Mar 1, 2017

Notices, Securities Mar 15, 2017

Monteverde & Associates PC Files Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Shareholders of Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. In the Western District of Oklahoma

Monteverde & Associates PC Files Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf of Shareholders of Seventy Seven Energy, Inc. in the Western District of Oklahoma News provided by Mar 14, 2017, 12:27 ET Share this article NEW YORK, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Notice is hereby given that Monteverde & Associates PC has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for Western District of …

Lawsuits Mar 15, 2017

‘We’re Done Waiting:’ NYC Sues Verizon Over Fiber-Optic Coverage

New York City is suing Verizon, saying the phone giant broke its 2008 promise to make its FiOS cable service available to all city residents. The city says Verizon missed a 2014 deadline to extend wire by every home or apartment building in the city — in technical parlance, “passing” the home. The city also argues that Verizon hasn’t installed service for thousands …

Class-Actions Mar 15, 2017

Lawsuit Challenges State of Felon Voting Rights

Lawyers for convicted felons filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against Florida officials, alleging that the state’s process for restoring voting rights to people who have completed their sentences is arbitrary. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on behalf of seven convicted felons by the Fair Elections Legal Network and the Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll law firm, seeks to …

Legal News Mar 15, 2017

Florida Justice Reform Institute Applauds Legal Reform Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives addressed necessary changes when it passed the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017, Florida Justice Reform Institute President William Large said. “This legislation is a welcomed step for much-needed civil justice reform,” Large told the Florida Record. The House of Representatives passed …

Notices Mar 15, 2017

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi &Amp; Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Investors of Innocoll Holdings Plc of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of March 27, 2017 &Ndash; INNL

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Innocoll Holdings plc (“Innocoll”) (NASDAQ: INNL)between March 17, 2016 and December 29, 2016.You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the Eastern District of …

Legal News Mar 15, 2017

House Passes Bill That May Lower Food Claim Class Action Suits

The House of Representatives has approved a bill raising the threshold for individuals or groups to bring legal claims against companies in consumer disputes, employment discrimination cases, and other areas. The bill would require individuals seeking to form a legal class to show that each suffered the same type and magnitude of personal injury or economic loss as the group’s leader. …

Class-Actions Mar 15, 2017

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Gov. Scott to Allow Former Felons to Vote

According to the Fair Elections Legal Network they have filed a class action lawsuit has been filed against Governor Scott and the Clemency Board to allow former felons to vote. The Fair Elections Legal Network and the law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLCC have filed the lawsuit on behalf of seven former felons, according to a press release the organizations sent out. According to this …

News Mar 15, 2017

Fed Suit Against Quicken Loans Passes First Test

The Justice Department can pursue its controversial fraud case against Detroit-based mortgage lender Quicken Loans, a judge ruled Thursday, but he substantially narrowed the time frame covered by the suit. In the first major ruling since the case reached a Detroit courtroom, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith denied …

Lawsuits Mar 15, 2017

Court Allows Lawsuit Against Quicken Over Questionable Loans to Proceed

A judge on Thursday ruled that a lawsuit over questionable loan practices filed by the federal government against Quicken loans can proceed. The federal government claims, among other things, that Quicken Loans Inc. intentionally altered information or overlooked problems with loan applications in order to issue hundreds of thousands of government-backed mortgages. If loans met a …

News Mar 15, 2017

New York Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s Revised Travel Ban

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the state will join Washington state’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Schneiderman said in a statement Thursday that Trump’s new executive order is “a Muslim ban by another name.” The Trump administration says the temporary restrictions are needed to keep Americans safe. “This is dialed back, …