After the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Concepcion, there has been much debate over the rising tendency of companies to forbid their customers from bringing class actions against them. Another company has recently won another round. Charles Schwab Corp. modified their account agreements last year, prohibiting class-action lawsuits…
The terms of a proposed class action settlement call for Merrill Lynch to pay $40 million to settle claims brought by approximately 1,400 brokers regarding deferred compensation that Merrill Lynch allegedly refused to pay the brokers after its merger with Bank of America. Despite the large price tag, however, the…
Video News Report: Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against Johns Hopkins Hospital Due to Doctor Secretly Video Taping Examinations Our Chicago class action attorneys bring class action and individual consumer rights lawsuits. We bring suit for many types of consumer fraud issues and for unpaid overtime, junk fax, privacy rights violations,…
FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports Super Lawyers named Chicago and Oak Brook business trial attorney Peter Lubin a Super Lawyer in the Categories of Class Action, Business Litigation, and Consumer Rights Litigation. Lubin Austermuehle’s Oak Brook and Chicago business trial lawyers have over a quarter of…
Class actions have become increasingly more common in recent years as attorneys are choosing to represent businesses in complex litigation on a contingent fee basis, whereby they do not collect any fees until the plaintiff is successful in its claim. Contingency class action business litigation is common in massive civil…
After two years, Toyota has finally agreed to settle the class-action lawsuit regarding unintended acceleration in its vehicles. If approved, the settlement, filed in a Federal District Court in California, would make cash payments for the loss of value on vehicles affected by the multiple recalls. The settlement also includes…
Amid all the complaints against Facebook using private information, comes a story of success for Facebook users. Last year, five members of the social networking site filed a class action lawsuit against the company for allegedly using personal information, such as images of the users for sponsored stories. The users…
Although renters usually expect to pay through the owner of the property for utilities, they usually only expect to do so if it is specifically included in the lease. According to a recent class action lawsuit against Regus PLC and its subsidiaries, the company allegedly charged fees to its renters…
While this blog frequently discusses issues regarding consumer rights in the event the consumers purchase a faulty product, it is equally important for companies to provide their consumers with full disclosure regarding their return policies. This is the issue at hand in a class action lawsuit against Toys “R” Us…
As consumers become increasingly health-conscious, we see more lawsuits against food manufacturers who label their products as “natural” when, in fact, they may have highly processed ingredients. Such is the case in a lawsuit currently facing the Northern District of California. Two consumers, Lauren Ries and Serena Algozer have filed a…