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Have an LG Refrigerator? A Settlement Might Be Waiting For You.
A class-action lawsuit that was filed against LG because of compressor failures in 31 different refrigerator models reached a settlement agreement on Aug. 14. The refrigerators include models with French or s...
Consumer Sues Nestle Claiming that the Vanilla in Coffee Mate Is Artificial
A favorite lawsuit filed by class action attorneys is that a consumer product is not what it claims to customers in its marketing. The attorneys get a decent cut of the settlement agreement while ...
Fired Uber Driver Sues for Racial Discrimination Over the Company's Star Rating System
Uber's drivers have filed yet another lawsuit against the company that will both test whether Uber's system discriminates against minority drivers and whether civil rights prote...
Airbnb Owners Sue Company Over March Refunds for Owners
A recently filed class action lawsuit demonstrates the difficulties that travel companies have faced during the pandemic. In a way, they are caught between a rock and a hard place. There have been many lawsuits filed...
Lawsuits Make Lenders Pay for Inaccuracies in Your Credit Reports
With lenders using a composite FICO score to decide whether to extend credit, finance a car, or offer a credit limit increase, consumers are advised to monitor their credit reports. In 2020, consumers are exp...
Trust Funds Compensate 2015 to 2018 California and Oregon Fire Victims
Trust Funds Compensate 2015 to 2018 California and Oregon Fire Victims Complex public safety litigation resulted in manslaughter charges against Pacific Gas and Electric and a multibillion dollar trust ...
Supreme Court to Rule on Student-athlete Compensation by June 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case to see if college athletes could have limits placed on non-cash payments made to students who compete in the Big Ten, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Big 12...
How Covid-19 Has Affected Business Law in 2021
The covid-19 pandemic is still presenting challenges in our daily lives. Important issues in business and corporate law are also feeling the effect of the global pandemic in 2021. The pandemic has effectively disrupted busine...
Chicago Parking Meters Hit with an Antitrust Lawsuit
The proposed bipartisan compromise on the infrastructure bill has focused some spotlight on the public-private partnerships (PPP) that are a major part of the bill. Critics have argued that these harm the average person...