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Class Action Investigations

Consumer complaints under attorney investigation; no lawsuits filed yet. When certain consumer complaints affect a larger number of individuals, an attorney may begin a class action investigation. The number of people affected in order to begin an investigation can and will vary depending on the nature of the product in question and the complaint involved. For example, a serious auto defect can lead to a loss of many lives and prompt a class action investigation based on a small number of complaints; a mislabeled food product might be recalled but not result in actual injury to anyone and, therefore, not prompt a class action investigation. If an attorney determines there is cause for legal action, a class action investigation can lead to a class action lawsuit being filed.

  • Contaminated Corn Birth Defects
    Contaminated Corn Birth Defects
    February 9 2006

    Medical researchers have discovered a possible link between corn mold and birth defects. An unusual number of babies in southern Texas born with brain and spinal cord defects prompted a study to find the cause. For over ten years, doctors have...

  • Las Vegas rental car price gouging
    Las Vegas rental car price gouging
    February 9 2006

    One of the new rip-offs in this town is the car rental game, where a gallon of gas is highway robbery. Instead of charging you the market rate and including the fill up in the price of the rental, you may have been charged upwards of $7.00 a...

  • Teflon and PFOA
    Teflon and PFOA
    February 8 2006

    An advisory panel for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently announced that Perfluorooctanoic acid, PFOA or C8, the chemical substance used to create Teflon and other non-stick materials, should be classified as a "potential"...

  • AT&T NSA Wiretap
    AT&T NSA Wiretap
    February 7 2006

    A class action suit has been filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against the telecommunications giant for opening its key facilities and databases to direct access by the National Security Agency (NSA) and/or other government agencies...

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture; Commodity Credit Corp. and Mike Johanns Tobacco Growers Quota
    U.S. Department of Agriculture; Commodity Credit Corp. and Mike Johanns Tobacco Growers Quota
    February 7 2006

    Tobacco growers have filed a lawsuit seeking class action status in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The class claims up to $600 million has not been allocated to tobacco growers from the $10.14 billion tobacco buyout...

  • Turlock Irrigation District Unpaid Overtime
    Turlock Irrigation District Unpaid Overtime
    February 7 2006

    Two power control center operators have filed a lawsuit and are seeking class action status on behalf of employees alleging unpaid overtime. People who have worked for the district since January 11, 2003 and have been classified as exempt from...

  • Toxic Car Chemicals
    Toxic Car Chemicals
    February 7 2006

    Chemicals Phthalate and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) have been used in a variety of consumer products, and most recently consumer groups have found these chemicals in car interiors. Consumer groups worry that these chemicals are toxic and...

  • Pacific Shellfish
    Pacific Shellfish
    February 6 2006

    Following up on repeated violations, the FDA files a lawsuit against Pacific Shellfish Inc. with the intent to close the seafood processing plant. Authorities performing inspections in 2004 and 2005 found unsanitary conditions and bacteria...

  • International Business Machines Unpaid Overtime
    International Business Machines Unpaid Overtime
    January 31 2006

    Three current and former workers have filed a suit in United States District Court and seek class action status alleging that IBM did not pay overtime to thousands of rank-and-file employees, computer installers and maintenance workers...

  • Scholastic, Inc. Unsolicited Goods
    Scholastic, Inc. Unsolicited Goods
    January 31 2006

    Consumers filed a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit against the children's books publisher for allegedly duping unsuspecting consumers into a scheme to purchase unsolicited books and educational items. Scholastic allegedly used its...

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