The Canadian government has as many as 45,000 legal claims — big and small — pending against it, representing a potential liability that stretches into the “hundreds of billions of dollars,” CBC News has learned. The breadth and potential depth of the litigation quagmire was the driving force behind the Trudeau government’s recent decision to establish a full cabinet committee to track the …
General Mills’ granola bar company is under fire from consumers. (Nature Valley) Whole grain oats, peanuts and…pesticide? On Wednesday, three lawsuits were filed against General Mills’ granola bar purveyor Nature Valley.
Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Goldcorp Inc. (“Goldcorp” or the “Company”) (NYSE:GG) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Central District of California, and docketed under 16-cv-06436, is on behalf of a class …
Former Banksia investors could win a further two cents in the dollar in Supreme Court settlement. Richmond Sinnott and Delahunty Accountants is among a number of parties as part of a possible settlement with former Banksia investors. FORMER investors in the failed financial institution Banksia could expect a moderate windfall in the coming months as a $13.25 million Supreme Court settlement …
A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Uber Technologies Inc and its chief executive officer to put a passenger’s price-fixing lawsuit against them on hold, while they appeal his refusal to let them arbitrate the dispute. Calling his decision a “close call,” U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said the defendants had not made a “strong …
SAN DIEGO & RIVERHEAD, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announcesthat a class action lawsuit has been filed against Suffolk Bancorp (NYSE: SCNB) in the Supreme Court for the State of New York, County of Suffolk. The complaint is brought on behalf of shareholders of Suffolk for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the acquisition of the …
There are two big announcements coming from the Virginia Department of Health today. There are now 10 reports of Hepatitis A in the Hampton Roads region, bringing the total to 35 across Virginia. Plus, a Tropical Smoothie employee in Northern Virginia also tested positive for the virus.
Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of …
Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that it filed a class action lawsuit on August 19, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle (the “Court”) on behalf of the shareholders of Outerwall Inc. (“Outerwall”) (NASDAQGS: OUTR) against its Board of Directors for, among other things, violations …
A deal involving Michigan’s largest health insurance company and dozens of hospitals cost patients and businesses an extra $118 million, an expert estimates. But those insurance customers will likely get little to no compensation from the consequential settlements, Target 8 …