Video games are the subject of the class action lawsuit entitled Pecover v. Electronic Arts, Inc.  The lawsuit revolves around the following video games: EA Madden NFL, NCAA Football or Arena Football for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, GameCube, PC, or Wii, with a release date of January 1, 2005 to June 21, 2012.  The lawsuit claims that EA Sports violated antitrust and consumer protection laws when marketing a selling games to customers.  The lawsuit states that by holding exclusive license agreements with the NFL, NCAA and AFL EA Sports was able to drive out the competition and charge 70% more for the video games.  If you purchased any of these video games between  01/01/05 to 06/21/12 you might be a part of the EA Football Video Game Class Lawsuit $27 million dollar settlement.  Class members have until March 5, 2013 to file a claim form.  A claim can be filed online at EASportsLitigation.com or by mail.  To file a claim you will need the claim ID number.  This number can be found on your email notice beginning with Claim ID #.  If you are filing the claim by mail please mail it first class to: Electronic Arts Settlement, c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC, P.O. Box 808054, Petaluma CA 94975-8054.  All objections and opt out request are due by December 10, 2012. Settlement amount include $6.79 per new game purchased, up to a total of 8 units and $1.95 per new game purchased, up to a total of 8 units depending on the generation class.

The EA Football Video Game Lawsuit is in the jurisdiction of the United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of California.  A fairness hearing will be held on February 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm.  The hearing will be held at 1301 Clay St., Oakland, CA 94612 if you wish to attend.  Class member will be represented by Shana E. Scarlett  from Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.  The class administrators website also includes the  a copy of the Postcard Notice, Spanish Notice, the settlement agreement and the preliminary approval order.

www.EASportsLitigation.com

Wearing sunscreen helps protects your skin from harmful UV rays but might also put some cash in your pocket if you purchased an Eligible Coppertone Sunscreen Product up to and including October 5, 2012.  The lawsuit is entitled Steven Brody, et al. vs. Merck & Co., Inc., et al., and is case No. 12-cv-4774-PGS-DEA out of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.  The lawsuit claims that state laws and consumer protection statute were violated in relation to the marketing of the certain Coppertone Sunscreen Products.  Merck agrees to pay up to $10 million in consumer refunds even though they deny all wrong doing in the case.  All claim forms must be filed online or by mail by March 4, 2013.  Merck has also agreed to stop using the phrase “all day protection”,  “waterproof” and  “sunblock” under the settlement terms.  This end a long lawsuit battle that started back in October and November of 2003.  The proposed settlement will pay $1.50 for each eligible Coppertone sunscreen product purchased since July 2006.  All exclusions and objections are due no later than January 31, 2013.

A settlement fairness hearing will be held in Courtroom 4E, Clarkson S. Fisher Building & U.S. Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608 out of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey at 10am on 02/20/13 to decide if the settlement is fair.  SunScreenSettlement.com provides the claim form, the long form and other court documents.  Any questions can be brought to the attention of: Sunscreen Settlement, c/o GCG , P.O. Box 35018 , Seattle, WA 98124-1018 or by phone at (877) 302-3668.  Class members in the case will be represented by Mitchell Twersky from Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP out of New York.  If you object to the case you must notify the court by mail.  Please include your name, address, phone number, proof of purchase, a written statement, your signature and case number.  Who would have thought wearing sunscreen might actually pay off?

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Bayer Women’s Low Dose Aspirin + Calcium or Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage are the center of the Bayer Combination Aspirin Products class action lawsuit entitled Bayer Corp. Combination Aspirin Products Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation.  A settlement amount of $15,000,000 has been proposed in this class action pending final approval.  To be considered a class member you must have purchased either the Bayer Heart Advantage product between January 1, 2008 to July 20, 2012 or the Low Dose plus Calcium product between January 1, 2000 to July 20, 2012.  60% of the settlement will be allocated to the Bayer Women’s class and the remaining 40% will be allocated to the Bayer Heart Advantage class.  A class member will have until April 29, 2013 to file a claim online or by mail.  BayerCombinationAspirinSettlement.com provides the claim form and the opportunity to file the claim online.  If you are a class member and would like to exclude yourself from the lawsuit please do so no later than December 20, 2012.  An Objection must be postmarked or delivered to the court no later than February 5, 2013.  A settlement fairness hearing will be heard on March 13, 2013 at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  The hearing will take place at 10am and the courthouse can be found at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York 11201.  You do not have to attend in order to be part of the settlement.

The Bayer Combination Aspirin Class Action Settlement revolves around claims that Women’s Low Dose Aspirin + Calcium and the Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage products were sold without FDA approval and were falsely advertised.  The lawsuit claims thay Bayer violated deceptive business practices acts, express and implied warranty statutes, consumer fraud laws and unjust enrichment laws when selling these products to consumers.  Bayer Combination Aspirin Settlement states the products were not dafe for long term use and the products themselves did not support their advertising.  A class member could receive $4 to $6 per purchase under the settlement terms.

More information about the lawsuit can be requested by writing to: Bayer Combination Aspirin Products Litigation Settlement, c/o Gilardi & Co. LLC, P.O. Box 808061, Petaluma CA 94975-8061 or by phone 877-257-5766.  The case will be ruled by the honorable Judge Brian M. Cogan.

www.BayerCombinationAspirinSettlement.com

JPMorgan Chase is the target of another class action lawsuit claiming that they charged customers unfairly when Chase charged overdraft fees by manipulating the order debit card transactions were posted.  The case is entitled In Re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, 1:09-MD-02036-JLK and is in the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for Southern District of Florida, Miami Division.  If you had a bank account with Chase between the years January 1, 2003 and March 29, 2010 and were charged more than one overdraft fee in one day you might be a class member of this case.  ChaseOverdraftSettlement.com provides more details about the lawsuit and how to file a claim.  Class members of the Chase Overdraft Fee Class Action Lawsuit also contend that Chase allowed transactions to take place when insufficient funds were available.  This was allowed to happen in order to profit Chase according to the lawsuit.  Chase has agreed to a $110,000,000 settlement and has agreed not to charge overdraft fess on individual debit card transactions of $5.00 or less.  A settlement hearing will be held on December 10, 2012 at 9:30 A.M to determine of the settlement is fair to class members.  You do not have to attend in order to take part in the settlement.  The hearing will be held at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, 99 Northeast Fourth Street, 11th Floor, Miami, FL 33132 if you wish to attend.  If you wish to speak at the hearing please notify the court by providing your name, contact information, a statement that this is your “Notice of Intention to Appear” at the Final Approval Hearing for the Chase Settlement in In Re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, 1:09-md-02036-JLK, the reasons you think you should be heard, copies of any evidence you have and your signature.  You must do this by 11-05-12.

The class members are represented by the following law firms:  GOLOMB & HONIK, P.C, BARON & BUDD, P.C, GROSSMAN ROTH, P.A., PODHURST ORSECK, P.A. and BRUCE S. ROGOW, P.A..  Please do not contact Chase about this lawsuit.  If needed you may write to: Chase Overdraft Settlement, P.O. Box 8041, Faribault, MN 55021-9441 or call toll-free 877-552-1296 if you need more information about the Chase Overdraft Settlement.  The amount of money any one class member will receive is undetermined at this time and will depend on several factors such as how much money any single claimant was charged in overdraft fees.  This is just one of the 30 banks involved in lawsuit over improper overdraft fees.

www.ChaseOverdraftSettlement.com 

A class action lawsuit has been filed out of the Oklahoma District Court in Cleveland County claiming that Carfax did not properly disclose terms and conditions when marketing their “Carfax reports”.  This is in violation of consumer protection laws via the lawsuit.  Carfax denies any actions of wrong doing.  If you are a resident in the state of Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, or Texas and purchased a Carfax report between the dates of October 1, 1998 through December 31, 2007 you are considered a class member of this case and may be entitled to a settlement.  Please note that class members also include anyone in California who purchased a report between February 17, 2002 through December 31, 2007 and North Carolina who purchased a report between May 1, 2001 through December 31, 2007.  DavisCarSettlement.com provides the claim form and other relevant court documents such as the settlement agreement and the order granting preliminary approval.

A Settlement Voucher can be redeemed for $3 in cash or a free Carfax report.  Once $650,000 in settlement vouchers have been converted the settlement funds will run out.  Vouchers are converted on a first come first serve basis.  A settlement fairness hearing will be held at 200 South Peters Avenue, Courtroom 2N, Norman, Oklahoma to determine if the terms of this lawsuit are fair and adequate.  The hearing will take place on February 21, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.  If you opt out of the settlement please do so no later than January 7, 2013.  Objections must be in by January 21, 2013.  To object to the Davis v. Carfax Lawsuit you must write to both counsel and file your objection with the Court.  If you are not a resident in one of the states mentioned earlier when the purchase was made you are not included in this lawsuit.  Please do not contact Carfax with any questions, concerns or comments about the case.  A claimant has until February 21, 2013 to file for a settlement voucher.  All claim forms can be mailed to Davis v. Carfax, Inc., c/o GCG, P.O. Box 35026, Seattle, WA 98124-1026.  Class members are represented by the law firm of FEDERMAN & SHERWOOD out of Oklahoma City OK.  If you stay in the class you are bound to all decisions made by the court and will not be able to file a lawsuit on your own in the future.

www.DavisCarSettlement.com

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Seattle against Clearwire claining that they misrepresented the actual speed of its Internet service.  The case is entitled Dennings v. Clearwire and is Case Number 2:10-CV-01859-JLR.  Imagine signing up for speedy Internet service and receiving slow service instead.  There is not much worse in life than having a slow Internet connection speed, web browsing is truly a pain with slow connections speeds.  Class members in the Clearwire Internet Class Action Lawsuit  include anyone who purchased Clearwire’s Internet services between November 14, 2004 and February 27, 2012.  If you are considered a class member you have until January 9, 2013 to file a claim online or by mail.  A user can file a claim online at DenningsSettlement.com or download the claim form and mail it in.  In order to participate in the settlement you MUST file a claim.  The settlement will be divided up into three different groups 1, 2 or 3 and the terms of the settlement will determine on the group a you fall into.  For example group includes “…claimants who attest they paid an ETF to Clearwire after cancellation due to concerns over service quality will receive 50% of the amount of the ETF paid“.  More details about the groups can be found on the lawsuit class admin home page under the FAQ topic.  A class member can also obtain the Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement, Conditionally Certifying Settlement Class, and Approving Form and Manner of Notice at the Dennings Settlement website.

Clearwire is a wireless broadband communication service based out of Bellevue, Washington, United States.  They can be found on the NASDAQ stock exchange under ticker symbol CLWR.  Besides the United States they also serve the countries of Spain and Belgium.  Shares of Clearwire are owned by some major players like Google, Sprint, Time Warner and Comcast.  CW is located at 4400 Carillon Point, Kirkland, WA 98033, United States.

www.DenningsSettlement.com

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Diamond Foods, Inc out of the Northern District Court of California.  The lawsuit claims that Diamond mislabeled its walnut products and even made inaccurate misleading statements about the health benefits of walnuts to consumers in hope of increasing sales.  The case is styled Elliot Zeisel v. Diamond Foods, Inc. and includes anyone who between March 22, 2006 through January 30, 2012 bought Diamond Walnuts.  This includes the Shelled, Halves, Chopped, Finely Diced, Chips and Nut Topping products as well.  Diamond like any other defendant in a class action suit has denies all wrong doing but has agreed to a $2.6 million settlement to put this incident behind them.  Class members who bought a 3 pound bag of walnuts will receive $8.25 per bag.  Members who bought any Diamond of California walnut product are entitled to a payment of $3.25 per bag (pending the fairness hearing).  In order to take part of this settlement as a class member you MUST file a claim form no later than OCTOBER 26, 2012.  A claim form can be submitted by mail or online.  A final approval hearing has been rescheduled for October 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102.  The case will be held before Judge Jeffrey S. White.  Class members in the case are being represented by Joseph N. Kravec, Jr. of STEMBER FEINSTEIN DOYLE PAYNE & KRAVEC, LLC out of the steel city.  Please do not contact Diamond Foods about the lawsuit.  Walnut Labeling Settlement also provides the settlement agreement, Order Continuing Final Approval Hearing and the Preliminary Approval Order.

Diamond Foods, Inc are headquartered in Stockton, California and are a popular walnut packaging firm.  They were founded in 1912 and are listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under ticker symbol DMND.  Besides walnuts they also package potato chips, popcorn and Emerald snack nuts.  They were founded under a member-owned Californian agricultural cooperative association and have a good reputation until this untimely lawsuit emerged.

www.WalnutLabelingSettlement.com

Weight loss is a world-wide billion dollar industry.  Some companies will do anything to get a share of that money, even if they means playing tricks and making marketing claims that may not be exactly true.  Class members claim that Sensa sold and marketed “weight-loss” crystals without scientific proof that they actually made a person lose weight.  The Sensa Weight Loss System class action lawsuit is entitled Correa v. Sensa Products, LLC and claims that Sensa did not have a sufficient scientific basis for certain of its marketing claims.  The case i sunder jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Superior Court  and includes anyone who purchased Sensa prior to August of 2012.  A fairness hearing is scheduled for November 7, 2012 at 1030am at the address of 600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90005.  You do not have to attend this hearing in order to be a part of this lawsuit settlement.  To receive a potential settlement simply file a claim form no late than 12.13.2012.  WeightLossSettlement.com contains the claim form and other court related documents.  A class member has the option to submit the claim online or print the form and send it by mail.  Other relevant documents include the Preliminary Approval Order and the Class Settlement Agreement.

The law firms of Bursor & Fisher, P.A. and Milberg LLP have been picked to represent the class members.  If you would like to exclude yourself form the lawsuit you have until 10.228.12 to do so.  You may hire an attorney at your own expense and you do have the right to speak at the fairness hearing as long as you don’t exclude yourself form the case.  The law firm of Bursor & Fisher can be found at 1990 North California Blvd., Suite 940, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.  A $6,000,000 settlement has been proposed in the case and another $3,000,000 to cover the fees and costs for the lawyers.  Who knew weight loss could be such as BIG deal.

www.WeightLossSettlement.com 

The Citigroup Securities Class Action Lawsuit claims that Citigroup Inc. violated the Federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Class members include anyone who between the dates of February 26, 2007 and April 18, 2008 purchased Citigroup Inc. common stock.  All eligible class members should receive a notice by mail.  The lawsuit specifically states that sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were violated.  Lead Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include Jonathan Butler, M. David Diamond, David K. Whitcomb and Henrietta C. Whitcomb.  Defendants include Citigroup Inc., Charles Prince, Gary Crittenden, Robert Druskin, Thomas Maheras, Michael Klein, David Bushnell and Robert Rubin.  CitiGroupSecuritiesSettlement.com should eventually include the Lawsuit Notice, Claim Form and Summary Notice.  A settlement fairness hearing will be held at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse on January  15,  2013  at  10:00  a.m..  The courthouse is located at 500  Pearl  Street,  Courtroom  23A,  New York,  NY  10007-1312.  A $590 million cash settlement has been agreed upon and will be pending approval at the fairness hearing.  Please note that class members are not obligated to attend the fairness hearing.

The only way to receive a settlement payment is to file a claim form.  The claim form has not been released as of yet.  Please check back for further updates and information as the Citigroup Securities Class Action Settlement moves forward.  Exclusion and Objection deadlines have not been set but are expected to have dates in the year 2013.  Questions or concerns can be mailed to: In re Citigroup Inc. Securities Litigation c/o GCG, Inc., P.O. Box 9899, Dublin, Ohio 43017-5799 or by phone at (877) 600-6533 or by email Questions@citigroupsecuritiessettlement.com.  Please do not contact Citigroup Inc..

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