A Des Moines woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Elevate Property Management, accusing it of charging fees that are illegal under state code and retaining security deposits in bad faith. Brandi DeGregory, 31, who signed a lease with the company in 2022, is the lead plaintiff in the suit on behalf of current and […]
Neighbors who lived within a 3-mile radius of the June 14, 2021, Chemtool industrial fire in Rockton have reached a $94.5 million preliminary settlement with the company. Neighbors, homeowners and tenants near the chemical plant, 1165 Prairie Hill Road, were made part of a class-action lawsuit after they were forced to evacuate their homes or […]
If you bought certain weighted goods at the meat counter or bags of citrus at a Walmart in the last five years or so, you may be eligible to get money back as part of a $45 million class-action lawsuit settlement that claimed the largest retailer in the U.S. overcharged for some items. Kukorinis v. […]
Current and former lawmakers filed a class-action lawsuit seeking $50 million from the government. They argue their salaries, stuck at $174,000 since 2009, have been “unconstitutionally suppressed.” The suit’s being led by Ken Cuccinelli, an ex-Trump official who doesn’t care how unpopular this is. You may have heard that some lawmakers think the $174,000 annual […]
Mar. 4—GRAND FORKS — Later this year, a fairness hearing will be held to determine whether Altru Health System will pay $975,000 to create a settlement fund for those affected by an alleged failure to monitor and select the most beneficial 401(k) fund expenses and recordkeeping options for its employees. A settlement agreement was determined […]
WORCESTER – Four of the more than 200 criminal defendants state police recorded illegally using a cellphone application during undercover investigations filed a federal class-action lawsuit Friday against Motorola and the state police colonel. Interim State Police Col. John Mawn Jr. The 19-page lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Worcester, alleges Motorola and interim […]
A married Clinton couple who own a hotel and other businesses has agreed to pay $730,000 to end a class-action lawsuit accusing them of exploiting Filipino workers they allegedly lured to the United States with promises of an hourly wage and free housing. The Filipino workers accused Walter and Carolyn Schumacher — who own a […]