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Reno, NV: The $25 million settlement of a nationwide class action brought against vitamin companies that allegedly cheated customers through illegal price fixing, will be used to help fund food banks and feed hungy elementary school children in Nevada, according to state officials. Nevada was one of 22 states to join a suit filed in November 2009... - Kentucky Employment Lawsuit
Kentucky employees who find themselves being treated unfairly may be eligible to file a Kentucky employment lawsuit against their employers. Among issues that may be the focus of a Kentucky employee lawsuit are failure to pay minimum wage or overtime, discrimination or wrongful termination. Kentucky Wage and Hour Laws Kentucky min... - Merlin Olsen's Family Settles Asbestos Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: The family of Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame football player and actor, has reached a settlement in their asbestos lawsuit. Olsen's family alleged in their suit that Olsen was exposed to asbestos-containing products throughout the course of his career working on construction sites, which he did in his youth. The suit was filed against s... - Vatterott College to Pay $13M Settlement in Student Fraud Lawsuit
Kansas City, MO: A $13 million settlement has been awarded by a jury hearing a consumer fraud lawsuit against Vatterott College. Jennifer Kerr, a 42-year old single mother, sued the college alleging its enrollment procedures caused her to spend thousands of dollars and extra time earning a certificate that proved to be useless in the job market. S... - Cbeyond Reaches Prelminary Settlement of $2.3 Million
Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) announced today that the parties have filed papers seeking preliminary approval of the settlement of the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Although defendants continue to deny plaintiffs' allegations, the Company believes... - J.P. Morgan Gets Preliminary Approval for Settlement
A judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against J.P. Morgan Chase & Company. The lawsuit alleged J.P. Morgan violated the terms of credit card contracts by raising the minimum monthly payments. According to the lawsuit, as cited by The Wall Street Journal (08/10/12), customers were offered a fixed-rate, long-t... - Preliminary $1M Settlement Reached in Bell Canada Late Fees Class Action
Ottawa, ON: An out-of-court settlement has been concluded in the class action filed on behalf of Bell Canada and Bell Mobility's Ontario clients who may have paid late payment charges on payments made before the payment deadline provided on their bill. This settlement affects Ontario Bell Canada clients who paid their bill through their financial ins... - $1 Million Preliminary Settlement Reached in ValueClick Class Action
ValueClick and its subsidiaries Commission Junction and Be Free have reached a preliminary settlement in the class action they are facing, that alleges that the online advertiser did little to no monitoring of its own network in order to ensure that its codes of conduct were adhered to. As part of the settlement, ValueClick has agreed to pay $1 million... - Zurich Price-Fixing Class Action Settled for $150 Million
A $150 million settlement has been approved in the class action against Zurich Financial Services and insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The suit alleged that the defendants engaged in price fixing between 1994 and 2005. Estimates suggest that there may be 3.79 potential class members who qualify as beneficiaries of the settlement. Under the... - Component Hardware Reaches Class Action Settlement
Lakewood, NJ: Component Hardware Group, Inc. ("CHG") has reached a settlement with plaintiffs in the antitrust class action titled In re Food Service Equipment Hardware Antitrust Litigation. This litigation arises out of allegations that certain manufacturers and/or distributors of food service equipment products engaged in anticompetitive behavior fro... - Debt Relief of America, Fidelity Debt Consultants, Freedom Group and New Horizons Debt Relief
Charleston, WV: (May-16-07) The West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office filed charges against four companies that offer debt settlement services, Debt Relief of America, Fidelity Debt Consultants, Freedom Group and New Horizons Debt Relief, alleging that they were not properly licensed as credit service organizations. Debt settlement is a... - $1.25 M Settlement Approved for Outback Steakhouse Servers
St. Paul, MN: On August 30, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota granted final approval of a $1.25 million settlement between OS Restaurant Services, Inc. and the approximately 1,200 servers who have worked at Outback Steakhouse restaurants in Minnesota. The settlement resolves the employment class action filed aga... - Skilled HealthCare Settles Class Action for $50 Million
Foothill Ranch, CA: Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc has announced that it has reached agreement to settle the case entitled VINNIE LAVENDER, by and through her Conservator, WANDA BAKER; WALTER SIMON; JACQUELYN VILCHINSKY vs. SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC., et al (and 22 individually-named California nursing facilitiers receiving administrative services... - Sierra Pacific Industries to Pay $122.5 M Settlement in Environmental Lawsuit
Sacramento, CA: A $122.5 million settlement has been reached in an environmental lawsuit brought against Sierra Pacific Industries by the United States Department of Justice. The lawsuit was filed over a 2007 wildfire that was among the most devastating in California history, according to the Department of Justice. The fire, known as the Moonl... - 3M Agrees $3M Settlement in Age Discrimination Class Action
New York, NY: Some 290 former employees of 3M, who filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the company, look set to receive a $3 million settlement. The agreement, which is a consent decree, still requires judicial approval, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said. As part of the settlement, the company has also agreed to set u... - Mobile Content Class Action Settlement Announced
Chicago, IL: A group of mobile content providers, including Flycell, Inc., Glomobi, Mobilefunster, Inc., Thumbplay, Inc., WebAMG Holdings, as well as the marketing affiliate Glispa, LLC, and the aggregator Motricity, Inc., have agreed to settle a number of class action lawsuits against them, involving claims that these companies charged wireless subscriber... - Goldman Sachs Reaches Settlement in $698M Mortgage-Backed Securities Lawsuit
New York, NY: A preliminary securities class action settlement has been agreed between Goldman Sachs Group Inc, (GS) and investors in a GS $698 million mortgage- backed securities offering. The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi filed the securities class action against GS in 2009, alleging New Century Financial Corp, which orig... - Lowe's Settles Defective Drywall Suit with $6.5M in Gift Cards
Washington, DC: Lowe's, the home improvement retailer, has agreed to a tentative settlement in the class action suit over alleged defective drywall. Under the terms of the settlement Lowe's has agreed to give out $6.5 million in gift cards and pay up to $2.2 million in attorney fees, according to the Wall Street Journal . Plaintiffs claim similar di... - Preliminary Settlement Reached in Hazardous Waste Suit
Residents who evacuated their homes 3 years ago following an explosion at a hazardous waste plant in Apex, NC, have reached a preliminary settlement with the owners of the EQ Plant. The amount of the settlement is $7.85 million, which could cover the 17,000 evacuees. The settlement terms reportedly include a payment of $750 to each household forced... - Unethical Business, Zimmer Holdings Inc. pays $169.5 million settlement for its financial relationships with consulting orthopedic surgeons
Newark, NJ: (Sep-27-07) The US Justice Department brought charges against Zimmer Holdings Inc., following the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey's investigation into the company's financial relationships with consulting orthopedic surgeons. As part of a settlement reached, the Warsaw, Ind., health products and services company agreed to pay a civil settlem...