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Waste Pro Environmental Fees Florida Settlement
Waste Pro Florida and Waste Pro USA, Inc. are paying $10 million to settle a class action alleging that some customers were improperly charged environmental fees or environmental recovery fees or the like. The complaint alleged the fees violated the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Read more
Vivid Seats Hiding of Additional Charges California Class Action
Vivid Seats, LLC sells tickets to concerts, sports events, and other live shows, but the complaint for this class action alleges that it encourages people to buy by “advertising artificially low ticket prices while hiding the amount of fees it charges for each sale.” The complaint claims that only at checkout do consumers find out Read more
Roundpoint Mortgage Unlawful Fees and Harassment West Virginia Class Action
What fees is a mortgage servicer allowed to charge in West Virginia? The complaint for this class action claims that Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corporation charges customers unlawful fees, such as for property inspections, late charges, “ORCC” fees, and other miscellaneous fees. Not only are they forbidden under West Virginia law; the complaint claims that even Read more
Gordon Food Service Deceptive “Fuel Surcharge” Florida Class Action
Gordon Food Service, Inc. sells and distributes food to restaurants, health care and educational institutions, hotels, and other entities. This class action takes issue with the fuel surcharge that Gordon charges in addition to its prices for its food products. The complaint alleges, “Gordon’s representations, omissions, and practices in charging the Fuel Surcharge are deceptive Read more
Verizon and Asurion Equipment Coverage Charges Class Action
How many people scrutinize their cell phone bills and question the charges? The complaint for this class action alleges that Verizon Wireless (legally, Cellco Partnership) partners with Asurion Warranty Services, Inc. and Asurion Warranty Protection Services, LLP to make “sales” of Asurion’s Smart Home Support warranty plan, to encourage paperless billing and automatic payments, and Read more
Verizon Wireless Fraudulent Addition of Charges to Bills Class Action
When a company takes its payments automatically, customers may not understand exactly what they’re paying for. The complaint for this class action alleges that Verizon Wireless (officially, Cellco Partnership) encourages customers to sign up for paperless billing and automatic payments and do not fully inform them of what they’re paying for or of how to Read more
Wells Fargo Improper Mortgage Insurance Premiums Class Action
Wells Fargo is a very large mortgage lender. Some of its mortgages are insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The complaint for this class action names Wells Fargo, NA and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage as defendants and alleges that Wells Fargo continues charging borrowers for FHA premiums even after they are no longer due. Read more
US Bank Hazard Insurance Charge on Redeemed Property Class Action
In some states, homeowners who undergo foreclosure have a limited amount of time in which they can buy back their properties. The complaint for this class action alleges that when these buybacks take place with a property purchased by US Bank, NA, US Bank charges them for a full year of hazard insurance, even if Read more
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Payment Fee Settlement
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company will be paying well over half a million dollars to settle a class action alleging that it charged some customers extra fees, depending on the way they chose to pay their monthly premiums. The complaint alleges this is a violation of New York law. Read more
Connecticut MDC Water Bill Surcharge Settlement
This settlement resolves a class action against a Connecticut Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) for applying non-member surcharges to water bills in four towns: East Granby, Farmington, Glastonbury, and South Windsor. The complaint alleged that the surcharges breached contracts between MDC and its customers. The surcharges totaled $7,518,153, and MDC will pay up to $7,680,000 to Read more
