Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts have worked out a potential settlement with Uber, the alternative taxi service, based on their assertion that they should have been classified as employees rather than contractors. As employees, the drivers... Read More
SAN DIEGO - A California federal judge on April 24 granted preliminary approval of an $8.5 million settlement in a multidistrict litigation accusing an online deals company and some of its merchant partners of selling vouchers with illegal expiration... Read More
MIAMI - PNC Bank N.A. has agreed, via a joint notice filed June 26, to pay $90 million to settle class claims that the bank used a software scheme to illegally collect excessive overdraft fees (In Re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, No. 09-2036... Read More
CONCORD, N.H. - A federal magistrate judge in New Hampshire on Oct. 25 denied a defendant company's motion to compel a former employee to produce communications she had with a legal advocate from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) after finding... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A District of Columbia federal judge on March 22 granted final approval of a $4.5 million settlement to be paid by an online daily deal site to end claims that it sold vouchers with illegal restrictions including expirations dates;... Read More
NEW YORK - A New York federal judge on June 7 refused to dismiss a class complaint accusing New York City police officers of illegally arresting "Occupy Wall Street" protestors but agreed to dismiss Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the city and Commissioner... Read More
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on Oct. 23 granted final approval to a $10.5 million settlement between direct and indirect purchasers and Aland (Jiangsu) Nutraceutical Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of vitamin C, on claims that the manufacturer... Read More
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on March 14 entered judgment for $153.3 million after trebling a jury's $54.1 million verdict in favor of a direct purchaser class on its allegations that Chinese corporations participated in an illegal cartel... Read More
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - A $20.9 million settlement of 15 lawsuits filed across the country alleging that Rite Aid Corp. illegally classified its assistant store managers as exempt in order to avoid paying them overtime wages received preliminary approval... Read More
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge in Pennsylvania on April 9 refused to reconsider her order granting certification of a class of indirect purchasers who are suing the producers and distributors of Wellbutrin XL for illegally conspiring to prevent generic... Read More
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal judge in Minnesota on July 19 refused to remand a class action lawsuit against Wilmington Finance Inc. over allegedly illegal prepayment penalties, ruling that the plaintiff was unable to show that the damages sought by the proposed... Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A federal judge in Tennessee on June 25 certified three subclasses in a suit in which a plaintiff says a credit union illegally failed to post notices on its ATMs regarding surcharges ( Vicki Cook Campbell v. Hope Community Credit Union... Read More
NEW YORK - Direct and indirect purchasers on May 21 filed for preliminary approval of a $10.5 million settlement with Aland (Jiangsu) Nutraceutical Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of Vitamin C, on claims that the manufacturer participated in an illegal... Read More
NEW YORK - A direct purchaser class on May 10 opposed Chinese vitamin C manufacturers' renewed motions for judgment and motion to reduce by $22.5 million a $253.3 million damages award in favor of the class on its allegations that Chinese corporations... Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. - Underlying complaints against an attorney insured do not create the potential for coverage under a lawyers' professional liability insurance policy because they are not based on providing legal services, a California federal judge... Read More