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Notices, Securities May 2, 2016

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces a Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Ruby Tuesday, Inc. — RT

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that a complaint has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased the common stock of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (“Ruby Tuesday” or the “Company”) (NYSE:RT) between July 24, 2015 and April 7, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”), alleging violations o …

Class-Actions May 2, 2016

Brooklyn Man Files Class-Action Lawsuit vs Quaker Oats Over Glyphosate Which Could Be Carcinogenic

Medical experts are identifying what food to eat, such as red vegetables and fruits, to cut risk of cancers. But a company that manufactures oatmeal, a food considered a very healthy food, is being sued for allegedly containing an ingredient that is possibly carcinogenic. The New York Post reports that Brooklyn resident Lewis Daly filed a $5 million (AUD$6.57 million) class-action lawsuit …

Securities May 2, 2016

Supreme Court Rejects Review of BP Shareholder Lawsuit

Supreme Court rejects review of BP shareholder lawsuit By Devin Henry – 05/02/16 10:55 AM EDT The Supreme Court will not hear arguments from a group of BP shareholders looking to sue the company over the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill. A group of investors who had purchased shares in BP before the spill has looked to sue the company, saying it mislead potential investors about its safety standards …

Legal News May 2, 2016

Is the CFPB Tough Enough?

Much of the criticism leveled against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the Bureau’s brief five-year history has been centered on claims that the CFPB is too tough on businesses it deems to have engaged in predatory financial activity. This week, however, a large number of prominent national organizations called for the CFPB to get even tougher. A coalition consisting of more …

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Lawsuits May 2, 2016

Uber Proposes Settlement for Guide Dog Lawsuit

If you’re going to be in business, you have to follow the rules and the laws. Especially the laws. Uber is stressing that point with its drivers when it comes to its drivers. If Uber drivers don’t allow service dogs in their cars, they’ll be shut out of the kennel. A class action …

Lawsuits May 2, 2016

Davie Woman Sues Shampoo Company, Wen by Chaz Dean, Saying It Caused Balding

In February, a woman from Orlando posted this photo and reported, “Each time [I used Wen], I had clumps of hair falling out in my shower, all over my comb and brush… I had so much hair falling out that I got scared and started crying.” In 2009, Los Angeles-based celebrity hair stylist Chaz Dean released Wen, a line of hair-care products that purportedly cleans and conditions without harsh …

Lawsuits May 2, 2016

Will Facebook (FB) Stock Be Hurt by Shareholder Lawsuit?

A Facebook (FB – Get Report) shareholder filed a proposal for a class action lawsuit on Friday in an attempt to halt the social media company’s plan to issue new Class C stock, Reuters reports. The shareholder says the deal is unfair and designed to establish CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the company’s controlling shareholder. The lawsuit was filed on the Delaware Court of …

Lawsuits May 2, 2016

Starbucks Faces Copycat Lawsuit Claiming Its Iced Drinks Are Also Underfilled

Starbucks’ lawyers are working overtime these days: Back in March the coffee giant was sued for selling “underfilled” lattes, and now a copycat lawsuit has been filed claiming the company is ripping off customers who purchase iced drinks. The class-action suit “claims Starbucks’ cold drinks are almost half ice and the coffee chain misrepresents the fluid ounces of its popular, and profitable, …

Lawsuits May 2, 2016

‘It’s on the Mind’: Passengers on Flight That Crash Landed in Gander Filing Class-Action Lawsuit

Some passengers who were on a flight that crash landed at Gander International Airport last month are heading to court. The Air Canada Express Flight AC7804, being operated by Exploits Valley Air Services (EVAS), crash landed during an April snowstorm, breaking off its front landing gear. Frank Sheppard, one of the passengers on board the flight, says life has been “strange” since the crash.