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When New Yorker Bernard Weitz was fined $115 for parking too close to a fire hydrant, he paid the fine rather than contest it.  But when he  noticed his bill included a $10 surcharge, he was furious.  Last month, Weitz filed a $5oo million class action lawsuit against the city claiming the penalties are illegal, and also seeking injunctive relief. According to the complaint, Weitz paid his traffic fine in full, plus a $2 credit card fee, for a total …

It’s tough to believe but there are companies out there that want to give you money. Others want to give you free stuff. You may be owed money, or free or discounted products and services as a result of a class action lawsuit.   Like this article? Share it with others using this link: http://bit.ly/kJWbcn   A class action lawsuit occurs when many parties (people or businesses) have identical or similar lawsuits against one or several defendants to a lawsuit. In …

Had enough of shipping and handling and order processing fees? Well, so have some people who have filed a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster, the one (and only) stop shop for all your concert venue admissions. The lawsuit’s been pending a long time, but was recently certified as a class action.   Ticketmaster alleged to have charged deceptive and unfair fees Markups to shipping fees, made-up processing fees called illegal Class action allows prohibitively small claims to be joined in …

It’s tough to believe but there are companies out there that want to give you money. Others want to give you free stuff. You may be owed money, or free or discounted products and services as a result of a class action lawsuit. A class action lawsuit occurs when many parties (people or businesses) have identical or similar lawsuits against one or several defendants to a lawsuit. In the interest of time and money, the court may consolidate all of …

The Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill has been a disaster for BP. Now the cleanup effort has spawned a new set of legal problems. The Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports two Louisiana men have filed a class action lawsuit against BP and several other companies seeking medical monitoring costs. The men were exposed to hazardous substances while working the oil spill cleanup. They say the contractor they worked for gave them faulty respirators that did not protect them from …