Articles by CAReview Editor

CFPB Anti-Arbitration Rule Will Harm Consumers and FinTech

“Gotcha!” That’s what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) claims binding arbitration clauses in consumer finance contracts often amount to. In these clauses, consumers agree to waive their rights to sue either as individually or in class actions, as both consumers and businesses agree to be bound by the rulings of an arbitration panel in the event of a dispute. In justifying his bureau’s proposed rule to ban such clauses, CFPB Director Richard Cordray calls


HALYARD SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: KAHN SWICK & FOTI, LLC REMINDS INVESTORS WITH LOSSES IN EXCESS OF $100,000 of Lead…

Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until August 29, 2016 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Halyard Health, Inc. (NYSE:HYH) and Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB), if they (i) purchased …


Judge Allows Class Action Worker Wage Theft Litigation to Proceed

A district judge in California ruled last week to allow a class action lawsuit alleging wage theft to go forward, even though he remained unconvinced that McDonald’s Corporation exercises enough control over working conditions in the franchise stores to be held liable for fair wage and overtime claims. Courthouse News Service reported last week, …


Op-Ed: Class Wage-And-Hour Litigation Is an Ongoing Threat

Employers face countless labor and employment challenges every day. Wage-and-hour compliance issues are near the top of that list because employers have experienced an increase in the number of class- and collective-action lawsuits filed against them, and that trend is likely to continue. Understanding the dynamics of class and collective actions and what …


Biloxi to Join Lawsuit Seeking More Oil Spill Money

Biloxi plans to join a class-action lawsuit against other companies besides BP that were involved in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Sun Herald reports that the City Council on Tuesday hired attorneys to file a claim in a class-action lawsuit under the HESI/Transocean Settlement Program.


Lundin Law PC Files a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE:FCAU)

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE:FCAU) has been taken to court under a class action lawsuit which is being handled by Lundin Law PC. The lawsuit is all about possible violations of federal securities laws by FCA which took place between October 29, 2014, and July 18, 2016. According to the complaint, Fiat made false and misleading statements about its business and operations.


US Appeals Court Rules Against EY’s Use of Class Action Wavers

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled 2-1 against EY, making it the second appellate court to support the NLRB’s position that federal labor law prohibits workers’ arbitration agreements from including class action waivers. On the other hand, two appellate courts have rejected the NLRB’s view, making it likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies Investors of Class Action Against Corrections Corporation of America (CXW) & Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 24, 2016

Corrections Corporation, founded in Nashville Tennessee, owns, operates and manages private correctional and detention facilities in the United States. The company also provides inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding Corrections …


Ninth Circuit Invalidates Class Waiver in Arbitration Agreement

In a ruling that widens the divide between federal appellate courts, the Ninth Circuit sided today with the Seventh Circuit and the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in holding that the class action waiver provision of a company’s arbitration agreement with employees violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Prior to this decision, the Seventh Circuit was alone in its dissention …


Lawsuit Over Canceled HOF Game Moved

The attorney suing the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the NFL over this month’s canceled HOF game has dismissed the initial lawsuit in Ohio and refiled in California. Attorney Michael J. Avenatti dismissed his Aug. 11 complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland while filing a similar one in U.S. District Court in California seeking more than $5 million in damages. He accuses of the …