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 September's filings:

Carlin, et al. v. Hudson Seafood Corp., d/b/a Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks, et al., No. 9:17-cv-02638 (D.S.C. September 29, 2017) (putative collective and class action brought under federal and state wage and hour employment laws by alleged nonexempt employees of defendants in Beaufort County who were allegedly paid less than minimum wage and also had a portion of their earned tips placed in a “tip pool”)

Delmater, et al. v. SCANA Corporation, et al., No. 3:17-cv-02563 (D.S.C. September 22, 2017) (putative class action brought by residents of South Carolina who are within the service area of defendant SCANA, a company that supplies electricity to residential, commercial and government customers, alleging that the defendant has violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as well as other federal and state laws, and has overcharged fees to customers relating to their construction of two nuclear reactors at a facility in Fairfield County)

Humble, et al. v. Harrah’s NC Casino Company LLC, et al., No. 1:17-cv-00262 (W.D.N.C. September 18, 2017) (one of two purported collective and class actions brought under federal and state wage and hour laws by “gaming floor employees” alleging defendants violated these laws by failing to pay regular wage and overtime compensation by requiring them to perform work during their meal breaks. The other previously reported case is Clark, et al. v. Harrah’s NC Casino Company LLC, et al., No. 1:17-cv-00240 (W.D.N.C. August 31, 2017))

Tate, et al. v. Equifax, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-00555 (W. D.N.C. September 18, 2017) (one of two putative class actions brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act by alleged victims of Equifax’s now well publicized data breach claiming they were harmed by unauthorized parties gaining access to personal and/or private information and Equifax’s delayed communication after learning of the breach. The other related case is Weaver, et al. v. Equifax, Inc., No. 1:17-cv-00268 (W.D.N.C. September 27, 2017))

Berg, et al. v. MaxPoint Interactive, et al., No. 5:17-cv-00469 (E.D.N.C. September 14, 2017) (putative class action brought by shareholders against MaxPoint Interactive, Inc. and its directors under federal securities laws alleging defendants filed a solicitation statement that was false and misleading regarding a proposed transaction in which MaxPoint will be acquired by Valassis Communications, Inc. and its affiliates)

McNeil, et al. v. Low Country Laundry & Dry Cleaning LLC, et al., No. 2:17-cv-02429 (D.S.C. September 10, 2017) (putative class action and purported collective action brought under FLSA and state wage and hour laws alleging defendants, who own and operate 3 full service dry cleaner and laundry service locations in Charleston, failed to pay plaintiffs for hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week, failed to compensate for time and a half of hourly wages, engaged in “time shaving,” and violated employment agreements in various other ways)

Stanford, et al. v. Aldous & Associates PLLC, et al.; No. 5:17-cv-00444 (E.D.N.C. September 1, 2017)(purported class action brought under FDCPA by North Carolina residents who allege the defendant collection agency violated the Act by sending threatening delinquent balance letters in an attempt to collect debts owed to “Gold’s Gym” in Fayetteville and threatening collection fees if no payment came within a certain time period)