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Notices Jul 29, 2016

INVESTOR NOTICE: Goldberg Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Eaton Corporation Plc and Encourages Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Goldberg Law PC (www.Goldberglawpc.com) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Eaton Corporation plc (“Eaton” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ETN) and certain of its senior executives (the “Defendants”) for violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-5 promulgated …

News Jul 29, 2016

TD Pulls Coinstar Machines in Wake of Lawsuit; Loblaw Reviewing Accuracy

Canada’s largest grocery chain says it’s trying to verify the accuracy of the coin-counting kiosks in its stores after TD Bank got rid of similar machines from its branches over allegations that they’ve been nickel-and-diming customers. “We are aware of the concerns recently raised about coin-counting machines,” Kevin Groh, the vice-president of corporate affairs and communication …

Notices Jul 29, 2016

Class Action Suit Filed Against Paradise Cove

Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 7:00 am Class Action Suit Filed Against Paradise CoveBy Emily Sawicki / [email protected] Malibu Times | 0 comments A class action lawsuit has been filed in LA County Superior Court against Paradise Cove Land Company, the Kissel Company and defendants including Steven Dahlberg. Plaintiff Douglas Jablon, a Studio City resident who is represented by …

Settlements Jul 29, 2016

Nvidia Settles False Advertising Class Action Suit Related to GTX 970

Nvidia has been fighting off a variety of class action suits related to the way the GTX 970 was advertised when it was released in 2014. It appears those cases are coming to a close after the graphics card maker agreed to a preliminary settlement in the consolidated cases. Under the agreed terms, Nvidia will pay all members of the class who purchased GTX 970 cards $30, and will also cover about …

Legal News Jul 29, 2016

Judge Lets Lawsuit Over Viacom Board Upheaval Move Forward

The Redstones are 0-for-2. Andre Bouchard, a judge at Delaware Chancery Court, has rejected a motion to dismiss Viacom’s lead independent director Frederic Salerno’s lawsuit that challenges the attempted removal of Philippe Dauman and four fellow board members from the media company’s board. The ruling allowing the case to move to the discovery stage follows what happened in Massachusetts …

Class-Actions Jul 29, 2016

Updategate: Trio Files Class-Action Suit Against Microsoft Over Windows 10

Three US citizens have filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft over Updategate. Florida Windows users Al Khafaji, Ahmad Abdulreda and Robert Stahl filed the suit in a federal court, claiming that Microsoft “coerced” them into upgrading to Windows 10 and that the “unintentional” upgrades borked their machines. There have been rumblings all year from customers talking of class-action …

Lawsuits Jul 28, 2016

Family of Mentally Disabled Man Killed by Long Beach Police Files Federal Lawsuit

The family of a mentally disabled man who was shot and killed by Long Beach police last year filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the city. The lawsuit contends Long Beach officers violated Mharloun Saycon’s civil rights by using excessive force and wrongfully killing him. The suit identifies Vuong Nguyen as the officer who shot and killed the 39-year-old.

Settlements Jul 28, 2016

Qualcomm to Pay $19.5 Million After Claims Women Are Kept Under the Glass Ceiling

Qualcomm has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit following accusations of bias against women. The deal, which will cost Qualcomm $19.5 million in compensation claims, settles accusations that the tech giant offered fewer chances of promotion to female employees — and paid them less to boot. Sanford Heisler represented female Qualcomm employees in a class-action lawsuit.