Sentences with phrase «class action suit which»

Now, thanks to that investigation, the original class action suit which sought to return some of the $ 250 million that some estimates claim consumers overpaid may fall by the wayside as three of the publishers involved are working to reach a settlement with all fifty individual state governments.

Not exact matches

The lawsuits, each filed by individual artists in a US federal court in Los Angeles, ask a judge to create a class - action suit in which other alleged victims can collectively seek damages.

Shareholders have launched a class - action suit accusing Barrick of hiding problems at the mine, which the company denies.

The filmmakers filed a class action suit on behalf of people who paid to use the song, which became popular in the United States a century ago and has since spread globally.

The class action suit, which seeks to determine the constitutionality of Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, is being led by the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

After its scandal in which it created up to 2 million fraudulent accounts, Wells Fargo (WFC) asked a Federal District Court to order customers to private arbitration instead of the class - action suit they were pursuing.

The suit also challenges DOL's oversight of IRAs as well as the rule's creation of a «private right of action» to bring class - action lawsuits under the best interest contract exemption, which Scalia called «one of the most troubling aspects» of BICE.

So when she bought the Just Crust — formerly the Upper Crust, another company against which she led a class action suit — she was in for a bit of an awakening.

In addition, recently a judge denied Elon Musk's request to dismiss a class - action suit stemming from TSLA's acquistion of Solar CIty (which is turning into a disaster) against Musk and TSLA's board

For example, in 1987 a class action suit was filed against Jim and Tammy Bakker on behalf of some 161,000 donors to the Bakker's PTL programs who had paid $ 1,000 each to become «lifetime partners,» a status which included free accommodations at the PTL theme park.

While MLS commissioner Doug Logan denied Clemetson's allegations, the league's handling of Caligiuri underlined flaws in the system, which in February prompted 10 players to file a class - action suit against MLS, claiming that the league's restraints on players violated antitrust laws.

«After accepting more than $ 100,000 in campaign contributions from plaintiff's attorneys he employs in class action suits — which can be hugely lucrative to those firms — Mr. DiNapoli is using official state business to solicit campaign contributions.

Republicans often attack Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for his of counsel position at the law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg, which specializes in individual and class action suits.

But the game's star is really Nevin's cool, morphable costume, which gives new meaning to the phrase «class action suit.»

And who can forget the announcement two weeks ago that Microsoft was joining Amazon, Yahoo and others in opposing Google's recent court settlement of a class - action suit which clears the way for Google to offer millions of titles through its Google Book Service?

«This puff piece by an ex-member of Author Solutions» management team (which really, really should be flagged up top) also fails to mention something else pretty relevant: Author Solutions is currently the subject of a class action suit for deceptive practices.

The class - action suit (which Patently Apple described in more detail in a recent post) puts it this way:

All 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may reach a settlement with HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette, which would effectively trump the class - action suit.

Anthony Merchant of Merchant Law in Saskatchewan, whose firm is working on a class action suit against Loblaw, recommends that those who've applied for a gift card and get the letter, should only send in a utility bill — never a driver's license «which is close to gold» for fraudsters.

You could also seek punitive damages or initiate a class action suit, which would force the company to pay your attorney's fees if you win the case.

Keep filing your grievances and maybe some starving lawyer will threaten a class action suit — which I think is what happened in the other cases.

There have been rumblings that Canadians shouldn't take the $ 25 gift card because it could disqualify them from participating in the class action suits, which hold out the possibility of a much, much bigger payoff than the gift cards.

A class action suit was created, which after 8 years ended up with nothing for any of the plaintiffs, and as far as I can tell, the lawyers lost money as well, since they were seeking a share of the recovery.

The companies, Imperial Tobacco Canada, JTI - Macdonald Corp., and Rothmans Benson & Hedges, are named in the class - action suit by a group of current and former smokers in the trial, which takes place in Quebec Superior Court in Montreal.

At the time I came on board in 2008, Slater and Gordon more or less had only two practice areas, which were personal injury and specialized class action law suits.

The AmLaw Litigation Daily (May 13, 2016 edition) and Los Angeles Business Journal (May 10, 2016 edition) both reported on the Kingoschu Family Partners, et al., v. Public Storage, et al., case in which the shareholder class action suit was defeated.

CASL has been in force for almost three years but the «private right of action» is set to take effect July 1, which will allow private citizens to sue for violations, setting the stage for class action law suits.

Is the state in which the class action suit is brought is home to the headquarters of the US manufacturer (or a state where the manufacturer has a substantial equivalent to a headquarters)?

There are also several class action suits filed which make similar allegations.

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.

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The complaint in the civil suit against Maggio claimed that Maggio had abused the public trust, which is a class D felony in Arkansas, and that this abuse made him liable to Ms. Bull's estate under the statute that allows victims of a felony to bring a civil action; that Maggio breached a fiduciary duty to the plaintiffs by engaging in conduct that violated certain judicial and statutory rules; that Maggio engaged in a civil conspiracy with Gilbert Baker and Michael Morton; and that Maggio acted in concert with Morton and Baker.

Provides immunity for businesses and government agencies who follow specified procedures; provides exclusive remedy in contract, if no written contract: limits recovery to direct economic damages; bars recovery for damages which plaintiff could have avoided or mitigated; requires mediation; prohibits class actions against government agencies; requires each class member has a loss of $ 50,000 to bring a class action; provides liability protection for directors and officers; and requires filing of suit by March 1, 2002.

Class action lawyers like to sue under that provision because it is less demanding, in a variety of ways, than Rule 23 (b)(3) suits, which usually are the only available alternative....

In the class action suit, Christy is asserting claims against the U.S. government founded upon the breach of express or implied contract claims to which the U.S. is a party,

A second case involves what is called a «reverse class action law suit» brought by Voltage Pictures against an as - yet unidentified group of defendants for copyright violation related to the downloading of films in which Voltage holds copyright.

Two new issues, related but readily distinguishable, have arisen in the past few months, about the residential school experience, neither of which were public knowledge at the time of the apology and certainly not at the times of the out - of - court settlement that was negotiated against a class action law suit brought against the Government and the churches.

Girard Gibbs LLP is the firm which has sued the company and they are also planning a class action suit over the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.

The news comes as some 60,000 people have now signed up to the suit, 25,000 of which have assigned their claims to join the class action, and 35,000 of which have registered to assign their claims when and if the suit widens to cover more users.

Maryland customer Lauren Price filed a potential class action suit against Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in U.S. District Court in Northern California, which alleges that the failure to safeguard her private data and failure to disclose constitute negligence and violation of California's unfair competition law.

The duo is aiming to obtain national class action status for their suit which would allow anyone with an impacted device to seek damages from Apple.

The new complaint filed by David Silver, a partner at SilverMiller in south Florida, echoes and expands upon allegations laid out in a separate class action suit filed in California on Oct. 25, which came just days after the dispute between the Breitmans and Gevers went public.

An activist group, which claims Coinbase's decision is akin to a brokerage withholding new shares from its investors, warns it will commence a class action suit after August 15 if the company doesn't release the Bitcoin Cash.

Then it bungled its response, initially forcing those affected to sign a legal document prohibiting them from joining a class - action suit, then inadvertently directing potential victims to a fake phishing site which proceeded to steal yet more information.

govinfosecurity.com - A federal judge has largely rejected a motion by Verizon to dismiss a class - action suit filed by victims of three data breaches that compromised Yahoo, which is now

A Wisconsin federal court has ruled that an antitrust suit in which a real estate practitioner is seeking to participate in the MLS without becoming a REALTOR ® isn't a class - action suit.

The past twelve months included a Washington case in which home purchasers sufficiently alleged a deceptive trade practices class action suit against listing brokers who failed to provide specific disclosures regarding airport noise as required by a county ordinance.

Still to come: Settlement of several dozen class action suits filed on behalf of common share holders, which will most likely be consolidated into a single court action.

However, HUD followed NAR's recommendation and did indicate each situation needed to be reviewed on a case - by - case basis, which has turned out to be helpful in attempts to establish class action suits.