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Class-Actions Sep 21, 2016

Simmons Hanly Conroy Files Class Action Complaint Against Ford Motor Co. Over Spontaneously Exploding, Panoramic Sunroofs

The action seeks national and state class certification, injunctive relief, and damages on behalf of plaintiffs and others who bought or leased a Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury vehicle with a sunroof that spontaneously shattered. “We trust that the vehicles we choose to drive will keep us and our families safe from accidents, including those caused by defects that car manufacturers have incorporated …

News Sep 21, 2016

Employees, Customers Blew Whistle Over Wells Fargo Fraudulent Bank Accounts Years Ago – Reports

After settling with regulators for $185 million over signing up its customers for more than 2 million accounts without their knowledge and subsequently charging them fees, Wells Fargo became the focus of a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. White-collar criminologist William Black told the Real News that the hard work exposing the bank’s practices was “done by the …

Lawsuits Sep 21, 2016

‘Gotta Cover Our Ass’: Connecticut Police Made Up Charges, ACLU Lawsuit Charges

“Our client is a guy who is very concerned with privacy, and who protests DUI checkpoints around the capital region here in Hartford, Connecticut,” the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement on the lawsuit. “He feels they’re both unconstitutional and a waste of money. He has done public records investigations, for example, and recently found that for every two man hours put into a …

Lawsuits Sep 21, 2016

Lawsuit Might Be a Bonanza for Merritt, but It’ll Hit the Public in the Wallet

Reading the lawsuit makes your head throb. You don’t ache for the plaintiff, known forevermore as “falsely accused I-10 Freeway Shooter Leslie Merritt Jr.” Instead, you hurt for us, the taxpayers. That’s because someday soon the human wallets who comprise Arizona and Maricopa County’s taxpaying citizenry surely will pay Merritt and his cartel of fancy ambulance chasers a massive jackpot.

Legal News Sep 21, 2016

Ninth Circuit Invalidates Class Action Waivers in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

Ninth Circuit Invalidates Class Action Waivers in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements At the end of 2015, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 465, which would have banned mandatory arbitration agreements in the employment setting, including arbitration agreements with class action waivers. As many employers know, including a class action waiver in an arbitration agreement or clause has been a great …

News Sep 21, 2016

Philly Cops File Lawsuit Against LeSean McCoy Over Bar fight

Bills running back LeSean McCoy didn’t face criminal charges, but he’s still dealing with the effects of a February bar fight. Two police officers who claim they were injured by McCoy in the altercation have now filed a civil lawsuit. According to John Barr of ESPN.com, the suit was filed Tuesday morning in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, naming McCoy and three other men.

Legal News Sep 21, 2016

NC Court Rejects Magistrates’ Gay Marriage Lawsuit :: WRAL.com

North Carolina’s Court of Appeals has rejected two former magistrates’ claim that their rights were violated by state guidance that they could lose their jobs if they refused to perform gay marriages. Their lawsuit cited late 2014 guidance memos from the Administrative Office of the Courts. The appeals court ruled Tuesday that Gilbert Breedlove and Thomas Holland lacked standing …

News Sep 21, 2016

Wisconsin Joins Overtime Pay Lawsuit

Wisconsin is among a coalition of 21 states suing the U.S. Department of Labor over a new rule that would make more higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay. Nevada Attorney General Adam …

Legal News Sep 21, 2016

U.S. Judge Narrows Currency Rigging Lawsuit Against Seven Banks

The U.S. judge overseeing litigation accusing 16 banks of rigging prices in the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market on Tuesday narrowed but refused to dismiss lawsuits against Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and five other large banks that have yet to settle. U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield in Manhattan dismissed antitrust claims …

Legal News Sep 21, 2016

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Immigrant Kids

Central American immigrant children are processed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Nogales, Ariz.Ross D. Franklin/APhide caption Central American immigrant children are processed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Nogales, Ariz. A federal appeals court panel in Seattle has ruled that immigrant children under the threat of deportation may not sue the …