Apr 1, 2016

National Law Firm Napoli Shkolnik PLLC Files Class Action Lawsuit

Napoli Shkolnik PLLC filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of New York on behalf of Hoosick Falls, New York residents Bryan and Kary Schrom against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. (Saint-Gobain) and Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell). The Village of Hoosick Falls water crisis made headlines earlier in 2016 after …


Groundbreaking Settlement to End Discrimination Against Blind Uber Riders Who Use Guide Dogs

While the growth of Uber’s on-demand transportation services has the potential to be a boon to blind people, Uber drivers have regularly denied rides to blind people who use guide dogs. This discrimination violates federal and state laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities. Under the settlement, Uber will work to end this discrimination, and blind individuals will be able to use …


Murray Goulburn Accused of “Misleading” the Market in Class Action Suit

Murray Goulburn could face legal action on lower profits Murray Goulburn, the Australian dairy cooperative partially listed on the ASX, is facing a class action lawsuit following this week’s profit warning over allegations that it “misled” the market with “overly optimistic” profit expectations. Australian law firm Slater Gordon revealed yesterday (28 April) that it is investigating a potential …


Lawsuit: Kellys Brew Pub Cheats Albuquerque Workers

It’s a popular hangout in Albuquerque, but employees at Kellys Brew Pub claim the business they worked for has been stealing from them. When voters agreed to raise the minimum wage in Albuquerque, attorneys said Kellys Brew Pub in Nob Hill forced its workers to pay for that wage hike themselves. Now, the workers have filed a class action lawsuit.


‪‘South Beach Tow’ Company Hit With Class Action Suit From MasTec Family Member ‬

A member of a politically powerful Miami family wants to carry the torch for those stung by Miami Beach’s much-maligned tow truck operators and has filed a class action lawsuit accusing a company of illegal towing from private lots. Raul Mas Canosa, businessman and youngest brother of the late Cuban-American business magnate and anti-Castro lobbyist Jorge Mas Canosa, is alleging he was …



Accounting Fraud Getting Increased Attention From the SEC and Class Action Counsel

Accounting and financial disclosure issues are increasingly becoming the focus of litigation – both with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the plaintiffs’ class action bar – according to recent pronouncements from the SEC and a leading research firm that tracks securities class actions. Last week, the SEC announced two financial fraud cases against …


CA ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Law: Despite Amendment, Litigation Targets Cosmetic, Food, Beverage Industries

More than 200 litigation notices were sent in recent months to cosmetic, food and beverage companies claiming products violated California’s statute governing products labeled “Made in U.S.A.,” despite an amendment to the law. California-based Kazerouni Law Group, APC sent notices, threatening class-action lawsuits against companies selling products in California labeled “Made in U.S.A.,” “Made …


Ambition Before Fall as Law Firm Slater & Gordon Faces Possible Class Action

The hulking write-down on Slater’s UK acquisition Quindell has put the company in a ‘financially precarious’ position. Ambition before fall as law firm Slater & Gordon faces possible class action
Slater & Gordon is now valued at $80 million, a fraction of its $2.75 billion value a year ago. An ambitious Australian company spends up big on a massive overseas asset. …


Facebook Faces Lawsuit Over US Stock Plan

A Facebook Inc shareholder has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in a bid to stop the company’s plan to issue new Class C stock, calling the move an unfair deal to entrench chief executive Mark Zuckerberg as controlling shareholder. The lawsuit, filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, comes two days after the social networking company announced its plan to issue the shares. The rejiggering …