Sentences with phrase «acting on the class action»

CN argued that McKercher owed a «duty of loyalty» and applied to disqualify McKercher from acting on the class action suit.

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The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officclass action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officclass consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officClass Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officclass action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officclass consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officClass Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

Had the leadership acted on this person's advice, the company wouldn't be a defendant in that class - action lawsuit.

In re HP Securities Litigation consists of two consolidated putative class actions filed on November 26 and 30, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging, among other things, that from August 19, 2011 to November 20, 2012, the defendants violated Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Exchange Act by concealing material information and making false statements related to Parent's acquisition of Autonomy and the financial performance of Parent's enterprise services business.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Central District of California, and docketed under 17 - cv - 09157, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Crypto securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants» violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 17 - cv - 09903, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Qudian's American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») pursuant and / or traceable to Qudian's false and misleading Registration Statement and Prospectus, issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering on or about October 18, 2017 (the «IPO» or the «Offering»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the Securities Act of 1933 (the «Securities Act»).

On August 12, 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a nationwide class action against JPMC for its use of robocalling in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 00646, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Xunlei securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants» violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Investor advocate, Mark Elliott — who recently won a class action on behalf of investors in Downer EDI — lodged the claim on behalf of investor John Webster, who will act as «lead plaintiff» in the case on behalf of other investors who join the action.

Law students working with Yale's legal services organization plan to file a class - action lawsuit in Federal District Court today against Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and the state's acting and former health commissioners on behalf of residents affected by Connecticut's Ebola quarantine policies, including two who were Yale graduate students.

«CSPI's litigation department is acting as co-counsel in a class action lawsuit against PepsiCo, on behalf of consumers who purchased Naked Juice products that were falsely and misleadingly labeled as 100 % Juice 100 % Fruit «ALL NATURAL» suggesting that the beverages» vitamin content is due to the nutritious fruits and juices, rather than the added synthetic compounds such as calcium pantothenate (synthetically produced from formaldehyde).

North Carolina's largest public school system may be warning of «enormous disruptions» without speedy action from state lawmakers on a looming class size funding crisis, but key education leaders in Raleigh tell Policy Watch there's little sign Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly will act soon.

A class action is a legal case filed by a single representative acting on behalf of a group.

Set in a class at a local community centre, the action centres on a group of participants as they attempt to understand a mysterious act of seemingly unprovoked vandalism.

Examples from the exhibition include: William Moore McCulloch, who worked tirelessly for equal rights at the risk of political suicide and was recognized by President Kennedy for his important influence in passing the Civil Rights Act; Edward Brooke, one of the first Republicans to call on President Nixon to resign in light of the Watergate scandal; Mose Wright, who in 1955 testified at the trial of the men who brutally abducted, tortured, and murdered his great nephew, Emmett Till, for allegedly whistling at a white woman; and Lois Jenson, a Minnesota miner who, in 1988, filed Lois E. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. and won the first class - action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States.

The Climate and Community Reinvestment Act would be a major step forward on climate action, while ensuring that low - income and middle class residents are fully protected in the transition to clean energy.

Saskatchewan law firm McKercher LLP had been acting for CN on various matters for almost a decade, when in 2008, representative plaintiff Gordon Wallace approached the firm to commence the multi-billion-dollar class action.

Released yesterday, the report presents preliminary findings from the second phase of an ongoing study of the impact on the federal courts of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005.

We have acted in a significant number of the largest and most complex class actions in recent years and have expert understanding of the relevant court rules in different jurisdictions and the basis on which class actions claims can be challenged.

Brendan has acted on a wide range of insurance and reinsurance matters for Australian - based and international clients, including flooding, storm, earthquake, fire and explosion events, electricity supply issues and machinery break - downs, as well as high - value class action litigation, public and product liability, and subrogation claims.

Three of these are related, involving a potentially huge class action against credit card companies based on the legality of «conversion charges» under the Consumer Protection Act.

Surely after all of that, 9 judges of the SCC could have answered the simple question posed 4 years ago — on this record, should McKercher be disqualified from acting against CNR in the grain class action?

Google had requested the class action be dismissed on the basis that their actions in collecting information for Google Street View was not illegal due to an exemption in the Wiretap Act, on the basis that they transmitted the data over a WiFi network.

There is a class action going on, or seeking permission to be launched, in Pennsylvania, in part at least under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which deals with unauthorized access to computers.

Actively monitor and advise clients on new legislation, regulation and case law trends, globally, related to supply chains, outsourcing, procurement, false advertising and product safety, among other issues, including recent class actions brought under the California Supply Chain Transparency Act and the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015

But, while the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 allows many class action lawsuits which would otherwise be brought on exclusively state law claims in state court to be brought in federal court, or removed from state court to federal court, it does not authorize class action lawsuits that could not be brought in a state court which a U.S. District Court is located due to lack of either general jurisdiction or specific jurisdiction from being brought in that federal court eiClass Action Fairness Act of 2005 allows many class action lawsuits which would otherwise be brought on exclusively state law claims in state court to be brought in federal court, or removed from state court to federal court, it does not authorize class action lawsuits that could not be brought in a state court which a U.S. District Court is located due to lack of either general jurisdiction or specific jurisdiction from being brought in that federal court eAction Fairness Act of 2005 allows many class action lawsuits which would otherwise be brought on exclusively state law claims in state court to be brought in federal court, or removed from state court to federal court, it does not authorize class action lawsuits that could not be brought in a state court which a U.S. District Court is located due to lack of either general jurisdiction or specific jurisdiction from being brought in that federal court eiclass action lawsuits which would otherwise be brought on exclusively state law claims in state court to be brought in federal court, or removed from state court to federal court, it does not authorize class action lawsuits that could not be brought in a state court which a U.S. District Court is located due to lack of either general jurisdiction or specific jurisdiction from being brought in that federal court eaction lawsuits which would otherwise be brought on exclusively state law claims in state court to be brought in federal court, or removed from state court to federal court, it does not authorize class action lawsuits that could not be brought in a state court which a U.S. District Court is located due to lack of either general jurisdiction or specific jurisdiction from being brought in that federal court eiclass action lawsuits that could not be brought in a state court which a U.S. District Court is located due to lack of either general jurisdiction or specific jurisdiction from being brought in that federal court eaction lawsuits that could not be brought in a state court which a U.S. District Court is located due to lack of either general jurisdiction or specific jurisdiction from being brought in that federal court either.

In Crawford v. London (City), 2000 CanLII 22350 (ON SC), (2000), 47 OR (3d) 784 (S.C.J.), leave to appeal ref'd, [2000] O.J. No. 2088 (S.C.J.), referred to in the decision, a class action was permitted because an individual unit owner could not maintain a representative action under any act in Ontario on behalf of current or former owners of any of the units in a condominium corporatioON SC), (2000), 47 OR (3d) 784 (S.C.J.), leave to appeal ref'd, [2000] O.J. No. 2088 (S.C.J.), referred to in the decision, a class action was permitted because an individual unit owner could not maintain a representative action under any act in Ontario on behalf of current or former owners of any of the units in a condominium corporatioon behalf of current or former owners of any of the units in a condominium corporation.

Mr. Whitney's representative work includes a series of successful outcomes pursuing false advertising claims against product review websites, a landmark victory clarifying copyright fair use and parody on behalf of several well - known musicians; a defense win dismissing copyright infringement claims brought by a putative class of attorneys against the leading legal research websites; a favorable outcome for a high - end beauty products company in a trademark and trade dress action against a manufacturer of knock - off products; a district and appellate court decision dismissing all claims by a proposed class against an international bank for alleged violations of, among other things, the Federal False Marking Act, RICO and the CAN - SPAM Act; and counseling prominent art museums and galleries on domestic and international copyright issues.

Notable mandates: Acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding the development and financing of the Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Project, also known as the «Lower Churchill Project»; acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador concerning the development and operation of the Hebron offshore oilfield project and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in LaActing for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding the development and financing of the Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Project, also known as the «Lower Churchill Project»; acting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador concerning the development and operation of the Hebron offshore oilfield project and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Laacting for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador concerning the development and operation of the Hebron offshore oilfield project and the Hibernia South oilfield expansion project; acting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Laacting for developers and placing financing on new hotel developments in downtown St. John's; defending class action claims involving product liability and taxation issues at a certification hearing and a common issues trial and appeal; acting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Laacting for mining corporations involved in large - scale mine development projects in Labrador

The appellant, whose sole officer, director and shareholder is Jeffrey G. MacIntosh, holder of the Toronto Stock Exchange Chair in Capital Markets Law at the University of Toronto Law School, seeks their identities to proceed with a proposed class action relying on the provisions of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S. 5, that create private rights of action.

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Class Actions in Québec: Credit Card Conversion Charges Bank of Montreal v. Marcotte, 2014 SCC 55 (35009) Québec's Consumer Protection Act applies to credit card issuers re conversion charges on purchases made in foreign... [more]

Fees will amount to $ 1.9 million including an $ 804,000 premium to lawyers acting on behalf of plaintiffs in a class action against General Motors Canada over cuts to employee benefits

Whether acting on the defence of large class action proceedings, the pursuit of subrogated recovery in highly technical matters, or resolving claims within modest deductibles, lawyers within our Products Liability Group are committed to working closely with our clients to implement cost - efficient, innovative, and proactive solutions.

But Dimitri Lascaris, a partner at Siskinds LLP in London, Ont., who has acted for plaintiffs in numerous securities class actions, says corporations are deliberately exaggerating the effect of bounties on compliance structures for their «own self - interest.»

Moreover, as the OPC is in the process of reviewing submissions on its call for input on the issue of consent under the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act, a more fundamental question remains: Assuming the allegations in the class action complaint are true, given the nature of the product in question, how could any company ever think it would be reasonable to assume that the average consumer would actually consent to having sensitive personal information, such as vibrator settings, collected, used and stored by a third party, even with a more robust privacy notice?

Acting on behalf of both the insurer and the insured, we have prosecuted and defended complex individual and class actions.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Swafford - Harris practiced as an associate at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, where she focused on representing employers in the defense of wage and hour class and collective actions arising out of alleged violations of the California Labor Code and / or the Fair Labor Standards Act.

He focuses on consumer class actions and data breach and privacy litigation, including actions arising from data breaches, employee background screening, and consumer credit / identity theft such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act amendment, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

We frequently act in Canada on multijurisdictional cartel and class action cases in collaboration with firms around the world.

Yip and his counsel sought to bring a class action in Ontario for both common law misrepresentation and under Part XXIII.1 of the Ontario Securities Act, on behalf of worldwide holders of HSBC securities.

He has acted on the plaintiff's side of class actions involving securities, pharmaceuticals, insurance products, medical devices, product liability, and aboriginal issues.

Ms. Reathaford focuses her practice on management - side employment litigation, with special emphasis on representative actions under the Private Attorney General Act («PAGA») and other wage and hour collective and class actions.

The article addresses the hold placed on a proposal to amend the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act 2008 (BIPA) as well as Facebook's class action regarding facial recognition technology.

The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) could have a significant impact on the Canadian class action environment, as it conducts a review of experiences with the Ontario Class Proceedings Act over the last 20 years as requested by the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney Genclass action environment, as it conducts a review of experiences with the Ontario Class Proceedings Act over the last 20 years as requested by the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney GenClass Proceedings Act over the last 20 years as requested by the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.

Mr. Ackerman's portion of the presentation focused on recent developments in class action litigation against insurers, including cases involving depreciation of labor costs, depreciation in California, application of deductibles, diminution in value on property insurance claims, Connecticut faulty concrete foundation litigation, and auto insurance cases involving the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.

Acts for companies subject to competition investigations and class actions; advises and acts on fair business practices disputes, including advertising and marketing business practices;

The debate turned on whether an action to enforce a foreign judgment was a claim within section 16 (1) of the Limitations Act, 2002, which creates a class of claims to which no limitation period applies.

Our seasoned litigators have acted on behalf of Global 100 clients as lead defense counsel in hundreds of securities class actions, derivative lawsuits, and SEC investigations and enforcement actions in courts nationwide.