A new class-action lawsuit claims that an electric company deceived Maine consumers and shorted them of $35 million. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Portland Nov. 18 claims that Electricity Maine used fraud and deception to enroll 200,000 Maine households and small businesses with the promise of substantial cost savings. But attorney Benjamin Donahue says after a …
The lawsuit claims that AMD bosses, including Rory Read and Lisa Su, made “false and misleading statements to investors about the manufacturing and subsequent launch of, as well as the demand for, its Llano microprocessor” back in 2011 and 2012. Their case claims that AMD and its management violated the Securities Exchange Act. The court has ruled that anyone who bought AMD stock between April …
Wells Fargo & Co. enriched itself at its employees’ expense by including costly, in-house target date funds in its 401(k) plan, a new class action complaint alleges ( Meiners v. Wells Fargo & Co. , D. Minn., No. 0:16-cv-03981, complaint filed 11/22/16 ). In the past year, several proposed class actions have targeted financial companies that include in-house investment products in …
Residents of a town hit by Oklahoma’s worst earthquake have filed a class-action lawsuit against dozens of energy companies, accusing them of triggering dozens of temblors by injecting wastewater from oil and gas production underground. Pawnee residents filed the suit Thursday against at least 27 …
Late on Thursday Patently Apple posted a report titled ” Apple Formally Acknowledges the iPhone 6 Plus ‘Touch Disease’ Issue and Offers Customers with this Problem Some Relief .” While Apple opened a new program to deal with the issue this week that would provide some Apple customers a bit of financial relief, I questioned whether that would be enough relief for the law firms handling the class …
A Barrie man is one of the lead plaintiffs in a proposed $60 million class-action lawsuit against Casino Rama following a massive cyberhack. The lawsuit filed in Toronto Superior Court by Charney Lawyers and Sutts, Strosberg, names multiple defendants including Casino Rama, it’s American operator Penn National Gaming Inc, Chippewas of Rama First Nation and the OLG. According to the statement of …
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Kroenke Sports and Entertainment and the Pepsi Center on behalf of a deaf woman who said they are not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Pepsi Center is home to the Nuggets, Avalanche and Mammoth, and plays host to a …
Japanese carmaker, Toyota, has agreed to settle a US Federal class action for up to $3.4bn. It was brought by US owners of pickup trucks and SUVs whose claimed their frames could rust through. The proposed settlement covers 1.5 million Tacoma compact pickups, Tundra full-size pickups and Sequoia SUVs.
Krispy Kreme ’s maple and berry filled donuts are actually full of crap, according to a new class action lawsuit. Jason Saidian just filed the suit after getting an order of Glazed Raspberry Filled, Chocolate Iced Raspberry Filled, Maple Iced Glazed and Glazed Blueberry Cake donuts. Sounds like a party, what could go wrong?
Class-action lawyers wasted little time Friday in jumping on word of a cyberattack on an Ontario casino in which sensitive information was stolen. The lawyers announced plans for a proposed lawsuit that would seek $50 million in damages from Casino Rama north of Toronto, and began asking possible victims to sign on. “The class action will be commenced on behalf of employees, customers and …