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Lawsuits Sep 14, 2016

Lawsuit Wants Gov. Cuomo, Acting OPWDD Commissioner to Expand Residential Living Opportunities for Adults With Developmental Disabilities

Currently, more than 11,000 individuals with development disabilities statewide have requested and are awaiting placement by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) in an appropriate supported community residential opportunity. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 2,000 eligible individuals alone in Western New York and their families and caregivers. …

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News Sep 14, 2016

The Louisiana Connection to the Superstorm Sandy Litigation

In the wake of the historic August flood, there has been a renewed interest locally in the plight of flood victims of Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged the East Coast in 2012. Some four years later, thousands of homeowners there have yet to complete repairs to their property, and tens of millions of dollars have been spent on litigation that has brought to light evidence not only of mismanagement …

News Sep 14, 2016

The Inevitable Lawsuit Over the Georgia Bar Exam Debacle Has Been Filed

From the moment it was announced that the Georgia Bar had mis-graded bar exams from 2015 and 2016, telling 90 students they’d failed the test when in reality they’d passed, people suspected there might be litigation over the incident. The “failers” often suffered professionally and personally, and as hopeful members of the legal profession, one would think they’d avail themselves of the …

Settlements Sep 14, 2016

PNC Financial to Settle Acquired Bank’s Home Loan Lawsuit

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC has agreed to pay atleast $24 million to settle a class-action lawsuit against Community Bank of Northern Virginia. The Community Bank was purchased by Mercantile Bankshares Corp. in 2005, a year before PNC Financial acquired the Baltimore-based Mercantile. The company, thereby, assumed the on-going lawsuit against the bank.

Class-Actions Sep 14, 2016

Muscle Milk Class Action Lawsuit

A Muscle Milk class action lawsuit, Clay et al. v. CytoSport Inc., was filed in January 2015 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The plaintiffs in that case have now asked the court to certify four different classes; a nationwide class, and a class …

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Settlements Sep 14, 2016

Dish Network to Pay $1.75 Million to Settle FCRA Class Action Lawsuit

Satellite television company Dish Network has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a class action lawsuit over alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) for not providing proper consent and disclosure forms needed to conduct background checks for employment purposes, according to a report on the TopClassActions.com website. Top Class Actions reports Plaintiff Scott …

Lawsuits Sep 14, 2016

Lawsuit Alleges Georgia Voter Registristration Process Violates Federal Law

Georgia’s voter registration process violates the Voting Rights Act and has prevented tens of thousands of residents, mostly minorities, from registering to vote, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. Under a policy implemented in 2010, people aren’t added to the voter rolls if identifying information on their applications doesn’t exactly match information in databases …

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News Sep 13, 2016

A Veto Threat, and Threated Override, Surround 9/11 Lawsuit Legislation

President Obama is threatening to veto legislation that would make it easier for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. Supporters of the bill vow that they will push for a congressional override. The measure is an outgrowth of a long-running lawsuit against the government of Saudi Arabia by 9/11 victims and their families, who claim that the Saudis funded Islamist …