Sentences with phrase «nationwide class action claiming»

The named plaintiffs filed this putative nationwide class action claiming that AT&T violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending text - message advertisements to its wireless customers about upgrading their cellular telephones after AT&T acquired their former wireless provider.

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REUTERS - May 15 - It's Just Lunch International, a matchmaking service, will face a nationwide class - action lawsuit by clients who claimed they were defrauded into paying $ 1K + for the services the company did not deliver.

Matchmaking service It's Just Lunch International is facing a nationwide class - action lawsuit by clients, who claim they were defrauded.

Hagens Berman, a consumer rights class - action law firm, today announced it has filed a nationwide class - action lawsuit claiming that Apple Inc. is guilty of illegal price fixing related to the Agency Model for pricing e-books.

SEATTLE — August 9, 2011 — Hagens Berman, a consumer rights class - action law firm, today announced it has filed a nationwide class - action lawsuit claiming that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and five of the nation's top publishers, including HarperCollins Publishers, a subsidiary of News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA), Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Group Inc., a subsidiary of Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) and Simon & Schuster Inc., a subsidiary of CBS (NYSE: CBS), illegally fix prices of electronic books, also known as e-books.

See, e.g., Stewart v. Associates Consumer Discount Company, 1 F. Supp.2 d 469 (E.D. Pa. 1998)(motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim denied where borrower brought class action against debt consolidation company); Lawson v. Nationwide Mortgage Corp., 628 F. Supp.

The claim is Sony's settlement for a nationwide class action lawsuit sparked by the decision to remove the OtherOS feature of the PlayStation 3.

In future class action claims against nationwide corporate defendants, it appears that the U.S. Supreme Court is generally requiring piecemeal litigation in each state where a plaintiff was injured, instead of allowing for a single consolidated class action in a single state court lawsuit.

Successfully opposed attempt to certify proposed nationwide class action brought by franchisees against franchisor alleging claims for, among other things, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract.

Representation of a life insurer faced with a nationwide class action involving claims of fraud and discrimination through alleged use of race - based underwriting practices.

Outstanding trial lawyers across the Gulf South and beyond, they handle tough claims nationwide from 18 - wheeler truck wrecks to class actions involving defective products, as well oil and gas and maritime cases.

Our lawyers have successfully tried cases from «bet the company» to individual claims in courts nationwide, handled class action and Daubert hearings, and achieved numerous other victories through dispositive motions and on appeal.

Served as lead counsel for the defendant and obtained reversal by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals of a district court's order certifying a 29 - jurisdiction class action alleging consumer fraud by a Fortune 50 retailer, and subsequently successfully moved for dismissal with prejudice of named plaintiff's claims and obtained a nationwide injunction against future attempts to certify a class based on similar allegations.

Secured dismissal of a nationwide Fair Labor Standards Act and New York state law and wage claim collective and class action against one of the top four mobile telecommunications providers in the United States.

They use their knowledge and experience to develop the best litigation strategies, to identify potential plaintiffs as well as to seek class action certification for nationwide clients and claims.

In addition, Weil won a significant victory in May 2017 for Farmers Insurance and its affiliates when a Florida federal court granted the dismissal of all claims in a nationwide putative RICO class action, another component of the MDL.

Weil also successfully represented GEMB in a purported nationwide class action alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act based on, among other things, the plaintiffs» claim that GEMB's alleged «policy» of allowing mortgage brokers the «discretion» to impose charges in connection with mortgage loan origination led to minority borrowers being charged disproportionately higher interest rates and fees.