Archive for the ‘discrimination class action’ Category
Court approves $760M settlement of Keepseagle Native American farmer/rancher class action against USDA
After a long and sad saga of discrimination, the United States Department of Agriculture has reached a settlement with a class of Native American farmers and ranchers. The settlement agreement requires USDA to pay $680 million in compensatory damages to thousands of class members and to forgive up to $80 million in debt. The [...]
Wal-Mart class action amicus brief cites new study establishing that employment discrimination class actions reduce discriminatiom
Class action attorneys have long known the value of class actions as devices to reform corporate ills. They hear it all the time from class representatives, class members, and even corporate defendants. Now an academic study confirms this phenomenon, at least in the context of employment discrimination. The findings are based on a review of [...]
Settlement reached in Wells Fargo / Wachovia discrimination class action lawsuit
A preliminary settlement has been reached in the Title VII gender discrimination lawsuit pending in federal court on behalf of a class of Wells Fargo and Wachovia employees: Members of the Wells Fargo & Wachovia class who may be affected by the class action settlement reportedly include the following persons, unless otherwise excluded: All women [...]