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Legal News Aug 22, 2016

Appeals Court Tosses Lawsuit Against Broadcasters for Violating Publicity Rights During Football Game Broadcasts

Javon Marshall — a former college athlete spearheading a putative class action against several broadcasters for uncompensated use of his likeness — has just seen the Sixth Circuit Appeals Court send him (and everyone “similarly situated”) back home without a parting gift. Marshall — like many others who believe the mere existence of intellectual property protections entitles them to a …

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Legal News Aug 22, 2016

CFPB Arbitration Rule Will Enrich Trial Lawyers, Not Protect Consumers

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau closes the comment period on its proposed rule to enrich trial lawyers at the expense of consumers. The Bureau misleadingly styles its proposal as one to regulate arbitration agreements. The truth is that the proposal is very intentionally designed for the singular goal of promoting class action lawsuits—the number one policy priority of the trial …

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Settlements Aug 22, 2016

Angie’s List Agrees to Settle Class-Action Suit for $1.4 Million

Angie’s List Inc. has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming it manipulated search results and ratings to favor advertisers—claims that the home-services company denies. Judge Stewart Dalzell of the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania signed off on the settlement proposal last month and signed a scheduling order earlier this month. In recent …

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Notices Aug 22, 2016

Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP and Motley Rice LLC Announce Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit Involving Purchasers of St. Jude Medical, Inc. Common Stock

ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES WHO PURCHASED OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRED ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. COMMON STOCK DURING THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 5, 2010 THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 2012, AND WHO WERE DAMAGED THEREBY (THE “CLASS”).1 Certain persons and entities are excluded from the definition of the Class as set forth in detail in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated July 7, 2016 (the “Stipulation”) …

Lawsuits Aug 20, 2016

Defense Attorney Files Lawsuit for Snitchgate Civil Rights Violation

A defense attorney has filed a $10 million lawsuit in federal court in Santa Ana, alleging that his civil rights were violated when he got into a courthouse scuffle with an Orange County District Attorney’s Office investigator. James Michael Crawford is suing Orange County, the investigator, Dillon P. Alley, and a series of unnamed plaintiffs who the attorney alleges were part …

Lawsuits Aug 20, 2016

No Sirens From Deputy Involved in Deadly Rutherford County Crash

A second lawsuit has been filed in connection to a high-speed pursuit that began in Coffee County and ended 31 miles later in Rutherford County. The pursuit started when Garieon Simmons allegedly stole an SUV from a Manchester funeral home in Coffee County on June 24. He led law enforcement on the two-county chase before he hit two vehicles on South …

News Aug 20, 2016

Sisters of Charity Allege Double-Cross by Palmetto Health in $50 Million Lawsuit

The Sisters of Charity, who once owned Columbia’s former Providence Hospital, have sued Columbia’s Palmetto Health hospital system, alleging the health giant stole Providence’s valuable orthopedic practice worth $50 million. The Sisters of Charity seek not only $50 million, but also punitive and other damages for the loss of Moore Orthopedic Clinic – additional damages that could wind up …