Class Actions Brief Blog

Not every class action court filing in North and South Carolina becomes a full-length post on our blog. Here is a recap of February's filings:

Bradley, et al. v. Samsung Electronics, et al., No. 1:17-cv-00171 (M.D.N.C. February 28, 2017) (purported class action brought under various state consumer protection and trade practice laws alleging defendants manufactured home washing machines with a defect that caused explosion during normal use.)

Matthews, et al. v. TCL Communication Inc.,  No. 3:17-cv-00095 (W.D.N.C. February 27, 2017) (putative class action removed from Mecklenburg County state court to federal court brought under state consumer laws alleging defendants removed a key compatibility feature of a specific brand of Smartphone which rendered the phone defective).

Cash-Davis, et al. v. Access Community, et al.; No. 3:17-cv-00466 (D.S.C. February 16, 2017) (putative class action and collective action originally filed in Lexington County state court, removed to federal court and brought under FLSA and state wage and hour laws alleging defendants changed the terms of employees’ pay arrangements and failed to pay compensation due).

Holland, et al v. Fulenwider Enterprises, Inc., et al., No. 1:17-cv-00048 (W.D.N.C. February 15, 2017) (purported collective and class action brought under FLSA alleging defendants misclassified assistant managers working at local KFC, Taco Bell, and Long John Silver franchises and failed to pay overtime wages).

Helen Holland, et al v. Bojangles’ Restaurants, et al., No. 3:17-cv-00050 (W.D.N.C. February 6, 2017) (purported class action and collective action brought under FLSA by employees alleging defendants misclassified them and failed to pay overtime compensation).

King, et al. v. Smooth Sailing, et al., No. 4:17-cv-00309 (D.S.C. February 2, 2017) (collective and class action alleging defendants failed to pay wages owed to employees in violation of FLSA and state wage and hour laws).

E&G, et al. v. Mount Vernon Mills, et al., No. 6:17-cv-00318 (D.S.C. February 2, 2017) (putative class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act based on unsolicited facsimile transmission advertisements to plaintiffs).