Professions Code; and (6) civil penalties pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act. Among other things, Plaintiffs contend that AccentCare did not properly compensate Care Partners for working 24-hour shifts. The lawsuit seeks money and other relief from Defendants.
On September 21, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, McNeill v. Citation Oil & Gas Corp., Case No. 17-cv-00121-KEW (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides for $3,000,000.00 in cash benefits. Final approval was granted on January 14, 2019, and the Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On October 4, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Gehrich, et al. v. Howe, et al., Case No. 37-2018-00041295-CU-SL-CTL (Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego). The Settlement provides for an offer from MedImpact to purchase all stock and options held by stockholders and optionholders. Final approval was granted on December 13, 2019. All Letters of Transmittal have been processed and all eligible Class Members receive payments for tendered shares and options.
In this lawsuit, the Plaintiffs allege that the HVAC systems in certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles are defectively designed such that they accumulate mold or mildew and emit related odors. Defendants Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC deny the allegations in the lawsuit and deny they acted improperly or did anything wrong. Both sides have agreed to the proposed Settlement to avoid the costs and risks of a lengthy trial and appeals process. On March 12, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved the proposed settlement. This website will be updated when additional information is available.
On Jun 14, 2016, the Court approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, State Ex Rel. Robert Merrill, Trustee, et al., v. State of Ohio, Department of Natural Reswources, et al., Case No. 04-cv-01080. The settlement provided for the payment of valid claims for compensation submitted by members of the Settlement Class and the refund of submerged lands lease rental payments made between May 28, 1998 and May 20, 2015, for any leased lands located between OHWM and the natural shoreline. The Court granted final approval on October 29, 2016, and benefits were distributed to claimants in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On August 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a Settlement in litigation asserting that Defendant failed to pay or pay adequately under its Washington insurance policies' UMPD coverage for automobile damage that caused the vehicle to suffer a loss in value called "diminished value". The settlement provides for up to $1,386,000.00 in cash benefits.
On March 15, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Milstead v. Robert Fiance Beauty Schools, CAM-L-328-16 (Sup. Ct. of New Jersey, Camden County). The settlement provided for $450,000 in service vouchers, redeemable for student-provided services at a Robert Fiance Beauty School. Final approval was granted on July 1, 2019.
On October 24, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Moeller v. Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. d/b/a Condé Nast, Case No. 15—cv-05671-NRB (S.D. NY). The settlement provides for individuals who, from July 20, 2009 through July 30, 2016, subscribed to a Conde Nast publication for delivery to a Michigan street address. Final approval was granted on March 6, 2019. All eligible class members have been paid.
This lawsuit is brought on behalf of current and former non-exempt, employees employed by ITG as Technicians, during the time-period March 21, 2016, through the present, throughout the United States.
This litigation alleges, among other things, that ITG’s current and former employees who worked as Technicians:
1. failed to receive payment for all hours worked, including, without limitation, for time spent working off-the-clock before and after scheduled shifts, and for time spent working during meal and rest breaks; and
2. failed to receive all piece-rate compensation to which they earned;
3. failed to receive all wages owed to them, including straight-time and overtime pay for all hours worked; and
4. that ITG failed to make, keep, and preserve required accurate records of all hours worked by the employees.
On December 7, 2017, preliminary approval was granted to a settlement in a lawsuit was filed by current and former Parking Production Assistants ("PPAs") asserting that the Defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law by not paying the PPAs correctly for all of the hours, including overtime hours, that they worked. Final approval was granted on May 15, 2018, and Settlement Checks were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On October 16, 2018, and amended on November 27, 2018 the Court certified a class action lawsuit, Michael Moss v. United Airlines, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:16-CV-08496 (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division). The court additionally ordered on April 29, 2019 that a notice be sent out to the class members regarding the pendency of the class action. Preliminary approval was granted on June 16, 2020. All opt-in notices have been received and processed.
The lawsuit alleges that Murphy was charging sales tax on the Murphy-funded portion of the discount on sale items starting on January 8, 2016 at all Murphy USA and Murphy Express stores in twenty-four (24) states (Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia). Murphy did not keep any portion of the sales tax it collected. Murphy alleges all of the money collected from customers as sales tax was paid to state and local government taxing authorities. Murphy denies any wrongdoing, and the Court has not ruled that Murphy did anything wrong or violated any law.
A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company. The case concerns certain model year 2010-2013 Ford and Lincoln vehicles (“Class Vehicles”). The lawsuit alleges defects in the in-vehicle information and entertainment systems called MyFord Touch or MyLincoln Touch (“MFT”). Ford denies these allegations. This Settlement resolves the case and makes relief available to all Class Members who do not exclude themselves from the Settlement, including monetary payments to many Class Members.
On January 31, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Deora v. Nanthealth, Inc., et al, Case No. 2:17-cv-01825-TJH-MRW. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $16,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On January 23, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Shelly Nash Fitzgerald, as Trustee of the Nash Family Mineral Trust UTA dated October 27, 1992 v. Lime Rock Resources Operating Company, Inc., Case No. CJ-2017-31 (District Court of Texas County, Oklahoma). The settlement provides for $1,700,000.00, subject to the conditions and qualifications set forth in the Settlement Agreement. Final approval was granted on April 24, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
This lawsuit is known as In re Navistar MaxxForce Engines Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 1:14-cv-10318. The lawsuit alleges that the Defendants sold or leased 2011-2014 model year vehicles with MaxxForce 11- or 13-liter diesel engines that had a defective EGR emissions system and that if Named Plaintiffs had known of the defect, they would not have purchased or leased their vehicles or would have paid less for the vehicles than they did. Defendants deny all of the allegations in the lawsuit and that they did anything wrong.
This Royalty Class Action Lawsuit was originally filed against Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. on June 7, 2011 as Naylor Farms, Inc. v. Chaparral Energy, LLC, No. 5:11-cv-00634-HE in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on behalf of royalty owners in wells in that jurisdiction, asserting claims for breach of lease and breach of fiduciary duty based on Defendant’s alleged underpaid royalties to royalty owners. The Released Claims (as defined in section 1.25 of the Settlement Agreement) include all claims that were or could have been asserted in the Royalty Class Action Lawsuit relating to royalties on gas and gas constituents in connection with the Royalty Class Action Lawsuit.
On August 16, 2020, Chaparral Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Chaparral Energy, L.L.C., filed a voluntary petition under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the Bankruptcy Court. With the commencement of the 2020 Bankruptcy Cases, the Parties jointly moved for preliminary approval of the Settlement. The Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement on August 27, 2020. The case website will be updated once the Court gives final approval to the settlement and generally as the administration progresses.
Nesbitt, et al. (the "Plaintiffs") filed a class action lawsuit that alleges that Postmates, Inc. ("Postmates") violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) in two ways. First, Plaintiffs allege that Postmates failed to provide proper legally required disclosures to individuals who signed up to be couriers utilizing Postmates’ platform prior to obtaining consumer reports on them. Second, Plaintiffs allege that Postmates failed to provide individuals who signed up to be couriers utilizing Postmates’ platform with a copy of their consumer reports and a notice of their rights before taking adverse action against them. Plaintiffs allege that Postmates procured and used these consumer reports for “employment purposes.” Defendant disputes Plaintiffs’ allegations and denies all liability to Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class. The parties have agreed to resolve the lawsuit against Postmates through a settlement.
On May 7, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Noriesta v. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc., et al., Case No. 19-cv-00620 (U.S. District Court – Central District of California, Eastern Division). The settlement provides for monetary relief of approximately $366,502 for Partcipating Class Members. You may be a Class Member if KMBS requested a consumer report in connection with your employment between April 5, 2014 and July 1, 2018, or if you were a California resident for whom KMBS procured a consumer report containing consumer credit information for employment purposes between April 5, 2012 and July 1, 2018. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On July 20, 2020, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action, In re Novo Nordisk Securities Litigation, No.3:17-cv-00209-BRM-LHG. The Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Rule 23 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in Nevada courts. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
Nozzi, et al. (the "Plaintiffs") filed a class action lawsuit that alleges that Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, et al. (the "Defendants") reduced the Voucher Payment Standard (“VPS”) between July 2005 and July 2006 without providing adequate notice to Section 8 recipients, thereby violating various federal and state law. The VPS is the maximum monthly subsidy that supplements the amount paid by Section 8 recipients for rent and utilities. Plaintiffs allege that HACLA did not provide the required one-year notice prior to rolling back housing benefits to Section 8 recipients. Further, the information provided to Section 8 recipients was not a formal administrative notice and failed to inform recipients that their out-of-pocket rent payments would be increasing. Defendants dispute Plaintiffs’ allegations and deny all liability to Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class. The parties have agreed to resolve the lawsuit against HACLA through a settlement.
This lawsuit concerns all persons and entities who purchased yellow taxi medallions from the City of New York or the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (collectively, the “Defendants”) through three public auctions conducted in 2013 and 2014, or their successors or assigns. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants published inflated, false, and misleading yellow taxi medallion price reports depicting an unbroken rise in the market prices of medallions when, in fact, those prices had leveled or were on the decline. Defendants deny the allegations. The Court in this matter has certified the lawsuit as a class action.
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On August 1, 2019, OFCCP and CINTAS enterd into a Conciliation Agreement to resolve alleged violations Executive Order 11246 as amended and its implementing regulations at 41 Code of Federal Regulations Sections 60-1 - 60-3. Under the terms of the agreement, CINTAS agrees to distribute $190,000.00 in back pay and $34,984.64 in interest, plus adjustments required by law on the portion representing back pay only.
On July 23, 2020 the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit joining, Oliveira, et. al. v. New Prime, Inc., Case No. 1:15-cv-10603 (U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts) , and Haworth, et al. v. New Prime, Inc., Case No. 6:19-03025-CV-RK (U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri). The settlement provides for $28,000,000, inclusive of all alleged unpaid wages, liquidated damages, penalties, interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees, to be paid to all individuals who have attended training to become truck drivers for Prime and/or have driven for Prime as employee drivers and/or as independent contractor drivers who have leased their trucks through Prime at any time from October 2, 2012, to May 8, 2020, and all individuals who have otherwise attended training in Missouri to become truck drivers for Prime at any time from March 4, 2010, to May 8, 2020 (the “Class Period”), except for the named plaintiffs in Montgomery v. New Prime, Inc., 8:17-00321 (C.D. Cal.). The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. A final hearing is scheduled on January 13, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
On September 4, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Steinberg v. OPKO Health, Inc. Case No. 1:18-cv-23786-MARTINEZ-OTAZO-REYES (S.D. Fla.) The settlement provides for a cash payment of $16,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
The proposed Settlement resolves class action litigation over whether Opus and certain of its current and former executives allegedly made or were otherwise liable for several allegedly material misrepresentations and omissions contained in Opus’ public statements made during the Class Period. Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (“APERS”), previously designated by the Court as “Lead Plaintiff” in the Action, has been preliminarily appointed by the Court to represent all Class Members as the “Class Representative” for the case.
Former seasonal drivers of UPS have sued UPS in a collective action, claiming that UPS violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay the minimum wage for all hours worked. The Honorable Judge Christine M. Arguello and Magistrate S. Kato Crews are overseeing this lawsuit, which is called Ortez et al. v. United Parcel Service, Inc., Case No. 1:17-cv-01202-CMA-SKC
This is a class action lawsuit in the matter of Michael Palmateer and Shane Hedin v. Les Schwab Tire Centers of Portland, Inc. and Les Schwab Warehouse Center, Inc., Case No. 17CV22189 (Oregon State Circuit Court, County of Multnomah). The class consists of current and former Les Schwab Tire Store employees in Oregon who were not paid for one or more meal periods shorter than 30 minutes since June 1, 2011. If the Class Representatives win or settle their claims, Class Members will be notified if they are entitled to receive money compensation. The amount of money depends on several factors and cannot be determined at this time. If the Class Representatives lose, Class Members will not get any money. There is no money available now.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit Parker, et al. v. Universal Pictures, et al., M.D. Fla. Case No. 6:16-CV-01193-CEM-DCI, claiming that Defendants Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Handstack impermissibly sent text messages relating to the release of the film Warcraft to wireless telephone numbers without consent of the recipients in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 47 U.S.C. § 227. Defendants deny the allegations in the lawsuit, and the Court has not decided who is right.
The Notice relates to a proposed Settlement of claims in a pending securities class action brought by investors alleging, among other things, that defendants Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc. (“Santander”), Thomas G. Dundon (“Dundon”), Jason Kulas (“Kulas”), Ismail Dawood (“Dawood”), and Jennifer Davis (“Davis”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) violated the federal securities laws by making materially false and misleading statements regarding Santander’s published financial statements that caused Settlement Class Members to suffer damages. A more detailed description of the Action is set forth in paragraphs 11-22 of the Notice. The proposed Settlement, if approved by the Court, will settle claims of the Settlement Class, as defined in paragraph 23 of the Notice.
On October 9, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Pemberton v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Case No. 3:14-cv-01024-BAS-MSB (S.D. Cal.). The settlement provides for two different forms of relief for Class Members who submit valid Claim Forms. If Nationstar determines a Class Member’s claim is valid and that the amount reported on a Form 1098 for any tax year in 2016, 2017, or 2018 did not include deferred interest, Nationstar will issue an amended IRS Form 1098 for tax years 2016, 2017, and/or 2018. If Nationstar determines a Class Member’s claim is valid and that the amount reported on a Form 1098 for any tax year from 2010 to 2015 did not include deferred interest, Nationstar will issue the Class Member a payment of $50. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the Settlement and as the administration progresses.
Plaintiffs allege that Higher One’s Pre-Class Period misconduct included improper marketing of and fees charged on OneAccounts and debit cards in violation of §5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”), which was addressed by a 2012 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Consent Order and settlement of a consumer class action, both barring future misconduct. Plaintiffs further allege that throughout the Class Period, Higher One did not comply with the 2012 FDIC Consent Order and continued its prior misconduct, including violating FTC Act §5.
On July 10, 2020, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action, Roofers’ Pension Fund, et al. v. Papa, et al., No. 16-cv-2805-MCA-LDW (D.N.J.). The Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Rule 23 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in Nevada courts. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
Former Petco Assistant Managers (“AMs”) sued Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Petco Holdings, Inc., Petco Holdings, Inc. LLC, and Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. (together “Petco”), alleging that they were not paid overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The AMs claim that they are owed money under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and/or the state laws of Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Petco denies these allegations and asserts that its pay practices for AMs complied with all legal requirements. Without admitting liability, Petco agreed to a settlement to avoid further litigation.
On November 27, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Petersen v. Costco Wholesale Co., Case No. 8:13-cv-01292-DOC-JCG (C.D. Cal). The settlement provides a cash payment for all persons who submit a claim on or before February 27, 2020 and who satisfy the following criteria: (1) they consumed Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend Frozen Berry-Mix that was both purchased at Costco in Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, or Washington and recalled on either June 4, 2013 or June 28, 2013; and (2) they subsequently obtained an immune globulin (“IG”) shot or hepatitis-A virus (“HAV”) vaccination between May 31, 2013 and June 13, 2013. Payment amount will vary depending on whether the claimant qualifies for Economic Damages. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On June 17, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, titled Peterson, et al. v. Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida). The Class includes all persons within the United States who, between May 6, 2015 and the present, (1) received a non-emergency call or text message to their cellular telephone numbers; (2) through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or pre-recorded voice; (3) from Defendant; and (4) who were not Apria customers at the time of the calls and text messages. If the Settlement is approved, each Class Member who submits a timely and valid Claim Form will receive a payment of up to $50. The Settlement website will be updated as the administration progresses and once the Court grants final approval of the Settlement.
The lawsuit involves lender-placed insurance (“LPI”), also known as “creditor-placed” or “forced-placed” insurance. A bank or mortgage servicer may arrange for the placement of LPI on a property when it is believed that the borrower’s insurance is insufficient, when the borrower’s policy has lapsed, or the borrower has not provided sufficient proof of insurance coverage on the property.
Swisher Sweets Settlement: Plaintiff alleges that Swisher Sweets cigarillo 5-packs advertised as “5 for the price of 3” violated the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act because such advertising implies that five cigarillos could be purchased for the price of three, but consumers could purchase three individual cigarillos for less than the price of the 5-pack. Swisher does not sell products directly to consumers and believes that retailers price products within the scope of the promotion, and that consumers did not overpay.
The lawsuit alleges that Niantic, Inc. (“Niantic”), the developer of Pokémon Go, violated state trespass and nuisance laws by placing game items called “Pokémon Gyms” and “PokéStops” on or near privately-owned property without prior permission and by enticing and/or causing Pokémon Go players to trespass upon such properties and/or interfere with property owners’ use and enjoyment of such properties. Niantic denies any and all wrongdoing or legal violation. The settlement, if approved by the Court, will resolve the lawsuit by requiring Niantic to follow a series of procedures, detailed below, intended to minimize interference with the rights of private property owners.
On July 25, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Mild v. PPG Industries, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:18-cv-04231-RGK-JEM. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $25,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
This is a class action against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws during the Class Period. Class Representatives make the following allegations: Defendants made materially false and misleading statements and omitted material adverse facts regarding, among other things, PCC’s long-term earnings-per-share guidance, its undisclosed reliance on “pull in” sales (i.e., sales scheduled to occur in future quarters that PCC accelerated into the current quarter) in order to meet sales targets, and the long-term, negative impact of customer “destocking” on the Company’s business.
In the lawsuit, Plaintiff's claim that United Propane Gas did not have the right under the 2013-2014 PreBuy KeepFull Agreement to suspend or ration deliveries under the circumstances during the winter of 2013-2014.
This is a class action lawsuit about the labeling and advertising of Quincy Bioscience’s Prevagen Products. The plaintiff in the lawsuit asserts that the packaging and advertising for these products mislead consumers to believe that the products provide, among other things, brain health and memory benefits when, as Plaintiff alleges, the Prevagen Products do not provide those benefits. The defendant in the lawsuit, Quincy Bioscience, which owns the Prevagen brand, denies all the plaintiff’s allegations.
On September 20, 2019, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action Raider v. Archon Corporation, et al., Case No. A-15-712113-B (Nev. Dist. Ct.). The Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Rule 23 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in Nevada courts. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On July 10, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Katiria Ramos v. Hopele of Fort Lauderdale, LLC, et al., Case No. 17-cv-62100 (S.D. Fla.). The settlement provides for all persons who, from October 26, 2013 through July 10, 2019, received a text message from (i) Hopele, (ii) Hopele of Tallahassee, LLC, (iii), Hopele of Flat Iron, LLC, (iv) Hopele of Birmingham, LLC, (v) Hopele of Altamonte, LLC, and/or (vi) HLCP Partners of Birmingham, LLC without providing prior express written consent to those entities or Pandora. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on November 19, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit, Rayburn v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., alleging a violation of the Ohio Uniform Commercial Code, the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, and the Ohio Retail Installment Sales Act. Plaintiff claims that the “Notice of Intent to Sell Property” letter that Defendant sent to Ohio customers after repossession of their vehicle violated these statutes by containing a vehicle sale date that included the phrase “on or after.” If you are a Class Member and do not opt out, these benefits are automatic.
On October 29, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Reirdon v. Cimarex Energy Co. and Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado, Case No. 16-cv-00445-SPS (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provides for $10,000,000.00 in cash benefits. Final approval was granted on January 29, 2020, and the Gross Settlement Fund was distributed in accordance with the terms of the Settlement.
On September 28, 2018, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Reirdon v. Cimarex Energy Co., Case No. 16-cv-00113-KEW (E.D. Okla.) The settlement provided for $9,500,000.00 in cash plus Future Benefits with an estimated value of no less than $11,000,000. Final approval was granted on December 18, 2018, and the Gross Settlement Fund has been distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
Settlements have been reached with the Defendants in a class action lawsuit where Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendants participated in an unlawful conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain, or stabilize the price of linear resistors at artificially high levels. The Settlements will provide $50,250,000 to persons in the United States who purchased linear resistors directly from any of the Defendants from July 9, 2003 through August 1, 2014. Kamaya, Inc., Kamaya Electric Co., Ltd., Walsin Technology Corporation, Walsin Technology Corporation USA, Hokuriku Electric Industry Co., Ltd., HDK America Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, ROHM Co., Ltd., ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC, KOA Corporation, and KOA Speer Electronics, Inc., (collectively “Defendants”) deny all charges of wrongdoing or liability against them.
This lawsuit alleges that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company may be liable for: (1) alleged prerecorded robocalls that an auto insurance lead generation company called Variable Marketing, LLC made and transferred to Nationwide Agents asking recipients to "press 1" to receive auto insurance quotes ("Variable Calls") (2) alleged prerecorded robocalls that an auto and homeowners' insurance lead generation company called MediaAlpha transferred (either the telephone call and/or Lead Information derived from the telephone call) to Nationwide ("MediaAlpha Calls"); and (3) telephone calls Nationwide and/or its alleged vendors made to persons registered on Nationwide's Internal Do Not Call Registry for more than 31 days ("Nationwide IDNC Calls").
The Court has granted Preliminary Approval to a proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit (“Action”) against EOS Fitness Brand, Limited Liability Company, a Nevada Limited Liability Company (the “Fitness Facility”). On July 29, 2015, Plaintiff Gregory Rich, on behalf of others similarly situated, filed a class action complaint entitled Gregory Rich v. EOS Fitness Brand, LLC, Riverside Superior Court Case No. RIC1508918. Plaintiff alleges that the Fitness Facility provided a separate “Women’s Workout” area for female customers, without providing a comparable area for male customers. Plaintiff alleges that the Fitness Facility violated the Unruh Act, the Gender Tax Repeal Act, and committed an unfair business practice. The Fitness Facility denies the class claims and any wrongdoing. The Parties however have entered into a Settlement relating to the Action.
The lawsuit alleges that RMH misclassified AMs as “exempt” employees ineligible for overtime compensation under the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), and failed to pay AMs overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
On August 28, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in class action lawsuits, Roth v. GEICO General Ins. Co., 16-cv-62942 (S.D. Fl.) and Joffe, et al. v. GEICO Indemnity Co, et al., 18-cv-61361 (S.D. Fl.). The settlement provides over $30 million for certain Florida GEICO policyholders who submitted physical damage claims with respect to covered leased (i.e., not owned) vehicles that resulted in total loss claim payments. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Roy v. County of Los Angeles is a class action lawsuit against the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. It challenges the Sheriff's Department’s former practice of detaining people on immigration detainers (aka “ICE holds.”).The lawsuit challenges three things: (1) Detention on ICE Holds: The lawsuit challenges the Sheriff’s Department’s practice of detaining people on ICE holds after they should have been released on criminal charges. (2) Booking people into jail who should have been released due to their low bail amount: The lawsuit challenges the Sheriff's Department’s practice of jailing people whose bail was less than $25,000, simply because they had an ICE hold. This part of the case applies to people who would not have been booked into jail in the first place, if not for the ICE hold. (3) Refusing to accept bail: The lawsuit challenges the Sheriff's Department’s practice of refusing to accept bail for people with ICE holds (before October 2012).
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against nonprofit magazine publisher Consumer Reports, Inc. The class action lawsuit involves whether Consumer Reports, Inc. disclosed its customers’ subscription information to third parties, which is alleged to violate Michigan privacy law.
On May 28, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Russet, et al. v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Case No. 19-cv-07414-KMK in the in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The settlement provides for All Persons with a New York mailing address who from June 21, 2016 to and through May 28, 2020 were charged by Defendant an additional rate or fee or a differential in the rate or fee based on the method by which they chose to make payment with. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On November 2, 2017, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Albert Viesse v. Saar’s Inc., and Does 1 through 100, Case No. 17-2-07783-6 SEA (Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County. The settlement provides for all consumers to whom Saar’s, during the period July 20, 2014 through July 18, 2016, provided an electronically printed receipt oat the point of a credit sale or transaction at any of its Saar’s or Super Saver Foods stores, on which receipt Saar’s printed the expiration date of the consumer’s credit card or debit card. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on March 5, 2018. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On June 23, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Sanchez v. Centene Corp., Case No. 4:17-cv-00806-AGF (E.D. Mo.). The settlement provides for a cash payment of $7,500,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On July 15, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Shawana Sanders and Kenyatta Williams, et al., v. Global Radar Acquisition, LLC, Case No. 18-cv-00555 (M.D. Fla.). The settlement provides $3,653,650 for individuals who were the subject of a consumer report furnished by Global HR Research for employment purposes to A1 HR Continuum, or Accesspoint between July 11, 2013 and January 11, 2019. Final approval was granted on November 12, 2019. All eligible class members have been paid.
A settlement ("Settlement") has been proposed in a class action lawsuit pending in San Diego County Superior Court ("Court") titled Seegert v. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc., et al., Case No.37-2017-00016131-CU-MC-CTL (the "Action"). The Action alleges that Defendant P.F. Chang's utilized a Credit Card Transaction Form that contained preprinted spaces designated for filling in the telephone number and email address of the cardholder in violation of the Song Beverly Credit Card Act, Civil Code section 1747.08. Plaintiff sought civil penalties and attorneys' fees and costs, among other relief. P.F. Chang's denies violating California Civil Code section 1747.08 or any wrongdoing and any liability whatsoever.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving lender-placed insurance (“LPI”) charged by Residential Credit Solutions, Inc. (“RCS”) and issued by Southwest Business Corporation, American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., or one of its affiliates (collectively the “Insurer Defendants”), between January 1, 2008 and August 9, 2017. The lawsuit alleges that when a borrower was required to have insurance for his or her property under a residential mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, and evidence of acceptable coverage was not provided, RCS would place insurance in a manner such that RCS allegedly received an unauthorized benefit. Insurer Defendants expressly deny the allegations in the lawsuit. The Court has not decided who is right or that Insurer Defendants did anything wrong.
On February 21, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Shabani Stewart, et al. v. Early Warning Services, LLC, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-03277-CCC-SCM, United States District Court, District of New Jersey. Specifically, for the purposes of settlement only, the Court has provisionally certified the following (b)(2) Settlement Class:
“(b)(2) Class” means all natural persons residing in the United States who, from March 7, 2016 through February 21, 2020, requested from EWS the contents of their file maintained by EWS, where in response thereto, EWS provided to such consumer a “Summary File Disclosure.” Excluded from the (b)(2) Settlement Class are individuals who have previously released his or her claims against EWS, who had a record of a match in the Internal Fraud Prevention Service and the Judge overseeing the Litigation.
Specifically, for the purposes of settlement only, the Court has provisionally certified the (b)(3) Settlement Class defined as follows.
“(b)(3) Settlement Class” means all natural persons residing in the United States who, from March 7, 2016 through February 21, 2020, requested from EWS the contents of his or her file maintained by EWS, where EWS had, in such consumer’s file, at least one Fraud Record, where EWS in response to such request, provided a file disclosure to such consumer but where such file disclosure did not use the term “fraud.” Excluded from the (b)(3) Settlement Class are individuals who have previously released his or her claims against EWS, who had a record of a match in the Internal Fraud Prevention Service and the Judge overseeing the Litigation.
The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Shah et al. v. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. et al., Case No. 3:16-cv-00815-PPS-MGG. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $50,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On April 14, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re Signet Jewelers Limited Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-06728-CM-SDA The settlement provides for a cash payment of $240,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
On September 16, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, The Rick Nelson Company, LLC. v. Sony Music Entertainment, Case No. 18-cv-08791 (LLS) (SD NY). The settlement provides for all persons and entities who are parties to a “Class Contract” (defined by the Settlement Agreement as a contract (i) to which Sony Music Entertainment ("SME"), or any entity of which SME is a member or partner and on behalf of which SME pays or credits royalties, is a party; (ii) that provides for exploitation of Recordings, the copyrights in which SME owns and/or controls; and (iii) in connection with which SME paid or credited any royalties for Foreign Streams calculated on a basis other than Foreign Streams At-Source Revenue during the period from September 25, 2012, through June 30, 2019, or any portion thereof). The case website will be updated once the Court gives final approval to the settlement and generally as the administration progresses.
In the lawsuit, Representative Plaintiffs alleged multiple violations of the California Labor Code, the California Business and Professions Code, and the California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) for failure to provide rest periods, failure to provide meal periods, failure to timely furnish accurate itemized wage statements, and failure to timely pay wages upon separation of employment, among other items.
On March 20, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Thomas Dwyer v. Snap Fitness, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-00455 (United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, Western Division). The settlement provides for persons who paid a CEF under a Snap Fitness membership agreement that did not mention payment of the CEF, and/or had been a party to a pre-November 2017 Snap Fitness prepaid membership agreement in the state of Ohio and either canceled their membership between May 25, 2015 and March 20, 2019 while operating under that agreement, or remained a current Snap Fitness member under that agreement. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. Final approval was granted on September 18, 2019. All eligible class members have been paid.
On October 2, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, BARBARA WOLFSON, Derivatively on Behalf of SNAP INC., JUSTIN POKORNEY, Derivatively for the Benefit of and on Behalf of Nominal Defendant SNAP INC., DAVID SHABBOUEI and ZALMON UVAYDOV, Derivatively on Behalf of SNAP INC. Case No: BC720152, 18STCV09365, 19STCV08413. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $7,500,000.
There is a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota which may affect you. The Plaintiffs (former and potential future tenants) in this lawsuit allege that the Defendants--the owners and managers of the apartment complex formerly known as Crossroads at Penn and currently known as Concierge Apartments ("Crossroads/Concierge"), headquartered at 7620 Penn Ave South, Richfield, MN 55423, and including 7600, 7610, 7700, 7710 and 7720 Penn Ave--discriminated on the basis of race, disability, familial status, and national origin in violation of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3604(a), and that former and potential residents were injured as a result.
On December 11, 2017, preliminary approval was granted to a settlement in several lawsuits that were filed by current and former Parking Production Assistants ("PPAs") asserting that the Defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and New York Labor Law by not paying the PPAs correctly for all of the hours, including overtime hours, that they worked. Final approval was granted on May 15, 2018, and Settlement Checks were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On April 12, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Speed v. JMA Energy Company, L.L.C., Case No. CJ-2016-59 (District Court of Hughes County, Oklahoma). The settlement provides for the Defendant to pay $800,000.00 in cash (“Gross Settlement Fund”), less Class Counsel’s Fees and Expenses, and other costs or deduction approved by the Court (“Net Settlement Fund”), to be distributed to the Settlement Class Participants pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement. Final approval was granted on July 12, 2019. All claims have been processed and all eligible class members have been paid.
On April 26, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Stanley v. Capri Training Center, Case No. EXS-L-1182-16 (Sup. Ct. of New Jersey, Essex County). The settlement provided for $350,000 in service vouchers, redeemable for student-provided services at a Capri Institute Beauty School Clinic. Final approval was granted on October 2, 2019. All claims have been processed, and benefits have been distributed to eligible class members.
The lawsuit alleges that Stein Mart misclassified ASMs as “exempt” employees, instead of properly classifying them as employees who are entitled to the protections of the FLSA, and failed to pay them overtime for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Plaintiffs claim that the duties they primarily performed, such as greeting and assisting customers; cashiering; sales; returns; stocking; inventory; cleaning; folding, tagging and hanging clothes; and operational/clerical duties, entitled them to receive overtime compensation like other, hourly Stein Mart employees who similarly performed such duties.
The proposed Settlement of claims in a pending securities class action brought by investors alleging, among other things, that Stericycle, the Officer Defendants, the Director Defendants, and the Underwriter Defendants (collectively, “Defendants”) violated the federal securities laws by making materially false and misleading statements regarding Stericycle’s business.
A class action has been approved by the Supreme Court of the State of New York that alleges that approximately 61 apartments (“Units”) at The Clermont York, 445 East 80th Street, New York, New York, were improperly deregulated under the Rent Stabilization Law.
This website describes the Proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit concerning alleged violation of law by Defendants State of Montana, Department of Corrections, and Treasure State Correctional Training Center. The named Plaintiff alleges that, while he was employed by the Defendants, he worked in excess of 40 hours per week, but was not compensated for the overtime wages which were due to him for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. The named Plaintiff alleges that Defendants engaged in the same violation of Montana law generally by not compensating other employees for the overtime wages due to them. The named Plaintiff alleges that this conduct is a violation of the Defendants' personnel manuals and policies, of §39-3-204, M.C.A. and of §39-3-405, M.C.A.
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit involving lender-placed insurance (“LPI”) charged by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, Carrington Mortgage Holdings LLC, or Carrington Holding Company LLC (collectively “Carrington”) and issued by American Modern Insurance Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates (together, “AMIG Defendants”), and/or Southwest Business Corporation, between December 1, 2012 and August 9, 2017. The lawsuit alleges that when a borrower was required to have insurance for his or her property under a residential mortgage or home equity loan or line of credit, and evidence of acceptable coverage was not provided, Carrington would place insurance in a manner such that Carrington allegedly received an unauthorized benefit. Defendants expressly deny the allegations in the lawsuit. The Court has not decided who is right or that Defendants did anything wrong.
This lawsuit is about whether State Farm breached its Arkansas insurance policies by applying depreciation to the estimated costs of labor in calculating the ACV claim payments that it made to its insureds. Plaintiffs contend that the depreciation resulted in Plaintiffs being underpaid and was a breach of the insurance contract.
State Farm denies that its conduct breached the insurance contract. State Farm contends that many policyholders received everything they were entitled to under their policy, including through payments for replacement cost benefits.
The Court has not yet ruled on Plaintiffs’ claims or State Farm’s defenses.
This Action alleges that NantKwest, certain of its former officers and directors, and the underwriters for NantKwest’s IPO made material misrepresentations in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 in the Registration Statement for NantKwest’s July 28, 2015 IPO. Earlier complaints also alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for statements made in the Registration Statement and thereafter.
On March 12, 2018, the Court granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit, In Re SunTrust Banks, Inc., ERISA Litigation, Case No. 08-cv-03384-RWS (N.D. Ga.) The settlement provided for a Settlement Amount of $4,750,000.00. Final Approval was granted on June 28, 2018, and the Settlement Amount was distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
The Settlement resolves a lawsuit as to whether SquareTrade allegedly made misleading statements to consumers with respect to its sales of Protection Plans on Amazon in violation of Iowa’s Private Consumer Frauds Act, Iowa Code Chapter 714H, the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq., and the common law prohibition against unjust enrichment. SquareTrade denies the allegations in the lawsuit and denies any wrongdoing.
On May 8, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Tarsa and Trattner, et al., v. MarketSource, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-02684-WMR (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia). The settlement provides for $3,250,000 to be paid related to employees of MarketSource, Inc. as a Honda Zone Recall Specialist, Product Event Specialist, Recall Coordinator, or other title used to describe the same position between July 5, 2016 and May 8, 2020 outside of California, or between July 5, 2015 and May 8, 2020 in California. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses. A final hearing is scheduled on August 12, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
Former employees brought claims against Blue Ribbon, alleging a failure to provide compliant meal periods and rest breaks under Washington law.
On March 1, 2017, the Court preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit, Gragg v. Orange Cab Company, Inc., Case No. C12-0576RSL (W.D. Wash.) The settlement provided $12 Orange Cab taxi ride vouchers and, for class members submitting a valid Claim Form, a cash payment. Final approval was granted on June 27, 2017, and settlement benefits were distributed in accordance with the terms of the settlement.
On March 31, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In re: Sheridan Holding Company 1, LLC, et al., Case No. 20-31884 (DRJ) (Bankr. S.D. Tex. (Houston)). The settlement provides for cash benefits of $5,094,000.00. The Court granted final approval on July 13, 2020. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On July 20, 2018, TCF Bank, the CFPB and the OCC entered into a settlement agreement that requires TCF Bank to pay $25 million in restitution to a subset of account holders from 2010-2013 where there is the possibility that some customers may not have fully understood their options for participating in the service and paid overdraft fees, even though TCF provided customers with written disclosures about the overdraft service that fully complied with the law and regulations. The settlement resolves Federal regulators concerns related to TCF’s overdraft opt-in processes and practices. Refund checks were mailed to customers per the terms of the settlement agreement.
On May 26, 2020, the Court approved Class Notice plan for the class action, Joseph Prause v. TechnipFMCPLC, et al., No. 4:17-cv-02368 (S.D. Tex.). The Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Rule 23 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs class actions in Nevada courts. There is no money available now, and there is no guarantee that there will be in the future. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On September 14, 2017, the Court approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Chamblee, et al. v. TerraForm Power, Inc.,et al., 1:16-cv-08039-PKC (S.D.N.Y). The settlement provided for $14,750,000.00. Final approval was granted on January 31, 2018. All claims have been processed and settlement benefits have been sent to all eligible class members.
The Plaintiff alleges that Costco violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") when it obtained background reports on job applicants by using a disclosure form that allegedly was not a stand-alone form as required by the FCRA. The Plaintiff alleges that the use of an allegedly non-compliant disclosure form (the "Challenged Disclosure Form") caused him harm and violated the law. Costco disputes the Plaintiff's claim and denies all liability to Plaintiff and the Class, and has raised a number of defenses to the claims asserted. Costco maintains that the Challenged Disclosure Form fully complied with the FCRA and did not harm anyone. The Parties are settling the Litigation to avoid further risk and expense. No court has found Costco to have violated the law in any way. No court has found that the Plaintiff or the Class could recover any certain amount in this Litigation. Although the Court has authorized notice to be given of the proposed Settlement, this Notice does not express the opinion of the Court on the merits of the claims or defenses asserted by either side in the Litigation.
On August 12, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, In Re Tile Shop Holding, Inc., Consol. Case No. 2019-0892-SG. The settlement provides for a cash payment of $12,000,000. The case website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.
Plaintiff’s First Amended Class Action Complaint alleges that Defendant violated the Gender Tax Repeal Act of 1985 (Civ. Code, § 51.6, subd. (b)), the Unruh Act (Civ. Code, § 51.5, subd. (a)), and committed an unfair business practice (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200, et. seq.) by charging paying male customers more than females to attend its parties at the venue known as “Unici Casa” in Culver City, California. Plaintiff alleges that the practice has been ongoing since April 13, 2015. Defendant has denied and continues to deny any wrongdoing in this action and believes that Plaintiff’s claims are without merit. Defendant maintains that it did not discriminate against male paying customers. The court has not yet ruled on the merits of Plaintiff’s claims or Defendant’s defenses. The court granted Plaintiff’s motion for class certification on April 24, 2018, determined that this action may be maintained as a class action, and appointed Plaintiff as class representative.
The lawsuit alleges that TJX engaged in false or misleading price comparison advertising through the Compare At prices on TJX price tags in its California stores between July 17, 2011, and December 6, 2017 in violation of various California laws that prohibit false advertising and unfair competition. TJX denies: (1) that it used false or misleading price comparison advertising; (2) that it has done anything wrong; and (3) that the Plaintiffs or consumers have been harmed in any way. The Court has not decided who is right.
The lawsuit was filed by Sara Tkachyk on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, concerning alleged violation of Montana law by defendants Travelers Home & Marine Insurance Company, The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company, Northland Casualty Company, Northland Insurance Company, Phoenix Insurance Company, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, The Standard Fire Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America, Travelers Commercial Insurance Company, The Travelers Indemnity Company, Travelers Indemnity Company of America, The Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, and Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, individually and on behalf of all affiliated entities (collectively, “Travelers,” as defined in the Settlement Agreement).
Former employees of Avvo brought claims against the company for allegedly misclassifying them as exempt, failing to pay overtime wages in violation of RCW 49.46.130, and willfully withholding wages owed in violation of RCW 49.52.070. Avvo denies the allegations and denies any wrongdoing. The parties have reached a Class Action Settlement.
Final Approval of the Settlement was granted on May 24, 2018. JND has completed its review and processing of all claims. All eligible class members have received their benefit.
On February 3, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Townsend v. G2 Secure Staff, Case No. 18STCV04429 (Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles). The settlement provides for a pro rata payment to all eligible Class Members from the Settlement Fund after all fees and expenses. The Class consists of all persons in the United States who applied for employment with Defendants and were the subject of a background check(s) by Defendants at any time from November 9, 2016 through February 3, 2020. The case website will be updated as the administration progresses.
On November 5, 2019, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit, Trepte v. Bionaire, Inc., Case No. BC540110 (Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles). The settlement provides for a cash refund or purchase credit to all persons within the State of California who purchased a new Bionaire BCH9208 Ceramic Tower Heater for their own use and not for resale at any time since March 20, 2010. The settlement website will be updated once the Court approves the settlement and as the administration progresses.