Kentucky wide receiver DeMoreo Ford, right, fails to hang on to the ball in the end zone during a game at Florida in Gainesville, Fla., on Oct. 25, 2008. (Photo: Phil Sandlin, AP) LEXINGTON, Ky. – Former Kentucky, Louisville and Murray State football players have joined a group of class-action lawsuits against their conferences and the NCAA alleging “reckless disregard for the health and safety …
Leah Turner claims she worked hundreds — maybe even thousands — of hours at Chipotle without getting paid. Her manager would tell her to “clock out” but continue working until all of her tasks were done, Turner says. So she would keep going, knowing that the extra hour — or two or even three — was free labor.
Demand letters under consumer protection statutes should not be ignored and may, in limited instances, offer a way to head off significant litigation. For instance, in Demmler v. ACH Food Companies, Inc., Case No. 15-13556 (D. Mass. …
Mizuho Bank recently found itself in a legal trouble after its association with defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was recognized by a US court. The bank’s name surfaced in the notorious Bitcoin theft case when some of its victims claimed that their withdrawal requests was denied by the Japanese bank.
A federal judge on Monday shot down another attempt by Donald Trump to stop a group of former students from suing his former real estate school. Trump had argued that the fraud lawsuit shouldn’t have class action status because one of the students in the case, Sonny Low, didn’t actually care whether Trump University was accredited. But U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled that …
Australia is suing the local arm of Volkswagen for allegedly misleading customers by selling modified vehicles that covered up emissions fraud. Its consumer watchdog claims Volkswagen intentionally sold more than 57,000 such vehicles over a five-year period. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking a public declaration of misconduct, financial penalties and …
A federal lawsuit affecting over 600 Yakima Valley farm workers will head to trial. A news release from Columbia Legal Services said the lawsuit originally filed in 2014 says that Mercer Canyons out of Alderdale, Washington failed to inform previous local employees about higher paying jobs. Mercer Canyons, one of the largest fruit and vegetable growers in the state applied for a …
Alert: Johnson & Weaver, LLP Launches an Investigation into the Fairness of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Interactive Intelligence Group Inc.; Is $60.50 a Fair Price? SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP has launched an investigation into …
The Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) and local foster parents have come to an agreement over the cost of caring for children in foster care. The agreement aims to resolve a federal class action lawsuit that was filed in December 2013, and a related case filed in state court. When the lawsuits were filed, foster parents were provided with a stipend of $529 per month, which was intended …
The state of Vermont, the Grocery Manufacturers of America and a number of other food industry groups have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit that challenged a state law requiring the labeling of some foods made with genetically modified organisms. In a Wednesday court filing in Vermont, the parties to the lawsuit agreed the suit was no longer needed because a new federal law …