Deceptive Business Practices

Hargrove Camden Vehicle Towing Overcharge Settlement

The W. Hargrove Demolition Company, Inc., doing business as Camden Towing, has agreed to settle a class action alleging that the company overcharged for towing. The complaint claims that Hargrove has a contract with the city of Camden, New Jersey which specifies that the rate for vehicle towing is $89. The complaint alleges that the  Read more

HealthPort/CIOX Health Overcharges for Florida Medical Records Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action alleging that HealthPort Technologies, now known as CIOX Health, overcharged patients or their legal representatives for furnishing copies of medical records. The complaint claims that rates for furnishing medical records are set by the Florida Administrative Code, that Healthport’s rates were higher, and that it therefore owes refunds to  Read more

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Overcharge Settlement

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) has agreed to settle a class action alleging that since January 1, 2002, it has overcharged Indiana residents for certain transactions. The complaint alleges that the amounts that the BMV may charge are set forth in statutes and public laws and administrative rules, but that the charges imposed  Read more

Mercury Payment Systems Overcharges to Merchants Settlement

Mercury Payments has settled a class action alleging that, when processing merchants’ payment card transactions, it: Marked up fees due to banks, Visa, and MasterCard, rather than pass them through at cost, and Charged fees that were not authorized by its contracts with the merchants.  Read more

Wells Fargo Merchant Services Deceptive Fees and Charges Class Action

The complaint for this class action alleges that Wells Fargo Merchant Services overcharged merchants for its processing services, adding on fees and charges that were not included in the original agreement between the merchant and Wells Fargo.  Read more

Applebee’s Deceptive Mandatory “Tip” Surcharge Class Action

Apple-Metro, Inc. operates 37 Applebee’s restaurants in New York City and surrounding areas, one of which is on Broadway, and another of which is in Times Square. The complaint for this class action alleges that both restaurants engage in deceptive pricing practices by adding a mandatory surcharge to meals, one which is not revealed on  Read more

U-Haul Confirmed Reservation or $50 Deceptive Promise Class Action

When you plan a moving day, you might feel more certain reserving a vehicle with a company with a guarantee like U-Haul’s: “When you make a truck or trailer reservation, we guarantee to provide you with the equipment size, location and pick up time, as agreed. Should you not receive the equipment size, location and  Read more

Staples Rewards Program Class Action Settlement

This is a settlement of a class action alleging that Staples, Inc. did not accurately credit customer rewards accounts. The plaintiff claims that Staples engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices because it did not disclose that it used a pro rata method of calculating coupon discounts that sometimes lowered the rewards amounts applied to  Read more