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Hewlett Packard

HP Wireless Printer Defect Lawsuit

By on September 10, 2014 in Uncategorized

Caddell & Chapman represented consumers who purchased defective 8500 and 8600 Wireless All-in-One printers from Hewlett Packard. Plaintiffs Vincent Ferranti and Carlos Martinho sought to represent a class of all persons and entities in the United States who currently own or lease an HP Officejet Pro 8500 or 8600 Wireless All-in-One printer. They allege that these printers contain a faulty receiver that prevented the printers from establishing a consistent wireless connection. They further allege that …

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LexisNexis

Privacy Rights Secured for 200 Million

By on September 5, 2014 in News

On September 5, 2014, Judge James R. Spencer of the Eastern District of Virginia approved a nationwide settlement on behalf of a class of an estimated 200 million consumers. The case was brought against LexisNexis regarding its Accurint for Collections database. Plaintiffs alleged that LexisNexis violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) by selling certain Accurint brand reports—containing substantial detailed personal and credit information—to debt collectors without affording FCRA protections. Before this case, consumers had …

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Caddell & Chapman represents plaintiffs nationwide in class actions and other complex litigation.

Arbitration “Agreements” Struck Down

By on August 25, 2014 in Hot Topics

The Internet age has distorted the meaning of “agreement” to a contract almost beyond recognition: companies hide disclaimers, conditions, and waivers of our rights in the fine print of mind-numbingly long agreements. Just by clicking on an “I agree” checkbox, consumers can be forced to sign away their privacy, their intellectual property, or even their right to sue in court. Modern life requires us all to click or sign our “agreement” to such terms …

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Comerica Bank

Checking Overdraft Fee Class Action

By on June 10, 2014 in News

Judge James Lawrence King of the Southern District of Florida entered final approval of an overdraft fee class action settlement in favor of Caddell & Chapman’s clients and a class of Comerica bank account holders in Simmons, et al. v. Comerica Bank, No. 10-cv-22958, part of the In re Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, MDL 2036, multidistrict class action proceeding. Plaintiffs alleged that Comerica had improperly re-sequenced customer debit transactions from highest to lowest …

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