Sentences with phrase «become class action lawsuits»

Some of these cases have become class action lawsuits, and the company has been forced to set aside millions of dollars to pay out to the injured parties.

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Meanwhile, class action lawsuits by groups of independent contractors requesting employee status are becoming increasingly common; reports suggest that this is one of the hottest areas in employment litigation.

In 2009 the company walked away from a half - a-billion-dollar takeover deal with Google, and later became the target of a class - action lawsuit.

If the bill becomes law, the 143 million victims of the Equifax breach eligible for the class action lawsuit filed Friday would be able to get a maximum of one - third of a penny in restitution.

Now, years later after the win against Cryptsy, Silver has become the face of so many crypto class action lawsuits that, as he told Cointelegraph, he has moved from «D - list famous» in the crypto sphere to maybe «C, or C + to B -.»

ERIN BROCKOVICH This fact - based story, about a filing clerk who prepared a class action lawsuit against PG&E, becomes the ultimate vehicle for Julia Roberts — for better or worse.

Sony may become the first company to be hit with class - action lawsuit for detrimental reliance over committing, then retracting, promised Android 4.0 upgrade.

What began life as a class action lawsuit filed by Seattle - based law firm Hagen Bermans on behalf of consumers quickly became a Department of Justice investigation against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers.

It's not, as @Brian would like to believe, some reaction to class action lawsuits (which contrary to his comment are becoming more restricted these days).

According to the class action lawsuit, the smoking and baking process causes the bone to dry out and become brittle.

In 2002, he became the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Metropolitan asserting that the unsolicited faxes violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

These types of cases may become multi-plaintiff class action lawsuits resulting in large amounts of monetary compensation.

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I'm concerned that the difficulty of getting this right will make many businesses fodder for CASL breach class action lawsuits when that right becomes available in 2017.

In class action lawsuits and multidistrict litigation, electronically stored information as part of discovery has become the norm, not the exception.

We do not litigate or become involved in class action lawsuits though we may file «amicus» briefs where a court or regulator may benefit from hearing an investor perspective on issues in a trial or administrative hearing.

Three of those four lawsuits could become class - action suits.

«FCRA class action lawsuits against employers and CRAs have become very common,» warns ESR founder and CEO Attorney Lester Rosen, the author of the two whitepapers as well as «The Safe Hiring Manual,» the first comprehensive guide to background checks for employment purposes.

In the whitepaper, Rosen explains how FCRA class action lawsuits can be avoided: These suits against employers have become very common.

In the whitepaper, Rosen explains how class action lawsuits brought against nationally known companies across the country can be avoided: These suits against employers have become very common.

Mere Posters and Limited Representation are sure to see class action lawsuits launched against them when a community becomes aware of the potential rewards such an action could generate.

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.