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Settlements Aug 12, 2019

$6,216,176 in Direct Purchaser Settlements Reached With Windshield Wiper Systems Manufacturers in Price Fixing Class Action Lawsuit

(“Settlement Class Counsel”) announce that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division (“Court”) has approved the following announcement of proposed class action settlements with the MITSUBA Defendants and DENSO Defendants. The lawsuit claims that Defendants conspired to raise, fix, maintain, and stabilize prices, rig bids, and allocate the supply of …

News, Settlements Aug 12, 2019

Ford Owners Could Get Money Back From Class Action Settlement

Ford and Lincoln owners could get money from the MyFord Touch class action settlement. The class action site claims plaintiffs sued Ford Motor Company alleging that certain Ford and Lincoln vehicles sold or leased before August 9, 2013 were equipped with defective MyFord Touch or MyLincoln Touch information and entertaining systems (“MFT”). Plaintiffs further allege that Ford charged a premium …

News Aug 11, 2019

Students for Justice in Palestine Win Historic Lawsuit

For over two years, five Fordham students have waged a legal battle against Fordham University to establish a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at the Lincoln Center campus. On Aug. 5, the students landed a victory in court when Justice Nancy Bannon annulled the university’s decision to overrule United Students Government (USG) vote to grant club status to SJP.   SJP has faced resistance from the University to attain full club rights and privileges since 2015. In December 2016, Keith Eldredge, dean of students, said that the group’s presence on campus would be “polarizing,” and made a final decision to permanently ban the group.  The university’s decision resulted in The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) listing Fordham University as one of the 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech in 2017. The ranking has been bemoaned by students on both sides of the political aisle, and is frequently used as an argument against the University involving itself in student demonstrations…

News Aug 10, 2019

Judge Orders Vallejo to Release Cop’s Employment Records in Excessive Force Lawsuit

A federal judge gave the city of Vallejo 14 days to release the employment information of a former Vallejo police officer accused of using excessive force during a July 2017 incident. Steve Darden, and former Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou are all named in the lawsuit filed by Carl Edwards. For the first 30 seconds of Muniz-Bottomley’s camera footage, there is no sound, until he taps the …

News Aug 10, 2019

Facebook Facial Recognition Lawsuit Moves Forward

Tech giant Facebook is reportedly facing billions of dollars in potential damages as a federal appeals court rejected the firm’s argument to halt a class action lawsuit relating to the storing of biometric data of millions of users. TechCrunch reports that a federal appeals court rejected Facebook’s argument to block a class action lawsuit this week which could see the firm facing billions in …

Class-Actions, SECURITY Aug 9, 2019

Legal Firm Preparing for Class Action Lawsuit to Recover Losses Suffered by Uber Investors

Rosen, a global investor rights law firm, has announced its intentions to investigate a potential securities claim on behalf of shareholders of Uber Technologies, Inc. According to the American law firm, they are investigating the claims resulting from allegations that Uber may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. The legal firm is now said to be …

Class-Actions Aug 7, 2019

Israeli Pension Fund Manager Leads Class Action Against Teva Pharmaceuticals Over Price-Hike and Opioid Scandals

(CN) – Joining a long list of complainants against pharmaceutical giant Teva Pharmaceuticals and similar drug makers, Israel’s largest pension fund manager claims in a class action that Teva colluded with competitors to exorbitantly raise the price of generic drugs over the past five years. Teva had no choice but to quit the price-hike scheme when the public became aware of the investigations. …

Legal News Aug 7, 2019

Sarah Palin’s NYT Defamation Lawsuit Reinstated

A federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday reinstated Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, overturning a district court’s ruling which dismissed her claim in 2017. READ the appeals court’s opinion and the original Palin complaint below. In 2017, United States District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff held an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Palin’s complaint against the …

Class-Actions, Settlements Aug 7, 2019

‘MyFord Touch’ Class-Action Settlement Awards $17M to Ford, Lincoln Vehicle Owners

Ford’s infotainment system of the early 2010s—labeled MyFord Touch—gained a shoddy reputation for being notoriously unstable and unreliable when first introduced, leading to a list of groans and complaints from buyers. From the settlement, those who purchased or leased a Ford or Lincoln vehicle with the system prior to Aug. 9, 2013, are entitled to up to $400 in compensation. Ford allegedly …