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On November 21, 2013, high school English teacher Natalie Moore of Acalanes California was honored with the Bursor & Fisher Award, a $10,000 grant through the Warren W. Eukel Teacher Trust, awarded annually to honor excellence in teaching. Ms. Moore has been teaching for more than ten years and has been recognized for developing a creative and fun curriculum for her students. “We’re pro...

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 25, 2013, Judge Troy L. Nunley of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California allowed class action claims to move forward against the makers of the KitchenAid KSRG25FV and KSRS25RV refrigerators. The lawsuit alleges that Whirlpool misrepresented the energy efficiency of the KitchenAid KSRG25FV and KSRS25RV refrigerators by promoting them as ENERGY STAR-qualif...

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...

Today a California jury rejected Sprint’s billion-dollar cross-claim against a certified class of 2 million customers, in a second trial concerning Sprint’s illegal termination fees. After a month-long trial in 2008, the class represented by Bursor & Fisher prevailed on all of their claims challenging Sprint’s termination fees. The 2008 trial resulted in a finding that Sprint’s $150 an...

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On July 11, 2013, Judge Kevin McNulty of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied defendants’ motions to dismiss and allowed class action claims to move forward against the makers of Samsung RF26VAB refrigerators and retailer Lowe’s stores. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants misrepresented the energy efficiency of Samsung RF26VAB refrigerators by promoting th...

Today the United States Supreme Court rejected Sprint’s petition for certiorari seeking review of Bursor & Fisher’s $299 million trial victory for a class of 1.9 million Sprint customers who were charged illegal termination fees. After a month-long trial in 2008, the class plaintiffs represented by Bursor & Fisher prevailed on all of their claims challenging Sprint’s termination fees...

On May 22, 2013, Judge Vincent Briccetti of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied defendants’ motions to dismiss and allowed class action claims against the makers of Scotts EZ Seed Turf Builder, as well as retailers Home Depot and Lowe’s, to move forward toward class certification. The lawsuit involves allegations that EZ Seed does not grow grass based ...