Nov 26, 2024

Trump University Settlement in Jeopardy as One Student Wants to Sue Separately

Days before his inauguration, President Donald Trump agreed to a $25 million settlement for the class action lawsuits he faced over Trump University. While he didn’t admit wrongdoing, Trump agreed to the deal to put the matter behind him before taking office. Now, however, one former Trump U student may put the kibosh on the whole deal.


BlueNRGY Group Announces Settlement of Securities Class Action

BlueNRGY Group Limited (OTC PINK: CBDEF) (“BlueNRGY”) today announced that an agreement in principle has been reached to settle all previously disclosed securities litigation naming as defendants BlueNRGY, one of its U.S. subsidiaries, certain of its current and former officers and directors, and various third parties involved in the company’s …


For the First Time in History, Private Prisons Face Class-Action for Violating Anti-Slavery Laws

This past summer, President Obama’s Department of Justice was directed to stop using private prisons. Besides having notoriously inhumane conditions, the private prison industry doesn’t really save taxpayers money—it just generates money for people who are in bed with private prisons. Trump and his racist Attorney General Jeff Sessions have already made moves to reverse course.


Software Vendors Face Lawsuit for Unemployment Fraud Debacle

Software vendors behind the Unemployment Insurance Agency’s failed computer system, MiDAS, are at the center of a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. The class action suit names SAS Analytics, Fast Enterprises, and CSG Government Solutions as defendants. Three citizens who experienced unemployment woes are named as plaintiffs and are representing the thousands of people wrongly …


Watchdog Files Lawsuit Against CIA, DOJ for Docs on Flynn

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn arrives to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, NY, U.S. November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Watchdog Files Lawsuit Against CIA, DOJ For Docs On Flynn WASHINGTON — Watchdog group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit Monday in pursuit of Central Intelligence Agency, Justice …



Court Urged to Revive Class Action Over AT&T Broadband Slowdowns

AT&T wireless customers are asking a federal appeals court to revive their class-action lawsuit alleging that the company advertised “unlimited data,” only to throttle users who exceeded a monthly cap. The lawsuit was sent to arbitration last year, after U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen in the Northern District of California found that AT&T’s terms of service required arbitration of …


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

Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Invuity, Inc. (“Invuity” or the “Company”) (IVTY). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Invuity shares between July 19, 2016, and November 3, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of the April 28, 2017 lead …


Unfairness in Class Action: A New Attack on Civil Rights – Center for American Progress

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal may eliminate the single greatest funder of civil legal aid in the United States, the Legal Services Corporation—a long-standing goal of Vice President Mike Pence. At the same time, Congress is working to block Americans from seeking justice on their own with the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017. This bill was drafted to address an …


This May Not Be the News You Want but Bringing a Lawsuit Just Got Easier

There is some bad news for people who fret our society is excessively litigious. A startup in the normally stuffy insurance industry has just made bringing a lawsuit less risky. Level Insurance ( as in “level playing field’’), founded by trial attorneys and law partners Larry Bassuk and Justin Leto of Miami, Florida, now offers a Litigation Cost Protection’ policy that will pay some of the …