New York Life Insurance Company can now add itself to the list of companies sued by its employees for breach of fiduciary responsibility— but this case is a little different, and the first of its kind. Although suits of these kind typically involve allegations made against multiple types of investments, this case is the first to include allegations exclusively against an index fund. …
Gainey McKenna & Egleston announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Tokai” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:TKAI) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of common stock of Tokai between June 24, 2015 through July 25, 2016, inclusive (the “Class …
Chief U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III on Wednesday reprimanded five attorneys, including the husband of a state Supreme Court justice, after finding bad faith and abuse of the court system in their manipulation of a controversial class-action case.
Two lions at the Cricket Hollow Zoo were transferred this week to a wild sanctuary in Colorado as the result of a lawsuit settlement between an animal rights group and the Manchester zoo owners. The Animal Legal Defense Fund of California said in a news release Wednesday the two lions, Jonwah, 16, and Njjara, 18, were transferred on Monday to …
A group of employees and students at two of the borough’s schools have filed a lawsuit against PBF Energy refinery alleging the company was negligent last year, allowing them to breathe a toxic chemical, according to a Courier Post report. Multiple individuals were sent to local hospitals in March 2015 when a broken seal on a PBF tank caused the odor of Naphtha, a liquid hydrocarbon …
Tarrant County College announced Wednesday that it is settling its lawsuit against Chesapeake Energy for underpayment of natural gas lease royalties for $1.1 million. The community college district filed its lawsuit in November 2014, accusing Chesapeake of undercutting its payments to the institution by improperly deducting post-production costs and failing to properly market the gas on the …
Performers pose at an adult video shoot. A lawsuit accuses opponents of condoms-for-porn initiative of lying. Gustavo Turner/L.A.
The gun maker at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by 10 families of Sandy Hook massacre victims has asked the judge for a second time to dismiss the case. The motion by Remington earlier this week in Bridgeport Superior Court is a common pretrial tactic in a case that is anything but common. The families’ claim that Remington …
Ozzy Osbourne‘s acknowledged mistress has filed a lawsuit against the singer’s daughter, claiming she’s been “slut shamed, bullied and harassed” in the wake of comments made by Kelly Osbourne. Michele Pugh’s court action also fills in several details about a relationship she claims went on for three years with Ozzy. The issue with Kelly dates back to a series of tweets Ozzy’s daughter made …
Three years after university trustees dismissed tenured engineering professor Louis Wozniak, the controversy remains alive and kicking but in a different forum – the federal court in Urbana. Dismissed on Nov. 13, 2013, after nearly 50 years on the faculty, Wozniak challenged the decision in a 2015 federal lawsuit alleging that University of Illinois trustees and various officials violated his civil rights. UI lawyers moved to …