News from November 2016
Simonton windows, warranty not good enough, class action attorney says
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A group of homeowners is suing a home improvement businesses, alleging a distribution of substandard windows and failure to deliver quality products as advertised.
Students learn about legal consequences through court program
Approximately 170 high school students from Anne Arundel County are set to attend a court session on Thursday, November 10.
Consumer claims Forever 21's TOS conditions are illegal under New Jersey law
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A New Jersey woman consumer has filed a class action lawsuit against a Los Angeles-based retailer over the terms of service on its website.
Man alleges Subway sent T-Mobile customers unsolicited text advertisements
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – An Illinois consumer alleges fast food sandwich chain sent him unsolicited text messages.
Class action alleges Hodgson Mill's buckwheat pancake mix is falsely advertised as all natural
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – An Illinois woman alleges a pancake mix is falsely advertised as containing all natural ingredients.
$15 million to be refunded to California consumers involved in alleged Chais Ponzi scheme
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced Oct. 28 that Californians who invested money with Beverly Hills-based investor Stanley Chais will receive part of a $15 million restitution settlement. .
Fayez Sarofim to pay $720,000 after allegations of violating HSR Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice’s Antitrust division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced Oct. 28 that it filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Fayez Sarofim for allegedly violating premerger notification and waiting period requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act of 1976.
Amazon delivery contractor to pay $100,000 after allegations of underpaying employees
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Amazon delivery contractor Cornucopia Logistics LLC will pay $100,000 to workers whose wages were allegedly deducted for lunch breaks they never received due to back-to-back deliveries, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Oct. 28.
FTC announces court win in latest case as part of Operation Collection Protection
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Oct. 31 that a federal judge banned a group of debt collectors that allegedly pretended to be affiliated with the government from the debt collection business.
FTC, DOJ seek public comment on revisions to international antitrust guidelines
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Nov. 1 that, along with the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, it will seek public comment on proposed Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation,
which update guidelines issued by the agencies in 1995.
Shoreside Petroleum pays $89,000 in EPA penalties after self-disclosing alleged violations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Oct. 31 that Shoreside Petroleum Inc. paid $89,000 after allegations of violating federal clean air rules designed to prevent toxic air pollution at the company’s
fuel terminals in Seward and Cordova, Alaska.
EPA, Mitsuya Boeki USA settle in case involving chemical import documentation rules
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Oct. 31 that Mitsuya Boeki USA Inc. of Saddlebrook, New Jersey, will settle allegations of violating federal rules requiring manufacturers and importers to provide the EPA with information on the production and use of large quantities of chemicals.
CFPB details $11 million in supervisory actions for thousands of consumers in recent report
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Oct. 31 a Supervisory Highlights report that shows how the agency’s recent supervisory actions have returned more than $11 million to more than 225,000 consumers allegedly harmed by college loan servicers.
HSBC Bank USA accused of deceptive advertising regarding mortgages in class action
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California man alleges his mortgage company charged higher mortgage payments without authorization.
Serviz Inc. accused of making unsolicited phone calls
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California individual has filed a class action lawsuit against a HVAC products and services marketer and distributor over allegedly unsolicited phone calls.
Groups want Third Circuit to enforce Flonase class action settlement against Louisiana AG
The Washington Legal Foundation is among those calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to overturn a Pennsylvania federal court’s decision that, they argue, would undermine class-wide settlements by permitting plaintiff states to file copycat lawsuits despite benefiting from a settlement.
Papantonio's 'America's Lawyer' on Russian network seeks trial lawyer stories
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – U.S.-based attorney Mike "Pap" Papantonio says his new weekly gig, airing later this month on a Russian state-sponsored news network, is about revealing corruption in corporate America.
FCC must decide whether efaxes are covered under TCPA
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — With ever-changing technologies,
companies are constantly looking for new ways to reach consumers but are also interested in protecting themselves from lawsuits.
Attorney: Some slack fill lawsuits not justified
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — A Dallas attorney who formerly worked for the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) says some of the so-called "slack fill" lawsuits that have become more prevalent aren't benefiting consumer law.
Group claims Illinois AG is trying to stymie its early voting program to help father, fellow Democrats
A spokeswoman for Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the office received a number of complaints regarding vote-by-mail ballot applications.