Sentences with phrase «including class action claims»

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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.

The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC is a full service business litigation and shareholder rights advocacy firm with more than 20 years of experience in complex litigation matters, including claims of investor and stockholder fraud, shareholder derivative suits, and securities class actions.

Past opportunities include claims, judgements, private notes and financings, loans, distressed secondaries, derivative contracts and other financial instruments in a variety of situations such as insolvencies, class actions, frauds and insurance liquidations.

On August 2, 2005, CIBC paid US$ 2.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit brought by a group of pension funds and investment managers, including the University of California, which claims that «systematic fraud by Enron and its officers led to the loss of billions and the collapse of the company.»

Eight new cases were filed in 2014, including the Wivenhoe dam case following the 2011 Queensland floods and a shareholder class action claiming Treasury Wine Estates breached its continuous disclosure obligations.

After upscale brands including McCormick & Schmick's settled class action lawsuits for erroneously claiming to serve high - priced Kobe beef, many menus switched to the vaguer «Wagyu.»

Under a state law passed in June of last year, ride - hailing contractors are required to pass a criminal background check, but county lawmakers lobbied for more thorough vetting for prospective contractors in Westchester amid a slew of allegations against Uber and its employees, including a class action suit claiming drivers had sexually assaulted customers.

However, only the California lawsuit, similar to the Colorado class - action, also includes claims based on violating the federal TVPA.»

SEATTLE — August 9, 2011 — Hagens Berman, a consumer rights class - action law firm, today announced it has filed a nationwide class - action lawsuit claiming that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and five of the nation's top publishers, including HarperCollins Publishers, a subsidiary of News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA), Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Group Inc., a subsidiary of Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) and Simon & Schuster Inc., a subsidiary of CBS (NYSE: CBS), illegally fix prices of electronic books, also known as e-books.

A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit claiming Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd. pet foods labeling was false and deceptive and that it falsely claimed that the products do not include chicken / poultry by - product meals, corn, wheat or soy, or artificial preservatives.

I followed your link and it led me to a page where you can file a claim before April 2016 and be included in a class action lawsuit (they rolled them all into one) and be reimbursed up to $ 200... https://www.petfoodsettlement.com Thank you!

The Card Member Agreement includes an arbitration provision, which impacts the opportunity to have claims related to the Account heard in court or resolved by a jury, and to participate in a class action or similar proceeding.

Your Card Member Agreement includes an arbitration provision, which restricts your opportunity to have claims related to the account heard in court or resolved by a jury, and to participate in a class action or similar proceeding.

Successfully resolving claims against clients for over 25 years on terms favorable to clients, including technology vendor contract disputes and other commercial litigation, lease disputes for national and regional companies, and early resolution of several class action claims against national retailers and international travel company.

We defend and prosecute claims presenting a range of commercial and consumer products controversies, including class actions, mass actions and MDL proceedings, such as:

Brendan has acted on a wide range of insurance and reinsurance matters for Australian - based and international clients, including flooding, storm, earthquake, fire and explosion events, electricity supply issues and machinery break - downs, as well as high - value class action litigation, public and product liability, and subrogation claims.

It comes in many forms but, includes proposals to limit class action lawsuits, to shorten the statute of limitations (time deadline) for filing personal injury claims, and to put a cap on the amount of damages for out of pocket losses like medical bills and lost wages and / or general damages for the pain and emotional distress caused by a catastrophic injury or death caused by the wrongdoing of another individual or business.

Mr. Havel has significant experience in defending wage and hour class actions, including claims for overtime pay, meal and rest period violations, and vacation pay.

John concentrates his practice in business litigation and has handled a variety of cases, including constitutional and state tort claims, unfair trade practice actions, class certification issues and divorce actions.

Ms. Michaud's litigation and arbitration practice primarily includes cross-border contract and business torts disputes, consumer class actions (state and federal statutory violations and data privacy concerns), intellectual property disputes, trade secret misappropriation, competition, as well as other statutory and common law claims.

Ed defends clients in litigation related to his white collar defense practice, including antitrust, securities and consumer fraud, class action litigation, and litigation arising under the False Claims Act.

Later, when I joined Schulte Roth & Zabel, I focused my practice on representing hedge funds, publicly listed companies, and private clients, as both subjects and victims in criminal and regulatory investigations on the state and federal level, and in a variety of state and federal litigation arising from commercial and investment disputes, including claims of fraud, securities class actions, and derivative actions.

Our lawyers have defended class actions and individual cases alleging personal injury and property damage from environmental contamination or exposure to chemical products based on all types of legal theories, including negligence, fraud, failure to warn, negligent misrepresentation, trespass, private and public nuisance and damage claims such as «fear of cancer» and medical monitoring.

We regularly advise leading businesses on high - profile litigation, including class actions and mass tort claims arising from product defects across a wide range of sectors, from consumer electronics, automotive, medical devices and pharmaceuticals to industrial machinery, aerospace and chemicals.

Representing clients in multiple putative class action litigations including: claims under the Massachusetts independent contractor law; claims that employees were not paid for meal and rest breaks; and claimed violations of the state and federal tip credit statutes

Corey Brady is an associate in Weil's Complex Commercial Litigation practice, where he focuses on litigating a wide variety of disputes, including class actions, product liability and environmental claims, and bankruptcy and restructuring engagements.

As a condition of being admitted to train in X at any training premises, I assume the risk of all injuries, losses and damages and do hereby hold the training center, its instructors and agents or persons otherwise connected with the X classes harmless from any and all liability (including legal costs) for all claims, actions or damages due to injuries, losses or damage suffered by me or caused to a third party by me during the course of X training, or arising out of the activities of the X classes, or any other activities occurring on the premises of the training facilities or elsewhere.

The employees» class action claims against IQT and the other defendant alleged in the certification motion, include: wrongful dismissal, conspiracy, negligence, inducing breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Many of its files will be familiar to regular readers of the national media, and include the $ 9 - billion Sino - Forest Corp. shareholder class action claim; an application against Rogers Communications Inc. and Chatr Wireless Inc. involving a constitutional challenge to the Competition Act; and a case concerning oil pollution in the Amazon in which the firm acted for Ecuadoran plaintiffs.

Examples of class action lawsuits include groups of workers alleging exposure to asbestos and homeowners suing their insurance companies for rejecting black mold claims.

This experience includes both major class action cases and defense of lawsuits brought by individuals, including claims of wrongfully denied insurance and disability benefits.

Her practice includes antitrust, business torts, class action, consumer protection, constitutional, contracts, False Claims Act, securities, trade secrets and other cases.

He has extensive experience handling diverse areas of complex litigation, including health care, antitrust and business practices, class actions, qui tam claims, employment, product liability, environmental and data security.

Its areas of expertise also cover shipping - related personal injury and fatal accident claims such as accidents involving cargo ships and passenger ships, including claims arising from loss of life, medical negligence and class actions arising out of illness and disease outbreaks.

Our financial services litigators handle financial services class actions in federal and state courts; bad faith litigation; interpleader cases; trust litigation, escrow arrangements and garnishments; general contract disputes and alleged statutory violations; loan modifications, bad loans and other matters arising from lender - borrower relationships; bankruptcy litigation, including preference and fraudulent conveyance claims; and management of electronic data discovery in large, complex cases.

The attorneys at our firm have also represented clients in a variety of other class action cases, ranging from mass tort litigation, including asbestos claims, to pharmaceutical and medical devices.

Her experience includes both first - party and third - party insurance disputes involving claims for copyright infringement, misappropriation of likeness / right of publicity, trade disparagement, class action securities fraud, Department of Justice and grand jury investigations, actuarial malpractice, class action predatory lending, class action right - of - way / trespass, class action property and environmental damage, class action toxic tort, personal injury / class action mass tort, insurance broker - agent liability, and reinsurance.

Mr. Whitney's representative work includes a series of successful outcomes pursuing false advertising claims against product review websites, a landmark victory clarifying copyright fair use and parody on behalf of several well - known musicians; a defense win dismissing copyright infringement claims brought by a putative class of attorneys against the leading legal research websites; a favorable outcome for a high - end beauty products company in a trademark and trade dress action against a manufacturer of knock - off products; a district and appellate court decision dismissing all claims by a proposed class against an international bank for alleged violations of, among other things, the Federal False Marking Act, RICO and the CAN - SPAM Act; and counseling prominent art museums and galleries on domestic and international copyright issues.

The blog also features discussions relating to mass torts, consumer product safety and complex litigation, including the Alien Tort Statute, the False Claims Act, and class actions.

Tarifa Laddon concentrates her practice on a diverse range of complex business litigation matters, including pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, toxic tort, financial services litigation, unfair business practice claims, business torts and wage and hour and consumer class action defense.

David acts for clients in a wide range of disputes, including shareholder and partnership disputes, securities litigation, class action defence, proceedings under the Competition Act, and professional negligence claims.

Our specialized expertise in insurance defence includes errors and omissions claims against Insureds in a variety of professions including the securities industry, claims against Directors and Officers, legal expense insurance claims, performance and labour and material payment bond claims, and acting as class action defence counsel.

Participants addressed and offered remedies to various issues related to the U.S. lawsuit system, including False Claims Act reforms, litigation trends, class action loopholes, the effect of U.S. - style litigation across the globe, and privacy in the digital age.

These can include: the lawyer is named as a defendant in a class action; the claim is complicated due to the number of parties or unique legal issues; or the claimant has assumed an aggressive approach to litigation that makes scheduling and discoveries take longer.

He has experience representing clients in a wide - range of high - stakes litigation, including class actions, contract claims, business torts, unfair trade practices, trade secrets, and other business disputes.

Our appellate experience and victories have covered a wide range of areas, including fraud, consumer protection, class action, land use, white collar, false claims act, constitutional law, contract, antitrust, and unfair competition.

The matters handled by our commercial litigation attorneys include, but are not limited to, breach of contracts, unfair competition, tortious interference, restrictive covenants, corporate and partnership disputes, shareholder derivative claims, class actions, fraud, and collection actions.

Additionally, Lorelei has helped forge positive business resolutions of complex matters, including a long - standing dispute and litigation between a Palm Beach County hospital and a group of physicians who held a ground lease on hospital property and provided services at the hospital; a long - standing lawsuit between two groups of physicians over the breakup of their practice group; a prominent sports figure's multimillion dispute over a license agreement; a sports broadcaster's claims against a video company for unauthorized use of his name and likeness; and class actions involving consumer debt collection services.

Her practice includes the defense of class actions, federal statutory claims and qui tam cases.

Prior to joining Lewis Wagner, Meghan was an associate in the New York firm Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry's insurance coverage group, where she represented insurance company clients in insurance coverage litigation, and advised insurers on exposure and liability issues in wide array of tort and commercial contexts, including mass tort and class action litigation involving pharmaceuticals, chemical, transportation, news and entertainment, and oil and gas; environmental suits; FDA compliance claims; unfair competition and false advertising claims; intellectual property claims; construction defect; personal injury; product liability; and associated breach of contract claims.