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Class Action Settlements

Class action lawsuits that have settled or have proposed settlements. If a class action lawsuit settles, the court will hold fairness hearings to ensure the terms of the settlement are fair to all class members. There are usually two fairness hearings—the first is the "Preliminary Approval" hearing. After that hearing, a Notice of Proposed Settlement is sent out to class members. A Final Fairness Hearing follows at which class members can voice their opinions about the settlement. After that, a deadline is set for class members to submit claims. Lawyers click here to submit your settlements and verdicts to have them published for free.

  • Wells Fargo Bank Check Cashing Fee Settlement
    Wells Fargo Bank Check Cashing Fee Settlement
    September 6 2005

    The bank has settled a California class action lawsuit about its $5 check cashing fee. The suit was brought April of last year by Chaffee Enterprises on behalf of California employers who claim that the bank's check cashing fee, charged to non...

  • Allstate Corp. Insurance Adjuster Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement
    Allstate Corp. Insurance Adjuster Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement
    September 5 2005

    California employees filed a class action lawsuit against the insurance company for unpaid overtime. The nation's second largest home and auto insurer allegedly refused to pay overtime to its adjusters, but routinely assigned them so many claims...

  • Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., and T-Mobile USA Antitrust Class Action Dismissed
    Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., and T-Mobile USA Antitrust Class Action Dismissed
    September 4 2005

    Several antitrust lawsuits claimed the four mobile phone companies illegally forced customers to purchase phones that only worked on their own networks. A U.S. District Judge dismissed the potential class action based on insignificant evidence...

  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Prempro Class Action Denied
    Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Prempro Class Action Denied
    September 4 2005

    Former users of the menopause medication, Prempro, tried to file a class action lawsuit against the drug's manufacturer. A 2002 study revealed the drug increased women's risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, and dementia. A U.S. District...

  • Bennett Environmental Inc. Securities Fraud Settlement
    Bennett Environmental Inc. Securities Fraud Settlement
    September 3 2005

    United States shareholders filed a class action lawsuit against the Canadian company for allegedly overstating the value of a major contract and putting their own shares in the soil treatment company. The contaminated soil treatment and disposal...

  • Lee Memorial Health System Class Action Dismissed
    Lee Memorial Health System Class Action Dismissed
    September 3 2005

    Plaintiffs tried to file a class action lawsuit against the corporation for placing liens on potential settlements awarded to people with injuries who sought treatment at one of its three acute care hospitals. Insurance companies pay lower rates...

  • Westar Energy Inc. Securities Settlement
    Westar Energy Inc. Securities Settlement
    September 2 2005

    Shareholders filed a class action lawsuit against the company for securities fraud. The class alleged former chief executive and former chief strategic officer looted the company by orchestrating lucrative pay packages for themselves and using...

  • Purdue Pharma OxyCondin Class Action Denied
    Purdue Pharma OxyCondin Class Action Denied
    August 30 2005

    Hundreds of people tried to file a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer of the painkiller OxyContin claiming they were victims of accidental addiction. A Staten Island judge recently declined to certify a class action because the cases...

  • BankBoston Merger Notification Class Action Settlement
    BankBoston Merger Notification Class Action Settlement
    August 30 2005

    Customers filed a class action lawsuit against the bank for allegedly not giving them enough notice regarding merger related changes involving fees and minimum balance requirements. The financial institution was purchased five years ago by the...

  • Easy Heat Inc. Defective Heating System Settlement
    Easy Heat Inc. Defective Heating System Settlement
    August 30 2005

    Consumers from North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin filed a class action lawsuit against the company for allegedly selling defective radiant heating cables used in floor based heating systems. A Federal District Court Judge in Indiana approved...

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