News from 2015
Profinity to pay $250,000 to resolve allegations of deceiving customers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with Profinity LLC and Family Savings LLC for $250,000.
Mass. AG praises the U.S. Senate for advancing a bill aimed at reducing toxic chemicals
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Boston Attorney General Maura Healey praised the U.S. Senate for advancing a bill to reduce toxic chemicals.
SuperCom sued over alleged securities laws violations
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – An identity solutions provider and several of its senior executives are being sued over claims it made false and misleading statements to investors.
Bridgeport Financial accused of illegal telemarketing
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California woman is suing a collection agency over claims of illegal telemarketing practices.
24 Hour Fitness sued over alleged illegal telemarketing
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Two California men are suing a national retail fitness and gym operator over claims of illegal telemarketing practices.
Whirlpool, KitchenAid sued over allegedly defective refrigerators
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A Minnesota woman is suing a refrigerator manufacturer and its subsidiary over claims they sold defective refrigerators.
Oxford City Football Club sued over alleged penny stock fraud
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Deerfield Beach, Florida-based Oxford City Football Club (OXFC) over alleged penny stock fraud.
EZCORP will pay $10 million over alleged illegal debt collection tactics
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – EZCORP Inc., a small-dollar lender, will pay $10 million for alleged illegal debt collection tactics.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau brings cases against T3Leads, other company's owner
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action recently against T3Leads and Eric V. Sancho in separate cases relating to the online trafficking of personal information.
Litigation funding can drive early settlements, legal scholar says
As the size and complexity of transvaginal mesh MDLs continue to attract considerable attention, so do the details of how some of their claims made it to court.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau orders CarHop to pay $6.4 million over alleged illegal activities
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently ordered CarHop and its affiliated financer
Universal Acceptance Corp. to cease alleged illegal activities and pay a
$6.4 million civil penalty.
Milk producers group disagrees with dismissal of class action over term 'soymilk'
A national milk producers group is disappointed with a federal judge's recent decision to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against Trader Joe's over its use of the term
Class actions over allegedly ‘slack-filled’ pepper containers consolidated
Earlier this month, four members of the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation selected the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to handle the lawsuits against McCormick & Co.
Miss. AG hires private lawyers to represent state in lawsuit against opioid makers
Attorney General Jim Hood signed a retention agreement with a Flowood, Miss., law firm last week. Hood is suing the pharmaceutical companies over alleged fraudulent marketing and sales of their painkillers.
Fourth Circuit affirms settlement in class action against LexisNexis
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently upheld a lower court’s ruling that approved a settlement in a case against LexisNexis, which was accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
New trial date set for State of Maryland v. William Porter
A new trial date has been scheduled for the case of State of Maryland v. William Porter.
Center for Class Action Fairness wants rehearing of LexisNexis settlement case
The public interest law firm last week asked a federal appeals court to review its previous decision, which upheld more than $5 million in fees for class counsel.
VTech sued following security breach
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A Pennsylvania man is suing a digital learning toys manufacturer following a data security breach.
Specialized Loan Servicing, American Security Insurance sued over alleged kickback schemes
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Two Florida residents are suing a third-party loan servicer and an insurance company over alleged kickback schemes.
Dole, officers sued over allegedly artificially reducing stock
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A San Antonio public pension fund and a San Antonio health care fund are suing a fruit and vegetable producer and two of its chief officers over claims they artificially reduced the company's stock price.