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A nationwide class action has been filed in Kentucky against mortgage insurance giant, Triad Guaranty Insurance Corporation. The action is brought on behalf of all U.S. residents who have obtained mortgage insurance from Triad at a less than best rate, and have not been informed that an adverse decision was made against them as a result of utilizing a credit report. The action is brought under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and seeks actual and statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against discount retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on behalf of persons of African American descent who applied and were rejected for truck driving positions based out of Wal-Mart distribution centers in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama and Kentucky. The action also seeks to represent persons of African American descent who would have applied for driving positions, but were deterred from doing so by their perception that Wal-Mart was biased against applicants of African American descent. The action seeks to enjoin Wal-Mart from continuing the alleged discriminatory practices and seeks financial damages for the rejected job applicants.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against J&B Today's, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former hourly employees of all Florida J&B Today's stores, who since May 2001, were not paid proper statutory overtime for all hours worked beyond 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential class members.

A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Cingular Wireless, LLC. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former inside sales associates, who since February 2001, were not paid proper statutory overtime for all hours worked beyond 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential class members.

A national class action has been filed in Pennsylvania against Action Card and Bankfirst Corporation, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all U.S. consumers who either applied for credit or for a credit line increase from the credit card giants and who, after having an adverse action taken against them, were not provided with statutorily required information regarding this decision. Consumers bring this action under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and seek compensatory, statutory and punitive damages as well as an order directing Action Card and Bankfirst to disclose relevant credit information withheld from consumers.

A class action has been filed in Florida against collection specialist, NCO Financial Services, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all Florida residents who received a collection letter from NCO Financial which failed to include the statutorily required statement entitling consumers to challenge the validity of the alleged debt within 30 days. The action is brought under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Florida law and seeks statutory and punitive damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.

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