A class action lawsuit is a type of lawsuit in which a single plaintiff sues on behalf of a group of people who have been harmed by the same defendant. Class action lawsuits are often used in cases where the harm to each individual plaintiff is relatively small, but...
Class Actions
ERISA Class Action Lawsuits
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans. ERISA class actions are a type...
Payroll Processing Companies Charge Excessive or Illegal Fees
Payroll processing companies are businesses that provide services to businesses to help them with their payroll needs. These services can include calculating and depositing employee wages, withholding taxes, and providing employee benefits. While payroll processing...
What are the steps in a class action lawsuit?
A class action lawsuit may be appropriate when many individuals have incurred injuries arising from a defendant's actions. One expansive case provides a more streamlined approach than filing multiple — maybe thousands — of individual lawsuits. Below is an overview of...
Potential benefits of a class action
When there are multiple claims against a defendant, it may be easier to group them together in what is known as a class action lawsuit. The primary benefit is that is allows everyone harmed by a defendant's actions to hold it legally responsible for what it did in an...
Settlement reached in class-action lawsuit against Keurig
Earlier this year, coffee giant Keurig reached a settlement in a class action proceeding. After a consumer learned that K-Cups, the plastic coffee pods included in products sold by Keurig Green Mountain, were not recyclable, they filed a class-action lawsuit. The...
Insights on joining a class action lawsuit
A civil lawsuit could become a "class action suit" when a plaintiff chooses to sue on behalf of a group. For example, a company might release a defective product, so a class action lawsuit seeks to recover damages for all those harmed. An Alabama resident might read...
What is a class action lawsuit?
If you think there is a serious problem with a product or company that could harm other consumers, you could file a class-action lawsuit in Alabama. Whether your harm was physical or financial, it might be possible to start a class action lawsuit. Problems addressed...
What’s different about class action mediation?
Mediation is a great way for legal parties in Alabama to resolve their differences because it is cheaper than a full legal battle, but it still provides an avenue to reach a settlement that everyone agrees on. However, if the suit is a class action suit, mediation...
Mandatory arbitration and class action lawsuits
When consumers in Alabama and around the country make online purchases, they are almost always required to agree to a list of terms and conditions before their transactions are processed. When they check a box to agree to these terms and conditions, they often give up...