A recently filed class action lawsuit in New Jersey is alleging “improper handling” of certain flood insurance claims arising out of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The lawsuit focuses on the classification of the lowest floor …
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Utah Highway Patrol over alleged wrongful arrests for driving under the influence. Three attorneys filed the complaint Friday in 3rd District Court on behalf of what they contend may be hundreds …
Customers suing Sears, Roebuck and Co over alleged mold defects in their Kenmore-brand washing machines can bring their claims as a class action, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in Chicago, found …
BP Plc and lawyers representing over 100,000 individuals and businesses claiming economic and medical damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Thursday urged a U.S. judge to approve a proposed $7.8 billion class-action settlement. U.S. District Judge …
Attorneys for the state medical society and a southern Delaware hospital have settled a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of former pediatrician Earl Bradley, who sexually abused scores of his young patients over more than a decade. Under …
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review close to 40 cases in its new term that begins on Monday, roughly half the number the court is expected to hear this year. Below are some of the more prominent cases …
Butterball LLC has joined in a proposal to settle a class-action lawsuit by current and former employees of the company’s turkey-processing plants in Huntsville and Ozark, Ark. The proposed $425,000 settlement calls for lead nine plaintiffs in the lawsuit to …
A New York man has sued a unit of Adidas AG, claiming he was duped about the potential fitness benefits of a line of shoes designed to mimic the effect of running barefoot. In a class action lawsuit filed in …
An attorney is challenging a $93 million settlement between Monsanto Co. and thousands of West Virginians. Thomas Urban II represents some class members who say the settlement isn’t fair and reasonable, the Charleston Gazette reported Saturday. They claim the deal …
Up to 1,500 former employees of a now-shuttered washer and dryer plant in Webster City, Iowa, are expected to join a class-action lawsuit seeking back pay for time spent putting on protective equipment before their shifts. U.S. District Judge Mark …