Sentences with phrase «consumer class settlements»

This allows businesses to promptly and fairly resolve consumer disputes and encourages other fair consumer class settlements.

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In a 6 - page order, Judge Lucy Koh told Google (GOOG) and class action attorneys the proposed settlement was insufficient, in part because it failed to clearly tell consumers what the search giant had done.

In October 2015, a federal judge approved a $ 10.2 million settlement for a nationwide class of persons who were «robodialed» by JPMC in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

On August 12, 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a nationwide class action against JPMC for its use of robocalling in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Aided by attorneys eager for court - awarded fees — which are an accepted part of class settlements — consumers are taking their grievances to court in record numbers.

A federal court has preliminarily approved a class action lawsuit settlement that will provide a $ 20 cash payment or 50 % - off savings voucher to consumers who purchased Procera AVH, which the Plaintiffs allege was falsely advertised as helping to improve brain function.

Now, thanks to that investigation, the original class action suit which sought to return some of the $ 250 million that some estimates claim consumers overpaid may fall by the wayside as three of the publishers involved are working to reach a settlement with all fifty individual state governments.

Apple owes $ 450 million to consumers who took part in a conditional class action settlement.

Under the proposed settlement, announced Wednesday morning, Penguin would pay $ 75 million to consumers represented by 33 states» attorneys general and by Hagens Berman, the Seattle - based law firm that filed the class action suit against Apple (s AAPL) and publishers in 2011.

Back in September, 2011 a class action lawsuit in Florida resulted in a very disappointing settlement for consumers.

Meanwhile, a Legal NewsLine reports that Judge Curiel recently turned down a class action settlement over jeans labeling as providing too little relief to consumers as compared with lawyers and cy pres bystanders.

$ 109 Million Settlement against Rent - A-Center ($ 109 Million)-- class action suit against Rent - A-Center in New Jersey for charging consumers hidden usurious interest rates in violation of New Jersey State Law.

Mr. Torrijos has spoken extensively on class action topics, including: Class Actions in the Age of Big Data (November 15, 2014, 2014 Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention); Structuring Class Settlements That Will Get Approved (October 2, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Wage & Hour Litigation & Management); Class Action Settlements: Rule 68 Offers of Judgment and Other Strategic Tools (April 11, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Class Action Conference); Getting Your Settlement Approved (September 2014, JAMS Class Action Seminar); The Changing Standards of Class Certification (January 10, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education Consumer Class Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acclass action topics, including: Class Actions in the Age of Big Data (November 15, 2014, 2014 Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention); Structuring Class Settlements That Will Get Approved (October 2, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Wage & Hour Litigation & Management); Class Action Settlements: Rule 68 Offers of Judgment and Other Strategic Tools (April 11, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Class Action Conference); Getting Your Settlement Approved (September 2014, JAMS Class Action Seminar); The Changing Standards of Class Certification (January 10, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education Consumer Class Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acClass Actions in the Age of Big Data (November 15, 2014, 2014 Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention); Structuring Class Settlements That Will Get Approved (October 2, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Wage & Hour Litigation & Management); Class Action Settlements: Rule 68 Offers of Judgment and Other Strategic Tools (April 11, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Class Action Conference); Getting Your Settlement Approved (September 2014, JAMS Class Action Seminar); The Changing Standards of Class Certification (January 10, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education Consumer Class Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acClass Settlements That Will Get Approved (October 2, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Wage & Hour Litigation & Management); Class Action Settlements: Rule 68 Offers of Judgment and Other Strategic Tools (April 11, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Class Action Conference); Getting Your Settlement Approved (September 2014, JAMS Class Action Seminar); The Changing Standards of Class Certification (January 10, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education Consumer Class Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acClass Action Settlements: Rule 68 Offers of Judgment and Other Strategic Tools (April 11, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education 2014 Class Action Conference); Getting Your Settlement Approved (September 2014, JAMS Class Action Seminar); The Changing Standards of Class Certification (January 10, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education Consumer Class Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acClass Action Conference); Getting Your Settlement Approved (September 2014, JAMS Class Action Seminar); The Changing Standards of Class Certification (January 10, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education Consumer Class Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acClass Action Seminar); The Changing Standards of Class Certification (January 10, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education Consumer Class Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acClass Certification (January 10, 2014, Bridgeport Continuing Education Consumer Class Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acClass Action Conference); Class Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); CAFA Removal and Remand: Latest Developments (March 29, 2011, Stafford Publications); and Is it better to file a nationwide class action or state - only class acClass Actions: Recent Developments (January 2014, myLawCLE); 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Mr. Torrijos has also co-authored numerous articles concerning class action law, including: Notice 2.0: How Technology is Changing Class Action Notice Procedures (January 2011, Westlaw Journal); The Internet, Indispensable for Providing Class Action Notice (August 16, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); The Rise of «Professional Objectors» in the Class Action Settlements (July 8, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); and The End of Consumer Class Action Arbitrations (May 14, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Jourclass action law, including: Notice 2.0: How Technology is Changing Class Action Notice Procedures (January 2011, Westlaw Journal); The Internet, Indispensable for Providing Class Action Notice (August 16, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); The Rise of «Professional Objectors» in the Class Action Settlements (July 8, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); and The End of Consumer Class Action Arbitrations (May 14, 2010, Los Angeles Daily JourClass Action Notice Procedures (January 2011, Westlaw Journal); The Internet, Indispensable for Providing Class Action Notice (August 16, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); The Rise of «Professional Objectors» in the Class Action Settlements (July 8, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); and The End of Consumer Class Action Arbitrations (May 14, 2010, Los Angeles Daily JourClass Action Notice (August 16, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); The Rise of «Professional Objectors» in the Class Action Settlements (July 8, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); and The End of Consumer Class Action Arbitrations (May 14, 2010, Los Angeles Daily JourClass Action Settlements (July 8, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal); and The End of Consumer Class Action Arbitrations (May 14, 2010, Los Angeles Daily JourClass Action Arbitrations (May 14, 2010, Los Angeles Daily Journal).

Recently acted as lead counsel in defending several of the nation's largest retailers in consumer class actions across the country challenging the efficacy of a popular nutritional supplement; obtained court approval of a global settlement of less than $ 3 million (including attorneys» fees and notice costs).

Our personal injury law firm has a solid history of successfully obtaining verdicts and settlements for consumers harmed by defective products in cases involving individual plaintiffs, class action lawsuits and multidistrict litigation.

Berger & Montague consumer protection lawyers have successfully obtained many multi-million-dollar consumer class action settlements.

He has served as a primary member of the litigation team in multiple cases that resulted in class certification or a classwide settlement, including cases that involved high - technology products, consumer safety and false and misleading advertising.

In consumer class action settlements, few class members get anything, while the lawyers receive a huge windfall.

Lash & Goldberg LLP has defended consumer claims, garnered settlements and defeated class action and single action claims in early motions practice.

That is one reason why so few consumers bother to collect on class action settlements — they did not feel injured by the supposed wrongdoing in the first place.

Pearson, Simon & Warshaw attorneys obtained a nationwide settlement as class counsel on behalf a nationwide class of consumers who purchased DVDs manufactured by defendants.

Advising on its complaint against the takeover of bmi by IAG and its appeal in the EU General Court against the European Commission's decision authorising the IAG / bmi acquisition, as well as on its class action settlement covering US and UK consumers related to cartel investigations into long - haul passenger fuel surcharges

«Conscientious Objectors: The Ethics of Representing Objectors to Class Action Settlements» Symposium on Consumer Class Actions, National Consumer Law Center, Washington, DC, November 2007

Just as RE-Insider predicted when the HUD settlement came out earlier this month, angry homeowners have filed a federal consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Fidelity National Title Insurance and other major title insurers alleging the companies kicked back fees to real estate agents for real estate settlement services.

A settlement agent recommended that consumers should be able to determine how much time they would like before closing, or that the final rule should apply different timing requirements to different classes of consumers, depending on how experienced they are with mortgage transactions, such as by requiring that first - time home buyers receive the Closing Disclosure six days in advance, while all other consumers would receive the disclosure one - to - three days in advance, at their option.

Proposed § 1026.19 (f)(3)(ii) would have provided that a creditor or settlement service provider may charge a consumer or seller the average charge for a settlement service if the average charge is no more than the average amount paid for that service by or on behalf of all consumers and sellers for a class of transactions, the creditor or settlement service provider defines the class of transactions based on an appropriate period of time, geographic area, and type of loan, the creditor or settlement service provider uses the same average charge for every transaction within the defined class, and the creditor or settlement service provider does not use an average charge for any type of insurance, for any charge based on the loan amount or property value, or if doing so is otherwise prohibited by law.