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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 September 30, 2014, refunds were sent to class members as part of the $38 million settlement in In re: Pacific Bell Late Fee Litigation. The settlement was approved by Judge Judith Craddick of the Contra Costa Superior Court on October 22, 2013 and provides for cash refunds of late fees paid by more than half a million Pac Bell customers in California. Bursor & Fisher, P.A. filed the ca...

On April 25, 2014, payments were mailed to class members who participated in the Avacor class action settlement. Checks in the amount of $95 were mailed to each class member as part of the initial distribution of settlement proceeds. A second distribution in the amount of $95 to each class member will be made at a later date. Scott A. Bursor filed the Avacor lawsuit in the Alameda County Superi...

On February 28, 2014, checks were mailed to class members who participated in the Haier Freezer Consumer Litigation settlement. Each class member who purchased the Haier HNCM070E chest freezer received up to $325.80 under the terms of the settlement. Bursor & Fisher, P.A. filed the case in June 2011 and alleged that Haier had misrepresented the energy consumption of its HNCM070E freezer o...

On October 25, 2013, Judge Edward J. Davila of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval to a $4 million class action settlement in In re Haier Freezer Consumer Litigation. The settlement provides for cash payments of between $50 and $325.80 for consumers across the United States who purchased the Haier HNCM070E chest freezer. Bursor & ...

On October 22, 2013, Judge Judith Craddick of the California Superior Court, Contra Costa County, granted final approval to a $38 million class settlement in In re: Pacific Bell Late Fee Litigation. The settlement provides for a $20 million cash payment to provide refunds to California customers who paid late fees on their Pac Bell wireline telephone accounts and includes an injunction that will ...

On October 3, 2013, Judge Jose L. Linares of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted final approval to a nationwide class settlement in Rossi v. The Procter & Gamble Co. The settlement provides class members with a monetary refund of at least $4.00 per tube of Crest Sensitivity Treatment & Protection toothpaste (“CSTP”). On December 13, 2011, Bursor...

On April 29, 2013, Judge Marilyn L. Huff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted final approval to the nationwide class settlement in Cox, et al. v. Clarus Marketing Group, LLC and Provide-Commerce, Inc. In Cox, plaintiffs accused the defendants of engaging in unfair and unlawful practices to enroll online shoppers into their Freeshipping.com program....

On April 17, 2013, Judge Thomas M. Durkin of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted final approval to the nationwide class settlement in In re: Michaels Stores Pin Pad Litigation. In May 2011, Bursor & Fisher, P.A. filed the first class action against Michaels Stores concerning the data breach that resulted in the unauthorized release of customers’ fi...