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Tag Archives: class action lawsuit
Class Action Lawsuits Against Red Light Cameras Keep Coming
We have written before about class action lawsuits filed throughout the country over red light cameras. Ticketed motorists have sued cities in Missouri, California, Florida and Tennessee, among others. One common element in the lawsuits is American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company that installs and maintains the cameras. New Jersey became the latest state added to the red light camera litigation list when ATS agreed last month to settle another class action lawsuit for $4.2 million. The Woodbridge Patch reported that the settlement affects motorists who received red light camera tickets at lights in 21 different municipalities where the timing of the yellow lights was not properly certified by the state. Motorists who received red light camera tickets will receive a postcard in the mail telling them how to apply for their refund, according to Patch. In October, the Star-Ledger reported that 27-year-old Lauren Morosoff received a red…
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Toyota to Pay More Than $1 Billion to Resolve Class Action Lawsuit
One day after Christmas, Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit related to claims that millions of its vehicles accelerated unintentionally. The New York Times reported that the proposed settlement would be one of the largest of its type in automotive history, and the Japanese automaker would make cash payments for the loss of value on vehicles affected by multiple recalls and install special safety features on up to 3.2 million cars if the agreement is approved by a federal judge. Under the proposed settlement, Toyota agreed to create a fund of $250 million to pay claims to former owners of cars affected by the acceleration recalls, according to the Times. The company said it had already installed so-called “brake override systems” on 2.6 million vehicles whose pedals could stick or become trapped in floor mats, but also agreed to install…
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Landowner Class Action Lawsuit Has Led to Multiple Settlements Across Country
Last month, the Associated Press reported that a federal judge approved a $1.4 million class action settlement between Kentucky landowners and Sprint Communications. That settlement is similar to deals reached in 46 states where landowners accused Sprint of installing fiber-optic cable systems in railroad rights of way without notifying the landowners that the cables were being installed. According to the AP, the case started out as a national class action lawsuit based in Illinois, but the parties agreed to settle the cases on a state-by-state basis after nine years of negotiations and failed settlement talks. The Kentucky settlement was the result of a lawsuit filed in a Louisville federal court by multiple landowners accusing Sprint and Qwest Communications of trespassing on their property, digging up the ground and putting the cables in without permission. Landowners in the Kentucky case and other similar lawsuits alleged that the railroads did not have…
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Class Action Lawsuit Provides Compensation for Unpaid Interns
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the “Charlie Rose” television show settled a class action lawsuit alleging the show violated New York’s labor laws by failing to pay the show’s interns. A former intern filed the lawsuit on behalf of herself and others, alleging that she was not paid “despite working 25 hours a week for three months in the summer of 2007.” She said in her original complaint that there were 10 other interns working for Rose during the time she spent on the show, and her duties included “assembling background research and press packets, escorting guests, digesting Rose’s interviews and cleaning,” according to the Reporter. Rose never responded to the claims, but court documents showed that each class member will receive $110 for each week that he or she interned on the show, up to a maximum of 10 weeks. The lead plaintiff told the New York Times that…
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