Class Action Lawsuits

Fourth Circuit Reiterates that Absent Class Members Must Suffer Actual Harm

On January 23, 2025, the Fourt Circuit, in Alig v. Rocket Mortg., LLC, No. 22-2289, 2025 WL 271563 (4th. Cir. Jan. 23, 2025), reversed the District Court’s decision that a certified class action. In Alig, the plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against Quicken Loans, Inc. (now Rocket Mortgage), and alleged that the appraisals for the refinancing of their homes were not “independent’ because the defendants provided the homeowners’ estimates of their homes’ value to the appraisers. Thus, the plaintiffs alleged that the appraisals that they paid for were “worthless.”

The District Court certified a class of […]

By Matthew D. Berkowitz|2025-01-24T10:02:21-05:00January 24th, 2025|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: Alig v. Rocket Mortgage, Appraisal independence, Article III standing, Class Action, Class Action Lawsuits, Class certification reversal, Concrete harm in class actions, fourth circuit decision, matthew d. Berkowitz, Rocket Mortgage litigation, Statutory violations, TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez|

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The Vaping Industry: Targeted By Class Action Lawsuits

In recent decades, there has been a significant decline in cigarette use, especially among the younger generation. Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, have begun to fill that void. E-cigarettes, while marketed as a cooler and safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, operate in almost the same way as traditional cigarettes. They contain nicotine-infused water that users inhale as vapor. They also come in a variety of different flavors, including cotton candy, chocolate, bubble gum, and crème brulee.

A significant number of class action lawsuits, however, have accompanied the rise in popularity of e-cigarettes. Recently, the Los Angeles […]

By Brian O’Shea|2019-11-26T13:21:24-05:00November 8th, 2019|Practice Areas: Class Action, Product Liability|Topics: Class Action Lawsuits, E-Cigarettes, Health Concerns|

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