On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a new rule that would ban the use of mandatory arbitration clauses, which many banks and credit card companies insert into contracts to prohibit customers from filing class-action lawsuits against them. In the event a customer sues a company outside of small-claims court, the business can enforce these clauses to block a …
Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Sunrun Inc. (“Sunrun” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:RUN) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Northern District of California, and docketed under 16-cv-02480, is on behalf of a class …
now, you probably know your Parmesan cheese may contain wood pulp, your oatmeal might not contain maple syrup and your tuna could be a little light in the can. And that’s just from the past few months. Would-be class-action lawsuits that challenge food labeling claims have been on the rise in recent years, driven in part by increased consumer demand for healthier food and more honest labeling, …
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Reminds Investors of Class Action Against comScore, Inc. (SCOR) and Lead Plaintiff. Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, reminds investors of class action against comScore, Inc. (“comScore” or the …
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of investors who purchased PTC Inc. (NASDAQ:PTC) securities between November 24, 2011 and July 29, 2015. …
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of all persons or entities who acquired Intrexon Corporation (XON) securities between May 12, 2015 and April 20, 2016 (the “Class Period”). According to the lawsuit, Intrexon issued false and misleading …
Southeast Side activists say the air seems to be a bit cleaner these days, but they still want to see out of their communities, companies that deal with the gritty petroleum byproduct known as petcoke. Southeast Siders recently agreed to a class action settlement in two lawsuits against several companies and Olga Bautista, mother of two and member of the Southeast Chicago …
The city’s legal department says it needs more money if it’s going to fight the lawsuit between it and the companies involved in building Freedom Point at Liberty Park. In 2014, the stones that lead from Freedom Point to the water began to settle and separate, leaving …
The city on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation center. An order filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland said the city will pay out $3 million this year and $3 million the next. There was no admission of wrongdoing in the settlement.
Uber is dismissing as “meritless” allegations that it broke consumer protection laws by sending texts urging customers to vote for a ballot measure it is backing. The ride-hailing company was hit with a lawsuit on Wednesday for allegedly violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Uber allegedly sent thousands of unsolicited texts to Uber users in Austin, Texas, to rally support for a …