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Represented a plaintiff class in a market allocation and monopolization suit alleging violations of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.

Plaintiff class action lawyers were unable to convince the Divisional Court to grant leave to appeal an earlier decision of the Superior Court of Justice in which Justice van Rensberg significantly reduced the size of the plaintiff class in Silver v. IMAX.

The firm also acted for the plaintiff class in Joseph v. Quik Payday Inc., and Mortillaro v. Cash Money seeking compensation for the criminal rates of interest that the defendant companies were alleged to charge on their «payday loans».

Wagner: Cohen Milstein has obviously attempted to construct the broadest possible group of Intel employees as participants in the plaintiff class in order to ensure a large damages award.

Not exact matches

CELGENE SHAREHOLDER ALERT: CLAIMSFILER REMINDS INVESTORS WITH LOSSES IN EXCESS OF $ 100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against Celgene Corporation - CEIN EXCESS OF $ 100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against Celgene Corporation - CEin Class Action Lawsuit Against Celgene Corporation - CELG

In his 68 - page finding, Chen was careful to note that saying the plaintiffs constitute a class — one that potentially now includes a majority of Uber's 160,000 U.S. - based drivers — doesn't say anything about whether those plaintiffs have justice on their side when it comes to the merit of their suit.

Meanwhile, in 2009 Ontario courts approved the Imax class - action suit and ruled it would be tried as a global class, meaning any investor who bought shares, whether on the TSX or Nasdaq, can be included as a plaintiff.

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.

If the class - action lawsuit against Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Ford rules in favor of the plaintiffs he notion of making money at all costs will also prove to be catastrophic at these companies.

«In the 50 years since the advent of modern day class action lawsuits, plaintiffs» lawyers have made millions of dollars in fees from these suits while consumers often receive little benefit,» the chamber said in a statemenIn the 50 years since the advent of modern day class action lawsuits, plaintiffs» lawyers have made millions of dollars in fees from these suits while consumers often receive little benefit,» the chamber said in a statemenin fees from these suits while consumers often receive little benefit,» the chamber said in a statemenin a statement.

The class action suit contends that Microsoft cheated the plaintiffs represented — roughly 8,630 women engineers and IT specialists — out of 518 promotions and between $ 100 million and $ 238 million in pay between 2011 and 2016.

David Sanford, chairman of Sanford Heisler Sharp, the law firm that argued the largest - ever employment gender discrimination case to go to trial — a class action suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals that resulted in a $ 253 million jury award for plaintiffs in 2010, reduced post-trial to $ 175 million — noted that in that case, the company had just three investigators for a workforce of thousands.

An employee and a clever plaintiffs» lawyer can always claim that denial was in fact discrimination based on a protected class (provided one exists, of course).

Plaintiff Christopher M. Sulyma, on behalf of two proposed classes of participants in the Intel 401 (k) Savings Plan and the Intel Retirement Contribution Plan, claims that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by investing a significant portion of the plans» assets in risky and high - cost hedge fund and private equity investments.

[107] This class action lawsuit was filed in 1994 with Selma Buycks - Roberson as lead plaintiff and alleged that Citibank Federal Savings Bank had engaged in practices forbidden under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act.

By Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 13, 2017 / Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, reminds investors in Tivity Health, Inc. («Tivity» or the «Company»)(NASDAQ: TVTY) of the January 19, 2018 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class -LSB-...]

In a Nov. 2 decision, Judge Susan Richard Nelson granted a preliminary injunction to Thrivent Financial, accepting plaintiff's claims of irreparable harm if the class - action provisions contained in the DOL rule are permitted to become laIn a Nov. 2 decision, Judge Susan Richard Nelson granted a preliminary injunction to Thrivent Financial, accepting plaintiff's claims of irreparable harm if the class - action provisions contained in the DOL rule are permitted to become lain the DOL rule are permitted to become law.

Based upon this analysis, we provide our clients with recommendations concerning whether they should: (1) move to be appointed lead plaintiff; (2) file an individual non-class action in federal or state court; or (3) take no active role, that is, remain a class member in an action initiated by others.

In that opinion, the first to address fee - shifting provisions following ATP, the Delaware Court of Chancery found that a fee - shifting bylaw was inapplicable to a share - holder plaintiff and the class where the bylaw was adopted after a plaintiff had been forcibly cashed out through a reverse stock split.

In January and February 2018, Pomerantz, sole lead counsel for the class, along with lead plaintiff Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited, achieved a historic $ 3 billion settlement with Brazil's energy giant, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras.

This is not only the largest securities class action settlement in a decade, but is the largest settlement ever in a class action involving a foreign issuer, the fifth - largest class action settlement ever achieved in the United States, and the largest settlement achieved by a foreign lead plaintiff.

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 advertisinIn 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 advertisinin San Francisco said the California plaintiffs may seek damages from Starbucks in their proposed nationwide class action, including for fraud and false advertisinin their proposed nationwide class action, including for fraud and false advertising.

In a significant victory for investors, Pomerantz, as sole lead counsel for the class, along with Lead Plaintiff Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited, has achieved a historic $ 2.95 billion partial settlement with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras.

The plaintiffs who originally filed the lawsuit on behalf of the class — Ingrid Avendano, Ana Medina and Roxana Del Toro Lopez — worked in the same engineering department as Fowler.

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.

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 8, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), if they purchased the Company's shares between August 19, 2016 and August 17, 2017, inclusive (the «Class Period&raqclass action lawsuit against Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), if they purchased the Company's shares between August 19, 2016 and August 17, 2017, inclusive (the «Class Period&raqClass Period»).

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 7, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Henry Schein, Inc. (NasdaqGS: HSIC), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 7, 2013 and February 12, 2018, inclusive (the «Class Period&raqclass action lawsuit against Henry Schein, Inc. (NasdaqGS: HSIC), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 7, 2013 and February 12, 2018, inclusive (the «Class Period&raqClass Period»).

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 4, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGM: AFH), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 13, 2017, and March 2, 2018, inclusive (the «Class Period&raqclass action lawsuit against Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGM: AFH), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 13, 2017, and March 2, 2018, inclusive (the «Class Period&raqClass Period»).

The exploitative tactics of the plaintiff - side lawyers in the food class action space is becoming more pronounced.

Investor advocate, Mark Elliott — who recently won a class action on behalf of investors in Downer EDI — lodged the claim on behalf of investor John Webster, who will act as «lead plaintiff» in the case on behalf of other investors who join the action.

Co-counsel for the plaintiffs are from three law firms with extensive experience in class - action litigation: Trief & Olk, in New York; Higer Lichter & Givner, in Miami; and Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf, in New Jersey.

Technically, the lawsuit filed is a «collective action,» which by and large resembles a «class action» lawsuit with the exception that in collective actions, plaintiffs must «opt in» to join the lawsuit, while in a class action, they must opt out if they don't wish to be included.

I should also menton that the bar I was at is called «The Mucky Duck,» and it is a good sports dive bar that just so happen's to be th named plaintiff in a enormous class - action lawsuit aganst the NFL.

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 life.

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The plaintiffs are seeking class status for those who purchased the Gerber products in California over the last four years.

«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.

The pro-charter-school group Families for Excellent Schools said even more needs to be done to comply with state and federal bullying laws, which is why the organization is a plaintiff in a class - action lawsuit against DOE, filed in April 2016, along with 23 parents whose children have experienced bullying and harassment in city schools.

Ex-Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and former Department Chief Joseph Esposito made false and misleading statements in sworn declarations they gave in a class - action lawsuit over NYPD summonses, the plaintiffs» lawyer...

Also at 10:30 a.m., parents of student plaintiffs will gather in front of the NYC Department of Education's headquarters at Tweed Courthouse to announce the filing of an historic class action lawsuit for failing to protect students against violence at school, Manhattan.

From 2003 through 2007, Simmons, Hanly & Conroy represented 5,000 individual plaintiffs in a class - action lawsuit against Purdue Pharma regarding the use of opioid drugs, according to the county.

Ohio About Blog Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, LLC is a Northeast Ohio law firm representing individuals as plaintiffs or defendants, classes of individuals, public entities and companies (employers), in employment law and related practice areas.

July 14, 2017 — / PR NEWSWIRE / - Ruby Corp. and Ruby Life Inc. (ruby), and a proposed class of plaintiffs, co-led by Dowd & Dowd, P.C., The Driscoll Firm, P.C., and Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC, have reached a proposed settlement agreement resolving the class action lawsuits that were filed beginning July 2015 following a data breach of ruby's computer network and subsequent release of certain personal information of customers of Ashley Madison, an online dating website owned and operated by Ruby Life Inc. (formerly Avid Dating Life Inc.) The lawsuits, alleging inadequate data security practices and misrepresentations regarding Ashley Madison, have been consolidated in a multi-district litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

A judge in California has ordered eHarmony and the plaintiffs of a class action discrimination case into mediation.

North Country tells a fictionalised version of Lois Jensen's story — Jensen, one of the first female miners at the company, was the initial plaintiff in the first successful Sexual Harassment Class Action in the US.

The problem with the plaintiffs» argument, according to the court, was that it did not prove that the statutes in question disproportionately harmed a particular class of children.

The class action was filed earlier this month in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, in Washington, on behalf of some 100,000 individuals who attended such schools from 1890 until the present day, said Jeffrey M. Herman, the lead lawyer for the plaintiffs.

The defendants also argue that the plaintiffs failed to prove they are members of a «suspect class,» which basically means plaintiffs didn't prove that school districts harmed a specific group — in this case, minority kids from low - income families — by moving ineffective teachers into schools populated by members of the group.

Mayor Villaraigosa was joined today by LAUSD Deputy Superintendent John Deasy, Board Member Yolie Flores, lawyers from the ACLU - SC, Public Counsel, and Morrison & Foerster, LLP, as well as teachers from Gompers Middle School to discuss the details of the settlement agreement in Reed v. State of California, et al., a class action suit that claimed the plaintiffs» constitutional rights to a quality education was being violated by the disproportionate impact of teacher layoff at their schools.

Preschool, small class size and counselors are among the educational resources the plaintiffs in Connecticut's pending school funding case, CCJEF v. Rell, seek for Connecticut's most disadvantaged children.