Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”) reminds investors of the June 28, 2016 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of a class (the “Class”) …
San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy is among the athletes who were defrauded by investment adviser Ash Narayan, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges in a lawsuit. Documents unsealed in federal court in Dallas indicate Peavy, Denver Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez and former MLB pitcher Roy Oswalt were defrauded of around $30 million. Bloomberg News reported the SEC says Narayan …
Ride service Uber is close to settling a class-action lawsuit over allegations it misled customers on how it shares gratuities with drivers, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Uber and attorneys for customers said in a joint filing that they intend to finalize a formal settlement in “approximately one week.” The settlement amount was not disclosed.
On the heels of a Ticketmaster class action settlement that refunded ticket vouchers to more than 50 million users Saturday, Amazon e-book consumers may have free cash waiting for them as well. Following an antitrust settlement between the Department of Justice and Apple, who was accused of price fixing within its electronic book sales, anyone who purchased an e-book from a major publisher …
Don’t fret about your piece of Apple’s e-book price fixing settlement — the check is in the mail, virtually speaking. The attorneys behind the class action lawsuit have revealed that digital credits from the case will start reaching book buyers from various online bookstores (including Apple’s iBooks as well as Amazon and Barnes & Noble) as early as June 21st. What you’ll get depends on what …
A class action lawsuit has been leveled against Utah, accusing the state of not doing enough to provide people with attorneys who cannot afford them in court. Six men are suing the state for failing to provide them with adequate legal representation, assisted by the ACLU of Utah and the firm Holland & Hart. Under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, you have a right to …
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center fails to properly screen poor patients eligible for charity care, instead sending their debts for collection in violation of state law, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday. The suit, filed in King County Superior Court, seeks damages on behalf of two low-income men who sought emergency services at Northwest, which is operated by UW Medicine. It …
More than a dozen lawyers who already face a federal judge’s penalties tied to ethics violations in a class-action insurance lawsuit last year — Adams v. USAA — find themselves in another legal tangle involving the same case. Now, policyholders for the insurance company United Services Automobile Association have sued. The latest court action, Wartick v. USAA, alleges that 12 plaintiffs’ …
Ticketmaster customers are feeling scammed as the company rolls out free tickets and discounts after settling a $400 million class action lawsuit for ripping off users. While fans were eager to see their favorite acts on the concert giant’s dime, when Ticketmaster released its list of shows on Tuesday, that excitement quickly evaporated. That is, unless you’re a big fan of Kidz Bop, following …
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the state of Utah for what it says is a failed public defense system that deprives indigent defendants of their Sixth Amendment right. The class action lawsuit, filed Tuesday, June 21, along with the law firm Holland & Hart, LLP, comes after a state-commissioned report by the Sixth Amendment Center that criticized Utah’s public …