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 June's filings:

Lopez, et al. v. Ham Farm, LLC et al., No. 2:14-cv-00030 (E.D.N.C. June 30, 2017) (purported collective and class action brought under FLSA and state wage and hour laws by migrant agricultural workers against sweet potato farm to recover allegedly unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation).

Sneed, et al. v. Reynolds American Inc., et al., No. 1:17-cv-00584 (M.D.N.C. June 26, 2017) (putative class action asserting securities violations against defendant Reynolds American Inc. for filing an alleged false proxy statement with the SEC regarding a proposed merger with British American Tobacco p.l.c.)

Sommerville, et al. v. Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc., et al., No. 1:17-cv-00565 (M.D.N.C. June 21, 2017) (purported class action and collective action brought by former and current employees to recover allegedly unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation under the FLSA.)

Farrow Road Dental Group, P.A., et al. v. AT&T, Corp, et al., No. 3:17-cv-01615 (D.S.C. June 20, 2017) (putative class action removed from South Carolina state court to federal court alleging defendants violated the Telephone Communications Act of 1996 by failing to properly “port” the telephone numbers of the plaintiff which is a dental office, thereby causing existing and potential patients to receive an automated message that the numbers were disconnected and causing financial harm to plaintiff.)

Drew, et al. v. Reynolds American Inc., et al., No. 1:17-cv-00547 (M.D.N.C. June 16, 2017) (putative class action brought on behalf of shareholders of defendant Reynolds American Inc., and its officers and directors, asserting securities violations for filing an alleged materially incomplete and misleading proxy statement with the SEC in advance of a July 2017 special meeting regarding a proposed merger with British American Tobacco p.l.c.)

Parshall, et al. v. HCSB Financial Corporation, et al., No. 4:17-cv-1589 (D.S.C. June 16, 2017) (putative class action brought by shareholders of Defendant HCSB Financial Corporation, which is a bank holding company, for alleged violation of the Securities and Exchange Act through filing of a false and misleading registration statement in May of 2017 regarding merger with United Community Banks, Inc.)

Koerner, et al. v. Ocean Club Vacations, LLC, No. 4:17-cv-01566 (D.S.C. June 15, 2017) (putative class action alleging defendant Ocean Club Vacations, LLC violated the South Carolina Vacation Time Sharing Plans Act by selling timeshare interests in an estate located on Horry County, South Carolina that do not conform to the Act thereby harming plaintiffs financially.)