Legal News - Class Action Lawsuit & Class Action Settlement News & Updates

September 28, 2018 The operating companies and owners behind two NYC eateries—San Pietro Restaurant and Sistina—are on the receiving end of a former employee’s lawsuit.

September 28, 2018 A former High Cotton employee claims the SC restaurant operated an illegal tip pool, among other potential wage and hour infractions.

September 28, 2018 Express Scripts faces a lawsuit that alleges the company charges “exorbitant and unlawful” fees for attorneys and their injured clients to access health records.

September 28, 2018 America’s International Trade Services, Inc. and Jose – Salmon Services Corp have been named as defendants in a former employee’s wage and hour lawsuit.

September 27, 2018 Norwegian Cruise Lines has been hit with a proposed class action in which two plaintiffs claim the company receives unlawful kickbacks through the sale of its “Booksafe Travel Protection Plan.”

September 27, 2018 A proposed class action lawsuit claims Recovery Connections Community, Journey to Recovery LLC and nine third-party businesses have required individuals to work up to 16 hours per day for no wages under the guise of a residential treatment program.

September 27, 2018 First Choice Communications LLC is facing a proposed class action in which a California man claims the television service provider baited prospective customers to sign up for DirecTV with false promises of Visa gift cards and free NFL programming.

September 27, 2018 A proposed class action alleges Vimo, Inc.—which does business as GetInsured.com—placed an unsolicited telemarketing call to a consumer’s cell phone.

September 27, 2018 A former employee in California claims Starbucks failed to pay proper OT wages due to miscalculating workers' regular hourly rates of pay.

September 27, 2018 A proposed collective action filed in New York claims Ilke Inc. and four individuals with control of the company illegally underpaid a former employee.

September 27, 2018 Fiat Chrysler US (FCA) faces a lawsuit over its alleged breach of its Lifetime Limited Powertrain Warranties for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles.

September 26, 2018 A class action alleges the online legal services marketplace broke California law by recording a telephone conversation without authorization or disclosure.

September 26, 2018 The suit alleges that while 7-Eleven purports that claims about its water are “backed by scientific rigor,” the “Pure Alkaline Water” is, in truth, regular water.

September 26, 2018 A class action alleges Neurobrands misleadingly claims its beverage products are flavored with only natural ingredients despite the presence of malic acid.

September 26, 2018 New York City restaurant The Draft House is facing a proposed collective action filed by a former employee who alleges he was deprived of proper wages.

September 26, 2018 A former WellLife Network Inc. employee claims the company failed to pay her overtime wages and violated the Family and Medical Leave Act by denying her time off.

September 26, 2018 Parcel Pending faces a lawsuit alleging the company recorded a phone call with a consumer without his consent.

September 26, 2018 Tara Builders, Inc. and the company's owners have been named in a lawsuit filed by two former employees seeking allegedly unpaid overtime wages.

September 26, 2018 A former employee has sued Cambridge Kitchens MFG Inc. claiming he wasn’t paid proper overtime wages and was retaliated against for complaining about his pay.

September 26, 2018 Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.—which owns and operates both Checkers and Rally’s restaurants—is facing a lawsuit citing alleged wage violations.

September 26, 2018 Hansen’s Natural sodas are the subject of a proposed class action in which a California consumer claims the product's manufacturer—the Coca-Cola Company—misleadingly represents that the supposedly “natural” sodas do not contain synthetic ingredients.

September 26, 2018 A former employee of oil and natural gas company Kryptonite Energy Services is seeking to recover allegedly unpaid wages.

September 25, 2018 Securian Financial Group and a subsidiary are facing a lawsuit filed on behalf of individuals who allegedly were financially injured after the defendants advised them to fund their life insurance plans through "structured cash flows" that fell through.

September 25, 2018 A proposed class action lawsuit claims New York's County of Suffolk unlawfully releases seized vehicles to third parties without providing proper notice to the vehicles’ owners as well as an opportunity to dispute the release of their vehicles.

September 25, 2018 Amsher Collection Services allegedly sent to a consumer a collection notice that was not in line with the requirements set forth by the FDCPA.

September 25, 2018 A proposed class action claims Aquafeel Solutions falsely advertised the warranty, financing agreements, and nature of its residential water filtration systems.

September 25, 2018 Two plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in which they allege McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. failed to pay certain contractors and subcontractors proper wages.

September 25, 2018 Cawley & Bergmann faces a lawsuit that alleges a debt collection notice failed to include, among other omissions, mandatory language concerning a man's debt validation rights.

September 25, 2018 Two plaintiffs allege Commerce Bank has run afoul of Missouri law by charging credit cardholders excessive interest that the bank compounds daily.

September 25, 2018 Telltale Games finds itself staring down a WARN Act class action just days after the company abruptly shut down and laid roughly 275 employees.

September 24, 2018 Alpha Recovery Corp and Jefferson Capital Systems allegedly attempted to collect a debt that a consumer did not actually owe.

September 24, 2018 A New York consumer claims in a proposed class action that TrueAccord violated the FDCPA when it sent her a letter that overshadowed her debt dispute rights.

September 24, 2018 A lawsuit alleges Suttell & Hammer sent a letter that contained false representations concerning potential attorney involvement in the collection process.

September 24, 2018 A proposed class action out of Texas federal court alleges Capella Education Company violated the TCPA by placing unauthorized calls to the plaintiff.

September 24, 2018 Twitter, Inc. is the defendant in a proposed class action that claims the social media platform has charged advertisers inflated prices to engage with “fake accounts.”

September 24, 2018 A Pennsylvania consumer claims that Hayt, Hayt & Landau and Midland Funding misused the legal process in order to settle debts with consumers.

September 23, 2018 Fair Collections and Outsourcing, Inc. (FCO) is the defendant in a proposed class action alleging deceptive debt collection practices.

September 21, 2018 Taiyo International faces a lawsuit over claims that the company failed to pay the plaintiff proper wages and submitted fraudulent payroll information to the IRS.

September 21, 2018 A former employee of Steadfast Construction and Foster Development has filed suit against the construction companies over allegedly unpaid wages.

September 21, 2018 Jack’s Egg Farm and its two individual owners are on the receiving end of a proposed collective and class action over alleged wage violations.

September 21, 2018 Pro-Lab, Inc. is facing a lawsuit over claims that the company placed unauthorized telemarketing calls to a California consumer’s cellphone.

September 21, 2018 Protect America and Wahab Global Communications are facing a lawsuit that takes issue with allegedly illegal telemarketing calls placed by the companies.

September 21, 2018 Two former employees of Babbalucci Italian Kitchen claim in a proposed collective action that they were deprived of overtime pay.

September 21, 2018 Enhanced Recovery Company is facing a lawsuit claiming the company sent a collection letter that failed to clearly identify a consumer's current creditor.

September 21, 2018 A former employee of DeKalb Medical Center has moved to renew a previously dismissed suit filed against the company alleging wage and hour violations.

September 21, 2018 A proposed class action citing alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has been filed against National Credit Systems, Inc.

September 21, 2018 A proposed collective and class action alleges current and former Toyota Manufacturing production workers in Kentucky are owed unpaid overtime wages.

September 21, 2018 A former University of Miami assistant professor alleges the institution has consistently hired men at considerably higher rates than women, resulting in a substantial salary disparity.

September 21, 2018 A proposed collective action out of New York federal court claims that New Ram’s Deli Plus failed to pay employees proper wages.

September 20, 2018 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against the operators of three Crunch Fitness centers in southwest Florida over an allegedly unlawful pay practice that the case says has cheated workers out of overtime wages.