If you or someone in your household were an AOL Member Between March 1, 2006 and May 31, 2006 you may be part of the AOL Search Class Action Lawsuit.  This lawsuit revolves around claims that AOL made some users search queries available online.  AOL denies any actions of wrong doing in the case and claims that the data was anonymous.  Class members of the lawsuit disagree.  In order to avoid a costly trail AOL has agreed to settlement terms.  The final settlement amount has not yet been approved by the courts but an initial settlement of $5,000,000 has been proposed.  A class member could get up to a $50 cash payment if they file a timely claim form.  Please note that a payment of less than $50 is possible depending on how many people file claim.  The deadline to submit a claim in the aolsearchdatasettlement is unknown at this time but a claim form can be found at the class administrators website.  The claim form can be submitted by mail or email.  If by mail please send the form to P.O. Box 65771, Sterling, VA 20165-8806 or by email at admin@aolsearchdatasettlement.com.  www.aolsearchdatasettlement.com provides more information about the case or a class member can dial toll free 1-855-575-0127 for more information.  More details about the types of payments are as follows:

Tier 1 Payment: If you were an AOL member between March and May 2006 and believe in good faith that your
search data was made available for download from research.aol.com, you are eligible for a payment of up to $50.

Tier 2 Payment: If you were an AOL member between March and May 2006 and believe that your search data
was made available for download from research.aol.com, and either (a) you have been identified from that data, or
(b) another person or company could be reasonably certain of your identity based on the data, you are eligible for
a payment of up to $100.

Arbitration Claim: If you are eligible for a Tier 2 Payment and feel you suffered losses greater than $100, you
can give up your right to that Tier Payment and file an “arbitration” claim. If you choose to do so, a neutral party
will assess your claim. There is no guarantee your Arbitration Claim will be successful or that you will receive
more than $100.

If you would like to object or exclude yourself from the AOL Search Class Action Lawsuit please do so before May 3 2013 or you will be bound by the decision made by the courts.  A fairness hearing will be held on May 17 2013 to determine if the proposed settlement is fair.  You do not have to hire a lawyer as the court has already appointed one to class members.

www.aolsearchdatasettlement.com

The class action lawsuit entitled Benedict v. Diamond Resorts Parent LLC et al revovles around claims that Diamond Resorts violated applicable state consumer protection laws when they approved and charged Deed Owners $65,822,529.  Charges will made based upon based on the number of vacation intervals owned and on a member-by-member basis, based on the number of points owned.  Class members in the Water Intrusion Settlement are defined as anyone who are current deeded owners in Poipu Point or the Hawaii Collection who received a Water Intrusion Assessment.    The lawsuit includes are former deed owners as well as long as they were charged this unlawful assessment.  Class members in the case were assigned the law firms of McKeon Imlay Mehling, Girard Gibbs LLP and Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC by the court.   The case will be heard before the Honorable David Alan Ezra.  WaterIntrusionSettlement.com provides more information about the lawsuit to include the settlement agreement, the order granting preliminary approval and other related court documents.  The court will hold a fairness hearing on March 18, 2013
at 9:45 a.m. to determine if the proposed settlement is fair.  The current proposed settlement states that Deeded Owners and DRHCMA members will have future bills reduced by $4.9 million dollars.

All objections and opt out request to the Water Intrusion Settlement MUST be made by February 18, 2013.  To opt out of the settlement agreement please write to: 601 California St., Suite 1400 San Francisco, California 94108.  Include the following information in your opt out request.

1. your full name, current address, and telephone number;
2. your Club membership number;
3. your personal signature; and
4. a specific and clear statement of your desire to be excluded from the Settlement.

www.WaterIntrusionSettlement.com

If between April 8, 1999 and June 30, 2008 you or someone you know bought a optional Service Contracts covering computer hardware sold by Dell you might be a part of the Dell Service Contract Sales Tax Class Action Lawsuit.  This lawsuit is entitled Mohan, et al. v. Dell, Inc. et al and will be held at the San Francisco County Superior Court.  Under the lawsuit settlement terms there will be two separate classes; the Dell Class and the SBE Class.  Both classes are similar but there are a few differences.  No interest is paid on those transactions covered by the Dell Settlement, and the Dell Electronic Claim Form is simpler than the SBE Electronic Claim Form.  If you did not receive a lawsuit post card and believe you are a class member please call 1-877-502-2008 for more information.  The lawsuit claims that the defendants violated the California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”) and Unfair Competition Law.  The lawsuit goes on to state that charging and collecting monies as a purported “tax” on sales of optional service contracts are not subject to California law.  To sum it up Dell was charging customers more money in taxes than they should have.  sctaxsett.com provides more information and a online claim form.  The court has assigned the Louderback Law Group to represents all class members.  If you would like to opt our or exclude yourself from the settlement please do so by March 19, 2013.

A fairness hearing will take place on April 18, 2013 at 9:30 a.m..  The hearing will be held at Courtroom 304 of the San Francisco County Superior Court, 400 McAllister Street, San Francisco, California, 94102.  Besides the claim form a class member can also obtain the SBE Settlement Agreement,  the Dell Settlement Agreement and the Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement and Providing for Notice.  For more assistance or questions please email info@SCTSettlement.com.

www.sctaxsett.com

Illegal telephone calls soliciting services or attempting to collect debt made by Clearwire is the topic of today’s class action lawsuit.  Class members in the case are defined as anyone who received a phone call from Clearwire or one of its vendors after August 31, 2005 in relation to collections, solicitation, “service,” or any other purpose.  It would be worth your time to file a claim as class member could receive up to a $100 settlement payment.  The Clearwire Telephone Call Class Action Lawsuit is entitled Kwan v. Clearwire Corp., et. al., and is Case No. C09-1392-JLR out of the Western District Court of Washington at Seattle.  The lawsuit claims Clearwire violated state and federal laws when making these phone calls.  Clearwire denies all wrong doing in the case.  A settlement fairness hearing will be held at 700 Stewart Street, Seattle, Washington 98101 on May 6th 2013 to determine the final settlement terms.  You do not have to attend this hearing in order to claim a settlement.  The court has appointed the law firm of Williamson & Williams (2239 W Viewmont Way W, Seattle, WA 98199) to represent class members.  The total amount sought for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses will not exceed $2,900,000.00.  Claim Forms must be filed no later than the deadline of May 27, 2013.  Any claims received at the deadline will be deemed void.

Please do not contact Clearwire about this lawsuit.  AutomaticTelephoneCallSettlement.com provides more information about the case, court documents, the claim form and contact information.  Any class members looking to exclude themselves from the Clearwire Telephone Call Class Action Lawsuit will have until March 28, 2013 to do so.  Clearwire will be represented by Stephen M. Rummage from the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP located at 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200 Seattle, WA 98101.

Kwan v. Clearwire Corporation
c/o GCG
P.O. Box 35043
Seattle, WA 98124-3508

www.AutomaticTelephoneCallSettlement.com

Robo-calls are the topic of another class action lawsuit.  This time Domino’s Pizza is the center of the lawsuit.  Class members claim the franchisee, RPM Pizza, LLC, sent pre-recorded phone advertisements or “robo-calls” to consumers’ cell phones without authorization.  The case is entitled Spillman v. Domino’s Pizza LLC and RPM Pizza LLC and is in the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana.  Class members contend that Domino’s Pizza violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending these unwanted and unsolicited pre-recorded phone messages to potential customers in order to make a sale.  This lawsuit will cover people in the states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.  PizzaSettlement.com provides a claim form and other court documents as well as a helpful Domino’s Pizza Robo-Call Class Action Lawsuit FAQ.  You can also enter your number at the Pizza Settlement website to see if you received a robo-call.  Class members in the case are defined as anyone who received a robo-call on their cell phone by or on behalf of RPM advertising Domino’s pizza between the dates of May 20, 2006 and May 19, 2009 or May 20, 2009 and May 20, 2010 and lived in the states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

Domino’s Pizza denies any actions of wrong doing in the case but has agreed to settlement terms.  In order to receive a settlement a class member MUST file a claim form by May 4, 2013.  Depending on what class you fall into you might receive a Voucher for one large one topping pizza or a cash payment of up to $15.  The two sub classes are named Merchandise Voucher Sub-Class and the Monetary Sub-Class.  Class members will be represented by the following law firms:

Philip Bohrer
BOHRER LAW FIRM, LLC

Christopher K. Jones
John P. Wolff, III
KEOGH, COX & WILSON, LTX.

A settlement hearing will be held at United States District Court for the District of Louisiana, 777 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801 on the 12 day of March 2013.

www.PizzaSettlement.com

A $2.425 billion dollar settlement has been agreed upon by the parties in the Bank of America consolidated securities class action lawsuit.  Please note that this is a proposed settlement and has yet to be approved by the court.  The Honorable P. Kevin Castel will hold a fairness hearing on April 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. to determine the outcome of the settlement.  The hearing will be located at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, Courtroom 12C, New York, NY 10007.  Class members are not required to attend the hearing.  Lead Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include: The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, represented by PGGM Vermogensbeheer B.V., The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, The Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Fjärde AP-Fonden.  The defendants include Bank of America Corporation and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.. www.boasecuritieslitigation.com provides a claim form and other court documents.  Adobe Acrobat Reader will be needed in order to access the documents online.  All claim forms in the Bank of America Securities Litigation lawsuit are due by April 15, 2013.  If you are a Class Member, you will be bound by the Settlement as approved by the Court.

Class members in the lawsuit are defined as anyone who purchased BoA common stock sometime between September 18, 2008 through January 21, 2009, inclusive) or held BoA common stock as of October 10, 2008 and were therefore eligible to vote on the Merger.  If you would like to object to the lawsuit please do so not later than March 5 2013.

Any questions about the lawsuit can be directed to:

1-855-733-8308

or

In re Bank of America Corp.
Securities Litigation
c/o The Garden City Group, Inc.
PO Box 9876
Dublin, Ohio 43017-5776

At this time the settlement amount any one class member will receive is unknown.  The amount will depend on the amount of people who file claims and the outcome of the settlement hearing.  It is highly recommended that you retain all records of your ownership of and transactions in BoA securities.  Please check back for more updates on the case.

www.boasecuritieslitigation.com

It is a little surprising to see Starbucks in a class action lawsuit.  This popular coffee company has a good reputation for doing things the right way.  Apparently even the best companies are subject to a class action lawsuit nowadays.  The case is in the jurisdiction of the Western District of Washington before the honorable Chief Judge Marsha J. Pechman.  The lawsuit is entitled Starbucks Consumer Litigation and us case number 2:11-cv-01985.  The lawsuit revolves around claims that Starbucks failed to disclose that it was cheaper to buy coffee beans weighing over 1 pound than it was to buy the same coffee beans weighing less than a pound.  Starbucks has denied all wrong doing in the case but has agreed to settlement terms in order to avoid a costly court battle.  The Scooped Coffee Class Action Lawsuit does not include purchases of coffee beverages or  prepackaged coffee beans.  Class members in the case are defined as anyone who made a purchase of less than one pound between the dates of December 9, 2007 and November 7, 2011.  A total settlement amount of $1,733,025.71 has been suggested and is pending a settlement fairness hearing.  In order to obtain any type of settlement class members must file a claim before December 23, 2013.   If the Court does not enter judgment at the Fairness Hearing or if someone timely appeals that judgment the claim deadline might be extended.  Starbucks.com/ScoopedCoffeeSettlement provides the claim forms and other relevant court documents.

The lawyers representing class members have requested 25% of the total settlement amount.  Class members are being represented by BLOCK & LEVITON LLP c/o Jason M. Leviton.  A settlement fairness hearing will be held on May 24, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.

The Southwest Drink Voucher Class Action Lawsuit is entitled In re: Southwest Airlines Voucher Litigation and revolves around claims of that certain customers of Southwest were unable to use their drink coupons or redeem them.  Southwest Airlines has agreed to settlement amount of $29 million and $58 million despite the fact they claim no wrong doing in the case.  You have to ask yourself why a company would agree to pay that much money if they were blameless.  Makes one think.  At any rate class members in the Southwest Voucher Settlement include anyone whom received a Southwest drink coupon through the purchase of a Business Select ticket prior to August 1, 2010, but did not redeem it for a free drink.  The deadline to Submit a Claim Form in this lawsuit has been set as September 2, 2013.  All objections and exclusion request must be made before April 11, 2013.  A class member can receive a Replacement Drink Voucher for every drink coupon that they report on their Claim Form.  It is estimated that their could be up to 1 million claimants in the Southwest Drink Voucher Class Action Lawsuit.  The court will hold a fairness hearing at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604.  The hearing will take place on May 21, 2013 at 9:30am (subject to change).

Class members who choose to stay in the lawsuit will be represented by Joseph J. Siprut (17 North State Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60602). SouthwestVoucherSettlement.com provides an online claim form and other important court documents to include the settlement agreement and the long form.  A class member can also request the claim form by mail by calling 1-888-288-2153.  The form will have to be mailed back to:

SWA Business Select Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 4109
Portland, OR 97208-4109

If you do nothing and do not exclude yourself you will not receive a settlement and lose the right to sue Southwest over these claims in the future so get on the ball and file a claim today!

A settlement amount of $180 will be made to qualifying members of the Missouri Vioxx class action lawsuit.  The case will be held in the Jackson County Circuit Court of the State of Missouri and centers around claims that Merck conducted in unlawful and unfair business practices under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.  Merck denies any action of wrong doing in the lawsuit.  A lesser amount of $90 will be paid to a class member if Vioxx purchases are supported by a declaration under oath with documentary proof of payment.  A fairness hearing will be held at Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 to determine of the proposed settlement terms are fair and reasonable.  The hearing will be held at March 15, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. and is thought to last about 3 hours.  Please note that the Missouri Vioxx Lawsuit Settlement does not include anyone who was personally injured or wrongful death from taking Vioxx.  Any questions about the case can be directed to 1-866-308-7611 or the class attorney at Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, 460 Nichols Road, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64112.

A claim form can be submitted online here.  You will need a valid email address and you will be asked to create a new password.  The application process should take about 10 minutes to complete.

TO submit a Vioxx MO Class claim by mail please go here.  You will have to a working printer in order to download the claim form.

All claim forms are due by October 7, 2013 regardless of the way you file the claim.  Please include proof of payment of your Vioxx.

If you would like to exclude yourself from the lawsuit please mail your request to:

Vioxx MO Class – Exclusions
c/o BMC Group
P.O. Box 2009
Chanhassen, MN 55317-2009

Please sign and date your “exclusion request” and specifically state you would like to exlcude yourself from Mary Plubell, et al. v. Merck & Co., Inc., Case No. 04CV235817-01.

Life Insurance is always a popular topic in the world of class action lawsuits.  A new lawsuit has been filed against Jackson National Life Insurance Company revolving around claims that they charged a greater amount of money in premiums related to their term life insurance policy.  The lawsuit is entitled Berry v. Jackson National Life Insurance Co. and is in the jurisdiction of the District Court of New Mexico.  Potential class members in the case include anyone who purchased a term life insurance policy or rider from Jackson National Life Insurance Company prior to June 1, 2003, and if, after the first policy year, you paid premiums semi-annually, quarterly or monthly at any time after November 1, 1994.  A total settlement fund of $32.5 million has been developed and is pending court approval.  The fairness hearing will take place at Clerk of the District Court for the First Judicial District, 100 Catron Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501.  All class members who choose to stay in the lawsuit will be represented by Eaves Law Firm, P.A..  If you choose to exclude your self from the settlement please do so no later than November 26, 2012.  A variety of court documents related to the case can be found at the Modal Premium Litigation Settlement website.  Please note that Adobe Acrobat Reader software  will be needed in order to access the documents.  Any questions can be brought to the attention of: Berry v. Jackson National Settlement Administrator, c/o KCC Class Action Services, P.O. Box 43097, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3097.