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PayHalf Stores (Francis v. A&E Stores, Inc.)
A lawsuit has been filed against A&E Stores, Inc., owner of
PayHalf Stores, alleging that A&E Stores, Inc. failed
to pay "Assistant Store Managers" overtime they were due under
the Fair Labor Standards Act. The case name is Francis v. A&E
Stores. The United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York has certified this case as a collective
action. If you are or were an "Assistant Store Manager" at a
"PayHalf" store, and you are currently employed in that
position or were employed in that position at any time since
December 9, 2005, and you were salaried and did not receive
overtime compensation, you may be eligible to join the lawsuit.
A copy of
the notice can be seen here. (click to down load in PDF
form)
If you believe you are a
member of the class and wish to submit a consent form to join
the lawsuit,
please
click here to view and print the "Consent to Become Party
Plaintiff" form.
If you wish to be part of this case, we must receive your
consent form in sufficient time to file it with the Court on or
before February 23, 2009. If you fail to return the "Consent to
Become Party Plaintiff" form to class counsel in time for it to
be filed with the federal court on or before February 23, 2009,
you may not be able to participate as a plaintiff in this
lawsuit.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT re: Grand Theft Auto
: San Andreas (A Video Game)
If you purchased a valid copy of the video game “Grand
Theft Auto: San Andreas” before July 20th, 2005, you may be
eligible to claim benefits from a class action settlement.
If you believe that you are a class member and would like
further information concerning your options or would like to
submit a claim form, click on the "Class Action Notices" button
to the left. Then click on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Settlement" link to download the full class notice and claim
form. To view the form, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader,
which is available for free at
www.adobe.com.
Schwartz v.
GE Capital Consumer Card Co., United States District Court,
Eastern District of New York.
A settlement has been reached in a class-action case
alleging that the defendant, an issuer of Macy's Credit Cards,
violated the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) by failing to
properly disclose minimum finance charges and annual percentage
rates on Macy's Credit Card accounts.
If you believe that you
are a class member and would like further information concerning
your options or would like to submit a claim form, click on the
"Class Action Notices" button to the left. Then click on the
Schwartz v. GE Capital Consumer Card Co. link to download the
full class notice and claim form. To view the form, you will
need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for free at
www.adobe.com.
Lawrence v. Borah
Goldstein Altschuler Schwartz & Nahins, P.C., United States
District Court, Southern District of New York.
A settlement has been reached in a
class-action case alleging that the defendant, a law firm that
represents landlords in eviction cases in New York State,
violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by issuing rent
demand notices to tenants that illegally overshadow their Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) rights to dispute the
alleged debt.
If you believe that you are a class member
and would like further information concerning your options or
would like to submit a claim form, click on the "Class Action
Notices" button to the left. Then click on the Lawrence v. Borah
Goldstein Altschuler Schwartz & Nahins, P.C. link to download
the full class notice and claim form. To view the form, you will
need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available for free at
www.adobe.com.
Cy Pres (charitable) on a class action
brought for an improper debt collection during the course of
eviction proceedings. An award check in the amount of $23,844.48
was presented by Brian L. Bromberg on behalf of Bromberg Law
Office, P.C. (in New York City), and Lance A. Raphael and Stacy
M. Bardo (of the Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C. in Chicago)
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