Family of 13-Year-Old Shot at JBLM File Lawsuit
The family of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a friend at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has filed a …
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LA Paying $200M to Settle Lawsuit Over Disabled Housing
Los Angeles agreed Tuesday to spend at least $200 million over a decade to provide thousands of apartments for people with disabilities. The City Council voted 12-0 to settle a federal lawsuit by several advocacy groups. They alleged the city’s redevelopment agency violated anti-discrimination laws by paying for affordable housing projects that weren’t accessible to those who …
Judge Rules Against Firefighters in Pension Lawsuit
A Jasper County judge has denied a challenge to the formula used to calculate disability payments for Joplin firefighters and police officers. Circuit Judge David Mouton ruled in favor of the board of trustees for the Police and Firefighters Pension Fund and the city of Joplin in a lawsuit filed five years ago by a disabled firefighter and the firefighters union. Police officers did not join …
Lawsuit: Baylor Fostered ‘Hunting Ground’ for Sexual Assault
A third federal lawsuit filed against Baylor University accuses the Waco, Texas-based school of creating a “hunting ground for sexual predators.” A former Baylor student identified as Jane Doe says in the lawsuit filed Monday that she was drugged and abducted from an off-campus residence …
EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Announces Investigation of Securities Claims Against ChromaDex Corporation
Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of ChromaDex Corporation (NASDAQ:CDXC) resulting from allegations that ChromaDex may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. On June 20, 2016, Bleecker Street Research published a report on …
Bennington County Residents Sue Saint-Gobain Over PFOA
People in Bennington attend a recent public hearing about the North Bennington water crisis. Nearby Pownal reported low levels of contamination Thursday. (Photo: Courtesy Chris Wright)
A group of Bennington County residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, the company Vermont says is responsible for PFOA contamination in their drinking water.
ALR CLASS ACTION UPDATE: Hagens Berman Advises Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR) Investors of June 20, 2016 Lead Plaintiff Deadline and Expanded Investigation
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a national investor-rights law firm, reminds Alere Inc. (NYSE:ALR) that June 20, 2016 is the lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action lawsuit concerning Alere’s apparent improper revenue recognition in violation of GAAP. Hagens Berman is expanding its investigation in light of recent news that Abbot …
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of the Board of Directors of Lexmark International, Inc. -LXK
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of The Board of Directors of Lexmark International, Inc. -LXK Apr 20, 2016, 21:35 ET from Brodsky & Smith, LLC BALA CYNWYD, Pa., April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Lexmark International, Inc. (“Lexmark” or “the…
Fitbit Sued by Investors Over Alleged Tracking Inaccuracies
It’s going from bad to worse for Fitbit. Consumers last week sued the maker of fitness trackers over claimed inaccuracies in its heart rate monitor, prompting a sell-off of its shares. Now the company has a new headache.