Chicago Class Action Law Blog
To recall or not to recall
The modern industrial food production and distribution system means that food contamination that once would have been limited to a narrow, local area, now can affect towns and cities across the country. In addition, with new DNA based testing capabilities, it is now...
Generally accepted by whom?
We like to think that someone is watching over us when it comes to our food supply. We believe the federal Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are carefully supervising the raw materials and any chemicals and additives that are...
The connected car connects to a class-action lawsuit
It is ironic that when we discuss autonomous cars, what we are actually talking about is a vehicle that is incredibly connected to its environment. In order to allow for autonomy, the car must be "networked" to communicate with the road, other vehicles and traffic...
AIG shareholders settle for $970.5 million in class action
The real estate bubble and the subprime mortgage market collapse that led to the great recession almost caused the complete collapse of several major finance and insurance entities. American International Group Inc (AIG) was one of those companies, and it was only...
Settlement in Target credit card data breach
The Target data breach incident demonstrates the advantage of class action litigation to obtain monetary and other relief for consumers. The data breach occurred during the holiday shopping season of 2013 and affected millions of Target credit account cardholders....
CFPB may regulate class action restrictions on agreements
Sometimes, one has to wonder at the audacity of an entity. Banks, financial lenders and credit card issuers have been moving more and more towards limiting the rights of consumers to sue in court for problems with their accounts. While fees and other "service charges"...