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Notices Oct 6, 2017

INVESTOR ALERT: Kirby McInerney LLP Commences Class Action on Behalf of Frontier Communications Corporation Investors

Kirby McInerney LLP announced today a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors who purchased Frontier Communications Corporation (“Frontier” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:FTR) securities between April 1, 2016, and May 2, 2017 (the “Class Period”). Frontier investors have until November 27, 2017 to file a lead plaintiff motion. To obtain information or participate in the class action, please visit the Frontier page on our website at www.kmllp.com.

Legal News Aug 22, 2017

Lawsuit Against Guhsd and Superintendent Over Refusal to Turn Over Emails and Texts on Personal Devices Gets Boost From State Supreme Court Ruling

San Diegans for Open Government (SDOG), a government watchdog group, filed a lawsuit in January against the Grossmont Union High School District and Superintendent Tim Glover. It alleges that the defendants “intentionally used personal e-mail accounts and text-messaging devices (e.g., mobile phones and tablets) to communicate about illegal political …

News Aug 22, 2017

Obama Holdover Richard Cordray: Allow Class-Action Suits Against Banks

A key Obama administration official who is still in office argued Tuesday that consumers should be able to sue banks as a group, and should be freed from financial contracts that prevent them from doing so. “[M]any contracts for products like credit cards and bank accounts have mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent consumers from joining group lawsuits, forcing them to go it alone,” wrote …

Lawsuits May 1, 2017

DHS Slapped With Lawsuit to Release Jeh Johnson’s Emails

Judicial Watch is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for emails former Secretary Jeh Johnson and three other top agency officials sent or received from personal email accounts, the nonprofit government watchdog group announced Friday.The lawsuit was filed after DHS produced no records in response to a Dec. 29, 2015, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the emails. A federal court …

Lawsuits Apr 26, 2017

Wells Fargo ’rounded Up’ Undocumented Workers in Account Scam, Lawsuit Claims

Wells Fargo employees were ordered to “round up” undocumented immigrants and other workers and then herd them into branches so residents could be coaxed into opening checking accounts, court papers filed Wednesday claimed. Related Articles These accusations are the latest anecdotes to paint a picture of high-pressure sales tactics at Wells Fargo that ultimately led to a scandal …

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Lawsuits Apr 17, 2017

Lawsuit: Wells Fargo Banker Fired for Not Scamming Customers

A New Jersey woman has sued Wells Fargo Bank, saying she was fired for refusing to participate in a scheme to manipulate accounts and sell products that weren’t in customers’ best interest. Melinda Bini filed a lawsuit in state court in New Jersey on April 5 against the bank and three supervisors from the branch she worked at in Highland Park, NJ.com reported. In the lawsuit, Bini accused her superiors of running …

News Apr 17, 2017

1,100 Strangers Showed Up at His Home for Sex. He Blames Grindr

Over the past five months, Matthew Herrick says that 1,100 men have showed up at his home and workplace expecting to have sex with him. Herrick is suing Grindr, the popular dating app for gay and bisexual men, because of it. According to the complaint, Herrick, 32, is the victim of an elaborate revenge scheme that’s playing out on Grindr’s …

Class-Actions Mar 30, 2017

A Rare Class-Action Victory Over Wells Fargo’s Fake Accounts Proves Binding Arbitration Sucks

Wells Fargo got caught ripping off millions of customers by setting up fake accounts in their names, then billing them for “services” related to those accounts, sometimes tanking their credit-ratings, costing them jobs, even their houses — but the company says you’re not allowed to sue them because their employees fraudulently signed your name to a “binding arbitration” agreement that forces …