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Notices Sep 1, 2016

Interactive Intelligence (ININ) 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?

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 …

Settlements Sep 1, 2016

State Reaches Settlement With Foster Parents Over Stipend Increases

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 …

News Sep 1, 2016

Vermont, Grocery Industry Agree to Dismiss GMO Lawsuit

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 …

Lawsuits Sep 1, 2016

Twitter Direct Messages Like Giving Islamic State a Satellite Phone

A lawsuit claiming that Twitter should take some responsibility for the rise of ISIS has been refiled with a revised complaint that the service’s direct messaging system is akin to providing jihadists with a satellite phone. It is the complainants third attempt in holding Twitter to account for the rampant extremism on the platform, with the lawsuit previously being …

News Sep 1, 2016

What Litigation Finance Is Really About

Twice a year, Y Combinator, a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, holds what it calls a Demo Day, which is a showcase of the latest batch of new companies it has nurtured. In the past, those have included Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit (as well as a number of companies no one remembers). Last week, at the most recent Demo Day, Eva Shang took to the stage to talk about her …

Settlements Sep 1, 2016

Yahoo Email Privacy Lawsuit Settled

this point, we’ve seen plenty of class-action lawsuits over internet giants pawing through our email to either snoop on us or target us with advertising. For example, Google got sued in 2014 for scanning millions of students’ emails to build up profiles of users’ interests so it could target advertising at them. The search giant was then hit again a few weeks ago over scanning email, …

News Aug 31, 2016

Lawsuit by Boston Police Delays Use of Body Cameras

The start of a program to equip 100 Boston police officers with body cameras has been delayed so a judge can consider a request from the city’s largest police union to temporarily halt the program. An agreement with Boston’s largest police union to have 100 officers wear body cameras was praised as a step toward greater accountability. But by Thursday’s scheduled rollout, not a single …

Class-Actions Aug 31, 2016

7 More Class-Action Concussion Lawsuits Filed Against NCAA

The latest round of class-action concussion lawsuits against the NCAA and major college football conferences were filed by former college football players from Florida State, Miami, Florida, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Louisville and Murray State. The lawsuits were filed in federal courts …

Lawsuits Aug 31, 2016

Lawyer Who Said Growing Marijuana Was Legal Now Faces Lawsuit Accusing Him of Racketeering

A local lawyer who told people they could legally grow marijuana despite a federal law saying the opposite now faces a lawsuit accusing him of profiting off crimes. Ian Christensen’s law firm told couples like the Yandells that if they medically needed marijuana, he could get them a doctor’s certificate that would protect them from arrest, according to Scott and Marsha Yandell’s lawsuit. After …

Notices Aug 31, 2016

EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Against Signet Jewelers Limited – SIG

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of purchasers of Signet Jewelers Limited securities (NYSE: SIG) from January 7, 2016 through June 3, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Signet investors under the federal securities laws. To join the Signet class …