Lawsuits

Woman Sues Starbucks for $5 Million for Too Much Ice in Drinks

Thanks a latte! Woman sues Starbucks for $5 million for putting too much ice in her drinks Published: 15:41 EST, 30 April 2016 | Updated: 16:16 EST, 30 April 2016 3.2kshares Starbucks is too icy with its customers, says a woman who is suing the coffee chain for putting too many frozen cubes in its iced drinks. Lead plaintiff Stacy Pincus has filed a $5million class action lawsuit against …


Movie Studios Fight Lawsuit That’d Make Films With Smoking ‘R’ Rated

On Friday, movie studios, the rating board, and prominent theater owners asked a federal judge in California to dismiss a class-action lawsuit that’d make all films with smoking R rated unless tobacco is shown as dangerous. That complaint, filed in February, sought an injunction, claiming children are more likely to smoke after watching any offending films. Defendants are the Motional Picture …


Sony Second Studio to Reach Settlement in Animation Anti-Poaching Suit

First Fox’s Blue Sky Studios reached a multi-million dollar settlement and now tellingly Sony has come to an 8-figure deal to exit the on-going potential class action suit against itself, DreamWorks Animation, Pixar, LucasFilm, Disney and the now shuttered Imagemovers Digital over wage-fixing and anti-poaching allegations. The $13 million dollar Sony deal signals a major shift in the ‘toon …


Quaker Oats’ 100% Natural Claim Questioned in Lawsuit

A lawsuit seeking to be certified as a class action has been filed on behalf of consumers in New York and California against the owner of Quaker Oats after testing found traces of the pesticide glyphosate in some oatmeal. While the level of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, detected in the oatmeal falls well below the limit set by federal regulators for human …


Lawsuit: Kellys Brew Pub Cheats Albuquerque Workers

It’s a popular hangout in Albuquerque, but employees at Kellys Brew Pub claim the business they worked for has been stealing from them. When voters agreed to raise the minimum wage in Albuquerque, attorneys said Kellys Brew Pub in Nob Hill forced its workers to pay for that wage hike themselves. Now, the workers have filed a class action lawsuit.


‪‘South Beach Tow’ Company Hit With Class Action Suit From MasTec Family Member ‬

A member of a politically powerful Miami family wants to carry the torch for those stung by Miami Beach’s much-maligned tow truck operators and has filed a class action lawsuit accusing a company of illegal towing from private lots. Raul Mas Canosa, businessman and youngest brother of the late Cuban-American business magnate and anti-Castro lobbyist Jorge Mas Canosa, is alleging he was …


Accounting Fraud Getting Increased Attention From the SEC and Class Action Counsel

Accounting and financial disclosure issues are increasingly becoming the focus of litigation – both with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the plaintiffs’ class action bar – according to recent pronouncements from the SEC and a leading research firm that tracks securities class actions. Last week, the SEC announced two financial fraud cases against …


Judge Rules Against NBA in Sexism Lawsuit

On Friday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lucy Billings presented a 17-page decision regarding the NBA and an instance of sexism in the workplace. The case, as reported by the New York Daily News, involves former NBA security director Warren Glover, who says he was fired from the organization for whistle-blowing about sexism in the workplace. According to Glover’s case, NBA rookies were shown …


Lawsuit Targets TD Bank Coin Counters

A federal lawsuit alleges TD Bank’s Penny Arcade machines inaccurately counted customers’ coins and seeks class-action status. A proposed class-action lawsuit against TD Bank seeks damages for customers it …


Class Action Lawsuit Filed Following Costco Frozen Berry Hepatitis a Recall

A class action lawsuit has been launched following the recall of Nature’s Touch Organic Berry Cherry Blend due to possible contamination with Hepatitis A. The suit alleges the manufacturer negligently produced the frozen berries, which were then distributed by Costco. The plaintiff is seeking to recover compensation for physical injury, medical expenses, lost wages or employment income, and a …