Whitney v. Family Dollar Inc.

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Case Number:

2:22-cv-02138

Court:

Tennessee Western

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Sheryl H. Lipman

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  1. May 07, 2024

    Attys Denied $10M Fees As Family Dollar Deal Is Approved

    A Tennessee federal judge has given final approval to a settlement to end consumer claims stemming from a rodent infestation at a Family Dollar Stores Inc. warehouse, but denied a bid by class counsel for $10 million in fees.

  2. January 05, 2024

    Family Dollar Customer Attys Renew $10.25M Fee Fight

    Attorneys for a class of Family Dollar shoppers asked a Tennessee federal judge to sign off on $10.25 million in fees in litigation over a rodent infestation at an Arkansas distribution center that contaminated goods, saying that it's a modest request for the work they did.

  3. October 30, 2023

    Judge OKs Family Dollar Rodent Deal, Defers $10.5M Fees

    A Tennessee federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement in multidistrict litigation over possibly contaminated products that may have been sold in Family Dollar stores due to a rodent infestation in an Arkansas distribution center, as the judge noted that the $25 gift card award covers a "significant portion" of the maximum possible damages.

  4. May 26, 2022

    Suits Over Rats At Family Dollar Belong In Tenn., Panel Told

    The pending closure of a Family Dollar distribution center in Arkansas makes a federal district court in Memphis, Tennessee, the best place to consolidate lawsuits over allegations that rodents at that warehouse contaminated products, attorneys for the plaintiffs told the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Thursday.