Type of action: Consumer class action; Uniform Commercial Code violation for post repossession notice of sale Injuries alleged: Statutory damages and being subjected to a deficiency balance claim; credit damage Name of case: Jackson v. Merrick Bank (case filed and ...

Tagged with: Class Action

Virginians would be able to try class action lawsuits at the state level under a bill passed by the Virginia Senate this month. Senate Bill 1180, introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax County, would amend Virginia Code § 8.01-267.1 to ...

Tagged with: Class Action Legal Aid Justice Center Sen. Scott Surovell Senate Bill 1180 Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Three Virginia residents are filing a federal class action lawsuit against a Virginia law firm for alleged abusive and unfair debt collection practices. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 9, alleges Hampton-based Senex Law violated federal debt collection laws and tacked on ...

Tagged with: Class Action Consumer Protection Landlord and tenant

A Richmond-based law firm is part of a legal team that won a $40.5 million settlement against insurance companies accused of improperly jacking up premiums for existing life insurance policies. Geoff McDonald & Associates and three other firms represented policyholders ...

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A recent U.S. Supreme Court case did not require dismissal of putative class claims that might arise from illegal prerecorded calls to class members outside Virginia. While that approach may be logical in the mass-tort context, it is unnecessary in ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Class Action Consumer Protection Federal Jurisdiction Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

Protracted litigation repeatedly put consumer-plaintiffs on notice that their complaints failed to meet Rule 8 pleading standards, but they never amended their complaints during this time despite having leave to do so. Thus, the district court did not err in ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Procedure Class Action Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker

Although the plaintiff’s choice of venue would ordinarily be entitled to great weight, several factors tipped the balance in favor of transfer to California, including the location of the defendant company’s headquarters, the location of key witnesses, and the small ...

Tagged with: Business Law Civil Procedure Class Action Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Waste and water management systems in Iraq and Afghanistan were operationally controlled by the military, not its contractor. Thus, mass tort claims for harms caused by the contractors’ alleged environmental mismanagement were barred by the political question doctrine. Background As ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Class Action Constitutional Judge Henry F. Floyd Personal Injury

An ADEA class was conditionally certified in a suit asserting that a school system declined to rehire older employees for IT positions. Background Plaintiff Joseph Andreana has been employed with Defendant Virginia Beach City Public Schools for over 28 years, ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Civil Rights Class Action Employment Employment Discrimination Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An ADEA class was conditionally certified in a suit asserting that a school system declined to rehire older employees for IT positions. Background Plaintiff Joseph Andreana has been employed with Defendant Virginia Beach City Public Schools for over 28 years, ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Civil Rights Class Action Employment Employment Discrimination Judge Raymond A. Jackson U.S. District Court - Eastern District