Feb 1, 2017

Settlements Feb 3, 2017

INVESTOR ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Endologix Inc. And Encourages Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces a class action lawsuit against Endologix Inc. (“Endologix” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ELGX) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Endologix shares between August 2, 2016 and November 16, 2016 inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to …

Legal News Feb 3, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Mandatory Arbitration Agreements With Class Action Waivers: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP – National Law Firm | 525 Attorneys

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Review Mandatory Arbitration Agreements with Class Action Waivers February 1, 2017 Human Resource Executive Hinshaw attorney Aimee Delaney spoke to Tom Starner of Human Resource Executive about the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to review the legality of class action waivers in labor-based arbitration agreements. Currently, some class and collective …

Lawsuits Feb 3, 2017

‘Hamilton’ Lawsuit Turns Spotlight on Broadway Accessibility

A lawsuit brought against the producers of “Hamilton” and the owners of the theater in which it’s playing has turned attention to issues of accessibility for disabled Broadway theatergoers — an often-overlooked subject where real accommodation and good intentions can meet murky questions of demand and execution. The class action suit filed earlier this month in the Southern District Court of …

News Feb 3, 2017

Mom Assaulted & Arrested for Stopping Cop From Killing Her Dog on Video Files Lawsuit

In 2015, the Free Thought Project broke the story and the video of a courageous mother, Tiffanie Hupp who stepped in front of an officer who was about to shoot her dog. For stopping the trooper from killing her dog and getting slammed to the ground in front of her 4-year-old son, Tiffanie was charged with misdemeanor obstruction. Of course, Hupp pleaded not guilty, as the …

News Feb 3, 2017

Judge Dismisses Melania Trump’s Lawsuit Against the Daily Mail

First Lady Melania Trump filed a lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s parent company, Mail Online, and Maryland blogger Webster Griffin Tarpley back in September — and, as of Thursday, the suit against the Mail has been dropped. The defamation claims against the Mail were based on a now-retracted article that included allegations from a Slovenian magazine stating Trump once worked with a modeling …

Settlements Feb 2, 2017

Court Approves Verizon Settlement Over Merger Tax Objections; Sets New Standard

A Manhattan New York state appeals court on Thursday said the class action settlements should be assessed in approving a class action settlement involving a challenge by shareholders to Verizon Communications Inc’s ( VZ )$130 billion acquisition of Vodafone Group Plc’s (VOD.L)subsidiaries. The Appellate Division, First Department, decision said that shareholders and Verizon were …

News Feb 2, 2017

Game Over for PS3 Linux Settlement—judge Concerned Gamers Won’t Get Paid

A few months ago we reported that the “devil was in the details” about how Sony Playstation 3 owners could go about getting either $9 or $55 from Sony as part of a class-action settlement over a 2010 software update that removed the ability to run Linux on the popular gaming consoles. The California judge presiding over the litigation is now killing the proposed settlement amid concerns the …

News Feb 2, 2017

Uber Offers $1 Per Driver to Resolve Labor Questions, Drivers’ Attorney Agrees

Why it matters to you If you ever consider working for a gig-economy company, this case could be setting a significant precedent. The case isn’t over, but a new chapter on what was once a potential multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit might now settle in the single digit millions. California Uber drivers’ attorney Christopher Morosoff has asked a state judge to accept Uber’s offer of $7.75 …

News Feb 2, 2017

Can Companies Bar Workers From Class-Action Claims?

This article is a follow-up to Wednesday’s story on the growing threat of class-action lawsuits against companies over wage-and-hour practices. The Supreme Court’s mid-January decision to take on a trio of cases related to class actions may serve to decide a hotly contested issue that’s of great economic consequence to many companies. The issue is around arbitration agreements, in which a …

News Feb 1, 2017

Cash on the Hood: VW to Pay 3.0-Liter Diesel Owners $7K to $16K

Dieselgate is one step closer to becoming a distant memory as Volkswagen agrees to a cash compensation for owners of 3.0-liter diesel vehicles. Volkswagen announced today that it has submitted settlement agreements with both class-action plaintiffs and the US Federal Trade Commission. The agreements are about undeclared emissions-control devices in certain vehicles equipped with a 3.0-liter …