For a lawsuit to have the makings of a class action the first test to pass is whether the harm that was suffered was suffered by many in the same or similar way. In legal terms this is called “numerosity” and is a requirement for…
Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer), the world’s largest pharmaceutical drugmaker manufacturer, was recently ordered to pay over $142 million in damages because of its illegal marketing of its epilepsy drug Neurontin. To date, there are more than 300 lawsuits against Pfizer for claims that involve accusations that…
Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”), the world’s largest health products company, was recently sued by an AIDS treatment advocacy group that claims the drugmaker overcharged for medications it purchased under a United States federal program. According to allegations in the lawsuit, the Los Angeles, California –…
A class action lawsuit that commenced in 2006 that included allegations that 24 Hour Fitness, the nation’s largest privately owned fitness center chain, violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”), and engaged in unfair and fraudulent business…
August 26, 2010 – Louisville, KY – Final approval for a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corporation and millions of their customers was granted by a federal judge on August 23. The Associated Press reports that the nearly 17 million people affected in the lawsuit were…
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently certified a class action against The Hartford Fire Insurance Company filed by the Auto Body Association of Connecticut and several auto body shops. The lawsuit alleges that the insurance company engaged in unfair business practices by steering customers to certain…