Sentences with phrase «action lawsuit against the company»

«The most you can charge in Washington is $ 25,» explains lawyer Matt Zuchetto, whose firm launched a class - action lawsuit against the company on that basis.

One of those workers filed a class action lawsuit against the company in the bankruptcy court for violating the federal WARN Act, which requires larger companies to give 60 days advance notice of layoffs.

That could bolster class - action lawsuits against the company in the state.

James Damore, a former Google engineer who was fired in August after posting a memo to an internal Google message board arguing that women may not be equally represented in tech because they are biologically less capable of engineering, has filed a class action lawsuit against the company in Santa Clara Superior Court in Northern California.

In June, a group of Uber drivers joined a class - action lawsuit against the company in California and Massachusetts.

Last week, credit giant Equifax, after suffering a massive data breach, drew public fury for offering consumers an identity theft monitoring service — but only if they signed away their right to join class action lawsuits against the company.

Two class action lawsuits against companies Nestle and Hershey in the United States were dismissed after a federal court ruled there is no duty to disclose the use of child labour in the cocoa supply chain.

From the 10 - K: «On October 22, 2014, former civil immigration detainees at the Aurora Immigration Detention Center filed a class action lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (the «Court»).

I want to know where and how I sign up for the Class Action Lawsuit against this company!

According to a class action lawsuit against the company, the FDA found pentobarbital in the company's fat supply, at levels at least 80 - times higher than what the TV station discovered in products on the shelves.

Franchisee claims licence was rejected because he is the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against the company, and a member of a dissident franchisee group

Dead peasant life insurance has led to many class action lawsuits against companies abusing this strategy of purchasing corporate owned life insurance, also known as COLI, on its non-key employees and has also led to the IRS establishing specific guidelines and requirements for all employer owned life insurance policies purchased after August 17, 2006.

Several days ago, the blogger Phil Wolff, on Skype Journal, went through a series of hypothetical remedies that the courts could have required of Microsoft, covering areas like interoperability but also other areas of consumer rights, such as the fact that Skype in its terms of service apparently doesn't allow users to file class action lawsuits against the company.

TACD accuses Facebook of effectively trying to resurrect an overreaching data - gathering process that was killed off by angry Facebook users some seven years ago, after they brought a class action lawsuit against the company for privacy violations based on spying on what they were doing elsewhere on the web.

Eden Prairie, Minn. — Following an original age discrimination lawsuit filed by five former employees in June 2000 against Supervalu, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson recently ruled that additional former employees could become part of a class action lawsuit against the company.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Akorn, Inc. («Akorn» or the «Company»)(NASDAQ: AKRX) and certain of its officers.

In April, users filed a lawsuit seeking class action status against Tidal that claimed the company misled its users about a Kanye West album being exclusively released on the music service.

Matt Zuchetto, a lawyer in Washington state who has filed class - action lawsuits against debt - settlement companies, says many established players simply modified their fee structures.

If the class - action lawsuit against Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Ford rules in favor of the plaintiffs he notion of making money at all costs will also prove to be catastrophic at these companies.

Mylan's CEO, Heather Bresch, later had to testify before Congress, class - action lawsuits have been filed against the company, and Mylan in May was accused of overcharging the US government by $ 1.27 billion for EpiPens.

A potentially devastating lawsuit against ride - hailing company Uber over its classification of drivers as contractors instead of employees is entering an important phase: determining whether drivers can sue together through a class action.

A Michigan couple filed a class action lawsuit last week against Pokémon Go creator Niantic, along with the Pokémon Company and Nintendo, alleging that the game has turned their neighborhood into «a nightmare.»

Two class - action lawsuits have been levied against the company.

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.

Some of the more paranoid or lawsuit - fearing companies in the U.S. require office couples to sign a wavier or «love contract,» vowing that their relationship is consensual and neither will take legal action against their employer (or each other) should the love prove less than eternal.

Tezos co-founders Arthur and Kathleen Breitman are reportedly hoping to use money raised in the company's token offering to pay their legal bills as they defend themselves against class - action lawsuits alleging fraud and the sale of unregistered securities.

Various law firms filed a class action lawsuit last week against Westminster - based brake company Knorr - Bremse AG and its local Pennsylvania rival Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. on behalf of employees affected by their «no poach» agreements.

Allegations of excessive index fund fees in retirement plans are at the heart of a new proposed class action lawsuit brought by New York Life Insurance Co. employees against the company.

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.

Bartz argued that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act would now pre-empt state law under the rule and that the rule improperly created a private right of action that could set up class - action lawsuits against insurance companies and agents.

In their class - action lawsuit against FPL, filed in county court September 26, the residents alleged the company misspent those storm - hardening funds.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 30, 2017 / Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against The Crypto Company («Crypto» or the «Company»)(OTC PINK: CRCW) and certain of its officers.

Last month, WestJet Airlines filed an appeal after the Supreme Court of British Columbia refused to throw out a proposed class - action lawsuit accusing the company of fostering a corporate culture that tolerates harassment against female employees.

Unsealed documents related to a class - action lawsuit filed on April 29 against Facebook's board allege that director Marc Andreessen had conflicts of interest related to the company's plan to create a new class of stock.

On November 27, 2017, Pomerantz LLP was appointed Lead Counsel in a class action lawsuit against PetMed Express, Inc. («PetMed» or the «Company») and certain of its officers.

On February 7, 2018, Pomerantz LLP was appointed Co-Lead Counsel in a class action lawsuit filed against Ford Motor Company («Ford» or the «Company») and certain of its officers.

On February 7, 2018, Pomerantz LLP was appointed Lead Counsel in a class action lawsuit against Arconic, Inc. («Arconic» or the «Company») and certain of its officers.

On March 9, 2018, Pomerantz LLP was appointed Co-Lead Counsel in a class action lawsuit against Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. («Ocular» or the «Company») and certain of its officers.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

Hours after the disclosure Wednesday, a Yahoo user filed a class - action lawsuit against the Sunnyvale, California - based company.

In challenging their status as independent contractors, Lyft's drivers were unable to bring a class action lawsuit against the app company thanks to an arbitration clause contained in their contract with Lyft.

Investors claimed it involved insider information, giving the company's internal staff an advantage over them and leading to class - action lawsuits against the exchange.

Interestingly, it comes despite ongoing investigations into Coinbase staff for alleged insider trading, and the ongoing threat of a class action lawsuit against the San Francisco - based company in the US.

The National Beef lawsuit is the latest in a string of class action lawsuits brought by Kistler on behalf of workers against meatpacking plants and food processing companies.

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 8, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), if they purchased the Company's shares between August 19, 2016 and August 17, 2017, inclusive (the «Class Period»).

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 7, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Henry Schein, Inc. (NasdaqGS: HSIC), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 7, 2013 and February 12, 2018, inclusive (the «Class Period»).

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 4, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGM: AFH), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 13, 2017, and March 2, 2018, inclusive (the «Class Period»).

This month, consumers filed a class - action lawsuit against Blue Diamond Growers, the makers of Almond Breeze, alleging that the company falsely markets the drink as if it is primarily made from almonds when, in fact, it is composed of only 2 percent almonds, with water, sugar, and additives making up most of the rest.

Charging that automaker Volkswagen AG showed «total disregard for the rule of law,» state Eric Schneiderman announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the company over its sale of cars outfitted with illegal «defeat devices» to beat emissions test and its alleged attempted cover - up of its actions.

Class action lawsuits have been initiated against the companies and sites where PFOA was used have been designated state Superfund sites and been proposed as federal Superfund sites.