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Notices Sep 7, 2016

EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against BlueNRGY Group Limited, F/K/A CBD Energy Limited – CBDE

Rosen Law Firm announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of BlueNRGY Group Limited, f/k/a CBD Energy Limited (NASDAQ:CBDE) stock from June 13, 2014 through October 24, 2014 (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for BlueNRGY investors under the federal securities laws. To join the BlueNRGY class action, go to the …

Settlements Aug 30, 2016

State to Pay Out $85M to Settle Foster Parent Lawsuit

The state will pay out an additional $85 million over the next 10 years to foster parents as part of a settlement agreement announced Monday. The settlement, which is subject to legislative approval, was brought by foster parents who argued the state’s foster care payments were woefully inadequate and have contributed to a shortage of foster parents. Kahaluu foster parents Raynette and Edward …

Notices Aug 29, 2016

Deadline Upcoming in Settlement of the Lawsuit Against Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE: GNW)

The Shareholders Foundation announced that a deadline is coming up on August 22, 2016 in the settlement reached in the securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of investors in NYSE: GNW shares between October 30, 2013 and November 5, 2014. Investors who purchased a significant amount of shares of Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE: GNW) between October 30, 2013 and November 5, 2014, have …

Lawsuits Aug 29, 2016

Hooters Responds to Lawsuit Over Former Anderson University Coach’s Fatal DUI

Hooters responded Friday to a lawsuit filed over a 2014 fatal DUI crash outside of Anderson University. Hooters corporate offices and the local affiliated restaurant were named as defendants, along with Anderson County bar The Bench, in a lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of 13-year-old Cheyenne Perkins, who nearly died in the November 2014 wreck. Three others did lose their lives in the crash.

Lawsuits Aug 16, 2016

Lawsuit Filed in 2014 Collapse of North Adams Communications Towers

The owner of two Florida Mountain communications towers that collapsed in 2014 is suing Verizon for nearly $500,000. North Adams Tower Company alleges that upgrades Verizon made to equipment it owns on one of the towers caused it to collapse and take with it a second tower on March 29, 2014. The first tower to collapse was 160 feet tall.

News Aug 10, 2016

St. Paul’s School Responds to Lawsuit Filed by Assault Victim’s Parents

Owen Labrie was convicted of sexual assault in a case that his lawyers said exposed a sordid tradition at the elite boarding school. The girl’s parents, identified in the lawsuit as John and Jane Doe, allege in the lawsuit that school officials who were trusted with protecting their daughter failed to keep her safe by turning a blind eye to a tradition known as the Senior Salute. The victim, …

News Aug 4, 2016

Chris Brown Facing Second Lawsuit After 2014 Club Shooting

Breezy just can’t seem to catch a break. Chris Brown has been struck with another lawsuit following a 2014 shooting at a Los Angeles nightclub. TMZ reports that Ginja Elms, a clubgoer who was struck by a bullet during the shooting at 1 OAK nightclub, is suing Chris Brown.

News Aug 4, 2016

Racial Profiling Protest Cost Univ. MN Employee Her Job, Lawsuit Says

A former University of Minnesota employee has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that she lost her job in the Office for Equity and Diversity for raising concerns about racial profiling on campus. Alysia Lajune of Woodbury says that she was forced out as a vice president’s assistant in 2014 after she criticized university officials for identifying suspects in campus crime alerts as black males. …

Lawsuits Jul 11, 2016

West Virginia Chemical Spill Lawsuit Trial Moved to October

The trial for a class-action lawsuit over a West Virginia chemical spill that polluted 300,000 people’s drinking water has been rescheduled for October. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports (http://bit.ly/29sHmwz ) that U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver in Charleston announced …

Lawsuits Jul 1, 2016

Long Beach Cops Accused of Targeting Gay Men in Class-Action Suit

In April, 50-year-old Rory Moroney was arrested at Long Beach’s Recreation Park. One officer involved—an undercover cop who posed as an amorous stranger— claimed that Moroney was masturbating and exposing himself in public. Moroney, on the other hand, said that he was simply …