| Archive for the ‘Class Action News’ CategoryMarch 10th, 2010 by admin All big companies come under big scrutiny, it is the cost of being a household name. It then seems reasonable that these companies would occasionally end up in class action law suits. These are often happening, and it is only when there are really serious charges that they actually make it to court usually. One such case would be the cases against AT&T that have happened over the last few years. The most recent case against AT&T to hit the news has been a group of AT&T customers who are suing AT&T for millions of dollars in damages because the company helped the government wiretap their phone and internet lines without letting anyone know, or gaining anyone’s permission. This is a serious offense they are being accused of, and so far no one seems to be denying that it is true. In fact the AT&T lawyers are trying to have the case thrown out to protect State secrets. The state actually faces a few lawsuits of this nature right about now, and has been denied almost all of them being thrown out on account of State Secrets. Previous to this was a lawsuit covering AT&Ts; 3G network. When the Iphone first came out, it was well over advertised. This was a trend that continued when the Iphone 3G came out. There was even a bit of advertising that said the new 3G phones would be twice as fast. The first few firmware updates did nothing to help and even for some made the problems worse, making it so they could not even use the phone part of the Iphone, much less anything else. Smith, the first person to file, argued that there was potentially tens of thousands of members who have been robbed due to actions not taken by AT&T. She felt that if she had paid her money for the service, the service should be provided, as most people do. Previous to this there was a string of class action law-suits that hit AT&T as well as almost every other phone carrier. Phone carriers were being sued for charging early termination fees. We all know they are going to happen if we leave our contract early, it is part of the point for the phone company to have to contract, but clients were complaining that they were being charged ridiculous amounts and that ETFs were illegal. The phone companies claimed that ETFs are a way to offset the discount offered on phones when people sign up for a new contract. What happens from there is in the hands of the courts. This is just a small sampling of the type of class action lawsuits that have been filed against AT&T. February 8th, 2010 by admin Man claims Symantec didn’t tell him before charging his card A New York man has sued security software maker Symantec for automatically renewing his subscription to Norton Antivirus, alleging that the company did not notify him before charging $76 to his credit card. Read More at TechWorld… February 6th, 2010 by admin Attorney Matthew Callister announced Wednesday he is filing a federal class action lawsuit against Utilities Inc. of Central Nevada for allegedly dumping sewage directly into the ponds at the former Willow Creek golf course. Read More at Pahrump Valley Times… February 6th, 2010 by admin Notice is hereby given by the Law Office of Alfred G. Yates Jr., PC that a class action has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of Terex Corporation (“Terex” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TEX) during the period from February 20, 2008 through February 11, 2009, inclusive … Read More at Finanzen.net… February 6th, 2010 by admin LOS ANGELES—-Notice is hereby given that Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased the securities of CRM Holdings, Ltd. between December 21, 2005 and November 5, 2008, inclusive . Read More at Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance… February 6th, 2010 by admin A suburban man filed a federal class-action lawsuit Friday against AT&T, claiming the company?s practice of charging sales tax on data plans allowing remote internet access is illegal. Read More at WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago… February 5th, 2010 by admin NEW YORK—-Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, along with co-counsel have filed a class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales and Toyota Motor Corporation in the United States District Court Southern District of New York . Read More at Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance… February 5th, 2010 by admin NEW YORK — The Brualdi Law Firm, P.C. announces that a lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of a proposed class of Harleysville National Corporation shareholders and their successors-in-interest, other than defendants or those associated with defendants, who were holders of record on December 7, 2009 and eligible to … Read More at GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance… February 5th, 2010 by admin Stanley M. Chesley from the Cincinnati, Ohio-based law firm of Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A. today amended a major class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp. and other Toyota affiliates. ? The case is based on the sudden acceleration defect in millions of Toyota automobiles that has caused injuries and deaths. Read More at PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance… February 5th, 2010 by admin BOSTON – Skycaps across the country who claim they lost tips after American Airlines imposed $2 curbside baggage fees can now join a Boston lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge William Young on Thursday certified a national class-action suit against the airline. Read More at Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune… February 5th, 2010 by admin The Beasley Allen law firm announced that it is asking a federal court to allow it to represent more than 5 million owners of Toyota vehicles in a class action lawsuit. Read More at Montgomery Advertiser… February 5th, 2010 by admin A group of 30 New Brunswick Toyota owners is joining a class-action lawsuit against the troubled automaker. Read More at CBC New Brunswick… February 5th, 2010 by admin MONTGOMERY, AL (WBRC) – A Montgomery law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Toyota on behalf of over 5 million Toyota owners.? The complaint charges Toyota with breach of warranty and fraudulent concealment among other things… Read More at WSFA 12 Montgomery… February 4th, 2010 by admin A West Palm Beach attorney filed a request Wednesday to make the first class action lawsuit against Toyota after the automaker recalled several models because of a brake pedal problem. Read More at WPBF Palm Beach… February 4th, 2010 by admin A US class-action lawsuit filed in Colorado against Toyota alleges the Japanese automaker hid problems that have led to a rash of recalls, attorneys said Thursday. Read More at AFP via Yahoo! News… February 4th, 2010 by admin A US class-action lawsuit filed in Colorado against Toyota alleges the Japanese automaker hid problems that have led to a rash of recalls, lawyers said today. Read More at The Courier Mail… February 4th, 2010 by admin More than 30 New Brunswickers have joined hundreds of Canadians in a class action lawsuit against Japanese automaker Toyota, according to the lead lawyer on the case. Read More at Telegraph-Journal… February 3rd, 2010 by admin The lead attorney in a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Toyota is “endangering the lives of innocent people.” Read More at ClickOnDetroit… February 3rd, 2010 by admin CINCINNATI, Feb. 2, 2010 — Stanley M. Chesley from the Cincinnati, Ohio-based law firm of Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A. today filed a major class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation and other Toyota affiliates. Read More at The Auto Channel… February 3rd, 2010 by admin RICHMOND, Va.—-This morning the Legal Aid Justice Center, with the assistance of Troutman Sanders LLP and other attorneys, filed a class action in federal court in Richmond on behalf of 11 Virginia inmates. Read More at Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance… February 2nd, 2010 by admin SEATTLE—-Class counsel announced the filing of a nationwide class action lawsuit against the student-loan giant SLM Corporation , popularly known as Sallie Mae, over alleged unauthorized autodialer calls to the cell phones of borrowers who took out student loans with the national lender. Read More at Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance… February 2nd, 2010 by admin WASHINGTON, D.C. – Facebook?s solution to complaints that it violated the privacy rights of potentially millions of its users is no solution at all, Public Citizen said today in opposing the settlement of a class-action lawsuit that was filed against the social networking giant. Read More at Public Citizen… February 2nd, 2010 by admin SAN FRANCISCO—-Attorney Kelly M. Dermody of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced the filing today of a class action lawsuit charging that AT&T Inc. has a common practice of misclassifying its technical support workers as exempt and failing to pay them for all overtime hours worked in violation of federal overtime pay laws. Read More at Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance… February 2nd, 2010 by admin That was fast. A class-action lawsuit filed only two months ago against Facebook for promoting “scammy” offer-based ads has been dropped, according to MediaPost. The plaintiffs are, however, going ahead with their complaint against social gaming giant Zynga. Read More at paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance… February 2nd, 2010 by admin Albert Pena and his wife Sylvia have filed a class action lawsuit against Toyota. Read More at KIII Corpus Christi… February 2nd, 2010 by admin An Abbotsford woman has been invited to be a representative claimant for a national class action lawsuit against Toyota. Michelle O?Doherty is among those who have had problems with their vehicle?s gas pedal. She has agreed to be part of the class action laws Read More at Abbotsford News… February 1st, 2010 by admin A steel reinforcement bar is the remedy for the sticky gas pedals. Read More at CityNews… February 1st, 2010 by admin Canadian drivers and passengers of Toyota vehicles filed a class action lawsuit Monday against the Japanese automaker over defective throttles that led to mass recalls. Read More at AFP via Yahoo! News… February 1st, 2010 by admin Former Pulaski County judge Willard Proctor Jr. faces a class action lawsuit from probationers in his Cycle Breakers program. Read More at FOX 16 Little Rock… February 1st, 2010 by admin A class action lawsuit filed today would require Fifth Third Bank to refund hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful overdraft charges — which were often charged even when the customers had enough funds in their accounts to pay for purchases. 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