After spending millions to combat the opioid epidemic ravaging its citizens, the working-class city of Everett, Washington, is taking the maker of opioid painkiller OxyContin to federal court. The city claims that the drug maker, Purdue Pharma, knowingly sold to black markets out of pure greed, enabling the devastating epidemic hitting Everett and the rest of the country. According to the …
As deaths from painkillers and heroin abuse spiked and street crimes increased, the mayor of Everett took major steps to tackle the opioid epidemic devastating this working-class city north of Seattle. Mayor Ray Stephanson stepped up patrols, hired social workers to ride with officers and pushed for more permanent housing for chronically homeless people. The city says it has …
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to file a lawsuit against the federal government over its refugee resettlement program on the basis that it violates the 10th Amendment and places an undue economic burden on the state’s taxpayers. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal district court on behalf of the Tennessee Assembly and two state lawmakers, was brought by Thomas More Law …
Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. securities (KNDI) from March 16, 2015 through March 13, 2017, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Kandi investors under the federal securities laws. To join the …
Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Netflix, Inc. securities (NFLX) from July 22, 2014 through October 15, 2014, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Netflix investors under the federal securities laws. To join the Netflix class action, go to …
A Ninth Circuit judge on Monday questioned whether a federal judge made the right call by allowing Google to settle a privacy class action by giving $8.5 million to favored privacy organizations instead of class members. Though Senior Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace repeatedly questioned at the hearing whether the 2015 cy pres settlement was appropriate, the three-judge …
A chilling little bill is working its way through Congress. It could have the effect of ending the class action as an American institution. The legislation, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, passed the House last week.
Attorneys for Hawaii are planning to file paperwork Wednesday to challenge President Trump’s revised travel ban, which goes into effect on March 16. Lawyers for the state said they will move for a temporary restraining order on March 15, a day before the new executive order is supposed to take effect. “This new executive order is nothing more than Muslim Ban 2.0,” Hawaii Attorney General Doug …
“For over a year, TransPerfect employees have warned that this court-appointed custodian with unlimited power to interfere would threaten the livelihood of the company and its employees,” said Chris Coffey, campaign manager for Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD), the advocacy group supporting TransPerfect employees and Delaware’s incorporation-driven economy and its pro-business …
A class action lawsuit against Boeing alleges a series of electrical and other malfunctions caused the crash of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of South Carolina on behalf of the families of 44 people who were on the plane alleges there are several possible reasons the plane crashed. The lawsuit …