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On October 6, 2015, Judge Paul Gardephe of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted final approval of a $38 million class settlement in Rodriguez v. CitiMortgage, Inc. The settlement provides a recovery of $116,785 plus lost equity for each military servicemember whose property was foreclosed while they were on active duty military service. In July 2011, Bu...

On June 17, 2015, Judge Jesus Bernal of the United States District Court for the Central District of California allowed nationwide class claims to move forward against Colgate-Palmolive Co. The lawsuit alleges that Colgate falsely represents that Colgate Optic White Toothpaste goes beyond surface stain removal to deeply whiten teeth in violation of a host of California consumer protection statutes...

Legal news site AboveTheLaw.com scored the first interview with a juror from the Marchuk trial. On Marchuk’s claim that Mr. Monteverde raped her in Faruqi’s offices after the firm’s 2011 holiday party, the juror stated: “We don’t believe she was raped. She willingly went up there. She said that once she went into his office, he decided to push her or throw her to the ground — but th...

Today a federal jury rejected Alexandra Marchuk’s claims of employment discrimination against the Faruqi & Faruqi law firm and partner Juan Monteverde. Marchuk alleged that Monteverde had raped her in Faruqi’s offices after the firm’s holiday party in 2011. Marchuk also alleged that when she filed her Title VII claim, the firm retaliated against her by issuing a defamatory press release ...

On January 26, 2015, U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein granted judgment as a matter of law dismissing all claims against Nadeem and Lubna Faruqi in Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP. Marchuk sued the Faruqis and their law firm, claiming that partner Juan Monteverde had raped her in the firm’s offices after a holiday party in 2011. Marchuk also alleged that when she filed her Title VI...

On January 26, 2015, Judge Vincent Briccetti of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to certify classes of California and New York purchasers of Scotts Turf Builder EZ Seed. Judge Briccetti also appointed Bursor & Fisher, P.A. as class counsel to represent the millions of EZ Seed purchasers. The case involves claims that Scotts EZ Seed is w...

On January 12, 2015, Chief Judge George H. King of the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment in Forcellati v. Hyland’s, Inc., clearing the way for a jury trial later this year on claims that Hyland’s misrepresents the effectiveness of six of its cold and flu products for children. In his order, Chief Judge King...

A jury of five men and three women heard opening arguments in the case against Faruqi & Faruqi, partner Juan Monteverde and the firm’s co-founders, siblings Nadeem and Lubna Faruqi. Plaintiff Alexandra Marchuk claims that Monteverde “quickly and forcefully” had sex with her following a December 2011 party, and that the firm tolerated Monteverde’s behavior because he was a top revenue p...

On October 29, 2014, Chief Judge Morrison C. England of the Eastern District of California appointed Bursor & Fisher interim class counsel in a consumer class action against Zicam, LLC. The lawsuit alleges that Zicam falsely represents its homeopathic cold medicines prevent, shorten, and reduce the severity and symptoms of the common cold. In selecting the firm as interim class counsel, Jud...

On October 13, 2014, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California allowed class action claims to move forward against StarKist. The case alleges that certain varieties of StarKist’s 5 oz. canned tuna fish are underfilled and thus substantially underweight. Judge Rogers previously denied StarKist’s motion to dismiss on March 25, 201...