Consumer Class Action

A class-action complaint in Dallas Federal Court accuses Methodist Hospitals of Dallas dba Methodist Health System, MedHealth, Methodist Transplant Physicians, and **Physician Associates of Southwest Dallas of self-dealing and overcharging.           **K.B. Home ** Nevada built 234 defective homes in its Peccole Highlands development, a class-action complaint claims in Clark County Court, Las Vegas.           **Hovnanian Cos. of California and **Hovnanian at Ocean Walk are accused of building defective homes, in a class-action complaint in San Diego Superior Court.            **SmartBargains and High Country Linens are the latest to face a class-action complaint accusing them of advertising their products as having a higher thread count than they really do, in Suffolk County Court, Boston.