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United Airlines agrees to $6.15 million settlement with pilots
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A $6.15 million settlement has been approved in a lawsuit against United Airlines between it and more than 1,100 airline pilots who claimed the airline violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
NFL says plaintiff never purchased Super Bowl tickets, can't file class action over them
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The National Football League has filed a reply memorandum in further support of its motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit against it that alleges it violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act while selling 2014 Super Bowl tickets.
W.Va. justice calls class action frivolous in dissent over class certification
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has certified a class action lawsuit against Charleston Area Medical Center for allegedly accidentally placing a database containing medical information on the Internet, while a dissenting justice claims the case is an example of a frivolous class action.
What's left of $5.3M FitFlop settlement will be given to consumer groups
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - FitFlop USA has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit claiming its footwear was deceptively advertised for $5.3 million.
Class action complaint filed against Rite Aid alleging spam texts
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Rite Aid alleging the company sent repeated spam text messages about a prescription alert service to cell phones in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Class action lawsuit alleges Google failed to make AdSense payments
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Google, claiming the company unlawfully denies payments to thousands of website owners and operators who placed ads on their sites sold through Google AdWords.
$19 million settlement filed in NYC tour bus class action
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Two New York City tour bus companies have agreed to a $19 million settlement after class members claimed the businesses joined forces to run an illegal monopoly.
Motion filed objecting approval of Patton Boggs-Chevron settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Attorney Steven Donziger and two Ecuadorians are objecting to the approval of the $15 million Patton Boggs-Chevron settlement that was filed earlier this month.
Illinois Farmers Insurance sues 12 local governments for allegedly ignoring climate change
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Farmer Insurance Company is suing 12 cities, villages and counties it claims ignored climate changes and failed to prevent flooding.
Motion for rehearing filed in class action against Carrington in Texas Supreme Court
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A motion for rehearing has been filed in the Supreme Court of Texas in a class action lawsuit against Carrington Mortgage Services.
Vibram agrees to $3.75 million settlement in FiveFingers running shoes class action lawsuit
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Vibram has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $3.75 million that claimed the advertising for its glove-line running shoes was false and misleading.
Judge dismisses class action over wear of Audi Q7 brakes
MIAMI - (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit against Volkswagen for allegedly designing faulty brakes and rotors on its Audi Q7 has been dismissed from federal court.
Alaska class action lawsuit says Family Tree DNA posted info on public websites
JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Family Tree DNA after customers claimed their privacy was violated.
Lawyers will get up to $1.25M in Kashi settlement, consumers to get 50 cents per package
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Kashi has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming its products contained unnaturally processed and synthetic ingredients.
Firm says securities firms can expect increased competition among themselves
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - The world's largest privately owned independent insurance brokerage firm has released a report that assesses the current state of securities litigation and looks toward the future of lawsuit trends.
Wal-mart ATM fee disclosure multidistrict class action lawsuit dismissed
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A district judge in Tennessee federal court has dismissed a multidistrict class action lawsuit against Wal-mart and the owner of ATMs in its stores that claimed they did not properly disclose ATM fees.
