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Class action against P.F. Changs claims restaurant failed to protect customer data
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against P.F. Changs after customers claim it failed to protect their data.
Johnson Controls agrees to $2.8 million settlement in class action
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Johnson Controls has agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit involving employees who alleged it withheld vacation pay and committed multiple labor violations.
Former NFL players file class action claiming drug misuse
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Eight former NFL football players are suing the National Football League after they claim it illegally supplied painkillers to players to keep them in the game without telling them the severity of their injuries or the side effects of the medications.
Motion to dismiss filed in NSA spying class action
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The defendants have filed their motion to dismiss in a lawsuit that alleges the National Security Agency conducted surveillance and intelligence-gathering programs that collected data from American citizens.
Supreme Court rules defendants can rebut presumption of reliance in securities claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that defendants can rebut the presumption of reliance it adopted 25 years ago before class certification is granted in securities class action claims.
Class action says Gaucher Disease drug contaminated with virus, caused cancer
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Genzyme Corporation after a Colorado man claims it distributed and sold impure and untested drugs.
W.Va. water contamination class actions consolidated
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - An order to consolidate five class action lawsuits involving the water contamination crisis in West Virginia in January has been filed in federal court.
Facebook says class action fails to make claim under Wiretap Act
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Facebook has filed a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit against it for allegedly violating users' privacy by using data from private messages to generate targeted advertisements.
L.A. Clippers settle class action over text messages for tickets and coupons
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The Los Angeles Clippers have settled a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action lawsuit for $5.3 million.
Third Circuit dismisses securities class action lawsuit against Pfizer
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Appeals Court for the Third Circuit has ruled that a district court appropriately dismissed a lawsuit against Pfizer and Wyeth that alleged they made false and misleading statements regarding trials for an Alzheimer's drug.
Former intern files class action after claiming L.A. Clippers violated labor laws
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A former unpaid intern is suing the LA Clippers after he claims the team misclassified him and other unpaid interns in an effort to reduce labor costs.
W.Va. SC reduces $80M punitives award against nursing home to $32M
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reduced the amount of punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home from $80 million to approximately $32 million.
Former Floyd County, Ind., prisoners claim officers wrongfully stripped them
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - Four individuals are suing Floyd County, Ind., after they claim their constitutional rights were violated when the Sheriff's Department stripped and tortured them after their arrests.
Electrolux agrees to settle dryer fire class action
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Electrolux Home Products Inc. has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged its dryers caught fire because they were defective.
Best Buy agrees to $4.55 million settlement in TCPA class action
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A $4.55 million settlement has been reached and finalized in a class action lawsuit against Best Buy after consumers claimed it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making unsolicited telephone calls.
Ninth Circuit rules for Redbox in class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that Redbox did not break California's Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 in a class action against the DVD rental company that was first filed in 2011.
Fourth Circuit says it lacks jurisdiction to consider two appeals
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has issued a decision in a class action lawsuit against GEICO, stating it lacked jurisdiction and dismissing the appeals.