A federal judge has granted preliminary approval for a lawsuit accusing Merck & Co Inc(MRK.N) of underpaying female sales representatives to go forward as a collective action. The lawsuit is seeking at least $250 million in damages. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp in Trenton, New Jersey, on Wednesday granted conditional certification to a proposed class of current and former representatives …
A Michigan man’s federal class-action lawsuit claims Pandora Media violated his privacy by sharing his identity along with account information with other people online. A question about whether Pandora lends music to its users was presented to the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday in the suit that argues Pandora Media should pay $5,000 for each alleged violation of Michigan’s …
The government agency running the PACER system, which provides online access to federal court records, charges more fees than necessary to recoup its costs in providing its services, a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia April 21 alleges. “The judiciary has taken no steps to change the fee structure or the way it has administered the system and so …
A federal judge may have dealt a serious blow to people suing over the Flint water crisis. U.S. District judge John Corbett O’Meara dismissed the class-action suit after finding the claims made by Flint residents couldn’t be resolved in federal court. At issue are claims made by the plaintiffs in the case that their constitutional rights and state law were…
(DETROIT) — A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed a $150 million class-action lawsuit filed by Flint residents and one Flint business, suggesting the plaintiffs refile in a Michigan state court due to lack of jurisdiction. In a decision issued Tuesday, Judge John Corbett O’Meara said because the plaintiffs didn’t file a claim under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the case should be…
Another week, another lawsuit naming Michigan Governor Rick Snyder as the defendant. The Detroit Free Press reports that on April 7, the Detroit Public Schools board of education filed a federal lawsuit against the state. The suit alleges that the state’s emergency management of the district resulted in the violation of students’ civil rights.
An attorney representing Facebook users on Wednesday asked a federal judge to certify a class action against the social network over what he called its “continued systematic harvesting of private message content.” Class attorney Michael Sobol said during Wednesday’s hearing that “extensive and rather contentious and hard-fought discovery” has led plaintiffs to believe that Facebook’s source …
Apple has come under pressure to scrap its controversial policy of permanently disabling repaired iPhone 6s when software is upgraded, following a global consumer backlash and claims the company could be acting illegally. At least one firm of US lawyers said it hopes to bring a class action against the technology giant on behalf of victims whose £500 phones have been rendered worthless by an …
by Ian Millhiser Feb 1, 2016 8:00 am Lochner v. New York is one of the Supreme Court’s great anti-precedents. Typically taught in law schools as an example of how judges should not behave, Lochner rested on a fabricated “right to contract” that, in effect, gave employers broad license to exploit their workers. The so-called right invented in Lochner and similar cases later formed the basis for …
“Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act” a Corporate Giveaway The following is a statement from American Association for Justice (AAJ) CEO Linda Lipsen in response to the U.S. House of Representatives passing H.R. 1927, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act justice.org. : “If I said Congress was …