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# Handley Farah Anderson Law Firm

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- [Deepa Isac](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/deepa-isac/) - Washington, DC disac@hfajustice.com 202-559-2433 Deepa Isac is Of Counsel at Handley Farah & Anderson. For more than fifteen years, she has fought to halt corporate abuses and government misconduct. Ms. Isac currently serves as General Counsel at Indivisible, a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating and lifting up a grassroots movement of local groups to realize
- [George Farah](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/george-farah/) - George Farah is a Partner at Handley Farah & Anderson. He develops and litigates cases against powerful corporate interests in pursuit of justice. He has represented a broad array of clients with limited resources—including workers, farmers, consumers, unions, small businesses and whistleblowers—that have been significantly harmed by corporate abuses. On their behalf, he has halted
- [Ellie Maclean](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/ellie-maclean/) - Ellie MacLean represents workers and low-income individuals in complex litigation matters involving discrimination and government accountability. Ellie joins Handley Farah & Anderson from Mobilization for Justice’s Special Litigation Project, where she served as the Alan Mansfield Racial Justice Fellow. There, she litigated impact and class action cases, including representing a class of drivers in a
- [Nirali Vyas](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/nirali-vyas/) - Nirali Vyas (she/her) is a Fellow at Handley Farah & Anderson, where she works on consumer protection and antitrust matters. Nirali is passionate about worker and economic justice and has a track record in public service. Prior to joining HFA, Nirali was an Appellate Law Clerk for Hon. Katharine E. Lum at the Colorado Court of Appeals.
- [Martha Guarnieri](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/martha-guarnieri/) - Martha Guarnieri is a Partner at Handley Farah & Anderson, where she represents people who have been harmed by corporate misconduct and government abuse. Her practice focuses on advocating for workers who have been denied fair wages, vulnerable populations that have been subject to discrimination, and groups of individuals with limited resources who have been
- [Nuclear Power Employees' Compensation](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/nuclear-power-employees-compensation/) - Dorrell et al v. Constellation Energy Corporation et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-02251 (United States District Court for the District of Maryland) This class action alleges that 26 nuclear power companies conspired to exchange confidential information about and depress the compensation of their employees in violation of the federal antitrust laws. The defendants named in the
- [Naval Engineers' Compensation](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/naval-engineers/) - Scharpf, et al. v. General Dynamics Corp., et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-013272 (United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia) This antitrust class action alleges that employers of naval architects and marine engineers conspired not to recruit each other's employees in violation of the federal antitrust laws. Defendants include large ship builders (General
- [C.R. MILLWORK LLC WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/c-r-millwork-llc-wage-theft/) - This wage theft class and collective action was brought on behalf of a group of former employees of C.R. Millwork LLC, Whiting Turner Contracting Company and CBG Building Company, alleging that their employers failed to pay workers overtime premiums and illegally misclassified workers. Specifically, the complaint alleges that while employed by Defendants at different project
- [Kroger](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/kroger/) - This wage theft class and collective action is brought on behalf of employees of Kroger in Virginia and West Virginia. The lawsuit alleges that in 2022, Kroger, which owns and operates grocery stores throughout Virginia and West Virginia, implemented a new payroll system called MyTime, that has resulted in a litany of problems with workers
- [BARTON MALOW WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/barton-malow-wage-theft/) - This wage theft class and collective action was brought on behalf of a group of former employees of Barton Malow Company and MBA Construction, Inc., alleging that their employers failed to pay workers overtime premiums. Specifically, the complaint alleges that while employed by Defendants at different project sites across Virginia (including construction at Virginia Commonwealth
- [J A G CONTRACTORS INC. WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/j-a-g-contractors-inc-wage-theft/) - This wage theft class and collective action was brought on behalf of a group of former employees of J A G Contractors Inc., and Hensel Phelps Development, L.L.C., alleging that their employers failed to pay workers for all hours worked and illegally misclassified workers. Specifically, the complaint alleges that while employed by Defendants at the
- [Johnson, et al. v. The City of New York, et al](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/johnson-et-al-v-the-city-of-new-york-et-al-civil-action-no-25-cv-92-pkc-sdny/) - This class action lawsuit alleges that the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) engages in an unconstitutional practice of detaining people who are required to be released from police custody with a Desk Appearance Ticket (“DAT”) under New York Criminal Procedure Law Section 150.20 (“CPL 150.20”). The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, compensatory damages and attorneys’
- [Reuters: US Nuclear Plant Operators Sued in Class Action Over Worker Pay](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/reuters-us-nuclear-plant-operators-sued-in-class-action-over-worker-pay/) - By Mike Scarcella July 14 (Reuters) - Constellation Energy (CEG.O), Duke Energy (DUK.N), Pacific Gas & Electric and all other operators of the country’s commercial nuclear power plants have been accused in a new lawsuit of conspiring to suppress pay for thousands of workers since 2003. Two power generation workers filed the proposed class action on July 11
- [ERC Files Accessible Design and Construction Complaints Against Properties in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/equal-rights-center-equal-rights-center-files-accessible-design-and-construction-complaints-against-properties-in-washington-d-c-and-baltimore/) - (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) filed two complaints alleging accessible design and construction violations at properties in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. The ERC filed a housing discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) against Chasen Construction LLC d/b/a Chasen Companies and CS 421 South Broadway
- [W.G. WELCH AND HITT WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/wage-theft/w-g-welch-and-hitt-contracting-wage-theft/) - This wage theft collective action was brought on behalf of a group of construction workers performing work for W.G. Welch, LLC and HITT Contracting Inc. Plaintiffs allege their employers failed to pay them overtime premiums for work done in Washington, DC at 1000 South Capitol Street, SE, which was developed by Lerner Enterprises. The Complaint
- [Disability Rights](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/disability-rights/) - The full and equal enjoyment of life that many of us take for granted is often unfairly denied to members of our disability community. More than 25 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, there still exist unnecessary barriers to accessibility in employment, government services, education, housing and places of public accommodation.
- [Consumer Protection](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/consumer-protection/) - In today’s technologically-advanced world, consumers are barraged with advertising for the “next best thing.” Sometimes these products don’t live up to their promises. And, sometimes, when consumers complain about disappointing or defective products, companies refuse to do anything about it. In these instances, consumers can often turn to the law to recover their wasted money
- [Commodity Manipulation](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/commodity-manipulation/) - Market prices for commodities and futures should reflect the forces of supply and demand. Unfortunately, large banks and other traders sometimes manipulate the prices for commodities and futures in order to maximize their profits. When they do so, other investors are financially injured and often require legal assistance to recover their unwarranted losses. Our Practice
- [Antitrust](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/antitrust/) - Antitrust law protects competition in the marketplace. Without it, markets would often be dominated by monopolies or price-fixing cartels. Consumers would be overcharged for products; small businesses would be denied access to affordable supplies or essential markets; and innovative products and technologies would fail to develop. For that reason, antitrust enforcement is vital to safeguarding
- [Whistleblowers](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/whistleblowers/) - Most corporate misconduct happens in secret, behind closed doors, which makes it difficult to uncover and prosecute. That is why whistleblowers play such an important role in enforcing our laws and protecting the public from harmful corporate malfeasance. Our Practice Handley Farah & Anderson represents individuals with the courage to step forward and expose corporate
- [Wage Theft](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/wage-theft/) - Minimum wage and overtime pay guarantees have been a part of American law for over eighty years. Despite these guarantees, many workers in every industry in the country are not paid minimum wages, not paid required overtime hours, or sometimes not even paid at all. These practices – called wage theft – are estimated to
- [Securities Fraud](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/securities-fraud/) - Private investment in companies has driven innovation and financial success around the world. From pension funds, to mutual funds, to individual accounts, investors rely on one fundamental notion when deciding where to invest their money: that the companies in which they are investing are providing truthful and accurate information. Failure to provide truthful and accurate
- [Police Misconduct](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/police-misconduct/) - The United States Constitution guarantees our fundamental freedoms. Yet every day, police misconduct strips individuals of their constitutional rights. Such misconduct can deprive people of their freedom and dignity and permanently injure their minds and bodies. When police officers engage in misconduct, their victims can turn to the law for redress. Our Practice Handley Farah
- [Farmers](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/farmers/) - Family farms are under assault in the United States. Giant agribusinesses have taken over most of the production, processing and distribution of agricultural products, and they strive to minimize payments to, and maximize control over, independent farmers. For that reason, ranchers are forced to accept non-negotiable contracts with meatpackers that saddle them with substantial risks;
- [Fair Housing](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/fair-housing/) - Over 50 years ago, federal law enshrined a guarantee to fair housing that has grown and developed in the ensuing decades. Today, no one may lawfully deny housing because of a person’s race, color, gender, religion, national origin, familial status or disability. Many state and local laws have expanded this list of protected categories and
- [Exploited Workers Abroad](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/exploited-workers-abroad/) - As globalization accelerates, the fuel powering worldwide industry is increasingly a workforce of migrant and exploited labor. The laborers who construct foreign public works projects, provide food and laundry services to military contractors, secure embassies and other sensitive locations, and ensure that homes and workplaces abroad are clean and safe often come from the developing
- [Employment Discrimination](https://www.hfajustice.com/practice-areas/employment-discrimination/) - The United States aspires to be a nation that rewards those who work hard at their jobs with economic success. Being employed is also often fundamental to identity and self-worth, defining one’s contributions to family, community and personal well-being. One of the evils in the workplace that eliminates these dual benefits of employment is discrimination.
- [Rachel Nadas](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/rachel-nadas/) - Rachel Nadas is a Partner at Handley Farah & Anderson, where she represents people who have been harmed by corporate misconduct and government abuse. Her litigation focuses on advocating for workers who have been denied fair wages and for vulnerable populations that have been subject to discrimination. She has litigated dozens of class actions around
- [Cyrus Joubin](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/cyrus-joubin/) - Cyrus Joubin is Of Counsel at Handley Farah & Anderson. Mr. Joubin primarily litigates claims alleging police misconduct, and he has devoted much of his legal career to vindicating the constitutional rights of people falsely arrested, maliciously prosecuted, and physically abused by police officers. Mr. Joubin has litigated a broad range of police misconduct cases.
- [Nicholas Jackson](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/nicholas-jackson/) - Nicholas Jackson is a Partner at Handley Farah & Anderson, where he represents workers, consumers and vulnerable populations who have been harmed by corporate misconduct and government abuses. Mr. Jackson litigates antitrust and consumer protection actions. As an antitrust lawyer, Mr. Jackson is currently working on several major antitrust actions, including Jien et al v.
- [Matthew Handley](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/matthew-handley/) - Matthew Handley is a partner at Handley Farah & Anderson. For more than fifteen years, Mr. Handley has dedicated his legal career to securing justice for victims of corporate and government wrongdoing. He has successfully litigated individual and class action cases in courts around the country. The cases brought by Mr. Handley have returned millions
- [Samantha Braver](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/samantha-braver/) - Samantha Braver is an Associate Attorney at Handley Farah & Anderson, where she represents workers, consumers, and members of vulnerable populations who have been harmed by corporate misconduct and government abuses. Samantha litigates class actions around the country on behalf of unpaid workers and victims of discrimination. Those cases involve allegations of wage theft, exploited
- [William Anderson](https://www.hfajustice.com/attorneys/william-anderson/) - William Anderson is a partner at Handley Farah & Anderson. Mr. Anderson’s practice primarily focuses on advancing the rights of consumers who have been harmed by companies as well as representing victims of antitrust violations by large corporations. Since entering private practice 14 years ago, Mr. Anderson has successfully advocated for consumers in state and
- [Three Attorneys Named Partners at Handley Farah & Anderson](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/three-attorneys-named-partners-at-handley-farah-anderson/) - Handley Farah & Anderson announced that three attorneys have been elected to the Firm's partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2025: Rachel Nadas, Rebecca Chang, and Nicholas Jackson. "We are proud to welcome these remarkable lawyers to our partnership," said Matt Handley, co-founding partner of the firm. "Each of these individuals are gifted and creative litigators who
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- [LA Times: Housing nonprofit alleges widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/la-times-housing-nonprofit-alleges-widespread-discrimination-against-section-8-tenants-in-california/) - By Andrew Khouri Staff Writer A national investigative nonprofit on Monday lodged discrimination complaints against more than 200 California landlords and their representatives — including major real estate brokerages — alleging they illegally refused to rent to Section 8 voucher holders. The Housing Rights Initiative filed the complaints, based upon an undercover investigation, with the
- [Reuters: Cargill, Hormel latest to settle US workers' wage-fixing lawsuit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/reuters-cargill-hormel-latest-to-settle-us-workers-wage-fixing-lawsuit/) - By Mike Scarcella Meat industry giants Cargill, National Beef Packing and Hormel Foods have agreed to pay a combined $57.4 million to exit a proposed class action accusing them of suppressing workers’ pay at processing plants. Lawyers for the workers asked a U.S. judge in Colorado to preliminarily approve the three deals, which would push
- [Reuters: Tyson, other poultry processors to pay $180 million to settle workers’ wage claims](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/reuters-tyson-other-poultry-processors-to-pay-180-million-to-settle-workers-wage-claims/) - By Mike Scarcella Tyson Foods (TSN.N), and eight other poultry processors have agreed to pay $180 million to resolve a lawsuit in U.S. court claiming they conspired to suppress poultry workers' wages, in an agreement that pushes total settlements in the case to nearly $400 million. The workers’ attorneys on Monday in a court filing,
- [Equal Rights Center: Equal Rights Center Sues District Housing Provider for Unlawful, Overly Broad Tenant Screening Criteria](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/equal-rights-center-equal-rights-center-sues-district-housing-provider-for-unlawful-overly-broad-tenant-screening-criteria/) - (Washington, D.C.) — The Equal Rights Center (“ERC”) filed a lawsuit suit in D.C. Superior Court this morning against property management company Vesta Corporation (“Vesta”), alleging that the company unlawfully discriminates against applicants who have housing vouchers, past evictions, and criminal records. According to the suit, Vesta’s policies and practices violate the D.C. Human Rights
- [Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston: 20 Landlords and Brokers Sued for Housing Discrimination in Boston](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/lawyers-for-civil-rights-boston-20-landlords-and-brokers-sued-for-housing-discrimination-in-boston/) - As Affordable Housing Crisis Devastates Low-Income Communities, Lawsuit Challenges Housing Providers That Refuse to Rent to Subsidized Housing Recipients In a mammoth new lawsuit filed today, Housing Rights Initiative (“HRI”), a non-profit housing watchdog group, simultaneously sued twenty Boston-area landlords and real estate brokers, challenging pervasive discrimination against low-income tenants. The groundbreaking complaint, a first of its
- [LAW360: Mass. Landlords, Brokers Sued For Alleged Voucher Refusals](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-mass-landlords-brokers-sued-for-alleged-voucher-refusals/) - By Julie Manganis Law360 (February 21, 2024, 8:15 PM EST) -- A national housing advocacy group on Wednesday sued 20 Boston-area landlords and real estate brokers in state court, alleging they illegally refused to rent apartments to potential tenants with housing vouchers. Housing Rights Initiative said in the complaint filed in Suffolk County Superior Court
- [The Wall Street Journal: How the $1.8 Billion Real-Estate Commissions Lawsuit Came to Be](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/the-wall-street-journal-how-the-1-8-billion-real-estate-commissions-lawsuit-came-to-be/) - By Laura Kusisto Nov. 26, 2023 5:30 am ET The litigation that could end up changing how millions of Americans buy and sell homes was hiding in plain sight for three decades. The current set of rules governing how agents are paid, which effectively mean sellers are the ones who set compensation for buyer agents,
- [LAW 360: DC AG, Civil Rights Group Settle Voucher Bias Claims](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law-360-dc-ag-civil-rights-group-settle-voucher-bias-claims/) - By Isaac Monterose - 2023-12-12 The attorney general of the District of Columbia and a D.C. civil rights group settled their claims Tuesday accusing a real estate developer, a property management software company, and other parties of refusing to rent to prospective tenants who use housing vouchers to fully or partially pay rent, according to
- [Equal Rights Center Announces Settlement Agreements to Resolve Two Housing Discrimination Cases](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/equal-rights-center-announces-settlement-agreements-to-resolve-two-housing-discrimination-cases/) - December 12, 2023 Settlement terms include monetary relief, policy changes, training, and compliance testing to protect the rights of housing voucher holders (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) announced that it entered into two settlement agreements with District landlords and property managers it alleged discriminated on the bases of source of income
- [Poultry Plant Wages](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/fixing-wages-of-chicken-plant-workers/) - Jien et al v. Perdue Farms, Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-02521 (U.S. District Court for Maryland) This is a class action lawsuit against the leading poultry producers in the United States for allegedly conspiring to fix and depress the compensation paid to hundreds of thousands of workers at poultry processing plants. The defendants named in the lawsuit
- [American Council of the Blind Wins Nationwide Disability Rights Class Action Against Quest Diagnostics for Use of Inaccessible Touch Screen Kiosks](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/american-council-of-the-blind-american-council-of-the-blind-acb-wins-nationwide-disability-rights-class-action-against-quest-diagnostics-for-use-of-inaccessible-touch-screen-kiosks/) - ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 24, 2023 — Following a week-long bench trial in Los Angeles, a federal court in California found Quest Diagnostics in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and permanently enjoined Quest from continuing to violate the ADA. Beginning in 2016, Quest Diagnostics began to install self-service kiosks at its Patient Service Centers,
- [FCA Destination Charges](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/fca-destination-charges/) - Gunn v. FCA US, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-2229 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California). Beeney v. FCA US, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-00518 (U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware). BCR Carpentry v. FCA US, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-19364 (U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey). These
- [Porsche EV Charging](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/porsche-ev-charging/) - Bauser v. Porsche Cars North America, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-01054-ELR (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia). This consumer class action alleges that Porsche electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles suffer from a defect that causes the charging cables and ports to overheat, which can damage the outlets and be a fire hazard. The
- [Hyundai/Kia EV Charging](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/hyundai-kia-ev-charging/) - Bright v. Hyundai Motor Company LTD., et al., Civil Action No. 8:23-cv-01602 (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California). This consumer class action alleges that Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles suffer from a defect that causes the charging couplings to overheat, which can damage wall outlets and create a
- [Similasan Eye Drops](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/similasan-eye-drops/) - Plowden v. Similasan Corp., Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-02511 (U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado). This consumer class action alleges that Similasan Corp. is illegally marketing homeopathic products that claim to relieve various “minor eye symptoms” in contravention of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and parallel state law. The complaint alleges that
- [Red Meat Wages](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/red-meat-wages/) - Brown v. JBS USA Food Company, et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-02946-STV (United States District of Colorado) This is a class action lawsuit against the leading red meat producers in the United States for allegedly conspiring to fix and depress the compensation paid to hundreds of thousands of workers at red meat processing plants. The defendants
- [Samsung Gear S Batteries](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/samsung-gear-s-batteries/) - Noble v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Case No. 15-cv-3713 (U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey) This consumer class action alleges that the Samsung Gear S Smartwatch does not live up to Samsung’s assertions concerning battery life. Samsung claimed that the Smartwatch would last 1-2 days on a single charge. The lawsuit alleges
- [GERARD STONE COATED METAL ROOFING](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/gerard-stone-coated-metal-roofing/) - Wyse v. Gerard Roof Products, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-00121 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida). This consumer class action alleges that stone-coated metal roofing manufactured and distributed by Gerard Roof Products, LLC was falsely advertised and suffers from a significant defect. The premium priced roofing at issue is marketing as requiring
- [JEEP RENEGADE AND RAM PROMASTER CITY COOLING FANS](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/jeep-renegade-and-ram-promaster-city-cooling-fans/) - Flores v. FCA US, LLC, Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-10417 (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan). This consumer class action alleges that 2015-2017 Jeep Renegade and Ram ProMaster City vehicles manufactured and distributed by FCA US, LLC were falsely advertised and possess defective cooling fans. The complaint alleges that the cooling fans in the
- [FORD DASHBOARD LITIGATION](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/ford-dashboard-litigation/) - Carter v. Ford Motor Company, Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-10417 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida). This consumer class action alleges that certain Ford F-150 vehicles sold between 2015 and 2019 suffer from a defect that warps the dashboard. The complaint alleges that the warping is often most evident around the defroster vents
- [VOLKSWAGEN STALLING LITIGATION](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/volkswagen-stalling-litigation/) - Dickinson v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-579 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York). This consumer class action alleges that Model Year 2018 and 2019 Volkswagen GTI, Golf, Jetta, Passat and Tiguan vehicles equipped with 2.0L TSI engines suffer from a defect that causes them to suddenly and
- [Cedar Shingles and Shakes Antitrust Litigation](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/cedar-shingles-and-shakes-antitrust-litigation/) - Fraser Construction Company, Inc. et al v. Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau et al, Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00451 (Western District of Washington) This is an antitrust class action alleging that three manufacturers—Anbrook Industries Ltd., Waldun Forest Products Ltd. and G&R Cedar Ltd. ("Manufacturer Defendants")—conspired with the Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau (“CSSB”) to fix and
- [The New York Times: Home Sellers Win $1.8 Billion After Jury Finds Conspiracy Among Realtors](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/the-new-york-times-home-sellers-win-1-8-billion-after-jury-finds-conspiracy-among-realtors/) - By: Debra Kamin Oct. 31, 2023 The influential National Association of Realtors and several brokerages were ordered to pay damages to home sellers who said they were forced to pay excessive fees to real estate agents. A federal jury ruled on Tuesday that the powerful National Association of Realtors and several large brokerages had conspired
- [Law360: Broker Commission Practices Change In Antitrust Settlements](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/broker-commission-practices-change-in-antitrust-settlements/) - By Lauraann Wood Law360 (October 10, 2023, 7:24 PM EDT) -- The $138.5 million in antitrust settlements that home sellers reached with Realogy Holdings Corp. and Re/Max will also include injunctive relief requiring business-practice changes that aim to add more transparency around the existence and offering of broker commissions, according to the docket and a
- [Law360: Shipbuilders Accused Of No-Poach 'Gentlemen's Agreement'](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-shipbuilders-accused-of-no-poach-gentlemens-agreement/) - By Craig Clough · Law360 (October 10, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT) -- A pair of former warship designers filed a proposed class action in Virginia federal court against two major shipbuilders for the U.S. military, General Dynamics and Huntington Ingalls Industries, and other companies allegedly involved in a decades-long conspiracy to suppress their wages through
- [Law 360: Major Meat Cos. Must Face Wage-Fixing Suit In Colo.](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law-360-major-meat-cos-must-face-wage-fixing-suit-in-colo/) - By: Daniel Ducassi Law360 (September 28, 2023, 8:18 PM EDT) -- A Colorado federal judge has denied bids by major meat producers to toss a putative class action accusing them of illegally coordinating to keep wages in the red meat industry low. The decision Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer rejected a joint
- [LAW 360: Class Claims Homeopathic Eye Products Being Sold Illegally](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law-360-class-claims-homeopathic-eye-products-being-sold-illegally/) - By Mike Curley Law360 (September 27, 2023, 3:52 PM EDT) -- A proposed class of buyers is suing an eye drop maker in Colorado federal court, alleging that its "homeopathic" products are being sold as drugs without approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and their manufacturer does not follow proper safety standards. In
- [San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Watershed decision’ says Facebook can be sued for steering ads away from women, older users](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/san-francisco-chronicle-watershed-decision-says-facebook-can-be-sued-for-steering-ads-away-from-women-older-users/) - By Bob Egelko September 22, 2023 A Bay Area woman can sue Facebook for encouraging insurance companies to steer their ads away from women and older people on its platform of more than 2 billion users, a state appeals court ruled Friday. If Samantha Liapes can prove her allegations, which cite Facebook’s declared policies, she
- [Law360: Porsche Halved EV Charging Speeds Due To Defect, Suit Says](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-porsche-halved-ev-charging-speeds-due-to-defect-suit-says/) - By Collin Krabbe Law360 (March 16, 2023, 7:25 PM EDT) -- Owners of Porsche's flagship electric performance car could lose their vehicles' fast-charging capabilities because of overheating issues and an update that throttles back charging speeds, a proposed class action contends. Ian Bauser of Huntington, New York, said in Georgia federal court that he bought
- [Washington Business Journal: Lawsuit Filed against Union Kitchen over Wage Theft Allegations](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/lawsuit-filed-against-union-kitchen-over-wage-theft-allegations/) - By Daniel J. Sernovitz – Senior Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal Mar 7, 2023 Union Kitchen's employee collective bargaining unit has sued the District food business accelerator and retail store operator over claims of wage theft, alleging the company and its chief executive withheld tips in violation of D.C. law. In its lawsuit, filed Tuesday
- [Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against Dulles Drywall, Inc. and Charmin Construction on Behalf of Construction Workers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/handley-farah-anderson-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-against-dulles-drywall-inc-and-charmin-construction-on-behalf-of-construction-workers/) - On May 27, 2023 Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of a group of construction workers who are former employees of Dulles Drywall, Inc. and Charmin Construction. The lawsuit is against Dulles Drywall, Charmin Construction, and Fabian Gonzalez and alleges that the workers’
- [Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against Gilbane Building Company and P&D Contractors on Behalf of Construction Workers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/handley-farah-anderson-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-against-gilbane-building-company-and-pd-contractors-on-behalf-of-construction-workers/) - On February 6, 2023, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of a group of construction workers who are former employees of subcontractors for Gilbane Building Company and P&D Contractors. The lawsuit is against Gilbane and several of its subcontractors, and alleges that the
- [Insider: Kroger workers say grocery chain is pocketing their paychecks in new lawsuit: 'This is wage theft, plain and simple'](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/insider-kroger-workers-say-grocery-chain-is-pocketing-their-paychecks-in-new-lawsuit-this-is-wage-theft-plain-and-simple/) - By: Aidan Pollard Kroger workers filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, claiming the grocery chain garnished paychecks and failed to pay wages after it implemented a new payroll system in 2022. The lawsuit filed January 19 alleges workers were not paid for overtime, had their paychecks garnished, and in one case claims a worker
- [12 WBOY: Kroger sued by West Virginia, other employees over alleged wage theft](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/12-wboy-kroger-sued-by-west-virginia-other-employees-over-alleged-wage-theft/) - RICHMOND, Va. (WBOY) — A group of Kroger employees filed a federal class-action lawsuit alleging that the company has engaged in widespread wage theft after repeated and ongoing problems with payroll. The employees are predominantly members of United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 Union, which represents about 13,000 Kroger associates in Virginia, West
- [ABC 13 News: Kroger Union files class action lawsuit alleging widespread wage theft](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/abc-13-news-kroger-union-files-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-widespread-wage-theft/) - RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — A group of Kroger associates from the Mid-Atlantic region have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Richmond. The lawsuit filed on Thursday alleges their employer has engaged in widespread wage theft resulting from repeated and ongoing problems with payroll. The plaintiffs are Kroger employees, most of whom are
- [59 News: Kroger Union members file class action lawsuit alleging wage theft](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/kroger-union-members-file-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-wage-theft/) - RICHMOND, VA (WVNS) — According to information from members with the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 Union, Kroger union members have filed a class action lawsuit alleging wide ranging wage theft. On Thursday, January 19, 2023, a group of Kroger associates in the Mid-Atlantic region filed the class action lawsuit in federal
- [Associated Press: Lawsuit Accuses Largest US Meat Producers of Wage Fixing](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/associated-press-lawsuit-accuses-largest-us-meat-producers-of-wage-fixing/) - Three meat plant workers have filed a federal lawsuit accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork producers of conspiring to depress wages and benefits. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Denver on Friday, seeks class-action status and alleges the producers have worked together since at least 2014 to keep workers’ compensation lower than the market would allow, violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. It was brought by two meat plant workers from Iowa and one from Georgia but seeks to represent hundreds of thousands of other people who have worked in jobs from slaughtering to production at the companies’ collective 140 plants. Together the plants produce about 80% of the red meat sold to U.S. consumers, according to the lawsuit. The companies are JBS USA Food Company, Cargill Inc., Hormel Foods Corp., American Foods Group LLC, Triumph Foods LLC, Seaboard Foods LLC, National Beef Packing Co. LLC, Iowa Premium LLC, Smithfield Foods Inc., Agri Beef Co. and Perdue Farms Inc., along with some subsidiaries.
- [CBS New York: Dozens of NYC Landlords, Real Estate Brokers Accused of Discriminating Against Low-Income Tenants](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/cbs-new-york-dozens-of-nyc-landlords-real-estate-brokers-accused-of-discriminating-against-low-income-tenants/) - A lawsuit filed in New York County Supreme Court accuses 28 landlords and real estate brokers of discriminating against low-income tenants. The Legal Aid Society filed the suit, claiming the minimum income requirements set by landlords basically bar anyone using a housing voucher. Landlords often require prospective tenants to earn 40 times the annual rent, even if their voucher would cover their entire monthly payment. If an apartment is $1,500 a month, that would be $60,000 a year. The average housing choice voucher holder in New York City makes around $19,000 a year.
- [Law360: Chicken Cos. To Pay Combined $85M In Wage Conspiracy Suit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-chicken-cos-to-pay-combined-85m-in-wage-conspiracy-suit/) - Cargill Meat Solutions, Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms will pay a combined total of $84.8 million to settle allegations the poultry companies illegally conspired to keep their wages low, according to a proposed agreement filed in Maryland federal court. Specifically, Cargill will pay $15 million, Sanderson will pay $38.3 million and Wayne will pay $31.5 million to settlement classes of workers. Under the deals, the companies have also agreed to cooperate with the workers in their case against the remaining defendant companies in the litigation, the workers said in a motion for preliminary approval filed Friday.
- [Law360: Fiat Chrysler Accused Of Adding 'Phantom Freight' Costs](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-fiat-chrysler-accused-of-adding-phantom-freight-costs/) - Two customers have hit Fiat Chrysler with a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court, alleging that the automaker has resumed the practice of charging so-called phantom freight by artificially jacking up charges passed on to customers for delivering new vehicles to dealerships. Decades after the allegedly deceptive practice ceased due to "congressional intervention," FCA US LLC has been issuing "destination charges" in recent years that are far more than the actual costs of transporting vehicles to dealers, according to the complaint filed Wednesday by plaintiffs Christopher Lindsey and BCR Carpentry LLC.
- [Press Release: Equal Rights Center & Greystar Strike Impactful Agreement to Address Fair Housing Concerns in Virginia](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/press-release-equal-rights-center-greystar-strike-impactful-agreement-to-address-fair-housing-concerns-in-virginia/) - Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) and GREP Atlantic, LLC (Greystar) announced they have entered into a groundbreaking collaboration agreement in which Greystar will proactively address fair housing concerns raised by the ERC following a civil rights testing investigation. In response the ERC’s outreach, Greystar quickly expressed an interest in working with the ERC to ensure compliance with fair housing requirements and best practices in Virginia and to serve as an industry leader for other housing providers seeking to comply with Virginia’s fair housing laws. The agreement covers all Greystar-managed properties in Virginia and as a result of today’s agreement, which will last for at least five years, Greystar will:
- [Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against J A G Contractors Inc., and Hensel Phelps Development, L.L.C., on Behalf of Construction Workers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/handley-farah-anderson-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-against-j-a-g-contractors-inc-and-hensel-phelps-development-l-l-c-on-behalf-of-construction-workers/) - On August 31, 2022, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of a group of former employees of J A G Contractors Inc., and Hensel Phelps Development, L.L.C., alleging their employers failed to properly compensate workers for work done at the Bethesda Marriot
- [Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against Barton Malow Company and MBA Construction, Inc., on Behalf of Construction Workers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/handley-farah-anderson-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-against-barton-malow-company-and-mba-construction-inc-on-behalf-of-construction-workers/) - On August 31, 2022, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of a group of former employees of Barton Malow Company and MBA Construction, Inc., alleging their employers failed to properly compensate workers for work done at numerous construction sites across Virginia, including
- [SEPARATED FAMILY](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/separated-family/) - This Federal Tort Claims Act case was brought on behalf of a Honduran father and daughter who were forcibly separated from each other by Border Patrol. The daughter was sent to a facility for unaccompanied children in Syosset, New York and her father was deported to Honduras. The Government kept the daughter detained in New
- [Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against C.R. Millwork LLC, Whiting Turner Contracting Company and CBG Building Company on Behalf of Construction Workers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/handley-farah-anderson-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-against-c-r-millwork-llc-whiting-turner-contracting-company-and-cbg-building-company-on-behalf-of-construction-workers/) - On August 26, 2022, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in Superior Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of a group of former employees of C.R. Millwork LLC, Whiting Turner Contracting Company and CBG Building Company, alleging their employers failed to properly compensate workers for work done at numerus construction sites in
- [HFA Files Federal Tort Claims Act Lawsuit Against US Government For Forcibly Separating a Honduran Father from his Seven-Year-Old Daughter at the Border](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-federal-tort-claims-act-lawsuit-against-us-government-for-forcibly-separating-a-honduran-father-from-his-seven-year-old-daughter-at-the-border/) - On August 25, 2022, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in federal court in Brooklyn on behalf of a Honduran father and daughter that were forcibly separated at the United States’ border by U.S. government agents. The lawsuit alleges that this forceable separation caused severe and unjustified trauma and injury
- [WNYC News: Housing Advocates Hope Bigger Bonuses Will Spur NYC Brokers to Work More with Low-Income Renters](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/wnyc-news-housing-advocates-hope-bigger-bonuses-will-spur-nyc-brokers-to-work-more-with-low-income-renters/) - By WNYC News A contingent of New York City landlords and real estate brokers are promising to give low-income renters a fairer shake, as part of the settlement of a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the advocacy group Housing Rights Initiative (HRI). Earlier this month, HRI announced a proposed agreement with 23 landlords and real
- [Federal Court Certifies Nationwide Collective Action Alleging Workers of Strickland Waterproofing Were Underpaid](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/federal-court-certifies-nationwide-collective-action-alleging-workers-of-strickland-waterproofing-were-underpaid/) - The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia has conditionally certified a nationwide collective action against North Carolina-based Strickland Waterproofing. Plaintiffs allege that Strickland misclassified them as independent contractors and thus failed to properly pay them overtime, among other wage violations. The collective action is represented by Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC
- [D.C. Court Orders AIMCO to Pay HFA Client Compensatory and Punitive Damages for Violating D.C. Fair Housing and Consumer Laws, and Enters Injunction Against AIMCO](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/d-c-court-orders-aimco-to-pay-hfa-client-compensatory-and-punitive-damages-for-violating-d-c-fair-housing-and-consumer-laws-and-enters-injunction-against-aimco/) - Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC has obtained an order awarding punitive, compensatory, and statutory damages as well as injunctive relief in its case against Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO) and Rhode Island 15, LP d/b/a Latrobe Apartment Homes (Latrobe). The Court found that AIMCO and Latrobe had violated the D.C. Human Rights Act and
- [Washington Post: Apartment Firms Agree to Housing Voucher Policies to Settle Bias Suit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/washington-post-apartment-firms-agree-to-housing-voucher-policies-to-settle-bias-suit/) - By Jonathan O'Connell Twenty-three New York City landlords and apartment brokers agreed to enact reforms to resolve a lawsuit alleging they routinely turned away prospective tenants seeking to use federal vouchers to supplement their rent. The complaint, filed in March 2021, accused 88 landlords and brokers in the city of repeatedly rejecting tenants with Section 8
- [NPR: Apartment Building in NW D.C. Sued for Alleged Housing Discrimination](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/npr-apartment-building-in-nw-d-c-sued-for-alleged-housing-discrimination/) - By Ally Schweitzer Another D.C. apartment building is being accused of housing discrimination after it allegedly turned away low-income applicants who hold rental assistance vouchers. In a complaint filed Monday in D.C. Superior Court, the Equal Rights Center alleges that management at the Adams View apartments in Cleveland Park illegally denied housing to potential residents who receive
- [Housing Rights Initiative and Compass Inc. Announce Cooperation Agreement in Source-of-Income Discrimination Lawsuit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/housing-rights-initiative-and-compass-inc-announce-cooperation-agreement-in-source-of-income-discrimination-lawsuit/) - Compass Inc. Reaffirms its Commitment to Policies to Protect Low-Income Tenants (NEW YORK, NY) – The non-profit organization Housing Rights Initiative (“HRI”) and Compass, Inc. (“Compass”) have announced a cooperation agreement to settle HRI’s claims of source of income discrimination against Compass. The agreement will reinforce Compass’s policies and practices applicable to NYC Compass agents
- [Law360: Apple Users Want Class Cert. In IPhone Storage False Ad Suit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-apple-users-want-class-cert-in-iphone-storage-false-ad-suit/) - By Gina Kim Law360 (March 16, 2022, 10:14 PM EDT) -- Consumers who allege Apple falsely advertised the storage capacity of older versions of its mobile devices asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to grant them class certification, maintaining that all users were deceived and harmed by Apple's uniform promise of 16-gigabyte storage for their personal
- [American Council for the Blind: Court Certifies Nationwide Disability Rights Class Action Against Quest](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/american-council-for-the-blind-court-certifies-nationwide-disability-rights-class-action-against-quest/) - Court Certifies Nationwide Disability Rights Class Action Against Quest Diagnostics for Use of Inaccessible Touch Screen Kiosks, and Rejects Quest’s Request to Declare That Its Inaccessible Kiosks Comply with the ADA The American Council of the Blind has defeated a summary judgment motion in federal court in California that sought to dismiss ACB’s claims that
- [HFA Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against W.G. Welch, LLC and HITT Contracting Inc. on Behalf of Construction Workers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-against-w-g-welch-llc-and-hitt-contracting-inc-on-behalf-of-construction-workers/) - On December 6, 2021, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in Superior Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of a group of constructions workers performing work for W.G. Welch, LLC and HITT Contracting Inc. The Plaintiffs allege that their employers failed to properly compensate them for work done in Washington, DC at
- [Press Release: NAD and ERC Invite State Agencies in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia to Collaborate in Addressing Illegal Disability Discrimination](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/nad-and-erc-invite-state-agencies-in-maryland-virginia-and-west-virginia-to-collaborate-in-addressing-illegal-disability-discrimination/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2021 Today, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Equal Rights Center (ERC) alerted Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia state and county agencies about disability discrimination in the administration of public benefits that a recent investigation uncovered. The NAD and ERC invite these agencies to work quickly and
- [Law360: Pilgrim's Reaches $29M Settlement In Wage Conspiracy Suit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-pilgrims-reaches-29m-settlement-in-wage-conspiracy-suit/) - By J. Edward Moreno Law360 (July 6, 2021, 9:09 PM EDT) -- Pilgrim's Pride Corp., a subsidiary of JBS, has reached a $29 million settlement with workers who claim it conspired with other poultry companies to keep their wages low. In addition to the monetary settlement, which must be approved by a Maryland federal judge,
- [FORD F-150 OIL CONSUMPTION](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/ford-f-150-oil-consumption/) - Lyman v. Ford Motor Company, Civil Action No. 2:21-cv-10024 (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan). This consumer class action alleges that Model Year 2018-2020 Ford F-150 trucks equipped with a 5.0L engine suffer from a defect which causes the vehicles to consume excessive amounts of motor oil. The complaint alleges that, among
- [ASPENPOINTE DATA BREACH](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/aspenpointe-data-breach/) - Coursey v. AspenPointe, Inc., Civil Action No. 2020CV32198 (4th District Court, Colorado). This class action alleges that, due to inadequate safety precautions, Defendant AspenPointe experienced a data breach at minimum between September 12 and September 22, 2020. This breach compromised and exposed the confidential personal information as well as mental and physical health records of
- [ALIERA HEALTHCARE LITIGATION](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/aliera-healthcare-litigation/) - Alibina v. Aliera, Civil Action No. 5:20-cv-00496 (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky). This consumer class action alleges that The Aliera Companies (along with Trinity Healthshare, Inc. and OneShare Health, LLC d/b/a Unity HealthShare, LLC) sold Plaintiffs what they claimed was membership in a healthcare sharing ministry but, in actuality, was nothing
- [NYPD's Unlawful Warrant Searches](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/unconstitutional-warrant-searches/) - Belle et al v. The City of New York, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-02673 (Southern District of New York) This class action lawsuit alleges that the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) engages in an unconstitutional practice of detaining people for the purpose of conducting warrant searches when no reasonable suspicion exists to detain such people. The
- [Curbed: Everything We Know About the Sweeping New Housing Discrimination Lawsuit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/curbed-everything-we-know-about-the-sweeping-new-housing-discrimination-lawsuit/) - By Caroline Spivak It took 15 years for Nancy Padilla to claw her way out of the city’s shelter system. She should have been able to rent a place of her own, but while she searched for a new apartment, countless appointments with brokers and landlords came to an abrupt halt the moment the 58-year-old
- [New York Times: ‘She Wants Well-Qualified People’: 88 Landlords Accused of Housing Bias](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/new-york-times-she-wants-well-qualified-people-88-landlords-accused-of-housing-bias/) - By Matthew Haag The caller was a woman looking to move with her boyfriend into a studio apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, advertised for $1,751 a month. The man who answered, the real estate broker on the listing, said he would be happy to show them the place. The woman, however, had
- [Law360: Poultry Giants Can't Dodge Workers' Wage-Fixing Suit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-poultry-giants-cant-dodge-workers-wage-fixing-suit/) - By Christopher Cole A Maryland federal judge declined to toss proposed class action claims from workers against three poultry companies accused of plotting to keep wages low and also rejected an effort to trim the suit to exclude jobs the plaintiffs didn't do. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher turned down three separate requests to
- [Richmond Times-Dispatch: Federal Lawsuit Alleges Wage Theft by Subcontractors on New General Assembly Building](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/richmond-times-dispatch-federal-lawsuit-alleges-wage-theft-by-subcontractors-on-new-general-assembly-building/) - By Michael Martz Two laborers have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against a Richmond drywall company and two Chesterfield County labor brokers for alleged unfair labor practices on almost three dozen major construction projects in Virginia, including the new General Assembly Building in Richmond. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern
- [D.C. Construction Giant CBG Is Being Sued For Wage Theft](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/d-c-construction-giant-cbg-is-being-sued-for-wage-theft/) - By Ally Schweitzer Maria Perez began to suspect she was underpaid only a couple of months after starting her new job. In September, Perez was working for a Virginia-based drywall company, cleaning up dust and debris at D.C. construction sites overseen by the large general contractor CBG Building Company. One day at work, she says,
- [HFA Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Workers Denied Lawfully Owed Wages While Constructing the Virginia General Assembly Building](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-construction-workers-denied-lawfully-owed-wages-while-constructing-the-virginia-general-assembly-building/) - Rampant in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the exploitation of workers by denying them lawfully owed wages has reached as far as the companies retained to construct the new General Assembly Building in Richmond. On December 1, 2020, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging
- [HFA Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against Strickland Waterproofing Company on Behalf of Construction Workers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-against-strickland-waterproofing-company-on-behalf-of-construction-workers/) - Handley Farah & Anderson filed a wage theft lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia on behalf of a group of employees of Strickland Waterproofing Company. The lawsuit alleges that Strickland Waterproofing failed to properly compensate workers for work done at the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech University,
- [STRICKLAND WATERPROOFING WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/strickland-waterproofing-wage-theft/) - This wage theft collective action was brought on behalf of a group of current and former employees of Strickland Waterproofing Company, Incorporated, alleging their employer failed to pay overtime premiums for work done at the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech University, and numerous other construction projects across the Southeastern United States. Specifically,
- [VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/virginia-general-assembly-wage-theft/) - This wage theft collective action was brought on behalf of a group of current and former employees of Capital Interior Contractors, Inc., alleging their employer failed to pay overtime premiums for work done at the Commonwealth’s new General Assembly Building in Richmond, Virginia and other construction projects around Virginia. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Plaintiffs
- [The Intercept: Stop-and-Frisk Never Really Ended. Now It's Gone Digital.](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/the-intercept-stop-and-frisk-never-really-ended-now-its-gone-digital/) - By Alice Speri TERRON BELLE WAS walking home from an upper Manhattan subway station one evening, three years ago, when an unmarked police car pulled up behind him. Four officers in plainclothes surrounded him on the sidewalk, ordering him to turn around against a gate so they could search him. Belle complied, and the officers found
- [Inman: Judge Denies Motion by NAR to Dismiss Buyer Commission Lawsuit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/inman-judge-denies-motion-by-nar-to-dismiss-buyer-commission-lawsuit/) - By Patrick Kearns A U.S. District Court judge Friday denied motions by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and some of the nation’s largest real estate companies to dismiss a lawsuit that takes aim at the practice of homesellers paying the buyer’s broker commission. In denying the motion to dismiss, Judge Andrea Wood argued that the plaintiffs would have paid “substantially
- [Times of India: They Die in American War Zones, Kin Wage Battle for Compensation](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/times-of-india-they-die-in-american-war-zones-kin-wage-battle-for-compensation/) - By Ishita Mishra The last time Lavan Mohan spoke to his father was on New Year, 2015. His father Thota was in Iraq, he at Jagtial in Telangana. For five years, he has had no idea what happened to his father. “His phone just went off,” Mohan told TOI. “He worked as an elevator operator
- [Prison Telecom Price-Fixing/RICO](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/prison-telecom-price-fixing-rico/) - Albert et al v. Global Tel*Link Corp. et al, Civil Action No. 8:20-cv-01936 (U.S. District Court for Maryland) This class action lawsuit alleges that Global Tel*Link Corp. (“GTL”), Securus Technologies, LLC (“Securus”), and 3Cinteractive Corp. (“3CI”) charged unlawfully inflated prices for collect calls made by incarcerated individuals in jails and prisons throughout the United States.
- [Patreon and the American Counsel of the Blind Announce Digital Accessibility Initiative](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/patreon-and-the-american-counsel-of-the-blind-announce-digital-accessibility-initiative/) - Patreon, the popular membership platform for artists, creators and their supporters, recently announced its commitment to digital accessibility. Patreon worked in conjunction with blind creators and the American Council of the Blind in a Structured Negotiation to develop the accessibility initiative announced by Patreon. Those blind creators and the American Council of the Blind were
- [Kathmandu Post: ‘Cheap’ Nepali Deaths in US War Zones](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/kathmandu-post-cheap-nepali-deaths-in-us-war-zones/) - By Peter Gill Cheap labor for contractors Faced with political turmoil and a lack of job opportunities at home, Nepalis began venturing to both Iraq and Afghanistan in large numbers in the mid-2000s. Noah Coburn, a political anthropologist at Bennington College who studies military contracting, estimates that 50,000 Nepalis have worked in Afghanistan since the
- [CBG BUILDING COMPANY WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/cbg-building-company-wage-theft/) - This wage theft collective action was brought on behalf of current and former employees of CBG Building Company LLC in the District of Columbia, alleging that workers at CBG’s DC area construction projects were denied lawfully owed wages, including overtime premiums and minimum wages. Additionally, the complaint alleges that the Plaintiffs were illegally classified as
- [HFA Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against CBG Building Company on Behalf of Construction Workers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-against-cbg-building-company-on-behalf-of-construction-workers/) - Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court on behalf of a group of former employees of CBG Building Company, alleging they failed to properly compensate workers for work done at projects across Washington, D.C. The Complaint alleges that while employed at CBG’s DC area construction projects, the plaintiffs and other similarly
- [Caffe Roma Wage Theft](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/caffe-roma-wage-theft/) - This wage theft action is on behalf of current and former employees of Caffe Roma, a popular bar and restaurant in Beverly Hills frequented by Hollywood elites. The lawsuit alleges that, for years, Caffe Roma and its owners have wrongly withheld tips owed to the workers and failed to provide meal and rest breaks required
- [Housing Ads Age Discrimination](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/housing-ads-age-discrimination/) - These cases involve more than a dozen enforcement actions filed with the District of Columbia and Montgomery County Offices of Human Rights, alleging that seven housing companies denied prospective older tenants the opportunity to receive their advertisements on Facebook for apartments because of the prospective tenants’ ages. These are the first civil rights cases involving
- [ANNING-JOHNSON WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/anning-johnson-wage-theft/) - Esparza et. al. v. Anning-Johnson Co. et. al., 1:19-cv-03481 (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia) This wage theft class and collective action was brought on behalf of a group of former employees of Anning-Johnson Company, a subcontractor of Hitt Contracting Incorporated. The Complaint alleges that these employers failed to pay workers overtime premiums
- [DISCRIMINATORY FINANCIAL SERVICES ADS ON FACEBOOK](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/discriminatory-financial-services-ads-on-facebook/) - Neuhtah Opiotennione v. Facebook, Inc., 3:19-cv-07185 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California) This class action lawsuit was brought on behalf of millions of older persons and women who did not receive ads for various financial services like bank accounts, loans, insurance, and investments. The lawsuit alleges that Facebook has not taken any
- [Pillar Construction Wage Theft](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/pillar-construction-wage-theft/) - On October 21, 2019 Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court on behalf of a group of former employees of Pillar Construction, a subcontractor of Balfour Beatty Construction and Lendlease Construction, alleging they failed to properly compensate workers for work done on The Kelvin and The Belgard, two luxury apartment buildings
- [LGB CONSTRUCTION WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/lgb-construction-wage-theft/) - Hernandez-Rodriguez et. al. v. LGB Construction et. al., 1:19-cv-01449 (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia) This wage theft class and collective action was brought on behalf of a group of former employees of LGB Construction. The Complaint alleges that these employers failed to pay workers overtime premiums and also illegally misclassified workers.
- [Lackawanna Recycling Center Forced Labor](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/lackawanna-county-recycling-center-forced-labor/) - This proposed collective and class action lawsuit was brought on behalf of hundreds of individuals who allege that they were forced to work nearly for free in atrocious conditions while in civil detention in Lackawanna County. The lawsuit alleges that individuals in civil detention for unpaid child support were forced to work for $5.00 per
- [LATROBE APARTMENTS HOUSING DISCRIMINATION](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/latrobe-apartments-housing-discrimination/) - Martin v. Apartment Investment and Management Company, et. al., 17-10032 (D.C. Superior Court) This class action was brought by Tiana Martin on behalf of herself and all other individuals who sought to use their Housing Choice Vouchers to assist with rental payments at the Latrobe Apartments in Washington, D.C. When Ms. Martin sought to use
- [SquareTrade Consumer Action](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/squaretrade-protection-plan/) - Shuman v. SquareTrade, Inc., 3:20-cv-02725 (N.D. Cal.) This proposed class action was brought by Michael Shuman on behalf of himself and a proposed class of individuals that purchased SquareTrade protection plans. When purchasing protection plans from SquareTrade, consumers are promised that if the covered item should break within the specified period, the consumer will receive
- [The Diplomat: COVID and Contractors: Nepalis in an American War Zone](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/the-diplomat-covid-and-contractors-nepalis-in-an-american-war-zone/) - By Peter Gill On June 20, the Associated Press reported an outbreak of COVID-19 within the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, quoting an anonymous source who said that up to 20 people were infected, “the majority of them Nepalese Gurkhas, who provide embassy security.” Beyond this, there was no further mention of the Nepali guards,
- [The New Yorker: How Trump Is Helping Tycoons Exploit the Pandemic](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/the-new-yorker-how-trump-is-helping-tycoons-exploit-the-pandemic/) - By Jane Meyer On June 22nd, in the baking heat of a parking lot a few miles inland from Delaware’s beaches, several dozen poultry workers, many of them Black or Latino, gathered to decry the conditions at a local poultry plant owned by one of President Donald Trump’s biggest campaign contributors. “We’re here for a reason
- [The Times-Tribune: Trash for Cash](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/the-times-tribune-trash-for-cash/) - By Terrie Morgan-Besecker Lackawanna County’s recent decision to stop sending certain prisoners to work at its recycling center should not impact the defense of a class action lawsuit that alleges the inmates were forced into slave labor, a county attorney said. Donald Frederickson, general counsel for the county, said the plaintiffs, by law, will not
- [Route Fifty: Families of Prisoners Sue Over High Cost of Phone Calls](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/route-fifty-families-of-prisoners-sue-over-high-cost-of-phone-calls/) - By Emma Coleman A new lawsuit filed in federal district court is taking aim at the high cost of making phone calls from prison. Families of incarcerated people are calling the prices charged for phone calls by telecom contractors in state prisons exorbitant and illegal. With prices that range from $9.99 or $14.99 for a
- [Press Release: Leading Housing Companies Sued for Allegedly Discriminating Against Older Americans in Advertising Apartments on Facebook](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/press-release-leading-housing-companies-sued-for-allegedly-discriminating-against-older-americans-in-advertising-apartments-on-facebook/) - WASHINGTON—Today, in a historic civil rights action challenging digital housing discrimination on Facebook, a non-profit group and an older woman seeking to represent a class of thousands of older tenants filed a lawsuit against 10 residential property management companies, including a number of industry leaders, alleging that they denied older prospective tenants the opportunity to
- [Law360: Major Real Estate Cos. Accused Of Age Bias In Facebook Ads](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-major-real-estate-cos-accused-of-age-bias-in-facebook-ads/) - By Mike LaSusa A handful of major real estate companies were sued Wednesday in Maryland federal court over allegations they systematically discriminated against older residents in the Washington, D.C., area by targeting housing ads on Facebook to a young customer base. The New York City-based nonprofit Housing Rights Initiative and named plaintiff Neuhtah Opiotennione, a 55-year-old D.C.
- [Press Release: Families of Prisoners Sue Nation’s Largest Providers of Inmate Calling Services for Fixing and Lying about Prices](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/press-release-families-of-prisoners-sue-nations-largest-providers-of-inmate-calling-services-for-fixing-and-lying-about-prices/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2020 Contact: George Farah, Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC, gfarah@hfajustice.com, (212) 477-8090 Families of Prisoners Sue Nation’s Largest Providers of Inmate Calling Services for Fixing and Lying about Prices WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, families of prisoners filed a class action lawsuit against Global Tel*Link Corp. (“GTL”), Securus Technologies, LLC (“Securus”),
- [Law 360: Drivers Say Some VW Engines Stall In Traffic](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law-360-drivers-say-some-vw-engines-stall-in-traffic/) - Law360 (May 28, 2020, 5:30 PM EDT) -- A proposed class of drivers on Thursday accused Volkswagen Group of America Inc. of selling vehicles with an engine defect, saying they experienced stalling when they slowed down and had to pay out of pocket for repairs. Marilyn Dickinson and Kate Conroy told the Northern District of
- [New York Times: Appeals Court Allows Emoluments Suit Against Trump to Proceed](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/new-york-times-appeals-court-allows-emoluments-suit-against-trump-to-proceed/) - By Sharon LaFraniere WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday revived a lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by profiting from his Washington hotel, a decision that will most likely lead the Justice Department to appeal to the Supreme Court to keep the plaintiffs from gathering evidence in the case. “We
- [Digital News Daily: Court Revives Lawsuit Accusing Apple Of Duping iPhone Purchasers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/digital-news-daily-court-revives-lawsuit-accusing-apple-of-duping-iphone-purchasers/) - By Wendy Davis Apple must face claims that it duped consumers about the amount of storage capacity in iPhones and iPads, a federal appellate court ruled this week. The ruling, issued by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, reversed a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, who
- [HFA Sues SquareTrade for Allegedly Failing to Fully Reimburse Consumers as Promised](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-sues-squaretrade-for-allegedly-failing-to-fully-reimburse-consumers-as-promised/) - HFA, in partnership with the Gibbs Law Group, have filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against SquareTrade, Inc. ("SquareTrade") for allegedly failing to fully reimburse consumers who purchased the company's protection plans and subsequently qualified for reimbursement from them. SquareTrade sells service-contract “protection plans” for consumer goods. These protection plans effectively act as insurance. If
- [Time Magazine: How Housing Voucher Programs Can Hurt the Low-Income Families They’re Designed to Help](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/time-magazine-a-mask-for-racial-discrimination-how-housing-voucher-programs-can-hurt-the-low-income-families-theyre-designed-to-help/) - By Abby Vesoulis The Stay Lodge hotel room in Charlotte, N.C., where Shanna Lee lives with her 3-year-old daughter, Lavi, isn’t much to look at. There’s a queen-size bed pushed up against the wall, a mini-fridge in the corner and a toddler’s pink kitchen play set purchased for $5. The most valuable item in the
- [HFA Files Wage Theft Lawsuit on behalf of Employees of Baltimore Restaurant, The Local Oyster](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/handley-anderson-files-wage-theft-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-employees-of-baltimore-restaurant-the-local-oyster/) - Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a class of current and former employees of The Local Oyster, a rapidly expanding restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland, alleging their employer failed to pay its workers minimum wages dating back to the restaurant’s opening in October 2015. The lawsuit alleges that the
- [THE LOCAL OYSTER WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/the-local-oyster-wage-theft/) - Carleton v. The Local Oyster LLC, et al, Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-02393-JKB (D. Md) This wage theft class and collective action was brought on behalf of a class of current and former employees of The Local Oyster, a rapidly expanding restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland, alleging their employer failed to pay its workers minimum wages dating
- [RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/rutgers-university-pregnancy-discrimination/) - Jesionka v. Rutgers University, Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-04600-ES-SCM (D. New Jersey) This pregnancy discrimination lawsuit was brought in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey on behalf of Natalie Jesionka, the Associate Director of the Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers University Newark, following the announcement that her employment would be terminated days before she
- [Al-Zajrawee DBA Claim Against KBR](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/ahlam-al-zajrawee-v-kbr/) - 2018-LDA-00297, OWCP No. 02-308909 (Office of Administrative Law Judges – Washington, DC). Handley Farah & Anderson represents Ms. Ahlam Al-Zajrawee concerning grievous injuries she suffered while working as a security guard for the U.S. contractor, KBR, in Iraq. During the Iraq war, Ms. Al-Zajrawee was employed by KBR to screen women entering the U.S. military
- [Monat Hair Care Products](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/monat-haircare-products/) - Whitmire v. MONAT Global Corp., Case No. 1:18-cv-20636 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida). This consumer class action alleges that MONAT Global Corp engaged in false advertising of hair products. MONAT Hair Care Products are sold through a multi-level marketing scheme that touts them as both safe and natural. According to the
- [DAIRYAMERICA MISREPORTING](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/dairyamerica-misrepresentation/) - Carlin et al. v. DairyAmerica Inc. et al., Case No. 1:09-cv-00430, Eastern District of California This class action alleges that DairyAmerica, the largest marketer of nonfat dry milk, and California Dairies, a processing cooperative, conspired to misreport critical data used by the federal government to calculate raw milk prices paid to dairy farmers. The lawsuit alleges
- [BEEKEEPER KEPT AS INDENTURED SERVANT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/beekeeper-kept-as-indentured-servant/) - Pun v. Tiwari et al, Civil Action No. 8:18-cv-2147 (D. Md.) This wage theft action alleges that Mr. Purna Bahadur Pun, a Nepali beekeeper, was forced to work on a rural Maryland farm for three years without lawfully owed wages. The case alleges that Rightway Engineering and Management LLP and its owners, who own a
- [HFA Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Nepali Beekeeper Forced to Work on Maryland Farm for Three Years Without Pay](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/handley-anderson-files-suit-on-behalf-of-nepali-beekeeper-forced-to-work-on-maryland-farm-for-three-years-without-pay/) - On July 13, 2018, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Maryland alleging that Mr. Purna Bahadur Pun, a Nepali beekeeper, was forced to work on a rural Maryland farm for three years without lawfully owed wages. The case alleges that Rightway Engineering and Management LLP and its owners,
- [NEPALI GURKHA SECURITY GUARDS](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/nepali-gurkha-security-guards/) - Adhikari, et al. v. Government of Canada, Court File No: CV-18-00599976-0000 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice). This action was brought on behalf of the families of fifteen Nepali security guards who were killed in a bombing in Afghanistan while en route to their jobs at the Canadian Embassy against the Government of Canada and the
- [MARINA GRILLE & GNARLY VINE WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/marina-grille-gnarly-vine-wage-theft/) - Christensen et al v. GW Associates of NY Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 7:18-cv-05798 (S.D.N.Y.) This wage theft collective action was brought on behalf of a group of former employees of The Marina Grille and the Gnarly Wine Bar in New Rochelle, New York, alleging their employer failed to pay these workers minimum wage
- [HFA Files Wage Theft Lawsuit on behalf of Servers, Bartenders and Busboys against Westchester County Restaurant and Wine Bar](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/handley-anderson-files-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-servers-bartenders-and-busboys-of-westchester-county-restaurant-and-wine-bar-in-response-to-years-long-scheme-by-employer-to-steal-wages/) - Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a group of former employees of The Marina Grille and the Gnarly Wine Bar in New Rochelle, New York, alleging their employer failed to pay these workers minimum wage and overtime premiums dating back to at least 2015. The case alleges that
- [AFRICAN-AMERICAN SUGARCANE FARMER](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/discrimination-against-african-american-sugarcane-farmer/) - Provost v. First Guaranty Bank et al, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-08845 (Eastern District of Louisiana) This case alleges a discriminatory scheme by First Guaranty Bank and its executives to profit at the expense of, impair and extinguish the sugarcane farm of Wenceslaus Provost, Jr., one of the last remaining African-American sugarcane farmers in Louisiana, and to replace
- [HFA Files Lawsuit Alleging that NYPD Conducts Unlawful Warrant Searches](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-lawsuit-alleging-that-nypd-conducts-unlawful-warrant-searches/) - Handley Farah & Anderson and Cyrus Joubin, Esq. have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) engages in an unconstitutional practice of detaining people for the purpose of conducting warrant searches when no reasonable suspicion exists to detain such people. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, compensatory damages and
- [REAL ESTATE COMMISSIONS ANTITRUST LITIGATION](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/real-estate-commissions/) - Moehrl v. National Association of Realtors, et al., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-01610 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois) This antitrust class action alleges that the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”) and the four largest real estate broker franchisors (Realogy Holdings Corp., HomeServices of America, Inc., RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., and Keller Williams Realty,
- [HFA Files Lawsuit against Bank and Sugar Mill for Discriminating against African-America Sugarcane Farmer in Louisiana](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-lawsuit-against-bank-and-sugar-mill-for-discriminating-against-african-america-sugarcane-farmer-in-louisiana/) - HFA has filed a lawsuit alleging a discriminatory scheme by First Guaranty Bank and M.A. Patout sugar mill, and their executives, to profit at the expense of, impair and extinguish the sugarcane farm of Wenceslaus Provost, Jr., one of the last remaining African-American sugarcane farmers in Louisiana. Mr. Provost is an experienced and skilled sugarcane farmer.
- [HFA Files Lawsuit Alleging that National Association of Realtors and Real Estate Brokerages Conspired to Inflate Commissions Paid by Home Sellers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-antitrust-lawsuit-alleging-that-national-association-of-realtors-and-nations-biggest-franchisors-of-real-estate-brokers-conspired-to-inflate-commissions-paid-by-home-sellers/) - On March 6, 2019, HFA and co-counsel filed an antitrust class action lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois alleging that the National Association of Realtors ("NAR") and the four largest real estate broker franchisors (Realogy Holdings Corp., HomeServices of America, Inc., RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., and Keller Williams Realty, Inc.) conspired to require home sellers
- [HFA Files Lawsuit against FCA for Selling Vehicles with Defective Cooling Fans](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-lawsuit-against-fca-for-selling-vehicles-with-defective-cooling-fans/) - Handley Farah & Anderson has filed a class action lawsuit alleging that automobile manufacturer FCA US sold vehicles that contain defective cooling fans. Specifically, the complaint alleges that FCA US knowingly sold Jeep Renegade and Ram Promaster City vehicles with cooling fans that fail prematurely. The complaint alleges that when those defective cooling fans fail,
- [Court Grants Approval of Settlement of Defense Base Act Claims Against KBR](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/court-grants-approval-of-settlement-of-defense-base-act-claims-against-kbr/) - On January 23, 2019, Administrative Law Judge Carrie Bland approved the settlement of the Defense Base Act law suit against KBR, Inc. The lawsuit was brought by Handley Farah & Anderson on behalf of Ms. Ahlam Al-Zajrawee concerning grievous injuries she suffered while working as a security guard for U.S. contractor, KBR, in Iraq. During
- [HFA Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Homeowners Alleging Defective Gerard Stone Coated Metal Roofing](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-homeowners-alleging-defective-gerard-stone-coated-metal-roofing/) - Handley Farah & Anderson has filed a lawsuit against Gerard Roof Products, on behalf of a class of thousands of homeowners across the United States who purchased stone-coated metal roofing from the company. The roofing commands a significant premium in the market based upon claims that the roofing requires little to no maintenance and because
- [HFA Files Claims on behalf of Nepali and Peruvian Security Guards Injured while Protecting Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-claims-on-behalf-of-nepali-and-peruvian-security-guards-injured-while-protecting-americans-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/) - Handley Farah & Anderson has filed claims with the U.S. Department of Labor seeking compensation for several Nepali and Peruvian security guards who were grievously injured in Iraq and Afghanistan while working for U.S. defense contractors Aegis LLC and Triple Canopy. The lawsuit alleges that months and years of long hours and exposure to dangerous
- [Peruvian Security Guards DBA Cases](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/peruvian-security-guards-dba-cases/) - Handley Farah & Anderson represents a group of Peruvian security guards, who suffer from injuries sustained while working in Iraq for Triple Canopy, a United States defense contractor. The lawsuit alleges that months and years of long hours and exposure to dangerous and hazardous conditions have left these workers with a variety of long term
- [Nepali Security Guards DBA Cases](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/nepali-security-guards-dba-cases/) - Handley Farah & Anderson represents Shyam Lal Rana and Mani Raj Thapa, two Nepali security guards, who were grievously injured during a bombing in Afghanistan while they were working for Aegis LLC, a United States defense contractor. The bombing left the two men with severe head injuries, resulting in a continued loss of hearing and
- [Law360: Wilson, Buyers Go To Bat For Louisville Slugger Settlement](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/wilson-buyers-go-to-bat-for-louisville-slugger-settlement/) - Law360 (December 10, 2018, 6:07 PM EST) -- Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has reached a deal to provide replacement baseball bats to settle a contentious proposed class action in Illinois federal court by buyers who alleged that Louisville Slugger Prime BBCOR bats were defective and that the company denied and discouraged warranty claims. The proposed
- [Employees of Popular Beverly Hills Bar and Restaurant File Lawsuit in response to Years-Long Scheme to Steal Wages](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/employees-of-popular-beverly-hills-bar-and-restaurant-file-lawsuit-in-response-to-years-long-scheme-to-steal-wages/) - LOS ANGELES, CA –Handley Farah & Anderson and Bet Tzedek filed a lawsuit on behalf of current and former employees of Caffe Roma, a popular bar and restaurant in Beverly Hills frequented by Hollywood elites, alleging that for years Caffe Roma and its owners have wrongly withheld tips owed to the workers and failed to
- [HDD Suspension Assemblies Antitrust Litigation](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/hdd-suspension-assemblies-antitrust-litigation/) - Cimino et al v. Headway Technologies, Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 1:2019 cv 07428 (Southern District of New York) This antitrust class action alleges that the manufacturers of hard disk drive (“HDD”) suspension assemblies have engaged in a global conspiracy to fix prices and allocate markets since May 2008. HDD suspension assemblies are a
- [Bizarre Bar Wage Theft](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/bizarre-bar-wage-theft/) - Almanza et al v. Bizarre, LLC et al, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-07407 (Southern District of New York) This wage theft collective action alleges that Bizarre—a popular bar, restaurant and cabaret in Brooklyn, New York—failed to pay many former employers minimum wage and overtime premiums. The lawsuit alleges that although the Plaintiffs typically worked from 40
- [HFA and the National Legal Advocacy Network Sue Brooklyn Bar for Engaging in Scheme to Steal Bartenders' Wages](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-and-the-national-legal-advocacy-network-sue-owners-of-brooklyn-bar-for-engaging-in-scheme-to-steal-bartenders-wages/) - On August 8, 2018, Handley Farah & Anderson and the National Legal Advocacy Network filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of a group of former employees of Bizarre, a popular bar, restaurant and cabaret in Brooklyn, New York, alleging their employer failed to pay minimum wage and overtime premiums. The lawsuit alleges that
- [Progressive Dairyman: Final Settlement Agreement Approved in DairyAmerica Lawsuit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/final-settlement-agreement-approved-in-dairyamerica-lawsuit/) - Progressive Dairyman By Dave Natzke About 26,000 U.S. dairy farmers will split approximately $26 million in a settlement agreement reached in a decade-long lawsuit over misreporting of nonfat dry milk prices that negatively affected the milk prices they received. On May 8, 2019, the U.S. District Court Eastern District of California approved a $40 million
- [Numerous Leading Housing Companies Charged with Discriminating Against Older Americans in Advertising Apartments on Facebook](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/numerous-leading-housing-companies-charged-with-discriminating-against-older-americans-in-advertising-apartments-on-facebook/) - WASHINGTON—Today, in a historic civil rights action challenging digital housing discrimination on Facebook, a non-profit group and an older woman seeking to represent a class of thousands of older tenants filed discrimination charges against seven housing companies (including a number of industry leaders), alleging that the companies denied older prospective the opportunity to receive their
- [Class Action Filed Against Ford Motor Company for Defective Dashboards](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/class-action-filed-against-ford-motor-company/) - On October 23, 2019, the law firm Handley Farah & Anderson PLLC, along with the law firms Sauder Schelkopf and Baron & Herskowitz, filed a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company alleging that the company sold hundreds of thousands of Ford F-150 trucks with a known dashboard defect. The Ford F-Series truck has remained
- [HFA Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Workers Denied Wages by LGB Construction and Jose Jimenez](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-construction-workers-denied-lawfully-owed-wages-by-lgb-construction-and-jose-jimenez/) - On November 14, 2019, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of a group of former employees of LGB Construction, alleging the employer failed to properly compensate workers for work done at numerous construction sites in the District of Columbia Metropolitan
- [HFA Files Lawsuit against Anning-Johnson and Hitt Contracting for Failing to Pay Lawfully Owed Wages](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/hfa-files-lawsuit-against-anning-johnson-and-hitt-contracting-for-failing-to-pay-lawfully-owed-wages/) - Handley Farah & Anderson filed a class and collective action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of a group of former employees of Anning-Johnson Company, a subcontractor of Hitt Contracting Incorporated. The Complaint alleges that these employers failed to pay workers overtime premiums and also illegally misclassified workers.
- [Washington City Paper: Renter With a Housing Voucher Sues Real Estate Company for Income Discrimination](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/washington-city-paper-renter-with-a-housing-voucher-sues-real-estate-company-for-income-discrimination/) - By Amanda Michelle Gomez A D.C. resident with a federal housing voucher is suing a Colorado-based real estate company for income discrimination. Tiana Martinwas just looking for new housing to rent in or near Dupont Circle, where she was already living. In her search, she came across Latrobe Apartment Homes located at 1325 15th Street
- [The Times-Tirbune: Lackawanna County Sued over Use of Prisoners at Recycling Center](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/the-times-tirbune-lackawanna-county-sued-over-use-of-prisoners-at-recycling-center/) - By Terrie Morgan-Besecker For more than a decade, Lackawanna County has coerced people jailed for failing to pay child support to work for just $5 a day at its recycling facility in violation of anti-slavery, human trafficking and labor laws, attorneys for three former inmates claim in a federal lawsuit. The proposed class action suit accuses county officials of
- [Law360: Facebook Hit With Age, Gender Bias Suit Over Financial Ads](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-facebook-hit-with-age-gender-bias-suit-over-financial-ads/) - By Lauren Berg Facebook's practice of allowing targeted advertising by age and gender systematically discriminates against women and older people by excluding them from some ads for financial services like mortgages, investment opportunities and consulting services, a user alleged in a proposed class action in California federal court on Thursday. Neuhtah Opiotennione, 54, is interested in receiving
- [New York Times: The Land of Our Fathers](https://www.hfajustice.com/uncategorized/new-york-times-the-land-of-our-fathers/) - The New York Times podcast for the 1619 Project covers the plight of the Provost family, one of the last remaining African-American sugarcane farmers in Louisiana. HFA represents the Provosts in an action against First Guaranty Bank and its senior vice president for engaging in a pattern of discrimination and fraud that cost the Provosts
- [Law360: Judge Consolidates Wage-Fixing Suits Against Chicken Cos.](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-judge-consolidates-wage-fixing-suits-against-chicken-cos/) - By Celeste Bott A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday granted a bid by ex-chicken producer employees to consolidate related cases in a proposed class action accusing chicken processing companies of a decadelong conspiracy to fix the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher also appointed three law firms to
- [FOULGER-PRATT WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/foulger-pratt-wage-theft/) - Barrera-Aguirre, et al. v. Foulger-Pratt, LLC, et al, Civil Action No. 2018 CA 005406 (D.C. Sup.) This wage theft collective action was brought on behalf of a group of former employees of Foulger-Pratt and Manganaro Mid-Atlantic, alleging these employers failed to pay workers promised wages and overtime premiums for work related to the construction of
- [EMOLUMENTS LITIGATION AGAINST TRUMP](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/emoluments-litigation-against-trump/) - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Trump, Case No. 1:17-cv-00458, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Handley Farah & Anderson is working with several law firms in this high-profile lawsuit against President Trump. The lawsuit alleges that President Trump's ownership stake in the Trump Organization, and therefore in hotel and
- [FOIA LITIGATION – TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR NEPAL](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/other/foia-litigation-temporary-protected-status-for-nepal/) - Adhikaar, et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al., Civil Action No. 19-cv-5881 (S.D.N.Y.) This lawsuit pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act was brought in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of the nonprofit groups Adhikaar and the New York Immigration Coalition (“NYIC”) against four
- [Washington Post: Housing Companies Used Facebook’s Ad System to Discriminate against Older People, according to New Human Rights Charges](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/washington-post-housing-companies-used-facebooks-ad-system-to-discriminate-against-older-people-according-to-new-human-rights-charges/) - By Marie C. Baca Housing companies used Facebook’s ad system to discriminate against older people, according to new human rights charges. Two parties — nonprofit watchdog group Housing Rights Initiative and a D.C. woman seeking to lead a class-action group — filed human rights charges Wednesday with administrative agencies in D.C. and Maryland. They allege
- [New York Times: U.S. Appeals Court Reinstates Emoluments Case Against Trump](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/new-york-times-u-s-appeals-court-reinstates-emoluments-case-against-trump/) - A federal appeals court in New York on Friday revived a lawsuit alleging that President Trump is illegally profiting from his hotels and restaurants in New York and Washington in violation of the Constitution’s anti-corruption, or emoluments, clauses. In a two-to-one decision, a panel of judges for the United States Court of Appeals for the
- [Cook County Record: Scuba Instructor, Dive Buddy Claim Diveheart Violated ADA When Revoking Their Certifications](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/cook-county-record-scuba-instructor-dive-buddy-claim-diveheart-violated-ada/) - By Charmaine Little A certified scuba diving instructor and his dive buddy accused a certification group of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act when it allegedly restricted their certifications because of their physical conditions. Craig Ress and Carl Cogdill filed suit against the Diveheart Foundation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
- [The Birmingham News: Federal Lawsuit Claims Chicken Producers Fix Wages, Benefits](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/the-birmingham-news-federal-lawsuit-claims-chicken-producers-fix-wages-benefits/) - By William Thornton Companies producing most of America’s chicken products have met for almost a decade in Destin, Fla. to keep wages and benefits for their workforces at low levels, according to a lawsuit filed last week in Maryland. The suit was filed on behalf of three former workers from Arkansas, but seeks class-action status
- [Bushwick Daily: Drag & Brunch Bar Bizarre in Bushwick Shuttered and Faces Lawsuit from Employees](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/bushwick-daily-drag-brunch-bar-bizarre-in-bushwick-shuttered-and-faces-lawsuit-from-employees/) - An overhanging sign still reads “Bizarre” and the first two vowels are still flipped quixotically, but the rolling gate has remained shut since early June. The bartenders are now suing the shuttered bar. “I don’t know how they’ve been able to get away with it, but they never paid their employees,” one bartender told Bushwick
- [Bloomberg News: America’s Chicken Industry Accused of Conspiring to Keep Immigrant Wages Down](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/bloomberg-news-americas-chicken-industry-accused-of-conspiring-to-keep-immigrant-wages-down/) - By Deena Shanker and Polly Mosendz Companies producing more than 90% of America’s chicken have conspired to depress wages for a largely immigrant work force in some of the nation’s most dangerous jobs, according to a lawsuit. The case filed last week is mostly based on interviews with former employees, and claims the conspiracy among
- [Immigrant Rights Organizations File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Seeking Information on Decision to End TPS for Nepal](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/immigrant-rights-advocacy-organizations-file-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-seeking-information-on-decision-to-end-temporary-protected-status-for-nepal/) - On June 24, 2019, the law firm Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on behalf of the nonprofit groups Adhikaar and the New York Immigration Coalition (“NYIC”) against four U.S. government: U.S. State Department, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S.
- [Law360: Advocacy Groups Want Info On Decision To End Nepal's TPS](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/law360-advocacy-groups-want-info-on-decision-to-end-nepals-tps/) - By Suzanne Monyak Law360 (June 24, 2019, 6:36 PM EDT) -- Two New York-based advocacy organizations accused the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other agencies Monday of ignoring their requests for information about the Trump administration’s decision to end temporary protected status for about 15,000 Nepali citizens living in the U.S. In a lawsuit
- [CNN: The Internet Didn't Shrink 6% Real Estate Commissions. But This Lawsuit Might.](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/cnn-the-internet-didnt-shrink-6-real-estate-commissions-but-this-lawsuit-might/) - CNN By Lydia DePllis After moving eight times as her husband's job transferred them around the world, Lindy Chapman felt she knew a thing or two about selling real estate. Unlike her first home purchases, by 2015 she could do most of the initial research online, narrowing her home search to a few contenders before
- [Apple Storage Litigation](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/apple-storage-litigation/) - Orshan v. Apple Inc., Civil Action No. 5:14-cv-05659 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California). This consumer class action concerns allegations that certain Apple devices, including iPads and iPhones with 16 GB of memory, possess materially less storage than promised—as much as 21.3% less. Plaintiffs allege that Apple engaged in false and misleading
- [Louisville Slugger Bat](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/louisville-slugger-bat-litigation/) - Alea v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-00498 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois). This consumer class action alleges that certain baseball bats manufactured and distributed by Wilson Sporting Goods Co., under the Louisville Slugger brand name were falsely advertised and suffer from a defect. The bats at issue possess
- [SAIPRASAD TRANSPORT WAGE THEFT](https://www.hfajustice.com/current-cases/saiprasad-medical-transport-wage-theft/) - Lama v. Saiprasad Medical Transport -- Civil Action No. 2018 CA 003591 (Superior Court of the District of Columbia). This wage theft collective action was brought on behalf of plaintiff April Lama and similarly situated employees of Saiprasad Medical Transport, a company offering non-emergency medical transportation throughout Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia. The case alleges
- [Court Grants Approval of Settlement of  Local Oyster Wage/Hour Lawsuit](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/court-grants-approval-of-settlement-of-local-oyster-wage-hour-lawsuit/) - On February 1, 2019, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar approved the settlement of a wage hour lawsuit against the Local Oyster, a rapidly expanding restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland. The lawsuit alleged that the Local Oyster unlawfully paid its employees a sub-minimum hourly wage of as little as $5.50 per hour, while requiring workers to
- [The Atlantic: A Security Company Cashed In on America’s Wars—And Then Disappeared](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/the-atlantic-a-security-company-cashed-in-on-americas-wars-and-then-disappeared/) - The Atlantic By Abigail Fielding-Smith, Crofton Black and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Man Bahadur Thapa had his doubts about the safety of the travel arrangements. Taliban spies were everywhere in the Afghan capital, and the bus transporting him and the Canadian embassy’s other guards, all Nepalese and Indian, was unarmored. But Thapa was used
- [New York Times -- ‘They Treated Our Men Like Goats’: Guards Who Survived Afghan Blast Sue Employers](https://www.hfajustice.com/news/new-york-times-they-treated-our-men-like-goats-guards-who-survived-afghan-blast-sue-employers/) - New York Times By Bhadra Sharma and Kai Schultz LALITPUR, Nepal — Man Bahadur Thapa cannot sleep. At home in Lalitpur, a Nepali city of ancient temples, the pricking pain from the shrapnel lodged in his body keeps him awake. Mr. Thapa struggles to walk, so he drags himself out of bed, inching forward on his elbows. Many
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