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Settlement Approved in Farmers Investigators Class Action

August 28, 2020

A proposed settlement in a wage and hour lawsuit filed in 2017 by Farmers Insurance special investigators received court approval on Monday. The lawsuit alleged that Farmers Insurance failed to pay overtime pay including meal breaks and rest periods under the Fair Labor Standards Act to their special investigators. Each investigator in the lawsuit is set to receive an average of $47,000. The $5.4 million dollar settlement includes any person who worked for Farmers Insurance

Categories: Employment Class Action, Class Actions Blog

Walmart Settles Meat Price Gouging Class Action

August 17, 2020

A proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit against Walmart for allegedly deceiving purchasers of weighed meat products in their advertising was reached.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Consumer Protection, Class Actions Blog

Bayer Settles Roundup Class Action Dispute

August 4, 2020

Bayer has settled a class action lawsuit regarding claims that Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The settlement includes the lawsuits from the federal multidistrict litigation and state of California.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Consumer Protection, Class Actions Blog

Munger Settles Class Action with Foreign Farmworkers

July 27, 2020

A settlement was recently approved against California based Munger Bros. who owns Washington state berry farm, Sarbanand Farms in Sumas, WA.

Categories: Employment Class Action, Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Groundwater Class Action Affirmed

July 20, 2020

The Superior Court of New Jersey’s Appellate Division affirmed a class action certification in a lawsuit that claims homeowners in two New Jersey towns suffered home value reductions after what they allege is “abnormally dangerous and hazardous chemicals” in the groundwater by company Hoffman-LaRoche.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Proposed Settlement Reached in JPMorgan Chase Servicemember Class Action

June 23, 2020

A $63 million proposed settlement was proposed in a North Carolina federal court over allegations that JPMorgan Chase bank overcharged servicemember customers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Petitions Filed to Centralize COVID-19 Related Business Insurance Coverage Cases

June 17, 2020

Two petitions by groups of policyholders to centralize the disputes of business interruption insurance class actions relating to COVID-19 business losses were filed in the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Class Action Filed Against City of Portland for Use of Tear Gas

June 9, 2020

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Portland, Oregon over the use of tear gas by police to disperse protesters rallying against police brutality. The complaint alleges the use of chemical agents violates …

Categories: Breaking News, Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Court Issues Opinion on Communication with Clients by Ruby Receptionists

June 5, 2020

An Oregon federal court judge issued an Opinion on May 29, 2020 that the defendant, Ruby Receptionists, Inc., and defense counsel cannot communicate with the class members absent a prior court approval.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Covid-19 Class Action Filed Against Nursing Home With Nearly 100 Deaths

May 22, 2020

A class action lawsuit has been filed against a New Jersey long-term care facility. The facility is facing more than $220,000 in fines from the state after an investigation.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Fraud Class Action Against Trumps Allowed to Proceed

May 19, 2020

A federal judge in New York has held that President Donald Trump and three of his children cannot delay a putative class action accusing them of fraud. The case has been

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

The Restaurant Beast Has Filed a Breach of Contract Claim Against Its Insurer

May 13, 2020

The critically acclaimed Portland eatery, Beast, owned by a James Beard Foundation Award winner, filed a federal class action lawsuit against its insurance company on May 13, 2020, alleging several counts of breach of contract after the insurance company did not pay the establishment for business interruption caused by the government imposed quarantine.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Court Certifies Class Action Against Ruby Receptionists

April 30, 2020

An Oregon federal court certified a class action in a case that arises from claims of Ruby Receptionists’ customers that the company misled its customers and breached its contracts by billing for time a call was on hold, and by rounding up every call resulting in overcharges.

Categories: Breaking News, Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Consumers Forced to File Class Actions as Businesses Fail to Cancel Memberships

April 13, 2020

Consumers have recently filed several class actions related to their inability to use or obtain a refund for services no longer offered following the implementation of government restrictions.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Consumer Protection, Class Actions Blog

Wage Class Action Filed Against UPS

April 6, 2020

A class action lawsuit has been filed against UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. It alleges failure to lawfully calculate and pay employees wages.

Categories: Employment Class Action, Class Actions Blog

Uber Drivers in Pennsylvania Given a Second Chance

March 31, 2020

The Third Circuit revived claims asserted by UberBlack drivers that Uber misclassified them as independent contractors to deny them proper minimum and overtime wages.

Categories: Employment Class Action, Class Actions Blog

Apple Agrees to Pay $500 Million to Settle Class Action Over Slow iPhones

March 24, 2020

Apple announced the settlement of a class action in which it has agreed to pay up to $500 million to iPhone users accusing the tech company of

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Consumer Protection, Class Actions Blog

DoorDash Requires Its Workers to Sign Mandatory Arbitration Agreements and Makes Special Rules With Arbitrators

March 17, 2020

Here is a link to an interesting article showing how DoorDash is now afraid of its own Mandatory Arbitration Agreements even though it negotiated with arbitrators to get special rules.

Categories: Forced Arbitration, Class Actions Blog

Bank of America Agrees to Settle Fraudulent Appraisal Class Action for $250 Million

March 11, 2020

Bank of America, which purchased Countrywide Financial Corp., will pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that Countrywide participated in a fraudulent real estate appraisal scheme.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog

Texas Man Files Class Action Against Astros Alleging Improper Season Ticket Price Increase

March 2, 2020

Attorneys for a man from Humble, Texas filed a class-action lawsuit against the Houston Astros arising out of the sign-stealing scandal.

Categories: Class Actions of Interest, Class Actions Blog