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Case ID: 4648 | Consumer Products | 02/07/2006
A proposed class action settlement is pending between plaintiffs representing business and residential consumers of electricity in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington and defendants Reliant Energy, Inc. and its affiliates. The lawsuit is pending in the Superior Court of the State of California, San Diego County.
The Settlement provides approximately $512 million in cash and other consideration. Of this amount, $138.5 million will be paid to the Attorneys General of California, Oregon and Washington, including funds for the benefit of electricity ratepayers. Reliant will also give up over $299 million in claims it has raised against the State of California and California utility companies. The proposed Settlement includes all individuals and entities in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington that purchased electricity for their home or business (and not for resale or distribution) at any time between July 1, 1998 and October 12, 2005. Class Members who do not wish to be included in the Settlement Class or bound by the terms of the Settlement must exclude themselves in writing on or before March 15, 2006. The address to which exclusion requests should be sent, and the information required within the request, varies depending on the state in which the energy consumer resides.
At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Consumer Products Cases of Interest The parties have reached a $535,000 settlement in an FTC administrative proceeding filed against Special Data Processing Corporation (SDP) of Clearwater, Florida, on behalf of all persons who purchased subscriptions to the Triad Discount Buying Service. The action alleged that SDP violated FTC regulations by failing to disclose adequately that consumers had to cancel Triad within 30 days to avoid having their credit cards charged an annual fee, and that their cards would be charged a renewal fee each subsequent year unless they canceled the membership. Persons eligible to take part in the settlement should contact the attorneys who prosecuted the case for more information. Western Digital Corp. has settled a class action lawsuit alleging that its computer hard drives stored less material than promised by offering free software to about 1 million consumers. Under the terms of the settlement, Western Digital will give away software designed to back up and recover computer files to anyone who bought one of the company's disk drives from March 22, 2001, through Feb. 15 of this year.
Despite making what it says was $5 million worth of repairs on more than 600 of its Central Florida homes for water damage that occurred last year, Levitt & Sons finds itself at the center of a class action lawsuit.
The damage at issue are allegations that shoddy construction practices caused homes in the community, which range in price from $130,000-$400,000, to leak long before three hurricanes blew through the region last year. The result, say homeowners, is mold -- now wreaking havoc on their lives and property values -- which has yet to be recognized or rectified by Levitt. A class-action lawsuit recently filed alleges that five manufacturers of sunscreen have made false and misleading claims about the cancer-protective benefits of the products. The products, which include Coppertone, Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic, create a false sense of security that actually endangers people who use sunscreen, the suit states.
A Prairietown, Illinois man filed a class action complaint against Sealy Mattress and Famous Barr because they refused to replace his sagging, stained bed. David Rook filed the lawsuit Feb. 18, 2005, alleging that the manufacturer and retailer refused to honor an "anti-sag" warranty to replace his bed because it had a stain.
A class action lawsuit was filed late 2004, alleging that Texarkana gas companies made deals to get the better prices for industrial customers by putting the costs on the backs of its residential and commercial customers. The customers also allege artificial inflation of retail natural gas prices. |
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