A new federal lawsuit claims Grubhub misclassified its delivery drivers as independent contractors across the country, the latest salvo in a legal battle that has spread across the gig economy. The Chicago-based food ordering and delivery company is also involved in a similar federal case in California that was filed last September. Boston-based attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, of Lichten & Liss- …
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging a 30-year-old hacking-crimes law, saying the law inhibits research about online discrimination. The civil rights group is challenging the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act on behalf of a group of academic researchers, computer scientists, and journalists. The CFAA limits online research because of its “overbroad criminal …
The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. and Pomerantz LLP announce that the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has approved the following announcement of a proposed class action settlement that would benefit purchasers of common stock of Walter Investment Management Corp. (NYSE:WAC): …
Thousands of Arizonans who own certain so-called “clean diesel” Volkswagen and Audi vehicles are eligible for compensation from a federal class action settlement over emissions claims. The German automaker agreed to buy back or fix the “clean diesel” vehicles and give out thousands of dollars to the owners, according to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. The affected cars include 2009 …
If you have ever purchased or have owned a Maytag, Whirpool, or Kenmore washing machine, then you may be entitled to some money. According to the agreement, a settlement was reached in several class-action lawsuits against Whirlpool and Sears over front-loading washing machines made between 2001 and 2010. The settlement states that customers claimed the front-loading washing machines …
The class plaintiffs, the government and VW filed a proposed settlement agreement in court yesterday. I wanted to provide you with a copy of the proposed settlement agreement which is linked below. What follows is a quick overview of the settlement.
An amended civil complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Kansas alleges the Kansas Department for Children and Families, as well as other agencies and individuals, are engaged in a “Kids for Cash type unlawful enterprise.” “Private agencies are contracted that the longer they keep the kids, the more funding they get,” said plaintiff Raymond Schwab. “They allegedly, …
A settlement decision on the Premier Cru class action lawsuit was reached May 16, affecting approximately 4,450 Premier Cru customers who were left without the bottles of wine they paid for before the company declared bankruptcy Jan. 8. Michael Kasolas, the Premier Cru trustee, was given responsibility for liquidating assets and determining allocations of funds after a creditorâs hearing Feb. …
Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Halyard Health, Inc. (“Halyard” or the “Company”) (NYSE:HYH), Kimberly-Clark Corporation (“Kimberly-Clark”) (NYSE:KMB) and certain of the companies’ officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 16-cv-05093, …
The Wyoming Attorney General today announced a settlement resolving claims that Volkswagen violated state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing diesel vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed defeat device software. This agreement is part of a series of coordinated state and federal settlements …