Sentences with phrase «class actions against»

The firm defended class actions against a national retailer having allegedly failed to abide by the low prices stated in its ads and against a manufacturer alleged to have sold defective home appliances.

Since joining Berger & Montague, Mr. Lechtzin has been instrumental in helping the firm secure leadership positions in national securities fraud class actions against Centerline Holding Company, Municipal Mortgage & Equity, Fifth Third Bancorp, Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund and Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc..

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.

They have been chosen as lead counsel or co-lead counsel in prominent, high - profile class actions against major U.S. and multinational corporations.

Dutch law certainly holds promise for pan-European or global class settlements, and Canada will continue to attract global class actions against companies with strong Canadian ties.

Under this agreement, Elpida will pay $ 5.75 million plus certain interest for the benefit of the settlement class and provide co-operation to the plaintiffs in prosecuting the class actions against the remaining non-settling defendants in exchange for a full release against it and its related entities relating to the BC, Ontario and Quebec actions.

has commenced class actions against major social media companies (e.g., Facebook) and is in the process of investigating numerous other privacy class actions.

The law firms of Roy O'Connor LLP («RO»), Sotos LLP («Sotos») and Goldblatt Partners LLP («GP» - formerly Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP), along with a national team of law firms, represent plaintiffs in two certified class actions against Canadian Banks on behalf of current and former non-management employees for compensation for alleged unpaid overtime.

She has also successfully handled sever class actions against Horizon BlueCross BlueShield of New Jersey for out of network coverage.

It has its origins in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (the «Settlement») which resolved the class actions against the federal government arising from residential schools.

Randee has successfully handled several class actions, including a trio of landmark ERISA class actions against major health insurers, which established coverage for 4 million individuals for the treatment of eating disorders as well as the recovery of millions of dollars of wrongfully denied benefits.

[2] Thus unionized employees can not institute class actions against their employers for disputes over the terms of their collective agreements.

Mr. Goheen has served as lead or co-counsel in over 25 privacy - based class actions in state and federal courts, including over 20 class actions against consumer reporting agencies alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, representing such clients as SunTrust Banks, Shell, Countrywide, Equifax, Bank of America, and Capital One.

Mr. Torrijos has handled class actions through trial and appeal and has successfully represented consumers in class actions against some of the biggest technology and insurance companies in the country, including: Google, Yahoo!, CitySearch, Network Solutions, Nationwide Insurance, Progressive and State Farm.

The Court of Appeal's decision destroyed the foundation of over 30 class actions against insurers in Ontario.

Combining the disappointing in De Wolf v. Bell ExpressVu, provincial regulation on payday lending that has led to higher interest rates than those allowed by the usury provisions in the Criminal Code and the limitations of consumer class actions against late payment practices, it seems that consumers have even less protection from exploitative credit arrangements today.

I also mentioned the ongoing class actions against the Canadian Hockey League and its teams (the «CHL») on behalf of junior hockey players, alleging that the CHL conspired to force young players into signing contracts that violated minimum wage laws.

It has also acted as counsel in securities - related class actions against Poseidon Concepts Corp. and Paramount Investments Inc..

Other public interest cases include unpaid overtime class actions against Canadian banks and other employers and minimum wage class actions on behalf of junior hockey players.

With 14 class actions against law schools, the launch of scamblogs and LSAT takers referred to as suckers, perhaps it's time that law school applications come with warning labels.

George Bellas, in association with Clifford Law Offices, filed a series of class actions against several not - for - profit hospitals alleging that these not - for - profits violate their tax exempt status by overcharging uninsured and indigent patients and then employing strong - arm tactics to collect from the indigent and uninsured, driving many people into bankruptcy.

Recent class actions against Health Canada include allegations of negligence in relation to medical devices.

Disgruntled shareholders have now initiated several class actions against the board of VXGN over possible breaches of fiduciary duty in the sale to OXGN.

Innovative lawyers, often in legal services programs, were bringing class actions against a wide variety of illegal and unfair practices.

UPDATE: Following the Denial of Class Certification by New York Judge, New York and Indiana Class Actions against Author Solutions Are Resolved without Any Finding of Wrongdoing

To avail itself of the BICE, however, Thrivent «would be forced to agree contractually with its customers that they could pursue a breach of contract action against Thrivent and that they could participate in judicial class actions against Thrivent,» the complaint states.

According to Bullard, «the DOL has laid out in detail written documentation examples of material conflicts of interest and the firm's program for mitigating them, which is a virtual roadmap — and also an evidentiary motherlode for bringing both arbitration claims and class actions against firms.»

The Xbox console owners filed a proposed class action against Microsoft in federal court in 2011, saying the design of the console was defective and that its optical disc drive could not withstand even small vibrations.

ACA Lawyers has obtained funding to mount a class action against mining services firm WorleyParsons, claiming that it lacked transparency around the company's performance last year.

Litigation funder IMF Bentham has announced it will fund a shareholder class action against former directors of collapsed miner Kagara, which went into administration in 2012.

A U.S. judge certified a class action against Target brought by several banks over the retailer's massive data breach.

Pomerantz is co-lead counsel in a securities class action against international pharmaceutical company Perrigo plc concerning allegations related to the company misleading investors as to its revenue growth potential in order to encourage them to reject a tender offer by Mylan N.V.

Pomerantz leads a class action against Deutsche Bank AG, arising from its lack of controls against financing terrorism, money laundering, aiding against international sanctions, and committing financial crimes.

Pomerantz represents Banco Safra SA, one of the largest banks in Brazil, in a class action against Samarco Mineracao SA, relating to the loss in value to the company's bonds triggered by the Fundão dam - burst disaster.

Earlier this year, the CFPB issued a new rule to make it easier to mount a class action against banks and financial institutions by banning forced arbitration.

A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a proposed wage - and - hour class action against a Southern California hospital, ruling the plaintiffs could use inadmissible evidence to support their request for class certification.

That's what law firm Nichols Kaster calls the $ 1.3 billion retirement plan at the center of a proposed class action against Fujitsu Technology and Business of America Inc..

A San Francisco federal judge, in what was apparently the first case to cite last month's SCOTUS opinion Cyan v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund remanded a securities class action against a blockchain startup to San Francisco Superior Court while keeping another in federal court.

On August 12, 2015, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement of a nationwide class action against JPMC for its use of robocalling in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

At the end of December, because of that announcement, a request was filed for a class action against the company and its directors.

And Melbourne lawyer David Burstyner was judging the waters for a class action against the two co-operatives.

Melbourne lawyer Mark Elliott, via his specialist class action vehicle Melbourne City Investments, has pursued a separate class action against Treasury in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Maurice Blackburn lodged documents in the Federal Court on Wednesday to begin a class action against Treasury Wine Estates over what it claims was a late disclosure of heavy write - downs.

Treasury Wine Estates lawsuit an «abuse of process»: Melbourne solicitor Mark Elliott has vowed to press on with a class action against Treasury Wine Estates despite being told by Victoria's highest court that the lawsuit is a clear abuse of process...

Slater and Gordon and litigation funder IMF Bentham are tying to drum up interest in a class action against Brambles.

Property owners in south - west Victoria launch a second class action against Powercor after power lines were blamed for fires that caused an estimated $ 40 million in damage.

Cecchi was named an attorney on a major class action against opioid manufacturers and distributors earlier this month.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli just announced he has hired the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll to represent the state pension fund in a class action against the oil giant BP in connection with the «disastrous» Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill in the GulF of Mexico.

DiNapoli said he will seek to lead the class action against BP to give the fund and other investors their best chance at recovering damages sustained from the decline in shareholder value subsequent to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.

We should be able to file class action against at the least, deception..