MORE than 500 residents caught up in the Oakey water contamination crisis could be part of a possible class action suit against the Department of Defence. Shine Lawyers partner Peter Shannon said he had received overwhelming interest in legal action, more than two years after the Department first raised concerns about the presence of toxic chemicals from a nearby army base. The revelations come …
The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”) (NYSE: TWTR) between February 6, 2015 and July 28, 2015 . You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the Northern District of California. To …
ExxonMobil Corp. is misleading investors about the drop in its oil and gas reserves resulting from climate change risks and the decline in oil prices, according to a class action lawsuit filed in federal court ( Ramirez v. ExxonMobil Corp. , N.D. Tex., No. 16-cv-03111, complaint 11/7/16 ).
Drugstore giant Walgreen Co. sued its former lab-testing partner Theranos Inc. in federal court in Delaware, alleging it breached a contract between the two companies, court records show. The Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. WBA, +1.81% unit seeks $140 million in damages, the court records show. That amount represents what it invested in Theranos, according to people familiar with the situation.
A sexual abuse victim will continue to try to collect $1.8 million from former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, the victim’s attorney said on Tuesday, after an Illinois judge denied Hastert’s motion to dismiss a breach-of-contract lawsuit. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as James Doe, claims that Hastert agreed to pay him $3.5 million as …
A $1.5 billion putative class action accusing Tenet Healthcare Corp. of failing to protect patients and newborns from being exposed to tuberculosis at one of its hospitals has been moved to federal court. The lawsuit, which could represent the families of 3,000 children delivered at Tenet’s Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus facility in El Paso, Texas, alleges hospital officials ignored a …
A judge handed Airbnb a rebuke in a lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of the city’s rental regulations. less Ian Mackinlay registers his short-term rental with the city at 1660 Mission St. in San …
Goldberg Law PC , a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Allergan plc (“Allergan” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AGN) and/or Actavis plc. Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between February 25, 2014 and November 3, 2016 (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of …
Chicago crossed the line into the privacy of people’s homes — and violated constitutional protections — by imposing sweeping regulations governing Airbnb and other home-sharing services, a federal lawsuit contends. Constitutional rights to “communicate freely and anonymously on the internet,” use your own property, be guaranteed due process and protected against illegal search and seizure are …
The family of Phillip White , the Vineland man who died in police custody in 2015, filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against the Vineland Police Department for $10 million. Phillip White (submitted photo) The lawsuit alleges that Vineland Police Department, Chief Timothy Codispoti, Officer Richard Janasiak and Officer Louis Platania violated White’s rights when they arrested him …