In recent years, fraud and bad faith law
suits on behalf of consumers can often result in significant exposure to punitive damages.
Not exact matches
The first German
consumer to file a lawsuit against VW has been identified; and many are sure to follow
on the continent and in the U.S. West Virginia's attorney - general also has filed
suit against VW
on behalf of consumers in that state who were allegedly deceived.
A number
of class action
suits have been filed
on behalf of consumers in this case, and this latest
suit may be too little too late to sway Cote in her ruling.
That lawsuit, originally filed as a class - action
suit by a Seattle - based law firm
on behalf of consumers, quickly evolved into a full Department
of Justice investigation
of anti-trust violations in order to edge out Amazon when the iPad was launched in 2010.
Unlike
suits brought about
on behalf of consumers — such as the lawsuit brought against Apple and five
of the then - Big Six publishers for artificially overcharging customers for ebooks — this one is focused
on the people who bought stock in Barnes and Noble based
on information that the SEC now feels might have been false.
That lawsuit, originally filed as a class - action
suit by a Seattle - based law firm
on behalf of consumers, quickly evolved into a full Department... [Read more...]
Apple and five major publishing houses are being sued by a Seattle - based law firm, Hagens Berman,
on behalf of two plaintiffs named in the
suit and
on behalf of consumers as a... [Read more...]
Apple and five major publishing houses are being sued by a Seattle - based law firm, Hagens Berman,
on behalf of two plaintiffs named in the
suit and
on behalf of consumers as a whole.
This ruling is in regard only to the civil
suit filed
on behalf of consumers.
He filed
suit against Spokeo,
on behalf of himself and a class
of similarly situated individuals, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which permits a remedy
of up to $ 1000 per instance against a
consumer reporting agency (CRA) that reports false data about an individual.
The petition was filed in response to class action
suits against lenders around the country
on behalf of consumers who allege that yield - spread premiums are improper and a violation
of RESPA.