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Notices Apr 26, 2017

Ocwen Financial Corporation Shareholder Alert: Former SEC Attorney Willie Briscoe Investigates Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by Officers and Directors

Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe, founder of The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, announces that a federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen” or “Company”) (OCN) and several officers and directors for acts taken during the period of May 11, 2015 and April 19, 2017 (the “Class Period”). …

News Apr 26, 2017

New Lawsuit Alleges Reporter Kelly Wright Viewed as ‘Jim Crow’ of Fox News

Attorneys representing 11 current and former Fox News employees announced on Wednesday that they have filed a lawsuit against the network for racial discrimination. The complaint, which seeks class action status, includes allegations from current anchor Kelly Wright. Wright claims in the lawsuit that current network President Bill Shine would regularly ask him about race, such as how black and …

Settlements Apr 26, 2017

USAA to Pay Up to $39M to Settle Class-Action Suit

USAA has agreed to pay up to $39 million to settle a class-action lawsuit initiated by some of its members in Florida. Shown is the company’s San Antonio campus in 2013. USAA has agreed to pay up to $39 million to settle a class-action lawsuit initiated by some of its members in Florida.

Class-Actions Apr 26, 2017

A Class Action Lawsuit Claims That New York’s Subway System Breaks the Law

New York’s subway system is one of the most robust in the world. It provides nearly 1.8 billion rides every year, giving the city the highest rate of public transportation usage out of any metropolitan area in the United States. But for hundreds of thousands of disabled New Yorkers, commuting through a vast majority of the city’s subway stations is simply impossible.

Lawsuits Apr 26, 2017

Survivors of Oakland Halfway House Fire File Lawsuit

Residents of the building have filed a lawsuit over a fire in West Oakland that left four people dead. Candice Nguyen reports. Survivors of a deadly fire that tore through a West Oakland halfway house last month sued their former landlord and the nonprofits that acted as master tenants Wednesday in Alameda County Superior Court, saying their slum-like housing conditions were illegal and led to …

Class-Actions Apr 26, 2017

Disabled NYers File Class Action Lawsuit Against MTA Over Inaccessible Subway Stations

Calling the New York City subway system “the least accessible in the country,” disability advocates announced that they filed two class action lawsuits against the MTA for “excluding people with disabilities.” One lawsuit against the agency, filed in state court, claims a huge majority of the system’s stations are inaccessible to people who can’t use stairs. The other, filed in federal court, …

News Apr 26, 2017

NRA Takes Aim at California to Reverse Its Strong Gun Control Laws

A firearms advocacy group has gone to court to challenge the constitutionality of California’s new assault weapons ban, as well as other major gun control laws passed last year by the Democratic-controlled state Legislature, arguing that “assault weapon” is a “political term.” The California Rifle & Pistol Association filed a lawsuit against the state Monday in federal court targeting six laws …

Class-Actions Apr 26, 2017

Netgear Cable Modem Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

Netgear is facing a class action lawsuit centered on allegations that a DOCSIS 3.0 modem model from the vendor suffers from a “serious defect” that results in high spikes in network latency and degraded internet connections. Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe said it filed the suit April 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit is focused on …

Lawsuits Apr 25, 2017

Jeremy Johnson to Invoke Fifth Amendment in Campaign Scheme Lawsuit

On Tuesday, as the FEC case restarted in Salt Lake City’s U.S. District Court, Johnson’s attorney said his decision not to cooperate with the government stems in part from the Swallow case. Johnson was ordered to a 30-day jail sentence for refusing to testify and has been held in solitary confinement since he was returned to a California federal prison where he is serving an 11-year sentence …