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Post Dukes and Pre-Tyson: An update on class actions for in - house senior legal advisors and Litigators

Not exact matches

U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed support on Tuesday for Microsoft's bid to fend off class action claims by Xbox 360 owners who say the video game console gouges discs because of a design defect.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officclass action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officclass consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officClass Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

On behalf of the players, the Charney Lawyers, a Toronto - based firm specializing in class - action law, is seeking compensation for time logged by the plaintiffs in the major junior league.

Some Yelp reviewers have filed a class - action lawsuit demanding monetary compensation for the reviews they post on the site.

Google is on the receiving end of a class - action lawsuit brought by parents whose kids unknowingly paid a substantial amount of money for in - app purchases.

At a hearing on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen asked if there was a «tension or inconsistency» for Uber to argue that every single one of its drivers is an independent contractor, yet to also argue that the legal issues in the case are so specific to each driver that it can't be decided as a class action.

A lawyer for ride service Uber, which has been sued by drivers who contend they should be considered employees and are seeking class action status, said it would be preferable to have a trial just on the three drivers who filed the complaint in order to avoid setting a risky precedent.

She has prosecuted a wide range of class action matters for over a decade, helping to recover millions in settlements on behalf of shareholders.

(Reuters)- U.S. automaker Tesla Inc on Monday was hit with a class - action lawsuit claiming its California production plant is a «hotbed for racist behavior.»

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.

Attorney Jonathan Delshad filed two class - action lawsuits against Wells Fargo in September on behalf of former employees, including one business banker, who say they were fired for refusing to create fake accounts to hit sales quotas.

On the other hand, a large temporary cash position makes sense for market timers, who believe they have the skills to move in and out of asset classes and profit from such actions.

Over the course of his 25 - year legal career, he has tenaciously fought for the rights of consumers, concentrating his practice on consumer lending and consumer fraud class actions.

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

Canada Edmonton law firm files $ 15 - million class action lawsuit over E. coli contamination, CBC News Toronto police seeking woman who threw hot liquid on Starbucks employee, Toronto Star Ontario ethics watchdog reprimands Patrick Brown for failing to disclose $ 375,000 loan, rental income, Globe and Mail

May 31 deadline approaching for comments on the Law Commission of Ontario's class actions consultation paper

In re HP Securities Litigation consists of two consolidated putative class actions filed on November 26 and 30, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging, among other things, that from August 19, 2011 to November 20, 2012, the defendants violated Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Exchange Act by concealing material information and making false statements related to Parent's acquisition of Autonomy and the financial performance of Parent's enterprise services business.

When asked for comment on the Nano class action suit, Peter Scoolidge, the attorney representing the Nano responded:

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Central District of California, and docketed under 17 - cv - 09157, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Crypto securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants» violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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.

LEAP stands for «long - term equity anticipation», and it refers to a class of options that have longer expiry dates (dates on which the contract expires, or deadlines for action on an option) than traditional options.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 00646, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Xunlei securities, seeking to recover compensable damages caused by defendants» violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

In a decision on Friday, U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson in San Francisco said the California plaintiffs may seek damages from Starbucks in their proposed nationwide class action, including for fraud and false advertising.

For example, in the case of the Action for Children «s Television call for a ban on commercials for children too young to discriminate, or the church «s protest against excessive and gratuitous violence, the criticism was aimed at a class of programming rather than against an individual progrFor example, in the case of the Action for Children «s Television call for a ban on commercials for children too young to discriminate, or the church «s protest against excessive and gratuitous violence, the criticism was aimed at a class of programming rather than against an individual progrfor Children «s Television call for a ban on commercials for children too young to discriminate, or the church «s protest against excessive and gratuitous violence, the criticism was aimed at a class of programming rather than against an individual progrfor a ban on commercials for children too young to discriminate, or the church «s protest against excessive and gratuitous violence, the criticism was aimed at a class of programming rather than against an individual progrfor children too young to discriminate, or the church «s protest against excessive and gratuitous violence, the criticism was aimed at a class of programming rather than against an individual program.

I, for one, feel that the recent court actions upholding a ban on student - conducted, voluntary religious meetings on school property before or after regular class hours serve unnecessarily to arouse animosity and motivate people to tamper with the Constitution by pushing for a prayer amendment.

Consider this... a person goes to college, gets a four year degree in archaeology (or some antiquities preservation analog); spends summers sifting through sand and rock and gravel, all the while taking graduate level classes... person eventually obtains the vaunted PhD in archaeology... then works his / her tail off seeking funding for an archeological excavation, with the payoff being more funding, and more opportunities to dig in the dirt... do you think professional archaeologists are looking hard for evidence of the Exodus on a speculative basis... not a chance... they know their PhD buys them nothing more than a job at Tel Aviv Walmart if they don't discover and publish... so they write grants for digs near established sites / communities, and stay employed sifting rock in culturally safe areas... not unless some shepard stumbles upon a rare find in an unexpected place do you get archeological interest and action in remote places... not at all surprising that the pottery and other evidence of the Exodus and other biblical events lie waiting to be discovered... doesn't mean not there... just not found yet...

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.

These class actions referred to, and relied on, the data and underlying studies cited by the Bloomberg story as a basis for their misrepresentation and false advertising claims.

Starbucks, for example, recently settled a mileage reimbursement - related class action lawsuit, paying out $ 3 million for failing to reimburse 30,000 employees for mileage expenses incurred when using their personal vehicles on the job.

Consumers drop Odwalla «evaporated cane juice» class action suit, Hint asks for a stay on lawsuit challenging its «all natural» claims, Lakewood Organic Juices faces challenge to its «cold pressed» and «fresh pressed» claims in new class action suit.

The class action alleges the company and its directors — including chairman Phil Tracy and former chief executive Gary Helou — were aware it «did not have reasonable grounds for making the misleading PDS representations» at the time it embarked on its $ 500 million pre float raising.

It will be cheaper to settle out of court and there are three precedents for guidance on payouts: the Multiplex class action in 2006, the Centro result of 2008 and Oz Minerals in 2009.

MG will be keen to settle the class action as soon as possible for fear litigants will block a meeting called to vote on the Saputo deal.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

For that to happen I think it would take some monumental action from Arsene Wenger, both on the verbally persuasive side of things and on the financial side of things and I reckon that Arsenal would have to splash the cash on at least two, and probably more, top class players before the striker was convinced of our ambition.

You bet they would take it seriously with a guarantee on their box, otherwise it would leave them libel for a class action suit.

Publication of the editorial came on the same day as two other events of note, first, the release of a new book, Back in the Game, in which sports neurologist Jeffrey Kutcher and award - winning journalist Joanne Gerstner repeatedly and pointedly criticize the media for «irresponsible» reporting on CTE, and second, the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles against Pop Warner, USA Football, and the National Operating Committee on Standards For Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) which assumes as scientific fact that repetitive head impacts sustained in youth football «exposed» plaintiffs» sons to CTE, and led one to engage in «erratic and reckless behavior» resulting in his untimely death, and the other to take his own lifor «irresponsible» reporting on CTE, and second, the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles against Pop Warner, USA Football, and the National Operating Committee on Standards For Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) which assumes as scientific fact that repetitive head impacts sustained in youth football «exposed» plaintiffs» sons to CTE, and led one to engage in «erratic and reckless behavior» resulting in his untimely death, and the other to take his own liFor Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) which assumes as scientific fact that repetitive head impacts sustained in youth football «exposed» plaintiffs» sons to CTE, and led one to engage in «erratic and reckless behavior» resulting in his untimely death, and the other to take his own life.

CPC settle class - action suit: CPC International Inc. has agreed to settle, for $ 7 million, a federal antitrust class - action suit brought against it on behalf of customers for high fructose corn syrup.

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.

As I wrote last week, consumer class action attorney Knoll Lowney sued the No on 522 and the Washington DC - based Grocery Manufactures Association (lobbyists for major food corporations) for not disclosing the donors behind GMA's $ 7 million - plus donation to stop I - 522, which would require genetically - engineered foods to be labeled.

For six months, I have been anxiously waiting to see how FIFA, US Soccer, US Club Soccer USCS, American Youth Soccer Organization AYSO, California Youth Soccer Association, Inc, would respond to the class action lawsuit filed against them on August 27, 2014, This lawsuit pit three mothers and two female college students vs FIFA, soccer's worldwide governing body — the Fèdèration Internationale de Football Association, soccer's worldwide governing body and affiliated soccer organizations in the United State.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew appealed to delegates at the April 13 Delegate Assembly to join and bring colleagues along for a big action on Thursday, May 12, to call on the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes instead of cutting services to the middle class and the safety net for the poor.

In a memorandum supporting the bill, the ASPCA noted several instances of not - for - profit shelters in New York being accused of wrongdoing, including Friends of Freddie Pet Rescue on Long Island, the target of a state Attorney General probe and a class - action lawsuit accusing it of selling sick puppies.

The NYPD's no - beard policy, as it is known, is at the center of a federal class - action lawsuit filed on behalf of a Muslim police officer who says he was suspended during the fasting month of Ramadan for refusing to shave his one - inch beard.

Parents of special - needs Camp Anchor participants on Sunday announced they are filing a class - action lawsuit alleging that a Hempstead Town attorney and his wife violated privacy and confidentiality laws when they sent a letter to campers» families urging them to vote for Town Supervisor Anthony Santino.

Two companies that operated a manufacturing plant blamed for polluting water supplies in Hoosick Falls are seeking dismissal of a federal class - action lawsuit filed on behalf of the residents affected by the contamination.

«He ensured that I was not cheated out by the exclusion of my name from the LLB class list at the Faculty of Law after my first university exams when I had qualified for placement on the programme by merit... His actions almost 43 years ago contributed in no small measure to my position, my passion for the defence of truth, fairness, integrity, transparency and merit in public life, and he must be publicly acknowledged for once.»

I am eager to begin collaborating with local families, businesses and elected officials to take action on my other legislative priorities for 2013, including creating jobs, reducing the size and cost of state government (e.g.) consolidation of the Thruway Authority within the Department of Transportation, regulatory reform and making the 2011 middle - class tax cut permanent.

As for Sarah Berry, she's now on prescription medication for her heart condition — and is part of a class - action lawsuit against Hydroxycut's manufacturer.