When a 12-story building owned by Champlain Towers South Condominium Association suffered a partial collapse on June 24th, 2021, the South Florida residents responded by filing a class action lawsuit pursuing damages in the amount of $5 million before attorneys’ fees and legal costs. According to Local10 news, at least three people were killed in the collapse, and more suffered injuries in addition to property damage and loss.
The lawsuit...
Many people might be unfamiliar with destination fees or charges. Destination charges arise when a vehicle manufacturer ships a vehicle to a dealership; the dealership is then charged a certain amount of money, generally agreed to cover “shipping” of the vehicle. According to Consumer Reports, the average destination fee rose from $839 in 2011 to $1,244 in 2020, more than 2.5 times the rate of inflation during this period, potentially...
A gender-based pay discrimination lawsuit filed by four female employees against Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. in 2017 is finally moving forward, affecting approximately 11,000 former and current female Google employees. The lawsuit alleges that Google paid women on average $1,894 less per year in base salary, bonus, and stock than their male counterparts working in similar positions annually in violation of California’s Equal Pay Act...
Reynolds Consumer Products is facing a class action lawsuit over their Hefty brand Recycling Bags, which are not, in fact, recyclable. With the push in recent years to turn away from plastic use in favor of more sustainable alternatives, many consumers have become more recycle-conscious. The official class action complaint alleges that Reynolds Products is fully aware of this trend and decided to market their Hefty trash bags as good for...
The death of unarmed black man Daniel Prude occurring while in police custody in 2020 is credited with sparking a class action lawsuit against the Rochester Police Department. The department is facing allegations of racism and excessive force, particularly in regard to treatment of Black and Latinx communities in the city, especially during the 2020 civil rights protests. The official class action complaint points to a Ph.D. dissertation in which...
Recently, 33 students came together via the Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) to file a class action lawsuit against the Department of Education (DOE) for failing to take action to denounce and prevent discrimination of LGBTQ+ students, particularly in universities that receive government funding.
This lawsuit claims the DOE is required to act when students report discriminiation based on LGBTQ+ matters.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, many more people have been staying at and working from home to abide by social distancing and quarantine guidelines. This has resulted in a year with far fewer drivers taking their cars out on the road than usual, a trend that is expected to continue as jobs continue to transition to remote settings and the pandemic wears on.
In response, some car insurance companies promised to adjust...
A class action is a type of civil lawsuit which occurs when too many people are harmed by the same thing to feasibly file an individual personal injury claim for each one. In this situation, a “class” or group of people is proposed, and if that class is approved or “certified”, can move on to file a class action lawsuit against the allegedly liable party. Common class action lawsuits involve defective vehicles, auto parts, drugs, and...