Phil Law Weblog

A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Boca Raton-based Coverall North America, a national provider of cleaning service franchises, by four franchisees that claim they were “subjected to systemic misrepresentations and breaches of contract.”

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington on behalf of named plaintiffs James Daniels and Linda Oswald, and all other individuals who became ill with Salmonella infections after consuming Salmonella-contaminated Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter of ConAgra.

Three African Americans and a Hispanic Jew employees of Denver Health Medical Center has filed a class action lawsuit against the CEO of the company, claiming discrimination against non-white employees.

A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts alleges that the company failed to pay overtime to sales representatives across the country in violation of federal law.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all securities purchasers of Nuvelo, Inc. from January 5, 2006 through December 8, 2006, alleges Nuvelo and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Microsoft has agreed to settle its Iowa class action antitrust lawsuit for $330 million, which is still waiting for court approval.

International Medical Research, Inc. has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit which alleged IMR has unlawfully distributed a product containing synthetic chemicals, the presence of which was also concealed from the public.

Dutch-based oil trader Trafigura said it has agreed to pay a 100 billion CFA franc settlement to Ivory Coast after thousands of people fell ill when waste was unloaded from a ship it sent there.

Bishop Robert J. Baker announced the settlement of a class action lawsuit which was filed against Diocese of Charleston on behalf of all victims of sexual abuse by church personnel.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of all persons who purchased Sunrise common stock from August 4, 2005 through and including June 15, 2006 and all persons who owned Sunrise common stock at the time Sunrise’s 2000 through 2006 Proxy Statements [...]