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A class action has been filed against Yale New Haven Hospitals for failing to provide healthcare services to Connecticut residents regardless of their ability to pay. The lawsuit alleges that Yale has an obligation to provide free or low cost healthcare services because it operates as a non-profit organization and is exempt from federal, state and local taxes.

A class action has been filed in Texas against petro-chemical giant Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP on behalf of all past and present female managers--apparently nationally--of the company who have experienced discrimination based on their sex. The managers claim that Chevron has systematically discriminated against them, violating both federal and Texas civil rights laws. The managers are seeking compensatory damages, back and front pay, injunctive relief and liquidated damages.

Federal civil rights legislation prohibits discrimination based on gender, age, race, and national origin. A class action has been filed against clothier Abercrombie & Fitch Company on behalf of non-whites who allege that they were wrongfully refused jobs or terminated based on their race, ethnicity, or national origin in violation of Title VII of the federal 1964 Civil Rights Act.

A collective action has been filed in Florida against data processing giant, NCCI Holdings, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all hourly employees who were not paid overtime compensation by NCCI for all hours worked beyond 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks back pay, statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants must "opt-in" in order to be considered a member of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.

A national class action has been filed in New York against Central Credit Services, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all U.S. residents who have been contacted via telephone by Central Credit and who have been allegedly harassed by Central's collection associates. The action is brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and seeks statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.

U.S. District Judge Dickran M. Tevrizian approved the final settlement of a class action, requiring Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles Superior Court to take specific steps to make local courthouse facilities more accessible to the disabled. The settlement represents a final resolution of claims brought four years ago by four disabled individuals, including Santa Monica attorney David G. Geffen, who is paralyzed as a result of a spinal cord injury and litigates disability, employment, and personal injury cases.

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