Sentences with phrase «file class actions suits»

They also are against students having the option to file class actions suits free of mediation first.

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.

Attorneys for McDonald's workers have filed class action suits in three states claiming that the company was responsible for illegally withholding wages in a number of ways, including calling people in but not paying them for all the time they were required to be in stores as well as charging for the costs of uniforms.

In 2004, Alfred Rava filed a class action suit against the Oakland A's for, GET THIS, giving away plaid hats to women ON MOTHER»S DAY.

Meet new people, make new friends, free dating, find partner, free chat, singles site, Men seeking Women, Women seeking Men Group files class action suit against Uber for «discrimination,» lack of wheelchair access

When their children were not promoted to grade 4, the parents filed a class action suit in state court, alleging violations of the children's due process and equal protection rights under the state and federal constitutions.

(This ominous clause prevents authors from filing class action suits against the vanity, likely instated in wake of Author Solutions» previous lawsuit.)

Under the proposed settlement, announced Wednesday morning, Penguin would pay $ 75 million to consumers represented by 33 states» attorneys general and by Hagens Berman, the Seattle - based law firm that filed the class action suit against Apple (s AAPL) and publishers in 2011.

Are there any Canadian law firms planning or in the process of filing class action suits on behalf of Canadians?

YEAH < RIGHT MY Question — Is there anyone out there who wants to file a class action suit against this horrible company?

It is time for the pet owners to unite and file a class action suit for all of our pets that have been harmed by this food... save your money and buy something else of better quality and truly made in the USA.

Unlike all the consumers that are lining up to file class action suits against pet stores that have sold them sick and dying puppies for over $ 1000.

If demonstrated and thorough action to stop the deceptive trade practices has not been taken by this Board within ninety days of receipt of this letter I will file a class action suit against the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on behalf of the people of Texas, for negligence in the execution of their responsibilities, and I will request a Court order to instruct the Board to perform their duties.

In February, Frank Lucido filed a class action suit in federal court in California against Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. claiming two of his dogs became sick and one died after he fed them Beneful.

Attorneys for an Illinois man who applied for a Starwood Preferred Guest - branded American Express credit card have filed a class action suit contending that American Express failed to give the plaintiff and others the promised number of hotel loyalty points.

Siskinds filed the class action suit against Arctic Glacier in September 2008, alleging that the company had misrepresented itself as a «good corporate citizen».

Kiobel and the other petitioners filed a class action suit against Shell and others under the ATS.

As pointed out above, the anti-exclusivity proponents see exclusive ODR clauses as a means to stop consumers from filing class action suits and, more generally, to forego their fundamental right to a public trial before an impartial third party.

«plaintiffs filing class action suits could be refused a hearing in state court if they came from several different states, and then bounced out of federal court because their complaint called for applying the laws of multiple states.»

Class action reform is a legitimate issue, not because it is too easy to file class action suits (I don't have much of an opinion on that question), but because the way we handle class action lawsuits typically fails to make victims whole (or even provide any redress of value to them at all) while making the lawyers extremely rich.

My attorney has suggested filing a Class Action Suit against CSA and the Realtor who sold us the insurance.

#BREAKING: LA man files class action suit against #Apple, claiming its practice of slowing down older phones amounts to «breach of contract» and «trespass to chattel.»

In August, a shareholder filed a class action suit claiming that Yelp withheld information about an FTC investigation over its negative review practices in order to goose its stock price.

Girard Gibbs LLP is exploring the possibility of filing a class action suit against Google, and is asking Pixel 2 owners to get in touch.

Robert Chmielinski, a Nokia investor, has filed a class action suit in U.S. Federal Court claiming Nokia made false and misleading comments on its Windows Phones and how the new phones would effect the company's position in the market.

More than 1,000 «uninformed» and «unrepresented» homeowners in Monroe County, Pa., are expected to join in a recently filed class action suit for fraud against developer Gene Percudani, president of Raintree Homes; Dominick Stranieri, an independent appraiser in Strousburg, Pa.; and William Spaner of Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation.

Not exact matches

Spotify was hit in late December by another lawsuit seeking a class - action suit filed by David Lowery, the leader of alternative rock bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven who is also an academic.

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.

Four former students filed a suit against Trump University last year in a federal court in California, seeking class - action status.

In court documents filed with the Northern California District Court on Thursday, Uber argued that the class - action part of the suit should be dropped because the 160,000 drivers, «have little or nothing in common, other than their use of the Uber App in California at some point over the past six years.»

This comes in the wake of a class - action suit filed against its parent company Avid Life Media in Canada last week.

A law firm filed a class - action suit against Groupon for allegedly imposing illegal expiration dates on its vouchers.

The settlement will most likely reduce the size of the class - action suits filed against Spotify.

FPL filed a motion to dismiss the class - action suit this past February and argued the company was upfront about what the «solar hardening» initiatives would fix.

An amended complaint to an existing class - action suit against the Company, Musk and the CFO was filed.

The Senate voted Tuesday night to kill a controversial rule that would have allowed Americans to file class - action suits against banks instead of being forced in many cases into private arbitration.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans became the sixth plaintiff to lob a complaint against the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule when the insurer filed a suit in late September challenging the class - action waiver requirement under the rule's best interest contract exemption, or BICE.

That decision applies to just the two couples named in the suit (same - sex advocates declined to file a class - action suit) leaving the future of marriage policy in California in question.

A class action suit for sexual harassment has been filed against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...

I say we all file a class - action suit against Family Radio for severe emotional distress.

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.

At least four other class action suits were filed.

He said that compared to other cases, including a recent class action suit that was filed in California and named the producer personally, his office is looking at the company as a whole.

An environmental law firm has filed a class - action suit against two companies connected with the water contamination in the Rensselaer County village of Hoosick Falls.

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.

Haitian cholera victims and their families have recently filed a class - action suit against the United Nations in U.S. court, seeking compensation.

A class - action suit, claiming personal and property damage to more than a million Florida residents, is filed against the malathion manufacturer Cheminova.

«I started this suit on behalf of one cop that got sick,» Worby says of his class - action lawsuit filed in 2004.

The class action suit, filed in Missouri, accuses Pfizer, Bayer, and Johnson & Johnson of using «unconscionable, unfair, deceptive, unethical and illegal» methods to get consumers to throw away their products when expiration date has passed, though the companies know «that if stored properly these medications can and do remain chemically stable, safe and effective long after those dates.»