Litigation

CEI Challenges TSA Body Scanner Policy

  • No. 15-1224
  • Court Level: Appellate

On July 15, 2015, the Competitive Enterprise Institute filed a lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for violating the law by deploying body scanners…

Transportation

Litigation

True v. American Honda Motor Company

  • 749 F. Supp. 2d 1052 (C.D. Cal. 2010).
  • Court Level: District

The Center for Class Action Fariness’s client objected to this settlement over fuel-economy advertising because plaintiffs’ lawyers sought nearly $3M for themselves and merely coupons…

Class Action Fairness

Litigation

TD Ameritrade Accountholder Litigation

  • 266 F.R.D. 418 (N.D. Cal. 2009)
  • Court Level: District

In this settlement over a data security breach, plaintiffs’ lawyers were seeking $1.87M for themselves and only vouchers for the class: the district court upheld…

Class Action Fairness

Litigation

Sobel v. Hertz Corporation

  • No. 3:06-CV-00545-LRH-RAM, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68984 (D. Nev. Jun. 27, 2011)
  • Court Level: District

The Center’s client objected to this settlement over car rental fees wherein plaintiffs’ lawyers sought $1.5M for themselves but only coupons for the class; the…

Class Action Fairness

Litigation

Lonardo v. Travelers Indemnity Company

  • 706 F. Supp. 2d 766 (N.D. Ohio 2010)
  • Court Level: District

In this settlement over insurance pricing, the Center’s client objected that plaintiffs’ lawyers sought $6.6M when the class would only receive $2.8M; in response, the…

Class Action Fairness