Many Americans reported hearing a long, heaving sigh yesterday afternoon. While initial reports suggested that the noise might’ve been caused by a great ebbing in The Force, further investigation has shown that it’s more likely the collective sound of relief being uttered by 475,000 VW and Audi owners. That story and more in today’s Volkswagen Dieselgate update:
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Army Sgt. Bryan Strother sifted through a stack of letters, pay stubs and other documents from the Pentagon and the federal government on his dining room table at his Oroville home Wednesday. They document a long road starting in 2007 when the National Guard asked …
A federal judge has ordered that attorneys representing private individuals and companies who entered into economic and medical claims settlements with BP stemming from the Deepwater Horizon disaster are entitled to be paid $555.2 million to cover their legal fees and remaining court costs. The award equals about 4.3 percent of the estimated $13 billion that BP is expected to pay under the …
Providence Health & Services has agreed to pay $351.9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its employee-pension plan. Two nurses filed the lawsuit in November 2014 against the Renton-based health-care system, which operates hospitals and health-care facilities in five Western states. They argued the health-care group failed to fully fund their workers’ retirement plan, depriving 73,000 …
An $80 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by two former Jackson County employees exposed to asbestos during renovation of the Jackson County Courthouse three decades ago. The settlement includes up to $25 million in attorney’s fees and costs to litigate the case. The rest will go into a medical monitoring fund, thought to be the largest ever established in a …
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Bessemer attorney against the five U.S. Supreme Court justices who made up the majority opinion legalizing gay marriage nationwide. U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Haikala tossed out the lawsuit based on judicial immunity. The U.S. 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a previous case that federal judges have judicial immunity …
Lundin Law PC , a shareholder rights firm, announces a class action lawsuit has been filed against Taro Pharmaceutical Industries (“Taro” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TARO) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between July 3, 2014 and September 9, 2016 (the “Class Period”). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares during the Class …
IMPORTANT INVESTOR ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit against Biogen Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm Lundin Law PC , a shareholder rights firm, announces a class action lawsuit has been filed against Biogen Inc. (“Biogen” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BIIB) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between July 23, 2014 and …
Steel Dynamics Inc., a steel producer headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has entered into an agreement to settle the direct purchaser class action litigation, Standard Iron Works v. Arcelor Mittal, et al, for $4.6 million. The lawsuit was brought in Chicago federal court in 2008 by a class of direct steel purchasers, alleging that the company, among other steel producers, had participated in …
Thomas Harding, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Canada Co. (MMAC), and Canadian Pacific Railway are now the three official defendants. “(These two respondents) were the last piece of the puzzle and we believe they will provide the court with the entire perspective that is needed,” he said. Harding’s lawyer was not immediately available for comment.