A federal judge has dismissed two of the six counterclaims that pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts raised in health insurer’s Anthem’s $15 billion lawsuit claiming it charged too much for drugs. In a decision made public on Friday, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan dismissed Express Scripts’ claim that Anthem breached an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, …
DirecTV settled a U.S. antitrust lawsuit that accused the satellite-television provider of colluding with its competitors during a 2014 standoff with Time Warner Cable Inc. over a channel devoted to the Los Angeles Dodgers. DirecTV won’t share competitively sensitive information with rivals and agreed to a compliance program to make sure it abides by the settlement, according to an agreement …
Forty California residents are suing chemical giant Monsanto, alleging that exposure to the company’s Roundup weed killer caused them to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The complaint, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, seeks compensatory and punitive damages from defendants Monsanto Co. and Willbur Ellis Company, LLC., for wrongful death and personal injuries. In the lawsuit, which …
Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Innocoll Holdings plc (“Innocoll” or the “Company”) (INNL) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between March 17, 2016 and December 29, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Investors, who purchased or otherwise acquired shares …
JFJN Law (the “firm) announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Caterpillar, Inc. (“Caterpillar” or the “Company”) (CAT). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between February 19, 2013 and March 1, 2017 inclusive (the “Class Period”) are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the May 2, 2017 lead plaintiff motion deadline. …
The Guatemalan sisters had managed to reach the Texas border by bus last July when they got lost. “Thankfully, or so we thought, we spotted two U.S. immigration officers and asked them for help,” the older sister, then 19, wrote in an essay.
The state of Utah is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed over liquor and “Deadpool,” insisting it is not suppressing First Amendment-protected ideas or expression, “only alcohol regulation aimed at decreasing adverse secondary effects.” In a court filing obtained by FOX 13, the Utah Attorney General’s Office asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit leveled by …
Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against The Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD” or the “Company”) (NYSE:TD). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired TD shares between December 3, 2015 and March 9, 2017, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the …
A putative class action lawsuit filed on March 16 in federal court charges that Qualcomm has an unlawful monopoly in baseband processors (also called modem chipsets). David Kreuzer, a resident of Illinois, owns an Apple iPhone 6, Apple iPad Mini 2, and Samsung Galaxy S6, each of which has a broadband processor. Kreuzer claims that he and others with similar equipment have to pay inflated prices …
It’s now up to individual Ohio school districts to decide which restroom and shower facility their transgender students should use. A federal lawsuit has been dismissed upon a request by Ohio and the nine other states that went to court over a May directive from the administration of former President Barack Obama saying schools should allow transgender students to use the facilities of the …