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

September 11, 2017 Sunrise Credit Services, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and California state law.

September 11, 2017 547 Lenox Bar-B-Q-Rest. Corp., which operates Harlem Bar-B-Q, and two individual owners are facing a proposed collective action that alleges they violated various provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York state law.

September 11, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against CDI Corp., its board of directors, Nova Intermediate Parent, LLC, and Nova Merger Sub, Inc. over allegations that they released a misleading recommendation statement in connection with a potential merger.

September 9, 2017 A proposed class action claims Transworld Systems, Inc. and two law firms illegally file lawsuits against Michigan consumers over defaulted student loan debts.

September 9, 2017 The lawsuit claims the operators of the New York City restaurant failed to pay delivery workers proper wages.

September 9, 2017 Litigation continues to roll in against Showtime Entertainment after many consumers experienced issues streaming last month's Mayweath-McGregor bout.

September 8, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against First South Bancorp, Inc., its board of directors, and Carolina Financial Corporation over a stockholder’s concerns that they issued a misleading proxy statement in connection with a potential merger.

September 8, 2017 First Advantage Background Services Corp. is on the receiving end of an Illinois woman’s proposed class action lawsuit accusing the defendant of reporting false information in her background report and failing to properly respond to her dispute.

September 8, 2017 HSN, Inc. and its board of directors are facing a proposed class action filed by a stockholder over the company’s allegedly misleading proxy statement regarding a potential merger between HSN and Liberty Interactive Corporation.

September 8, 2017 Market research group FocusVision Worldwide illegally misclassified its technicians as independent contractors and owes unpaid overtime, a lawsuit claims.

September 8, 2017 Los Limones Grocery Corp. and an individual with operational control of the business are on the receiving end of a proposed collective action filed by a former employee who claims the parties violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

September 8, 2017 A consumer claims eVerifile.com submitted a background report to his prospective employer that contained inaccurate information, causing the man to lose his job.

September 8, 2017 Veterans & Medicaid Planning Group, PLLC and an individual owner are facing a former employee's allegation that she was not paid proper wages.

September 8, 2017 A lawsuit claims social workers for the San Bernardino County (CA) Dept. of Aging and Adult Services regularly work 40-plus-hour weeks without proper wages.

September 8, 2017 A second proposed class action has been filed over damage allegedly caused by controlled water releases at the Addicks and Barker reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey.

September 7, 2017 Relin, Goldstein & Crane, LLP are facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a New York woman who claims the defendant sent her a collection letter that failed to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

September 7, 2017 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in Florida against Simm Associates, Inc. over claims that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by charging an allegedly illegal 'convenience fee' for automatic loan payments.

September 7, 2017 Kirschenbaum & Phillips, P.C. is facing claims that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by displaying a consumer’s private information in the window of a collection letter envelope.

September 7, 2017 New Jersey-based New Illuzion Sushi Inc. and an individual owner are facing claims that they failed to pay their employees proper wages.

September 7, 2017 A former employee of Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc. has filed suit against the company over allegations that it failed to pay her and other “credentialed trainers” proper overtime wages.

September 7, 2017 Fenton & McGarvey Law Firm, P.S.C. and Midland Credit Management, Inc. (MCM) are on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims they sent misleading collection letters to consumers.

September 7, 2017 Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. and two of its executive officers are defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a Rayonier stockholder who claims the defendants published misleading statements about the company’s business.

September 7, 2017 A blind individual has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Florida over allegations that Lee Health (which does business as Lee Memorial Health System and www.leehealth.org) failed to make its website accessible to disabled individuals.

September 7, 2017 Endo International PLC and its board of directors are facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging they misinformed the investing public about their reformulated opioid product that was purportedly resistant to abuse.

September 7, 2017 A California man has filed a proposed class action against Tranzvia LLC over allegations that it violated federal law by placing autodialed telemarketing calls to consumers’ phones without their prior consent.

September 7, 2017 SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., its board of directors, Silver Biotech Investment Limited, and Silver Delaware Investment Limited are the defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit alleging they misled investors regarding a proposed merger.

September 7, 2017 Six former employees of Fluor Enterprises, Inc. have filed suit against the company claiming they are owed overtime wages and haven’t been paid for all the hours they worked.

September 7, 2017 The lawsuit claims Faber and Brand, LLC sent the plaintiff a collection notice in which it left out vital information.

September 7, 2017 The owners and operators of two New Jersey car washes are facing allegations they failed to pay workers appropriate overtime wages.

September 7, 2017 A lawsuit out of California claims Blue Star Cruises LLC spammed consumers' cell phones with unwanted robocalls.

September 7, 2017 A New York man's proposed class action against Outsource Receivables Management claims the company made misleading statements in a debt collection notice.

September 7, 2017 Lanier Collection Agency & Services, Inc. is staring down a lawsuit claiming it violated federal debt collection statutes.

September 7, 2017 Two plaintiffs are behind a lawsuit claiming Optimum Healthcare IT failed to pay proper overtime to certain workers.

September 7, 2017 A contracted worker has sued Highpoint Solutions and its former HR manager in the wake of the latter's much-publicized theft of millions from the company.

September 7, 2017 Tri-State Careflight is facing more legal action claiming the company failed to pay proper wages.

September 7, 2017 United Collection Bureau, Inc. is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the debt collector sent a letter that violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

September 7, 2017 Kirschenbaum & Phillips, P.C. is facing claims that it failed to comply with certain provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by leaving telephone messages that failed to clearly specify its identity and purpose.

September 7, 2017 A fmr. delivery person claims NY's Union Square Wine & Spirits owes unpaid overtime wages and costs related to on-the-job parking tickets.

September 7, 2017 Superior Protection Services, Inc. is facing a lawsuit that alleges it failed to pay proper overtime to security officers in Arkansas.

September 7, 2017 A new lawsuit over alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act abuses is CenturyLink's latest legal challenge.

September 7, 2017 A lawsuit out of Georgia claims Six Flags Entertainment Group broke the law by printing too many customer payment details on point-of-sale-receipts.

September 7, 2017 Ostensibly organic agave nectar is the subject of a proposed class action lawsuit filed against American Sugar Refining, Inc. in New York.

September 7, 2017 Food/beverage concessions company Volume Services America, which does business as Centerplate, is facing a class action in D.C. over alleged FACTA violations.

September 7, 2017 A lawsuit out of South Carolina claims stevedores working at the Charleston Ports were improperly classified by SSA Cooper as exempt from overtime pay.

September 7, 2017 A proposed class action filed at the end of August claims Rice Energy has failed to pay day-rate workers proper time-and-a-half overtime wages.

September 7, 2017 A husband and wife, citing possible Tucker Act violations, have filed a proposed class action against the US and the Army Corps of Engineers in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

September 6, 2017 A proposed wage and hour class action claims the operator of Florida restaurant Paloma Blanca owes unpaid overtime wages.

September 6, 2017 Thirteen new cases have been filed in Pennsylvania federal court as part of a multidistrict litigation accusing numerous pharmaceutical companies of conspiring to fix the prices of generic drugs.

September 6, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against Alltran Financial, LP (which the suit notes was formerly known as United Recovery Systems, L.P.) over allegations that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

September 6, 2017 According to a proposed class action, CAC Financial Corp. sent debt collection notices that failed to disclose that interest was accruing on consumers' debts.