Class Action Lawsuits

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What is a Class Action Lawsuit?

In law, a class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit where a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, at least the U.S. variant of it. However, in several European countries with civil law (as opposed to the English common law principle, which is used by US courts), changes have in recent years been made that allow consumer organizations to bring claims on behalf of large groups of consumers.

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Current Class Action Lawsuits

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Class Action Lawsuits in the News...

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Weiss & Lurie Files Class Action Lawsuit Against STEC, Inc.: Weiss & Lurie announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf ...
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Zale ...: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC announces that a class action has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on ...
The Pomerantz Firm Files Class Action Against sunpower Corporation -- SPWRA, SPWRB: 25, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP (www.pomerantzlaw.com) ("Pomerantz") has filed a class action lawsuit in the United ...
Shareholders file lawsuit against Western Coal Corp.: "The suit alleges that the defendants issued the November 14, 2007 warning to artificially deflate Western Coal's share price." The class action is being ...

ValueClick, Inc., Commission Junction, Inc.

Taken from: http://www.cjsettlement.com/index.html on 09/21/08

The purpose of this website is to provide information to potential Class Members about the proposed settlement with ValueClick, Inc., Commission Junction, Inc. and Be Free, and to inform Class Members of their rights with respect to: the conditional certification of the Settlement Class, the terms of the proposed settlement, their right to exclude themselves ("Opt-Out") from the Settlement Class, and the hearing at which time the Court will determine whether to grant final approval of the proposed Settlement and final certification of the Settlement Class and enter a judgment in this case.

Although the information in this website is intended to assist you, it does not replace the information contained in the summary notices or the more detailed notice, all of which can be downloaded from the Documents page.

The proposed "Advertiser Settlement Class" includes any person or entity who, between April 20, 2003 and July 22, 2008, had ads hosted by Publishers on, and/or paid commissions for ads placed through, Defendants' online affiliate marketing network. The Advertiser Settlement Class shall not include any persons who already have settled or otherwise compromised their claims relating to the subject matter of this Litigation against the Defendants or any persons who are subject to Exclusion from the Class.

The proposed "Publisher Settlement Class" includes any person or entity who between April 20, 2003 and July 22, 2008, hosted ads on behalf of Advertisers in, and/or received commissions for participating as a publisher in, Defendants' online affiliate marketing network. The Publisher Settlement Class shall not include any persons who already have settled or otherwise compromised their claims relating to the subject matter of this Litigation or any persons who are subject to Exclusion from the Class.

For more information, please visit the FAQ section at:
http://www.cjsettlement.com/index.html

The deadline for filing an objection or excluding yourself from the proposed settlement is Sept. 30, 2008; If you do not exclude yourself from the class, you will be bound by the settlement terms. This information was taken from the post card I got in the mail notifying me of this suit.

Trans Union Class Action Lawsuit ~ If you had a credit card, loan or credit account, you could get benefits from a class action

The Tans Union Settlement Class Action Suit is defined as:

All consumers who had an open credit account or an open line of credit from a credit grantor located in the United States at any time during the period January 1, 1987 to May 28, 2008.

The term "Plaintiff Settlement Class" shall include, without limitation, any classes asserted or certified in the Andrews Action and the Frey Action. Excluded from the Plaintiff Settlement Class are (a) Defendants and their predecessors, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees, (b) counsel for any of the Settling Parties in these Actions, and (c) any and all judges and justices assigned to hear any aspect of the Actions, along with their staff, the spouses of the foregoing and any children residing in their households.

Act now for a free credit monitoring & possible cash settlement!! But hurry you only have until Sept 24th to opt in. Log on to https://www.listclassaction.com/ or call 866-416-3470
Information here was found at the above website on 09/20/2008

Verizon Early Termination Fee Settlement

IF YOU WERE PARTY TO A CONTRACT WITH A VERIZON WIRELESS ETF, A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT COULD AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS

A proposed settlement has been reached in class action lawsuits alleging that Verizon Wireless flat early termination fee ("ETF") (generally $175) is illegal. The settlement will provide $21 million into a Common Fund for claims of subscribers who were charged, paid, and/or were subject to a flat ETF. If you qualify, you may send in a claim form to get benefits, or you can exclude yourself from the settlement, or you can object to it. The Superior Court of the County of Alameda authorized this notice. The Court will have a hearing on October 21, 2008 to decide whether to approve the settlement. Any request to be excluded from the settlement must be received by September 30, 2008, and any objections to the settlement must be received by October 7, 2008. More information: http://www.verizonetfsettlement.com
Information found at above website on 09/20/2008

National Class Action Filed Against Four Polycarbonate Plastic Baby Bottle Manufacturers

A consumer class action complaint has been filed on behalf of four Georgia families against the top four polycarbonate plastic baby bottle manufacturers for their use of the synthetic hormone known as Bisphenol-A (BPA) as a chemical component in their plastic baby bottles and toddler training cups.

Bisphenol-A, also referred to as "BPA" was developed in the 1930s as a synthetic estrogen, but instead gained wide usage beginning in the 1950s for its rigid and shatterproof qualities in scores of plastic products, including baby bottles and children's training cups. Unfortunately, over 150 independent peer reviewed studies by the world's leading scientists and researchers in this area have repeated shown that BPA can activate estrogen receptors that lead to the same effects as the body's own estrogens. Exposure to BPA (even at very low doses) has been linked to prostate and breast cancer, diabetes, premature onset of puberty in females, lowered sperm count and infertile sperm in men, developmental toxicity, attention deficit disorders and neurological toxicity in laboratory animals.

BPA is also classified as an endocrine disruptor, which can interfere with or disrupt the finely orchestrated balance of hormones that are active during critical periods of the development and formation of the brain and sexual organs in the fetus, infants or young children who have been identified as being particularly vulnerable and therefore are at an even greater risk to the harmful effects of BPA.

The Georgia class action concerns the intentional and negligent failure by the baby bottle and training cup manufacturers, such as North Philips Electronics North America (Avent America, Inc. is subsidiary), Evenflo Company, Inc., Gerber Products Company, and Playtex Products, Inc., to disclose the fact that a dangerous synthetic hormone (BPA) is a component of the chemical formula which leaches from the plastic baby bottles and cups and migrates into the baby formula, food and liquid which the infants ingest and thereby exposes them to an increased risk of harm. Studies have also shown that heating these baby bottles in a microwave oven, or washing them in a dishwasher at high temperatures can accelerate the leaching process.

If your child has suffered ill health effects in this case, visit http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/national-class-action-filed-against-four.html to send your complaint to a lawyer to evaluate your claim at no cost or obligation
or contact your own attorney.

Information found at above website on 90/20/2008

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Class Action Lawsuits

Class Action Lawsuits can affect anyone at anytime.

What is a Class Action Lawsuit?

Current Class Action Lawsuits

Class Action Lawsuits in the News...

ValueClick, Inc., Commission Junction, Inc.

Trans Union Class Action Lawsuit ~ If you had a credit card, loan or credit account, you could get benefits from a class action

Verizon Early Termination Fee Settlement

National Class Action Filed Against Four Polycarbonate Plastic Baby Bottle Manufacturers

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