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

March 2, 2018 The plaintiff claims the companies violated California's labor code with regard to unpaid minimum wages and improperly calculated overtime pay.

March 2, 2018 The lawsuit claims the defendants failed to include the value of the plaintiff's lodging when calculating his regular pay rate for the purpose of tallying OT.

March 1, 2018 Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc. is the defendant in a proposed class action lawsuit wherein the plaintiff alleges its Gravy Train brand of pet food contains pentobarbital, a barbiturate and sedative commonly used to euthanize animals.

March 1, 2018 A Florida resident has filed a proposed class action against Palm Beach Credit Adjustors, known more commonly as Focus Financial Services, over suspected violations of federal debt collection law.

March 1, 2018 Three plaintiffs have filed a proposed class and collective action against RCL Management, LLC, which does business as B-Side Complex, in which they claim the restaurant/nightclub/bar operating company and its owners failed to pay proper wages.

March 1, 2018 Two plaintiffs have filed a proposed class action in California against toll road operator Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) and its debt collector, Faneuil, Inc.

March 1, 2018 Pollack & Rosen, P.A. and an individual attorney have been named as defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the parties sent a Florida consumer a collection letter that violated provisions of the FDCPA.

March 1, 2018 Three plaintiffs allege the companies and individuals that run two Mokbar Korean restaurants in New York City failed to pay appropriate minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

March 1, 2018 ARStrat, LLC is in the crosshairs of a consumer’s proposed class action in which the woman claims she received a notice from the debt collector stating the communication was the second such notice sent by the company, when there was no prior notice.

March 1, 2018 A New York consumer claims in a lawsuit that ARS National Services unlawfully left out of a collection notice information necessary to accurately determine the amount of debt owed.

March 1, 2018 Two SCANA Corporation shareholders have filed suit against the company’s board of directors, Dominion Energy, Inc., and Sedona Corp. over a proposed merger between SCANA and Dominion.

March 1, 2018 A lawsuit claims the windshields on certain Prius models can unexpectedly crack during normal use, a supposed defect Toyota failed to disclose to consumers.

March 1, 2018 Jim Giles Corp., which operates Central Bar in Manhattan, faces a lawsuit claiming it failed to pay proper minimum and overtime wages.

March 1, 2018 Interstate Hotels & Resorts faces a lawsuit claiming its complimentary guest transportation services are not wheelchair accessible as required under the ADA.

March 1, 2018 The plaintiff claims the real estate operating company sent the alleged texts to consumers via an automatic telephone dialing system.

March 1, 2018 A case filed in Georgia seeks injunctive relief and monetary damages from Uber over its concealment of an October 2016 data breach.

March 1, 2018 The plaintiff claims CRST owes him more than $25k in wages stemming, in part, from its failure to provide proper duty-free rest breaks for drivers.

February 28, 2018 Utiliquest, LLC has been named in a lawsuit filed by a former field technician who claims he and other employees were not properly compensated for their travel time in company-owned vehicles.

February 28, 2018 Wells Fargo & Company and two of its top executives are facing a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the defendants failed to reveal to investors the extent of the bank’s illicit practices between January 13, 2017 and July 27, 2017.

February 28, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Kraton Corporation alleging the company failed to disclose to investors that issues with its Cariflex product were negatively impacting earnings.

February 28, 2018 Town Sports International, LLC and Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. are on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims they unlawfully denied customers with 'Passport Memberships' access to some of their gym locations.

February 28, 2018 Eight plaintiffs claim current and former insurance agents nationwide were misclassified as independent contractors and are owed unpaid overtime.

February 28, 2018 AllianceOne Receivables Management, Inc. is facing a proposed class action filed by a California man over claims that the defendant records calls placed to consumers’ cell phones without their knowledge or consent.

February 28, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against AllianceOne Receivables Management, Inc. claiming the debt collector violated federal law by using an automatic telephone dialing system to place unsolicited phone calls to consumers' cell phones.

February 28, 2018 Convergent Outsourcing, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action that claims the defendant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by falsely suggesting a consumer would suffer tax consequences for settling her alleged debt.

February 28, 2018 Dynamic Recovery Solutions, LLC and LVNV Funding, LLC are facing a proposed class action filed by a Texas man who claims the defendants sent him a misleading debt collection letter.

February 28, 2018 Flowers Foods, Inc., Flowers Baking Co. of New Orleans LLC, and Flowers Baking Co. of Baton Rouge LLC are facing a proposed collective action in which four former distributors claim they were not paid proper wages.

February 28, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Lifestream Behavioral Center, Inc. by a former recovery specialist who says he wasn’t paid proper wages and was fired in retaliation for complaining about the defendant’s pay policies.

February 28, 2018 A former dishwasher and delivery worker has filed suit against Boonnak Tone, Inc. and an individual over claims that they failed to properly pay workers at their New York Thai restaurant Der Krung.

February 28, 2018 Connect America.com, LLC, which operates as Medical Alert, is the defendant in a proposed class action in which the plaintiff says he received telemarketing calls to his cell phone in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

February 28, 2018 Hooters of America, LLC is the defendant in a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a woman who claims the business prints too much customer information on receipts.

February 28, 2018 DCG Partners LLC (which does business as Debtrid.com) and Consumer Law Relief, LLC are on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit.

February 28, 2018 A Florida resident has brought a proposed class action against Hiday & Ricke, P.A. over suspected violations of state and federal debt collection laws.

February 28, 2018 A former employee of Magnolia Hi-Fi, LLC has filed suit against the company claiming he is owed approximately $5,000.00 in unpaid commissions and was paid less than the minimum wage during his employment.

February 27, 2018 Three operating companies of Talmud Torah Khal Adas Yereim and two individuals are facing the claims of a former janitor who says he worked at the Jewish school without being paid proper wages.

February 27, 2018 Corning Incorporated is facing a lawsuit filed by a former employee who claims the company discriminated against black and female employees by not offering the same opportunities for advancement as 'non-black and male comparators.'

February 27, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against SCANA Corporation, its board of directors, Dominion Energy, Inc. and Sedona Corp. over a proposed merger between SCANA and Dominion that the plaintiff claims is unfair to stockholders.

February 27, 2018 A proposed class action seeks to take automotive warranty underwriter Fortegra Financial to task over what the plaintiff says is an automated calling operation through which thousands nationwide have allegedly received unsolicited robocalls.

February 27, 2018 A proposed class and collective action has been filed against International Paper Company over allegations that current and former production workers have not been paid proper overtime wages over the last three years.

February 27, 2018 A proposed wage and hour collective action filed against 20/20 Communications, Inc. in April 2017 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has been transferred to the Northern District of Texas.

February 27, 2018 Alliqua Biomedical, Inc. and its board of directors are facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

February 27, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Century Financial Services, Inc. after the defendant allegedly failed to clearly identify a consumer’s creditor in a collection letter.

February 27, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Central Collection Corporation over a Wisconsin woman’s claims that the debt collector failed to clearly state the amount of her alleged debt.

February 27, 2018 The lawsuits expand upon alleged child labor abuses in Hershey's and Mars's supply chains while claiming chocolate-buying consumers were none the wiser.

February 26, 2018 South Florida Tile Delivery & Installation, Corp. and an individual with control of the business are facing a former employee’s claims that he was not paid overtime wages in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.

February 26, 2018 Per a lawsuit, M.G. Credit, Inc. has allegedly sent 'thousands of unlawful collection letters' in which it failed to disclose the names of the creditors.

February 26, 2018 A lawsuit claims Georgetown and two admins failed to properly keep an eye on the plans’ expenses, while choosing less-than-stellar investment options.

February 26, 2018 Crittenden County, Arkansas is facing a proposed class and collective action filed by a former non-patrol deputy sheriff jail worker who claims the county failed to pay her proper overtime wages in accordance with federal law.

February 26, 2018 Credence Resource Management LLC is facing a proposed class action in Wisconsin that claims the defendant violated several provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

February 23, 2018 Another lawsuit has been filed against CoreCivic, Inc. by a former immigration detainee who claims she and others were forced to provide free or nearly free labor for the defendant 'under threat of isolation, retaliation, and other deprivations.'