Monthly Archives: April 2011

Judge Rejects Medical Monitoring Class Action Against Philip Morris

According to Sun Herald, a federal judge rejected a request by a group of California plaintiffs seeking class action certification in a medical monitoring lawsuit. The judge said there was no reliable way to identify the class members. U.S. cigarette maker Philip Morris said the judge dismissed the medical monitoring claim after a New York judge dismissed a similar claim in January. The company said these decisions should have significant influence on two other cases in which plaintiffs are seeking medical monitoring. Speaking on behalf of Philip Morris, the company’s spokesperson said that the decision is consistent with existing law and the overwhelming majority of previous decisions denying class certifications. All previous cases, including this class action suit, were brought on by smokers. In the decision, the court said the ruling was based on inability to identify class members and the question would come down to the state of mind…
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Website Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Free Credit Report Advertising

According to Mint Life, individuals who may have fallen for a free credit report may be eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit. You may have seen commercials for websites offering free credit reports. According to the suit, one website is not so-well-known, but appears to be bringing people in for misleading credit checks. David Waring alleges that Consumerinfo.com, essentially Experian, deceived him because the credit score provided was not the actual score sold to lenders. In their advertising, the website alleged that the credit score is factual and used to assess credit worthiness. The score available on consumer info.com is a “Plus” score model not available to commercial lenders and cannot be used to determine an individual’s credit worth. Experian discloses as much, saying that the Plus score model indicates your relative credit risk for educational purposes and is not used by lenders. Waring alleges that on the…
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Match.com Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Website Allows Sex Offenders to Join

According to Reuters, Match.com will start checking users against the national sex offender registry after a class action lawsuit was filed by a female user allegedly assaulted by a man she met on the popular dating site. A Hollywood executive, identified only as Jane Doe, claims she was sexually assaulted by another Match.com member, Alan Paul Wurtzel, who had been convicted six times of sexual battery, but still was allowed to join the website and seek female companions. The class action lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The plaintiff’s attorney said that the woman met Wurtzel on Match.com in 2010, and the two decided to meet in person. According to the lawsuit, Wurtzel raped the victim and related felony charges are pending. The lawsuit seeks damages but also an injunction prohibiting Match.com from signing up new members until the screening process has been implemented. Match.com spokesperson said…
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