Sentences with phrase «class action cases against»

We have represented thousands of employees in individual and Class action cases against some of the biggest employers in the nation.

We have been involved in several class action cases against insurance companies.

The London Evening Standard features one of Senior Partner David Greene's class action cases against the London School of Economics.

Our lawyer has handled more than 250 lawsuits and class action cases against Ford and Firestone / Bridgestone over tire defects that caused serious SUV rollovers.

Among his other accomplishments, he led a group of 20 law firms that prosecuted cutting - edge class action cases against financial institutions, such as Countrywide, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase, concerning destructive negative amortization loans that unknowingly caused borrowers to assume tens of thousands of dollars of additional debt.

Rod has prevailed in several notable environmental cases including a class action case against a nationwide convenience store chain.

In 2009, a class action case against Wells Fargo was settled for $ 100,000.

The class action case against the CIBC has been dismissed by an ontario superior court judge, who found that there was not sufficient interests among the members of the class in order to proceed.

The recent could - be class action case against Advance Auto exemplifies what can happen if... Read more»

The recent could - be class action case against Advance Auto exemplifies what can happen if a company's background screening processes are believed to be out of compliance.

Not exact matches

(A similar global class - action case was approved this month against Winnipeg - based Arctic Glacier Income Fund.)

David Sanford, chairman of Sanford Heisler Sharp, the law firm that argued the largest - ever employment gender discrimination case to go to trial — a class action suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that resulted in a $ 253 million jury award for plaintiffs in 2010, reduced post-trial to $ 175 million — noted that in that case, the company had just three investigators for a workforce of thousands.

A class action case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday against Spokeo is being closely watched by Google, Facebook and others.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- A lawsuit filed by drivers against ride service Uber should not proceed as a class action, the company argued in a court filing on Thursday, citing written statements of support from hundreds of other Uber drivers in a case that could decide whether they are independent contractors or employees.

Her notable cases also include Ford Spark Plugs, as well as multiple cases against Hyundai for a dangerous safety defect in the side air bag system of its Tiburon model vehicles, as well as class - action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motor Company after regulators announced the companies overstated the fuel economy for many vehicles they sold in the United States, culminating in a settlement worth more than $ 255 million.

A San Francisco federal judge, in what was apparently the first case to cite last month's SCOTUS opinion Cyan v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund remanded a securities class action against a blockchain startup to San Francisco Superior Court while keeping another in federal court.

The Senate voted Tuesday night to kill a controversial rule that would have allowed Americans to file class - action suits against banks instead of being forced in many cases into private arbitration.

For example, in the case of the Action for Children «s Television call for a ban on commercials for children too young to discriminate, or the church «s protest against excessive and gratuitous violence, the criticism was aimed at a class of programming rather than against an individual program.

A similar case was recently filed in California (by the same class action firm - Milberg) against Frito - Lay — the snacks division of food and beverage giant PepsiCo.

So last month, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest announced it was filing a class action lawsuit to stop McDonald's from using Happy Meal toys to market to children, the fierce and ugly backlash against the mother of two who was brave enough to attach her name to the case was predictable.

With the scope of the health risks still unclear, a class - action case against New York City, in connection with the failure to conduct lead inspections in public housing, is now being prepared by a lead lawyer for families suing over lead poisoning in Flint, Mich..

A California judge has ordered a class - action discrimination case against online dating site eHarmony into mediation, attorneys for both sides confirmed Friday.

This is the case where Thomas Wong and others, initiated a class action lawsuit against the dating site True.com about their auto billing and renewal practices of memberships.

Three of the five publishers named in the class - action lawsuit and the Department of Justice investigation and suit against Apple and Penguin, Macmillan, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins have already settled out of court with the DoJ, but today the judge on the case took another of those three... [Read more...]

Instead, users have reported to PhoneNews.com that they are seeking class action trial lawyers, to evaluate their case for a class action lawsuit against Sony.

In a case of David against Goliath, three independent US bookshops are taking on Amazon and six of the biggest publishers in America in a class - action lawsuit accusing the internet giant of creating an ebook monopoly that is destroying other booksellers.

I feel certain that the attorneys who are working on the 14 class actions will be using this hypothesis in their cases against Chase.

Just wanted to let you know that I have filed a class action lawsuit on global warming in the International Criminal Court in the Hague, against all current leaders on all nations on Earth, in behalf of all future generations not born yet, forever and ever, as long as this human species shall last...... and for US$ 1 billion in damages, to be donated if case is accepted and won to groups fighting global warming now!

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After five years of litigation and a nearly two - week trial, the team received a defense verdict on a hard fought class action case for breach of fiduciary duty against Mr. Hughes.

Nagel Rice is currently handling some of the highest profile cases in the country, including the carjacking wrongful death case against the Short Hills Mall, a cyberbullying suicide case against a New Jersey school district, a class action against the NFL for illegal ticket sales for Super Bowl XLVIII, and the multi-billion dollar RICO action against short selling hedge funds.

One of the more significant matters involved a $ 500 - million class action case launched against a chiropractor, a clinic, the Alberta government, and the Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors in 2008.

In the recent case of Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., the Court dealt with a case in which Mr. Heller, an Uber food delivery driver, attempted to bring a class action on behalf of all Uber drivers against Uber.

Other public interest cases include unpaid overtime class actions against Canadian banks and other employers and minimum wage class actions on behalf of junior hockey players.

Specialist claimant firm Leigh Day & Co has billed # 105m in fees for its work on the class action brought against oil company Trafigura, in one of the highest - ever costs claims for a single litigation case.

Many of its files will be familiar to regular readers of the national media, and include the $ 9 - billion Sino - Forest Corp. shareholder class action claim; an application against Rogers Communications Inc. and Chatr Wireless Inc. involving a constitutional challenge to the Competition Act; and a case concerning oil pollution in the Amazon in which the firm acted for Ecuadoran plaintiffs.

Represent a group of disabled employees of the Social Security Administration in a class action case that alleges that the Social Security Administration discriminates against employees with targeted disabilities by creating a glass ceiling and limiting promotions and other career advancement opportunities.

Notable mandates: Represent the plaintiffs in a proposed class action against provincial law enforcement agencies regarding allegedly negligent use of breathalyzer machines; acts for hundreds of pre-sale contract holders with various condominium developments who are disputing their requirement to close under consumer protection laws; defended a law firm in a four - week hearing over enforcement of a significant contingency fee agreement; acted for a number of clients in online defamation cases

In fact, after this case is over, Camara and Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson plan to file a class action against the RIAA on the theory that:

A class action suit is a case brought against a company whose actions have damaged a group of people in a similar way.

It was an antitrust case that sought certification of a class action on behalf of merchants against Visa and MasterCard.

We also represent Toshiba Corporation in their ongoing defense against class action and opt - out private antitrust cases involving allegations of price - fixing in the CRT industry.

The class action against Royal Bank of Scotland that recently hit the headlines was an interesting case for investors in more ways than one.

Two cases summarized here illustrate the mixed success we have had with respect to defending against class actions.

More recently, there have been several cases in which class actions have been certified for claims arising out of historical sexual abuse and, in particular, sexual abuse claims against private schools, religious organizations and government - run facilities.

Defended multinational bank against securities fraud claim in case in which the court denied class action certification in decision involving the efficient market hypothesis and fraud on the market theory.

All conduct which could and will raise the ire of a judge looking at the case and deciding whether to allow it to proceed against Equifax as a class action.

Matters of note include the coordination of multiparty defense in a wrongful death action arising from a construction accident, arbitration of a complex network agreement between healthcare organizations, and defense of class action cases brought by uninsured patients against a chain of hospitals.

The ruling came in the case Gordon v. Kaleida Health, a contentious wage - and - hour class action against a major regional hospital system, filed in 2008 in the Western District of New York.

Employers have to keep a close eye on this case, since the decision may shift the class action landscape in terms of the ability of employees to bring suit against a company.