Nov 23, 2024

Blue Apron Hit With Multiple Class Action lawsuits

Blue Apron just can’t catch a break. The cooking kit company has seen its share price nearly cut in half since its late June IPO and now it could be in legal trouble, too. Now law firms are coming after the company with proposed class-action lawsuits, alleging that Blue Apron failed to adequately disclose material information.


County May Join Opioid Lawsuit

St. Lawrence County legislators have agreed to meet with an attorney about the possibility of joining a class action lawsuit against companies that manufacture opioids. County Attorney Stephen D. Button said several months ago he was contacted by several firms involved in large-scale, multi-defendant opioid litigation. “They were interested in gauging the county’s interest in pursuing …



Record $417M Award in Lawsuit Linking Baby Powder to Cancer

A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company’s iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene. The verdict in the lawsuit brought by the California woman, Eva Echeverria, marks the largest sum awarded in a series of talcum powder lawsuit …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Acacia Communications, Inc. Of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of October 13, 2017

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Acacia Communications, Inc. (“Acacia”) (NASDAQ:ACIA) between August 11, 2016 and July 13, 2017. You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the District of Massachusetts. …


Lawsuit Challenges Initiative That Would Ban Safe Consumption Sites

A new lawsuit seeks to stop an initiative banning safe consumption sites across King County from ever appearing on a King County ballot. Protect Public Health, a new nonprofit started by “public health experts and family members who have lost loved ones to overdose,” filed a lawsuit today arguing Initiative …



We Can’t BOTH Be ‘Seasons Pizza,’ Franchise Says to Small N.J. Eatery

A popular catering franchiser is suing a Millville pizza restaurant for alleged trademark infringement and similar use of a brand name. Seasons Pizza Franchisor Inc. , a catering company based out of Delaware, filed a lawsuit earlier this week in federal court in Camden against 4 Seasons Pizza & Restaurant, based in Millville under the allegations that the use of the “Seasons Pizza” …


Lawsuit Against Guhsd and Superintendent Over Refusal to Turn Over Emails and Texts on Personal Devices Gets Boost From State Supreme Court Ruling

San Diegans for Open Government (SDOG), a government watchdog group, filed a lawsuit in January against the Grossmont Union High School District and Superintendent Tim Glover. It alleges that the defendants “intentionally used personal e-mail accounts and text-messaging devices (e.g., mobile phones and tablets) to communicate about illegal political …


Anatomy of a Lawsuit Not ‘As Seen on TV’

Some of you have been sued, and some of you have not. For employers new to the litigation arena, one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What happens next?” However, by the time you are sued, the battle has already been partially fought. So let’s talk about best practices leading up to being served with a suit that may help you avoid costly litigation or limit its impact, as well as …