Sentences with phrase «additional class action»

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Regulators have steadily added tough safety, emissions and fuel efficiency standards, and in the U.S., class - action lawsuits that have yielded big judgments is putting additional pressure on auto companies.

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.

In the additional charge filed Thursday, prosecutors allege Silver illegally invested in a firm that gave credit loans to lawyers pursuing class - action and mass tort suits.

Then, in 1994, a jury in Alaska ordered Exxon to pay an additional $ 5 billion in punitive damages as a result of a class - action lawsuit brought by thousands of Alaskan residents.

Dead Island Riptide is set to bring more zombie action to fans with additional gameplay mechanics, all new locales to explore, more types of zombies to provide constant threats, an additional character class and the a co-op experience.

The action RPG has everything from the Wii's Monster Hunter Tri, plus fifty percent more content, by way of additional monsters, items, and weapon classes.

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As teachers working in difficult and challenging settings, the way to survive and thrive isn't just about taking action for ourselves (going to an exercise class, say) or our students (staying after school to listen and comfort, or advocating for additional counseling services).

House lawmakers say they are keenly interested in legislative action next month that would either delay implementation of a new law requiring districts to reduce class sizes in grades K - 3 and / or provide additional funds to districts so that complying with the mandate doesn't result in harm to other areas of instruction.

They are paying another $ 7 million to the states themselves in litigation and investigation costs, and the class action attorneys are finally getting paid as well, collecting $ 8 million from Penguin, plus additional administration costs.

In April 2012, three representative plaintiffs brought the class action lawsuit to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto on behalf of all drivers who incurred tolls and / or additional charges to the 407 ETR, and had their license plate denied after they had filed a consumer proposal or a bankruptcy proceeding.

Launching in North America on April 23, 2013, Dead Island Riptide brings more epic zombie thriller action to fans with additional gameplay mechanics, all - new gorgeous locales to explore, more types of zombies to provide constant threats, an additional character class and the best co-operative zombie action experience in gaming.

If so, you may be eligible to receive additional payment for your work as part of a class action settlement.

Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP also commenced a class action seeking $ 1 billion in damages and an additional $ 100 million in punitive damages.

We have over 130 active cases and growing, primarily in the practice of wage and hour law inclusive of class actions and we are looking for additional counsel to handle the expanding workload.

The IAP is the mechanism through which people who suffered serious physical, sexual, or psychological abuse at residential schools can apply for additional compensation on top of the base class action settlement.

Equally important for the coming year, the Supreme Court accepted five additional cases for review in 2017 — that will be decided in 2018 — that also will impact and shape class action litigation and government enforcement lawsuits faced by employers.

The bill also contains additional provisions prohibiting judges from approving class actions in which the lawyer representing the class is a relative of a party in the class action suit; requiring class action lawyers only receive payment after victims are paid; and ordering that any third - party funding agreement be disclosed to the court.

Additional sessions will focus on topics such as: Anatomy of a U.K. Lawsuit; Introduction to Contracts; Introduction to Class Action Lawsuits etc..

Findings and additional comments from the authors of NERA's «2008 Trends in Securities Class Actions» report

Aside from being an exceedingly entertaining read (for anyone other than the petitioners» counsel), the opinion is of interest for Judge Posner's additional discussion of the potential (with an emphasis on the word potential) abuses of class action settlements by both plaintiffs» attorneys and defendants.

Keep in mind, all five are class - actions that may eventually be joined by additional plaintiffs.

The chip giant last week revealed it is facing 32 class action lawsuits over the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, and additional lawsuits over alleged insider trading.

The class action complaint states that BitConnect issued cryptocurrency tokens that were actually unregistered securities and collected additional funds via a «wide - ranging Ponzi scheme.»

The overall settlement was for $ 5.9 million, with $ 4.3 million going to the class action and the court awarding an additional $ 1.6 million for court costs and attorneys fees.

Any action taken by an agent or employee that results in unequal service, treatment, or behavior to applicants or tenants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or additional protected classes as instituted on a state or local level may constitute a violation of state and federal fair housing laws.

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.