The largest antitrust class action settlement in history was recently put to a halt by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The $7.25 billion proposed settlement includes a group of merchants challenging the fees and regulations of Visa and Mastercard. The plaintiffs claim the defendants have fixed the fees that merchants were charged every time a …
The Redstones are 0-for-2. Andre Bouchard, a judge at Delaware Chancery Court, has rejected a motion to dismiss Viacom’s lead independent director Frederic Salerno’s lawsuit that challenges the attempted removal of Philippe Dauman and four fellow board members from the media company’s board. The ruling allowing the case to move to the discovery stage follows what happened in Massachusetts …
A 2014 civil suit filed against gas giant ExxonMobil was dismissed in Faulkner County Circuit Court on July 12. Michelle Ward et al v. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company et al was among five other lawsuits filed against the gas giant following a March 2013 incident where a 22-foot seam in the Pegasus pipeline ruptured and spilled roughly 3,190 barrels of oil near Mayflower and Lake Conway, causing 22 …
Broadband internet access providers regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should be focused on proposed regulations, as they will have significant impacts on business practices if passed, according to a senior associate at Orrick. Last month, the FCC closed the comment period for its proposed privacy regulations, raising the question of whether the …
The judge in the class action suit against Fitbit, a suit that alleges the wearable company made misleading claims about its sleep tracking feature, has denied Fitbit’s motion to dismiss the case. The case could still be dismissed on other grounds or settled out of court. James Brickman of California filed suit in May 2015 — just after Fitbit announced its intention to go public.
Approximately 800 members in a class action lawsuit recently won a case against the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and its Roadway Corridor Official Map Act. The decision in the case, Kirby v. NCDOT, was made June 10 by the North Carolina Supreme Court. The court ruled that limitations handed down on property owners under the Map Act …
NEW YORK An Arab-American family whose business and personal bank accounts were closed in 2014 without explanation can sue JPMorgan Chase for racial discrimination, a federal judge in Detroit has ruled. Filed in February, the lawsuit by Najah Manni, his wife Kathy and their two children says the largest U.S. bank further discriminated against them by terminating a contract with their debt …
Lydia Chapman is the first woman to reach the rank of captain in the Camden Fire Dept. ‘s 147-year history. A federal judge has rejected a proposed settlement of a lawsuit alleging former Camden City police officers were denied overtime pay. …
A group of attorneys have asked a federal judge not to punish them next week for seeking a more favorable forum in a class-action lawsuit, arguing punishment would be unnecessary and overly harsh. Thirteen attorneys in the 2014 case Adams v. United Services Automobile Association are to go before Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III the morning of June 24 for a hearing on …
A federal judge on Thursday tossed out a Texas lawsuit filed to prevent Syrian refugees from settling in the state. In dismissing the lawsuit, U.S. District Judge David Godbey said the state failed to make “a plausible claim for relief” in its filing. Today’s ruling is a victory for President Barack Obama and a refugee resettlement group named International Rescue Committee, both …