Feb 1, 2017

Notices Feb 14, 2017

Johnson & Weaver, LLP Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuits Against RH, Natus Medical Incorporated and Banc of California, Inc.

Shareholder rights law firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP announces that a shareholder class action lawsuit has been filed against RH (formerly known as Restoration Hardware) (NYSE: RH) on behalf of purchasers of stock between March 26, 2015 and June 8, 2016, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for of RH investors under the federal securities laws. The …

News Feb 14, 2017

Baltimore City to Pay $300,000 in Anthony Anderson Death Lawsuit

Baltimore’s spending panel is set to approve a $300,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Anthony Anderson, who died after he was tackled by a police officer in 2012. Officers stopped Anderson, 46, on Sept. 21, 2012, in a vacant lot when the officers said he failed to respond to commands, prompting one officer to use a “bear hug” maneuver, according to according to …

News Feb 14, 2017

What’s Behind the Rise in Shareholder Class Actions?

There’s been several high profile class actions launched by unhappy shareholders against the companies they invest in (otherwise known as securities class actions) lately in Australia. The common theme is a claim these companies have not been straight with investors, issuing falsely optimistic information or concealing negative information. If it’s proved to be true, this sort of conduct does …

News Feb 13, 2017

Woman Died After Being Left Unattended for Hours in Jail

A family said their loved one died in the Atlanta City Jail, where she was being held for a minor crime, and it took hours for anyone to find her. Records show Wickie Bryant was booked into the Atlanta City Detention Center in Sept. 2015 after police arrested her for disorderly conduct. Bryant suffered from schizophrenia and diabetes, …

Notices Feb 13, 2017

Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against USANA Health Sciences, Inc. And Certain Officers – USNA

Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (“USANA” or the “Company”) (NYSE:USNA) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, District of Utah, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired USANA securities, …

Notices Feb 13, 2017

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against Egalet Corporation and Certain Officers – EGLT

Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Egalet Corporation (“Egalet” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:EGLT) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Egalet …

News Feb 13, 2017

US Software Company Reopens Lawsuit Against Google Over Android System

Google Faces Lawsuit Over California Student Privacy Violations Oracle filed the brief to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to overrule the 2016 decision saying that Google’s copying was “the software equivalent of this classic unfair use,” The Hill newspaper reported Friday. The newspaper added that the appeal brief noted “enormous commercial benefits” and the fact that Google …

News Feb 13, 2017

Kody Brown Weighs in on His ‘Sister Wives’ Lawsuit Against Utah

Polygamist Kody Brown returned to Utah, participating in a march against a bill in the state legislature targeting polygamists. In an interview with FOX 13 on Friday, Brown also briefly weighed in on his lawsuit against the state, challenging its historic ban on polygamy. Brown and his wives carried signs and marched to the Utah State Capitol in protest of House Bill 99, which …

News Feb 13, 2017

[Opinion] Consumer Fraud Reaches the Supreme Court

Trump administration spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway recently defended false statements about inauguration crowd size as “alternative facts,” provoking a great kerfuffle. But in the class-action world, trial lawyers have been making millions on alternative facts for decades. And, astonishingly, courts disagree over whether it’s permissible for lawyers to use alternative facts to …

Lawsuits Feb 13, 2017

Monument Lawsuit Could Head to Supreme Court

The Bloomfield City Council may vote today to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review the lawsuit over the Ten Commandments monument on the lawn of City Hall. Councilors are set to enter a closed session during their meeting Monday and could vote to file a petition for a writ of certiorari, according to the agenda for the meeting. A writ of certiorari asks the Supreme Court to order a lower court to produce its record of the case for the high court to review. The closed session will allow councilors to …