Class Actions

A representative listing of current RPWB class actions includes the following:

Lola Brown, et al. v. NationsCredit Financial Services Corporation, et al.
A single state Florida class action arising out of the sale of single premium credit insurance in connection with mortgage loans.

Patricia Crumley, et al. v. Time Warner Cable, Inc.
Filed in the U.S District Court for the District of Minnesota, alleging improper charges in connection with service upgrades that were never performed.

Hess, et al. v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
A multi-state class of VW Jetta owners alleging the presence of a defectively designed bumper assembly system, currently pending in the Twenty-Third Judicial District, Pottawatomie County, State of Oklahoma.

Wayne Smith, et al. v. Sprint Communications Company, L.P., et al.
A multi-state class action involving fiber optic railroad right-of-way claims, currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Misukonis, et al. v. Atlantic Richfield Company, et al.
A property damage multi-state class action against producers of methyl tertiary butyl ether, a gasoline additive commonly known as MTBE, currently pending in the Circuit Court for the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois.

In Re: Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation — MDL #1358
Multi-district litigation against producers of the gasoline additive MTBE, currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Masquat, et al. v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation
A nationwide class alleging the presence of a defective steering system on various LH platform model year 1993-2004 automobiles, currently pending in the Twenty-Third Judicial District, Pottawatomie County, State of Oklahoma.

Champagne, et al. v. Chrysler Canada LTD
A provincial class alleging the presence of a defective steering system on various LH platform model year 1993-2004 automobiles, currently pending in the Quebec Superior Court of Justice.

Waxler Transportation Co. v. Trinity Marine Products, Inc.
A nationwide class concerning an allegedly defective anti-corrosion coating applied to barges, currently pending in the Twenty Fifth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Plaquemines, Louisiana.

Dema, et al. v. Tenet Physician Services — Hilton Head, Inc., et al.
Filed in the State of South Carolina, Beaufort County, and arising out of the administration of unlawful heart catheterization procedures at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center.

Stratton v. American Medical Security, Inc., et al.
Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix Division, alleging deceptive practices in the sale of group health insurance.

Lemes-Schuh and Schuh v. American Medical Security, Inc., et al.
Filed in the Circuit Court for Brown County, State of Wisconsin, alleging deceptive practices in the sale of group health insurance.

George, et al. v. Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance, et al.
Filed in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Anderson Division, alleging ERISA violations in the manner in which Duke Energy converted its defined benefit plan to a cash balance plan.

Rowzie, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company
Filed in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, alleging illegal set-offs of medical payments and personal injury protection coverages.

Beach, et al. v. Atlas Van Lines, Inc., et al.
Filed in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, alleging federal antitrust price fixing violations for fuel surcharges set in the household goods moving and storage industry.

Berle Manufacturing Company, et al. v. Southern Motors Carriers Rate Conference, Inc., et al.
Filed in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, alleging federal antitrust price fixing violations for fuel surcharges set in commercial freight shipping.

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