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On December 9, 2019, Judge Harry D. Lieneweber of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment against Holiday Cruise Line for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making prerecorded calls to class members in the state of Illinois without prior consent. “Judge Lienenweber’s order granting Plaintiffs’...

On October 25, 2019, payments were sent to class members as part of the $16 million settlement in Melgar v. Zicam.  The settlement was approved by Judge Morrison England of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on November 20, 2018.  112,249 class members will receive checks for an average payment of $84.82 each. “We are thrilled that settlement payments are...

Today, a federal judge in Oakland entered a $267 million judgment in a class action against debt collector Rash Curtis & Associates.  The judgment followed a May 2019 jury verdict finding Rash Curtis had made more than 532,000 auto-dialed calls in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. “Our clients are quite happy with the jury’s verdict, obviously,” said Scott A. Bursor...

On July 26, 2019, payments were sent to class members as part of the $50 million settlement in Edwards v. Hearst Communications, Inc.  The settlement was approved by Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 24, 2019, and provides for cash payments to class members of $98.72 each. “We are thrilled that the settlement proceeds are...

On June 14, 2019, payments were sent to class members as part of the $13.75 million settlement in Moeller v. Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. d/b/a Condé Nast.  The settlement was approved by Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 6, 2019, and provides for cash payments to class members of $82.63 each. “We are thrilled...

On April 5, 2019, payments were sent to class members as part of the class action settlement in In re Scotts EZ Seed Litigation.  The settlement received final approval from Judge Vincent L. Briccetti of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 19, 2018, and provides for a full cash refund for up to six units of EZ Seed with proof of purchase, or a $15 c...

On April 5, 2019, payments were sent to class members as part of the $16.375 million settlement in Ruppel v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc..  The settlement was approved by Judge Kenneth M. Karas of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 4, 2018, and provides for cash payments to class members of $109.28 each. “We are thrilled that the set...

On March 27, 2019, payments were sent to class members as part of the $9 million settlement in Gregorio v. Premier Nutrition Corporation.  The settlement was approved by Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on January 17, 2019, and provides for cash payments to class members ranging from approximately $17 to $34 apiece. “We are thril...

Bursor & Fisher, P.A. is pleased to announce that 5 of our Associates have been named Partners of the firm. Bursor & Fisher had another fantastic year in 2018, and these promotions were announced during the firm’s annual year-end meeting at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami. Each of our new Partners started their legal careers at Bursor & Fisher and has demonstrated outstanding leg...

On January 23, 2019, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval to the $4.1 million class action settlement in West v. California Service Bureau, Inc. Bursor & Fisher filed the lawsuit in 2016 alleging that the defendant repeatedly called class members on their cellular telephones using an autodialer without ...