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Bankruptcy and foreclosure are terrible things--there's no reason for the mortgage company to make them more costly than necessary. The parties have reached a tentative settlement in an action filed against mortgage sub-servicer Cenlar, FSB, on behalf of Pennsylvania homeowners who allege that the company collected attorney's fees that were not provided for in their mortgage contracts when the homeowners entered bankruptcy or defaulted on their loans. Class counsel will mail claims forms on request after October 24, 2003.

A class action has been filed against Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. on behalf of South Carolina residents whose homes have an allegedly unsafe type of electrical outlet--a back plug-in outlet--manufactured by Leviton in violation of state consumer safety laws. The action seeks unspecified compensatory damages.

Donating one’s body for the advancement of the medical arts and sciences is truly noble act. A class action has been filed against Johnson & Johnson, Empire Anatomical Services, Depuy Mitek, Inc., and certain individuals on behalf of all persons who are closely related to a person whose remains were donated to UCLA's Willed Body Program while Henry Reid was the program's director between 1997 and 2004. The action alleges the defendants have engaged in the practice of buying and selling whole and dismembered human remains without regard for the rights of families of the deceased individuals, in violation of California law and the federal Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

The parties have reached a $1.65 million settlement in an administrative proceeding filed against Fairbanks Capital Corporation on behalf of nearly 40,000 Florida borrowers over claims that the company required illegal late fees and other charges. Persons eligible to take part in the settlement should contact the attorneys who prosecuted the action.

On September 28, 2005, a three judge appeals panel in Florida granted class-action status to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Pinellas County School Board. The lawsuit alleges educational inequity. The decision allows more than 20,000 African-American families to stand together in their claim that the board has failed to ensure African-American students are properly educated.

Before you enter into a mortgage agreement, read the entire contract very carefully--if you need to, get an unbiased professional to go over it with you. The parties have reached a tentative settlement, apparently valued at $1.2 million, in an action filed against Ameriquest Mortgage Company on behalf of borrowers who allege that the company miscalculated the amounts of the borrowers' prepayment penalties for paying off mortgages that were taken out between September 1998 and October 2001 on California property. The claims deadline has been extended from December 9, 2003, to July 30, 2004. Claims must be submitted by the new date to be considered valid.”

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