Our staff monitors class action settlements and new class action court filings, and updates our litigation case files daily to reflect settlements, newly identified complaints and other pleadings, including those involving securities fraud or violation of antitrust, ERISA, price-fixing, or consumer protection laws. We endeavor to keep our information, our recently filed class action cases and our recently settled class action cases up to date. In addition, Class Action World maintains a message board where issues impacting class action litigation, product safety, product recalls, mass torts, tort reform, class action regulation, trial lawyers, class action settlements, antitrust issues, consumer class actions, securities class actions and other class action related topics may be discussed. Class Action World also maintains a law firm rating area which enables you to provide feedback regarding your experience with a specific class action attorney or a specific class action law firm.

Unclaimed cash is an annoyance to the courts, and unclaimed cash is a very real issue for the claim administrators and disbursing agents who are charged with the responsibility of distributing class action settlement money to harmed individuals. With each passing year, the aggregated total of unclaimed cash that was earmarked for distribution from class action settlement cash escrow accounts increases. This occurs because the intended recipients of the class action settlement proceeds did not know that the unclaimed money was waiting for them and, therefore, they failed to fill out a claim form upon settlement of the lawsuit. By providing timely class action settlement information and access to settlement claim forms, Class Action World hopes to reduce the incidence of unclaimed cash.

It is assumed that most visitors to Class Action World will be interested in learning about a settled, contemplated, or pending class action litigation matter, because they were personally injured in some manner. However, not every class action lawsuit is meritorious. For example, defense counsel may raise a convincing argument that the injury cannot be directly linked to the actions of the defendants, and that they are due to circumstances or other factors beyond the control of the defendants. In this regard, in the performance of their duties, defense counsel may provide information regarding a host of issues which may add new dimensions of understanding or clarify certain facts bearing on the class action lawsuit.

Class Action World believes that a balanced presentation of the issues present in any class action litigation is important. It enables one to assess the merits of the claims set forth in a class action complaint, and the reasonableness of a given class action settlement. Class Action World, therefore, welcomes the views and comments of defendants' counsel.

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Class Action World is not owned, operated, or under the control of any attorney of any law firm, or any other business that has a direct or indirect financial interest in the prosecution or outcome of any class action litigation. It is not affiliated with and receives no referral fees from any attorney or any law firm. Class Action World is an independent and objective resource dedicated to providing free and timely class action related news and information to the public.

The cause of many personal injuries may be traced back to faulty products (i.e. poorly manufactured breaks), if you have been injured and would like to retain an experienced personal injury lawyer please click here.

A consumer class action is a legal action brought by a class action lawyer on behalf of a large number of people with similar legal claims involving common questions of law and fact. They share a common interest and are joined together in a group (the class) to sue a wrongdoer, usually a company or an a organization. Their legal claims, which are advocated by the representative class action lawyer, usually involve a consumer product, a fraudulent or misleading business practice, or a deceptive financial practice. Many consumer class actions involve financial issues such as improper billing practices, overcharges, and failure to honor warranties. A product liability class action is a class action brought by a class action lawyer on behalf of a large number of people, ordinarily with claims of negligence pertaining to products, policies, or conditions. A product liability class action typically involves a product defect and the central claims in a product liability class action usually involve design defects, manufacturing defects, or marketing defects. The definition of "product" is very broad and may include virtually anything that is manufactured, although it also may include livestock, produce, pets, and real estate. A product liability class action is a specific type of consumer class action. Certain product liability actions may also involve personal injury which may be litigated by a personal injury lawyer.

Class Action World understands that the following consumer class action litigations have either been filed or are being contemplated by class action law firms:

• Dangerous consumer products
  
  
• Unauthorized telephone charges
  
  
• Unpaid overtime
  
  
• Unauthorized Webloyalty charges
  
  
• Unauthorized disclosure of credit card information
  
  
• Illegal debt collection practices
  
  
• Predatory lending practices
  
  
• Excessive loan servicing charges
  
  
• Unfair credit reporting
  
  
• Pharmaceutical liability (concerning items such as Fosamax, Tequin, Trasylol, Paxil, Viagra, Zyprexa, Bextra, Ortho Evra, Baycol, Propulsid aka Cisapride, Rezulin, Oxycontin, Fen-Phen, Lotronex, Ephedra aka Ma Huang, Phenylpropanolamine aka PPA, Citris Aurantium aka Synephrine, Kava, Lipokinetix, Yohimbe, Tiatricol, Aristolochic Acid, and Vioxx.)
  
  
• Product liability (concerning items such as the Smith & Nephew orthopedic implant, Boston Scientific Corp "Taxus Express" stent, Guidant Corporation implantable cardioverter defibrillators, St. Jude Symmetry sutureless anastomosis bypass connector device, Gynacare Intergel adhesion prevention solution, Ancure Endograft, Encore orthopedic device, Depuy polyethylene knee and hip joint replacements, AMO contact lens solution, ReNu MoistureLoc, automobile cruise control switch fires, automobile roll-over injuries, power window injuries, packaged food salmonella contamination, popcorn lung, pet food contamination, lead painted products, flammable clothing, defective cribs, heaters, power tools, and other products.)
  
  

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Note that Class Action World does not take any position on any class action, and Class Action World does not offer opinions or advice on any class action. Moreover, Class Action World is not associated with any law firm and receives no compensation from law firms for referrals. All law firms receiving certification forms or plaintiff contact information from Class Action World are selected solely based upon the following criteria:

• Prior experience. For example, if an individual action or class action involves a failure to pay overtime, Class Action World will search for law firms that have previously litigated this issue.
  
  
• Cost Mitigation. For example, if an individual action or class action involves a New York company, Class Action World will search for law firms in the New York region in order to minimize the amount of the attorneys' reimbursable (from the class members' settlement fund) air travel, hotel, and other costs.
  
  
• Prior Results. We evaluate prior class action settlement results (weeding out those law firms who, in our view, favor quick small dollar or coupon settlements in order to collect a quick legal fee).
  
  
• Attorney Fees. We weed out those law firms whose fees we consider to be excessive in relation to the benefits to members of the class.
  
  
• Use Of Experts. We weed out those law firms using in-house "experts" (to generate incremental law firm revenue) as opposed to hiring the most qualified outside experts.
  
  
• Law Firm Size And Case Load. We have observed that the size of a law firm does not ordinarily matter (there are numerous small law firms that do outstanding work), although its case load does matter. We, therefore, assess the law firm's class action case load to evaluate whether or not the law firm will be able to properly and expediently litigate the new class action matter.
  

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