THE FASHION LAW EXCLUSIVE – Zara has been hit with a massive lawsuit alleging that it is engaged in the widespread practice of deceiving American consumers through a classic bait and switch scheme in connection with its pricing. The $5 million-plus proposed class action lawsuit, which was filed by Devin Rose in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, a federal …
Some of the fine print on bank account, credit card, and loan forms may soon get a rewrite that restores legal rights millions of Americans unknowingly waive when they swipe a piece of plastic or borrow money. Monday is the deadline for public comment on a federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal to curb so-called “forced arbitration” clauses — dense language buried deep in the …
Now, the delaying has been put to a halt, and the plaintiffs are finally about to have their true day in court. On Tuesday, a Superior Court judge will begin hearing arguments in what is known as a summary judgment proceeding. The plaintiffs will attempt to prove that they have enough evidence to forego a trial and prove that Canada had an obligation in law to ensure that indigenous children …
A key U.S. Supreme Court decision has derailed a scheme that netted one so-called “professional plaintiff” more than $230,000 in individual settlements. The plaintiff, Cory Groshek of Green Bay, Wisc., applied for more than 500 jobs over the course of a year and a half, hoping to catch potential employers violating a disclosure requirement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) …
Javon Marshall — a former college athlete spearheading a putative class action against several broadcasters for uncompensated use of his likeness — has just seen the Sixth Circuit Appeals Court send him (and everyone “similarly situated”) back home without a parting gift. Marshall — like many others who believe the mere existence of intellectual property protections entitles them to a …
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau closes the comment period on its proposed rule to enrich trial lawyers at the expense of consumers. The Bureau misleadingly styles its proposal as one to regulate arbitration agreements. The truth is that the proposal is very intentionally designed for the singular goal of promoting class action lawsuits—the number one policy priority of the trial …
Angie’s List Inc. has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming it manipulated search results and ratings to favor advertisers—claims that the home-services company denies. Judge Stewart Dalzell of the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania signed off on the settlement proposal last month and signed a scheduling order earlier this month. In recent …
ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO PURCHASED OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. COMMON STOCK DURING THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 5, 2010 THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 2012, AND WHO WERE DAMAGED THEREBY (THE “CLASS”).1 Certain persons and entities are excluded from the definition of the Class as set forth in detail in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated July 7, 2016 (the “Stipulation”) …
Gainey McKenna & Egleston announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Sequenom, Inc. (“Sequenom” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:SQNM) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of current stock holders of Sequenom, seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange …
On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court held in Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663, 672, 193 L. Ed. 2d 571 (2016) that an unaccepted pre-certification settlement offer of complete relief in a putative class action, made to an individual plaintiff, does not moot that plaintiff’s claims. As discussed in our previous coverage of Campbell-Ewald, the Supreme Court’s …