Sentences with phrase «class action brought»

Holland Realty, Inc. («Brokerage») was one of four real estate brokerage firms named in a class action brought by purchasers alleging violations of the federal antitrust laws for an illegal tying arrangement.

A settlement was reached late last year in a California class action brought by Daniel Matera and Susan Rashkis, who accused Google of violating federal wiretapping and state privacy laws by scanning non-Gmail accounts for advertising purposes.

Obtained dismissal of US securities shareholder class action brought against the UK's largest retail bank regarding alleged fraud in connection with acquisition of HBOS during 2008 financial crisis

In Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., a January 30, 2018 decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the court decided that a proposed class action brought on behalf of Uber drivers should be stayed in favour of arbitration in the Netherlands.

Rob Hyndman tells us that 10 days after launch Avvo was made the defendant in a class action brought by and on... [more]

Zelle's financial services team recently successfully defended a class action brought against a large bank involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and violations of a state consumer protection statute.

Rob Hyndman tells us that 10 days after launch Avvo was made the defendant in a class action brought by and on behalf of... lawyers.

The same principles were used in another class action brought against Bourne Leisure, the parent company of Butlins, which the claimant discontinued shortly before trial.

Lawyers are now debating whether American International Group, Inc., is vulnerable to a class action brought by Canadian plaintiffs in Canada, despite being a U.S. — listed U.S. company, because it does significant business in Canada.

Defended Cayman Islands - based fund administrator in putative CAFA class action brought by disappointed investors

On June 6, 2014, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice certified a class action brought on behalf of the affected customers, alleging that they were victims of identity theft and fraud as a result of the intrusion upon seclusion.

In the case of IMAX, the class action brought in Canadian court by all global investors coexists with a class action brought in U.S. court by NASDAQ purchasers.

Successfully defeated demurrer and resolved a proposed class action brought under California's Automatic Renewal Law.

Represent client as lead defense counsel in an environmental class action brought by homeowners asserting nuisance and property damage claims based on allegations that a neighboring industrial site contaminated the water table.

Currently representing pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts in a $ 15 billion contract dispute with its largest client, Anthem, as well as a related ERISA class action brought by members of Anthem health plans.

Retail Security Breach Litig., No. 1:07 - cv -10162-WGY (D. Mass.), a multidistrict class action brought on behalf of consumers whose personal and financial data was compromised in the then - largest theft of personal data in history.

Obtained dismissal of all claims against the State of Connecticut in a constitutional takings class action brought by state employees claiming entitlement to the proceeds of the demutualization of the state's health care insurance carriers.

The lawsuit before the Court was a class action brought by the investors against the accounting firm.

Successfully defended a manufacturer of nutritional supplements against a proposed nationwide consumer product class action brought in California state court.

A U.S. District Court Judge in the Central District of California today dismissed a putative national class action brought against Umeken USA, Inc., a leading manufacturer of dietary supplements and its Chief Executive Officer.

For example, if the same underlying advice is given to many clients on an untried point of law and that advice is subsequently found to be wrong, there could be a large number of claims or even a class action brought.

Successfully opposed attempt to certify proposed nationwide class action brought by franchisees against franchisor alleging claims for, among other things, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract.

In Holland v Saskatchewan (Ministry of Agriculture), 2017 SKQB 172, the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench dismissed a class action brought by a group of deer and elk farmers against the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.

The class action brought against FCA NV, FCA and FCA Canada Inc. (FCA Canada) alleges that Canadian purchasers of the Vehicles were deceived by the defendants» failure to disclose the presence of this software, resulting in losses and damage to members of the class.

Much to the chagrin of Mr. Heller and his lawyers in the proposed class action brought against Uber, Justice Perell of Ontario Superior Court of Justice stayed the lawsuit against Uber.

Waldman seeks to make his lawsuit a class action brought on behalf of all authors of documents «copied, used or otherwise dealt with» in the CDC database.

On October 1, 2010, Ontario Superior Court Justice J. N. Morissette granted a $ 455.7 million judgment in Jeffrey and Rudd v. London Life, a complex class action brought against two insurance companies regarding their use of surplus earnings held in an account for the benefit of holders of London Life insurance policies (the «PAR Account»).

In a novel class action brought against our client, a ticketing provider, defeated claims that a concert was effectively «canceled» because the lead singer was intoxicated.

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.

(A separate class action brought by the National Veterans Legal Services Program and others is challenging PACER fees as excessive in violation of the E-Government Act of 2002.

Representing General Electric Co., GE Capital, and its former directors in a fiduciary duty class action brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery by a former GE Capital preferred stockholder, challenging GE's merger with GE Capital.

Similarly, the Quebec Court of Appeal dismissed an application for the certification of a class action brought by cancer patients who accused the government and hospitals of negligently delaying their treatment.

This clears the way for Ginsberg's lawsuit, a class action brought on behalf of all of those who were similarly kicked out of the program, to go forward.

New Jersey has been ordered to restore funds for urban schools, while in Florida a class action brought by the state's teachers union seeks to protect state employee pensions from the budget knife, a fresh field of litigation.

(EHarmony settled a class action brought by gay and lesbian singles in 2010; both EHarmony and Spark offer separate sites for LGBT singles.)

At this point all the various class actions brought forward by individuals have all been consolidated and when they are heard by a judge, the class (you) will be notified (in the media) on how to join.

The providers fear not only prosecution for violation of the provision, but also class actions brought by, for example, senders of messages that might be disclosed to fiduciaries.

It is widely anticipated that the number of class actions brought around the world will continue to grow, driven by the globalisation of litigation funders and the increasing appetite from funders and plaintiff law firms to develop new claims outside shareholder class actions.

We represent clients in a wide range of class actions brought in provinces across the country, including in Québec, and in courts of all levels.

BLG is defending one of the first class actions brought under the «intrusion upon seclusion» breach of privacy tort.

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

He has extensive experience in class actions brought under the California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, the California Labor Code and the Federal Fair Labor and Standards Act.

Meredith is a thought leader in the defense of proposed class actions brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

We have substantial experience in representing employers in lawsuits filed by these agencies, and we have successfully defended clients in individual and class action lawsuits and class actions brought under federal and state discrimination laws.

Representation of affiliates of an internet - based health information firm in several consumer class actions brought by physicians

The US has had at least a common - law action for intrusion upon seclusion for a long time, yet none of the class actions brought as a consequence of a data breach has resulted in a judgment, and the overwhelming majority have been dismissed early on because no damages have been demonstrated.

Nevertheless, it may be that the prospect of adverse costs deters lawyers from bringing a class action when the lawyers indemnify their clients; if this is the case, then one would expect to see a marked difference in the number of class actions brought in Ontario compared to a jurisdiction with no cost shifting (such as British Columbia).

Not exact matches

Typically they prevent people from joining together to bring class - action lawsuits that can force companies to change their practices under the threat of big monetary damages.

Under current law, it is even difficult for the people whose data Equifax lost to bring a class action lawsuit.

Most of us were brought up poor or in the middle class — and then continue the rest of our lives plagued by the thoughts, ideas and actions of the poor and the middle class.