Lawyers for Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC said a federal judge ignored his own deadline by certifying a class-action lawsuit tied to a bribery probe on Wednesday without giving the largest publicly traded U.S. hedge fund company a chance to object. U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan said Och-Ziff shareholders from February …
A woman who worked as Multnomah County’s wellness manager is suing her former employer on allegations she was fired after she raised questions about fiscal mismanagement. Tanya Barham’s lawsuit seeks $600,000 on claims of gender discrimination and whistleblower retaliation, among others, arguing Barham suffered anxiety, pain and distress over losing her job. According to the suit, Barham and …
MANY QUESTIONS. RAMONE COLEMAN WAS AN APARTMENT AWAY FROM THE ARMED STANDOFF BALTIMORE COUNTY OFFICERS LAST MONTH. IT STARTED WHEN POLICE KICKED IN GAINES’ DOOR TO SERVE WARRANTS.
This summer, the Sixth Circuit rejected class action litigants’ filing of the bulk of their class settlement documents under seal. Shane Grp., Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich., 825 F.3d 299 (6th Cir. 2016).
We-Vibe 4 Plus is the name of the innovative vibrator that connects to an app via Bluetooth and allows the user’s partner to control the sex toy from anywhere in the world. However, as it seems with any technology these days: hackers are watching. Two of which held a talk at the Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas last month and spoke of We-Vibe’s security flaws.
On Saturday, September 3, an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook Oklahoma and states as far away as Nebraska, Illinois and Texas. The quake caused significant property damage in the area and shook homes and buildings as far away as Dallas. Since September 3, there have been 10 quakes measuring at least 3 on the Richter scale in the same vicinity.
A federal judge has tossed a Chicago lawyer’s class action lawsuit against online attorney directory Avvo, ruling Avvo’s lawyer listings are protected by the First Amendment, and don’t break an Illinois law which forbids the use of personal information, without consent, for profit. On Sept. 12, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman sided with the Seattle-based Avvo Inc., and dismissed the …
The landmark class action settlement reached with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) on behalf of overbilled customers has now grown to nearly $50,000,000. Consumer rights attorney Jack Landskroner, of Landskroner Grieco Merriman, said today: “Our efforts, have already identified an additional $5,400,000 due back to customers who were overbilled since the settlement with …
Seven Detroit schoolchildren, represented by a California public interest law firm, sued state officials Tuesday in what attorneys say is an unprecedented attempt to establish that literacy is a U.S. constitutional right. The suit, brought against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and several education officials, claims the state has …
BENSALEM, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased Quorum Health Corporation (“Quorum” or the “Company”) (NYSE: QHC) securities: (1) pursuant and/or traceable to Quorum’s false and misleading Registration Statement issued in connection with the Company’s spinoff from Community Health Systems, …