Sears Holdings Corporation
Recent News About Sears Holdings Corporation
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Judge OKs final deal to end class action vs Sears over flammable mowers; Lawyers get $2.75 million
A federal judge has approved settlement terms in a class action lawsuit looking to hold Sears liable for accusations some of its Craftsman riding lawnmowers caught fire as a result of faulty fuel systems. According to the settlement, Sears could pay out about $1 million to cover customer repairs, while paying the attorneys who prosecuted the case $2.75 million. -
School district lawsuit: Sears owes millions in taxes for laying off too many workers, breaching state deal
As Sears heads into bankruptcy, a northwest suburban school district is suing the retailer and the village of Hoffman Estates in hopes of recapturing property tax dollars it says were diverted to the retail giant in recent years, because it says layoffs at Sears invalidated a state economic development agreement. -
Sears reaches deal to end class action over flammable Craftsman mowers; Lawyers could get $3.2M
A federal judge has signed off on a preliminary deal to settle a class action lawsuit against Sears, which had leveled accusations that some of its Craftsman riding lawnmowers caught fire as a result of faulty fuel systems. -
Sears sues Electrolux over damage to store after refrigerator allegedly overheated, caught fire
Several businesses are suing Electrolux North America Inc., Electrolux Home Products Inc. and John Does and Jane Does 1-5 for alleged negligence, breach of contract, breach of express and implied warranties, consumer fraud, gross negligence and strict product liability. -
McDonalds, Grubhub, Kmart settle ADA lawsuits over website, app accessibility for the blind
Three class action lawsuits against McDonald’s, Grubhub and Kmart, alleging those companies’ apps and websites violated federal disability law because they were not easily accessible to the blind have been settled in recent days, according to federal court records. -
Lawsuits vs Ace Hardware, Empire Today, Kmart, add to litigation over website accessibility for the blind
A blind woman is alleging in Chicago federal court that three major Chicago-area-based retailers - Ace Hardware, Empire Today and Kmart - are denying her, and similarly vision-impaired people, access to their websites in violation of federal law. -
Seventh Circuit slices $4.8M atty fee award in half in defective washing machines class action vs Sears
A federal appeals panel has sliced almost in half nearly $5 million in attorney fees awarded by a federal judge to a group of lawyers who led a decade-long legal action against Sears and Whirlpool over allegedly defective washing machines the retailer sold. -
Judge OKs $5.2M settlement for banks vs Kmart over data breach; $1.7M to lawyers
A Chicago federal judge has signed off on a $5.2 million settlement in a class action lawsuit by financial companies against Kmart over a data breach, including $1.7 million for the plaintiffs’ attorneys. -
Appeals panel says Sears data disclosure doesn’t harm credit card holders, so suit is tossed
A Chicago appeals courts has affirmed a lower court ruling that shelved a class-action suit against Sears, Roebuck & Co., which alleged the retail giant sold credit card holders’ personal data to telemarketers, because card holders took no financial hit as a result of Sears’ action. -
Judge awards $4.8 million to attorneys who settled defective washing machine lawsuit vs Sears
A federal judge has signed off on a plan to award more than $4.8 million to attorneys who led a decade-long legal action against Sears and Whirlpool over allegedly defective washing machines the retailer sold. -
Judge OKs deal ending washing machine class action vs Sears; mum on lawyers' request to get $6 million
More than 10,000 people who paid to fix problems with certain kinds of Kenmore and Whirlpool washing machines sold by Sears could be in line for some money in coming months, as a Chicago federal judge approved a settlement agreement to end nearly a decade of litigation over the reliability of those home appliances. -
Appeals panel tosses $158K legal fee award in consumer fraud case vs Sears over $3.10 sales tax overcharge
Chicago-based Zimmerman Law Offices may need to produce more records to substantiate its work if it wishes to recover a $157,000 payday it claims Sears must pay for work the firm performed to secure a $3.10 consumer fraud judgment on behalf of a “professional class action plaintiff” who had claimed the retailer charged him too much sales tax when he used federal vouchers to buy digital television converter boxes. -
Federal judge dampens suit claiming Sears sells flammable riding mowers
Acting on a motion to dismiss, a Chicago federal judge has pruned a class action lawsuit brought by four people against Sears, which alleges the retailer sold defective lawnmowers prone to burst into flames. -
Weber lawsuit vs Sears over grill design more than just smoke, judge says
The makers of the iconic Weber backyard grill may get their chance to prove at trial Sears intentionally aped the Weber design for its own store-brand grills, after a federal judge said there may be more than just smoke to Weber’s infringement claims against the retailer. Palatine-based Weber-Stephen Products, creator of the eponymous Weber Grill, filed suit in federal court in 2013 against Sears, alleging some Kenmore grills infringe on Weber’s trade dress. -
Kmart lawsuit: Catamaran undercutting pharmacies on prescription drug costs, owes $38.5 million
Kmart has joined its name to list of retail pharmacies suing Schaumburg-based pharmacy benefit manager Catamaran, claiming the policies of the middleman organization, which connects prescription drug retailers to health insurers, has left retail pharmacies eating millions of dollars in costs of drugs they provide to consumers, while Catamaran’s profits grow.