Breach of Contract
Northstar End of THE Program for Student Loan Repayment Class Action
It’s great that a student loan company would offer a program to its borrowers with advantages if they pay on time. But can the company then terminate the arrangement at will? The complaint for this class action claims that the program offered by Northstar Education Finance, which does business as Total Higher Education (THE), is Read more
Amica Mutual Insurance Co. Premium Increases Class Action
This class action addresses rises in insurance rebuilding cost evaluations on homeowners’ policies issued by Amica Mutual Insurance Company. The complaint alleges that the coverage under an additional endorsement on Amica policies was adjusted too upwards when the policy was renewed, which the complaint claims is a breach of contract as well as a breach Read more
FCA US Requirements for “Lifetime” Powertrain Warranty Class Action
Two issues are argued in this class action against FCA US, LLC and Olathe Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram. One is a breach of warranty claim for a “manifold bolt issue.” The other concerns the requirements to maintain a “lifetime” warranty, which the complaint alleges are concealed from customers so they allow the warranty to become Read more
Canteen Vending Machines Extra Charge for Card Use California Class Action
Vending machines now accept credit, debit, or prepaid cards as payment. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that some of them, including the machines of Compass Group USA, Inc. in California, charge extra for the use of cards but do not warn potential customers of this. Read more
Lowe’s Separation Agreements and Reduced Severance Pay Class Action
When Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC undertook large layoffs in early 2019, it offered something called “Notice of Separation and Offer of Special Separation Benefit for Certain Employees of Lowes.” These Release and Separation Agreements offered terminated employees a sum of money for their termination. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that Lowe’s then Read more
Uber Deductions from Driver Pay New York City Class Action
The claims raised in this class action, the complaint says, “seek to provide redress to more than 96,000 New York City Uber Drivers … for breaches of contract affecting every member of the largest private sector workforce in New York City…” The class action concerns, first, deductions from Uber driver pay, purportedly for sales taxes Read more
Spirit Airlines Offer of Nonexistent “Shortcut Security” Class Action
Spirit Airlines has become the butt of late-night comics’ jokes, but this class action makes a truly head-scratching allegation. It claims that Spirit sells passes that purportedly allow customers to skip normal airport security procedures. As the complaint notes, Spirit “has no intent or ability to provide such a service…” Read more
Kansas City Life Insurance Extra Charges Drain Cash Value Class Action
Life insurance policies often have a “cash value” feature. Each month, the insurance company is able to deduct certain costs from the cash value—but only those costs permitted by the policy agreement. The complaint for this class action alleges that Kansas City Life Insurance Company deducts more than it is entitled to from the cash Read more
Digital Federal Credit Union Overdraft Fee Settlement
Digital Federal Credit Union is settling a class action alleging that it charged customers overdraft fees when it should not have. The complaint alleged that customers were charged when they had enough in their ledger balances, but not in their available balances. It also claimed that Digital did not properly opt customers in to its Read more
Hy-Vee Gas Pumps, Restaurants, Drive Thrus Data Breach Class Action
Hy-Vee offers gas stations, restaurants, and what the complaint describes as “drive-through coffee shops.” Unfortunately, the company experienced a data breach this year, and the complaint for this class action alleges that the company failed to implement adequate security measures to protect customer information. Read more