Queensland class action over unpaid wages for Indigenous people ‘setting a national precedent’ Posted September 23, 2016 12:54:51 Lawyers say a class action in Queensland over unpaid wages to Aboriginal people is setting a national precedent, as dozens more come forward in other states to say they were not paid properly. Key points: More than 300 people are suing the Queensland Government in …
SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) is facing accusations of violating federal securities laws, leading to losses for some of its investors. A class action lawsuit against the company has commenced in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Securities litigation law firm Brower Piven is representing the affected investors and search for the lead plaintiff in the class action …
Jefferson County leaders call Lowe’s a good corporate citizen, but they are lining up to oppose a lawsuit filed by the home improvement store to lower their tax rate. “We were expecting this to happen. We were expecting them to file a lawsuit,” said Tony Petelos, the Jefferson …
The federal lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment that the 2014 “anti-Tesla” law is unconstitutional and asks for an injunction to prevent its enforcement.
The Michigan Department of State last week denied Tesla’s application for a dealer license to sell to consumers, citing the law, which is backed by big auto companies and their dealerships. It has not decided on Tesla’s bid to register a vehicle repair facility in the state, which is home to the Detroit Big Three carmakers. …
A class-action lawsuit filed against Wells Fargo last week might be hamstrung at the starting line, legal experts say. Customers who had bank or credit card accounts opened in their name without their knowledge face an uphill battle even getting a court to hear their case because of mandatory arbitration contract clauses that protect banks from class-action suits, consumer advocates say. John …
Pankaj Jain believes the deck is stacked against him as an Asian-American living in Coppell ISD’s attendance zones. Jain, originally from India, has filed a lawsuit against the district, alleging that the way it elects its board members leaves Asian-Americans disenfranchised in a district in which they represent a majority of the population. “The Asian-American population in Coppell represents …
Today I attempt to destroy the character and chances of a certain presidential candidate. This candidate is a TV star. He’s abrupt and a social climber.
You can add Colorado to the list of states being sued for refusing to widen access to the hepatitis C medications in its state Medicaid program. The lawsuit, which is seeking class action status, was filed on behalf of two Colorado citizens on Monday in response to a longstanding policy by the state Medicaid program to restrict coverage only to people with the most advanced stages of liver …
Jim Carrey has responded to a lawsuit filed on Monday, accusing him of wrongfully providing the drugs that led to the Sept. 2015 death of his girlfriend, Cathriona White. “What a terrible shame,” Carrey said in a statement to ET. “It would be easy for me to get in a back room with this man’s lawyer and make this go away, but there are some moments in life when you have to stand up and defend …
Polaris shareholders who wish to discuss this action and their legal options are encouraged to contact Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (Darren J. Check, Esq., D. Seamus Kaskela, Esq. or Adrienne O.