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Forever 21 named in data collection class action
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A Los Angeles resident is suing Forever 21 Retail Inc. for collecting personal identification information of customers to its California stores.
Bashas' settles discrimination class action for $6.5 million
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Class members and Bashas' Inc. have settled a lawsuit a more than decade-old alleging the grocery store company discriminated against Hispanic employees.
Former AT&T employees settle class action for $1.05 million
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Former California employees and AT&T have settled a lawsuit alleging the cell phone company violated sections of the California Labor Code.
Class action says WWE violated Securities Exchange Act
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A WWE stockholder has filed a class action lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. for violating the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Former Colorado State kicker files class action against NCAA
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A California man has filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association after he claims he was harmed by its recently abandoned rule that prohibited multiyear athletic scholarships for Division I football players.
Conn. AG's investigation leads to securities class action against Lannett Company
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Purchasers of Lannett Company stock are suing after they claim the company violated federal securities laws by disseminating false and misleading statements to the investing public.
Parents, Iowa Educators Corporation settle school lunch class action
ADEL, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Parents and IEC-member schools have reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit claiming the defendants conspired to restrain competition in the market for the retail sale of food at schools in Iowa and that Martin Brothers attempted to monopolize the market in violation of Iowa antitrust laws.
Plaintiffs claim Hawaii Department of Human Services ignored Medicaid rules
HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) - A single mother of an autistic child has filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services and for allegedly ignoring federal Medicaid rules.
W.Va. jury awards $3.27 million in transvaginal mesh MDL case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A West Virginia jury has awarded $3.27 million to the plaintiff in a multi-district litigation lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective transvaginal mesh products.
Bass Pro agrees to $6 million settlement in call recording class action
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Bass Pro Outdoor World that alleged it recorded certain telephone calls received from or placed to California, which violated state law.
W.Va. AG asks court to speed up EPA lawsuit over new rules for coal
ASHLAND, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with attorneys general from 11 other states, filed a motion Wednesday to expedite the process on a lawsuit filed against the EPA last month.
Land owners file class action against Apex to prevent wind farm construction
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma Wind Action Association, on behalf of seven land owners, is suing Apex Wind Construction LLC in order to prevent wind turbines from being built near their homes.
Class action against NBTY alleges protein-spiking
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Six men from Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Kentucky and South Carolina have filed a class action lawsuit against NBTY for deceptive advertising of its protein powder.
Class action filed against Mazda alleging defect
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit has been filed against Mazda Motors of America Inc. by class members who claim its vehicles' engines are equipped with a defective continuous variable valve timing assembly.
Class action filed over Whole Foods' allegedly 'worthless' homeopathic medicine
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Whole Foods Market after consumers claimed it misled purchasers into believing its products effectively treat the flu, coughing and other symptoms.
Class action over allegedly pot-laced chocolate at Denver County Fair includes claim of projectile vomiting
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Full Melt Chocolate and LivWell after a Denver County Fair patron claimed he was given marijuana-laced chocolate at the fair's "Pot Pavilion."
Hyundai named in class action alleging Santa Fe vehicles defective
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Hyundai after owners of the 2010-2012 Hyundai Santa Fe claim Hyundai knew about a stalling defect on the vehicles, but waited years to issue a recall.
Lowe's agrees to $9.5 million settlement with HR managers
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Lowe's has agreed to pay $9.5 million to end a class action lawsuit alleging its human resources managers were not classified as managers and were exempt from overtime pay requirements.
Plaintiff provided no 'specific examples' in class action against Apple, judge rules
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit against Apple for its allegedly "clearly defective" Maps application has been dismissed by a California federal judge.