Consumer Class Action

**Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. and **Trans Union LLC illegally use credit reports to investigate insurance claims, according to a class-action in Chicago Federal Court.           Hess Corp. illegally places a $75 hold on accounts of customers who buy gas with credit cards, a class-action complaint claims in Pinellas County Court, Fla.            **Flagstar **Bank and **East Boston Mortgage Corp. discriminate against black homebuyers by adding finance charges and jacking up interest rates, according to a class-action complaint in Boston Federal Court.           A class-action complaint in Fort Lauderdale Federal Court accuses BankAtlantic Bancorp of securities fraud.