Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP has launched an …
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the California Northern District Court on behalf of all persons or entities who acquired SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) securities between February 17, 2016 and August 9, 2016 (the “Class Period”). On August 9, 2016, SunPower issued a press …
Last week, in an opinion authored by Judge Richard Posner, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected a proposed class-action settlement arising from Walgreen Co.’s acquisition of the Swiss-based pharmacy company, Alliance Boots GmbH. In re Walgreen Co. Stockholder Litigation, No.
Columbia University was sued Tuesday on claims its retirement plans charged excessive fees. This follows a string of similar litigation filed over the past week against several top universities, leading to speculation that these suits are merely the first volleys in what’s likely to be a developing trend. The plaintiff in the proposed class-action lawsuit is seeking $100 million from Columbia …
An anti-abortion group has filed a federal lawsuit against the city after the Raleigh City Council rejected a rezoning request that would have allowed the organization to provide counseling and classes in its property next to an abortion clinic. A Hand of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, which …
Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie, LLP filed a consumer class action lawsuit against Belle Tire Distributors, Inc. d/b/a Belle Tire and certain related entities in Michigan State Circuit Court, Wayne County (No. 16-009952-CZ) on behalf all persons who were induced to purchase and replace undamaged tires at Belle Tire service locations during the …
A judge this morning ordered a stay – or hold – in the litigation of a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former ALEA Secretary Spencer Collier. Montgomery Circuit Judge Eugene Reese ordered the stay in the lawsuit filed against Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, current ALEA director Stan Stabler, Bentley’s former advisor Rebekah Mason and her RCM Communications Inc., and the dark money group …
In the wake of a devastating lawsuit and a proposed selloff of its holding company to Univision, Gawker.com will shut down next week, ending almost 14 years of independent — and at times inflammatory — publishing. Gawker filed for bankruptcy protection in June, after a jury ordered it to pay celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan $140 million in damages for the publication of a sex tape in which he is …
Australia’s four biggest banks said on Thursday they were among 17 global lenders being sued by U.S. funds for alleged benchmark interest rate rigging, denying the claims and pledging to contest the action. The suit follows ongoing court action on the matter by Australian regulators, and comes amid increasing scrutiny by global watchdogs on potential market manipulation. Recent investigations …
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of …