Did you know that Blockbuster was sued in a calss-action suit in early 2000 for overcharging on late fees? One wonders if their latest marketing tactic – “NO MORE LATE FEES” was just a coincidence! Here’s a refresher from Ultimate AV Mag: August 27, 2000 — The world’s largest video rental chain has been slapped…
Monthly Archives: August 2005
Do You Have A Class-Action Case?
What factors must be present to start a class action lawsuit? LawyersAndSettlements.com’s FAQ says: There are several requirements to consider when attempting to form a new class action case. Simplified, these are: Numerosity – adequate number of plaintiffs Commonality – common damages and legal issues Typicality – each class member’s claim must come from the…
AP reports on Business Week Online today – AUG. 31 1:49 P.M. ET A federal court granted class-action status to a suit filed against trucking company Landstar System Inc. by a truck drivers’ association, creating a plaintiff group of about 7,000 people, according to a court filing. The U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, Fla., issued…
Mannatech Shares Down On Class-Action Suit
AP reported in Business Week Online today – AUG. 31 2:50 P.M. ET Shares of network-marketing company Mannatech Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the company was hit with a class-action lawsuit by Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, one of the nation’s most high-profile and controversial law firms which has won billions of dollars…
Class action suit against Landstar will proceed
A Jacksonville judge has ruled that a lawsuit against Landstar System Inc. “can proceed as a class action suit”: The suit alleges that Landstar, a Jacksonville-based trucking company that leases its capacity from independent owner-operators, violated truth-in-leasing regulations that resulted in truckers being denied compensation due to them. Prior to Judge Henry Adams certifying the…
Bennett Environmental will settle
Bennett Environmental (a soil treatment company) has decided to settle a securities class action lawsuit: The firm said the suit will be settled for $9.75 million, which will be paid primarily by its insurers, with a contribution of $750,000 from the company. The Oakville, Ontario-based company said the claims in the suit, which was pending…
OxyContin cases rejected for class-action status
WKYT.com is reporting that 1,000 individual lawsuits have been filed in NYC against the maker of OxyContin because “a New York state judge refused to accept a class-action suit.” The reason that the cases have to be tried individually is that the hearing judge decided that too many of them had different injury claims and…
Are you a former BankBoston customer? Do you want $25?
If you once banked with BankBoston, you could be eligible for part of a recently reached settlement: QUINCY, Mass. — Former BankBoston customers may be eligible for payments of $25 apiece under the settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging customers were notified too late about merger-related changes involving fees and minimum balance requirements. BankBoston was…
Motion to postpone Vioxx trial rejected
Yahoo! News is reporting that: Beleaguered drug maker Merck & Co.’s request to postpone the next trial over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx was turned down Monday by the New Jersey judge presiding over the case. Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, who is overseeing nearly 2,500 Vioxx product liability cases that have been filed in…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Symbol Technologies
LawFuel reports that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Symbol Technologies by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of all securities purchasers of Symbol Technologies,…