Aug 1, 2016

Tea Party Federal Lawsuit Against IRS Set for 2017

A tea party lawsuit brought by a group in California against the Internal Revenue Service over alleged targeting won’t go to trial in Cincinnati until late 2017. U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett recently set out a schedule for evidence preparation and disclosures in the case, with a final pretrial conference set for September 2017, and a trial scheduled for November 2017. …


Stinky Washing Machine Claims Bring Settlement

Stinky washing machine claims bring settlement: Whirlpool and Sears have agreed to settle with owners of front-loading washing machines, nine years after claims of mold-growing washers appeared in court. The claimants said the front-loaders didn’t self-clean properly, and that the companies failed to warn them. About 5.5 …


Connellsville Company Files Class Action Suit Against Faxed Ads

The Connellsville-based Wendell H. Stone Company Inc., also known as Stone & Company, filed the suit through their attorney, Stuart Gaul Jr., naming Glenn Family Inc., also known as Headwind Consumer Products (HCP), as the defendant. The suit claims HCP has been involved in the practice of sending unsolicited fax advertisements, specifically for items like …


Flood Damages Prompt Bala Man to Start Possible Class Action Lawsuit Against Government

A Bala man is spearheading an attempt to garner support for a class-action lawsuit against the Ontario government over damages caused to Muskoka properties in last spring’s flooding. Martin Ford is inviting Muskoka Lake residents to an Aug. 21 meeting at the Port Carling Community Centre at 10 a.m. He had sent an email to property owners on Lake Muskoka, Lake Rosseau, and Lake …


Lawyer Offers to Settle Suit Over HOF Game Cancellation

After last Sunday’s Hall of Fame game was cancelled on account of poor field conditions, lawyer Michael Avenatti filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL seeking compensation for losses incurred by fans that attended the cancelled game. According to NBC Sports, Avenatti sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday morning with a settlement offer. Reports say that the lawyer …


Appeals Court Poised to Weigh in on Class Certification Criteria Debate

Rulings to be made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on cases related to class certification could have a significant impact on a split between federal court stances on how strict the criteria for certification should be, especially for suppliers of dietary supplements faced with lawsuits in California courts. “If class members must have some …


Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces Proposed Settlement of Trius Therapeutics, Inc. Securities Litigation

IF YOU HELD SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN TRIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. (“TRIUS”) AND RECEIVED CONSIDERATION FOR YOUR SHARES IN THE ACQUISITION OF TRIUS BY CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (“CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS”) AND BRGO CORPORATION, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS (“BRGO” AND TOGETHER WITH CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, “CUBIST”) AT THE PRICE OF $13.50 PER SHARE IN CASH AND ONE CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHT PER SHARE, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION.


Lawsuit: Kansas “Encouraged” Rowers Raped by Football Player to Cheer at Games

Kansas is currently being sued by two former rowers who say they were raped by the same football player. The player was investigated and expelled, but in their lawsuits both women say the university still violated Title IX in many ways. They claim that they suffered retaliation from the rowing coaches after reporting what happened; that Kansas ignored a history of sexual assault reports from …


More Faculty Join Class Action Lawsuit Against Elite Universities

With some of the universities named in the lawsuits holding more than 400 fund options managed by five or more record keepers, universities will have a difficult time wading through details of each fund to determine if and how they could have noticed trends of investment underperformance. But with higher education at large struggling to maintain endowment gains, and …


School District Sues WiscNet Over Alleged Overcharges

School district sues WiscNet over alleged overcharges 8/15/2016 A school district is suing the nonprofit Internet provider WiscNet for allegedly overcharging for services and violating a Department of Administration contract. WiscNet, which provides Internet to most school districts and libraries, faced a major blow in 2013 after lawmakers required the UW System end its contract with WiscNet. …