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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against TG Therapeutics, Inc. And Certain Officers – TGTX

Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against TG Therapeutics, Inc. (“TG Therapeutics” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: TGTX ) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 17-cv-00508, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or …


The U.S. Supreme Court and Workplace Class Actions

Seyfarth Synopsis: As profiled in our recent publication of the 13th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings have a profound impact on employers and the tools they may utilize to defend high-stakes litigation. Rulings by the Supreme Court in 2016 were no exception. Is The Supreme Court Pro-Worker Or Pro-Employer?


FTC Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Qualcomm

The Federal Trade Commission announced an antitrust lawsuit against semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm Inc. The suit , filed Tuesday in California, charges Qualcomm with tactics meant to maintain its monopoly in certain baseband processors a key element of mobile cellular devices and to “impose onerous and anticompetitive supply and licensing terms on cell phone …


Class Action Waivers: Will the Supreme Court Successfully Realign the Litigation Galaxy?

Finally. The wait is almost over. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether an employer may enforce a mandatory arbitration agreement that contains a class action or collective action waiver. Last Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear 3 cases stemming from the NLRB’s 2012 decision in D.R. Horton , in which the NLRB held that class action waivers violate employees’ Section 7 rights to engage in protected, concerted activity. D.R. Horton created uncertainty whether, for example, an employer, through an arbitration agreement, may force an employee to waive his or her right to pursue a class action minimum wage or overtime claim, or a Title VII discrimination claim, in an arbitration proceeding. …


States Join Objections to Remington Rifle Settlement

Attorneys general from nine states and the District of Columbia are urging a federal judge to reject a proposed class action settlement involving millions of allegedly defective Remington rifles including the iconic Model 700, saying the agreement “fails to adequately protect public safety.” The 38-page filing, which alleges that Remington has “long known” that the guns can fire without the …


Mastercard `Preying on Millions’ Sparked $17 Billion Fee Lawsuit

Mastercard Inc . preyed on more than 46 million unknowing consumers by unfairly charging card fees over a 16-year period, lawyers seeking to bring a 14 billion-pound ($17.2 billion) class-action lawsuit told a London court. The credit-card company infringed European Union competition law by imposing high charges to retailers that accepted its cards between 1992 and 2008, Paul Harris, a lawyer …


Bringing the Heat: Families to Bring a Class Action Suit Against Ford

The sibilings of Reshall Jimmy, who died when his Ford Kuga burst into flames, are planning a class action lawsuit against the motor company. Kaveen and Renisha Jimmy, speaking at the National Press Club in Pretoria on Tuesday, said Ford’s decision, taken only this week, to intitiate a safety recall isn’t good enough. Reshall died more than a year ago but Kaveen said he has been forced to …


WorleyParsons $50m Class Action to Proceed

WorleyParsons CEO Andrew Wood slashed earnings guidance unexpectedly in 2013. Christopher Pearce WorleyParsons’ attempt to stop a $50 million class action lawsuit alleging the engineering group breached continuous disclosure obligations in 2013 has failed, with the Federal Court ordering the case to continue. Justice Foster dismissed WorleyParsons’ interlocutory application on January to halt …


Video Lottery Machines Use Old-School Con to Rip Off Thousands of N.L. Players, Class Action Claims

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is deceiving its players and breaking the law — old school-style — according to arguments in a class action against video lottery terminals (VLTs). “VLTs are a form of continuous electronic gaming … programmed to create cognitive distortions of the perception of winning, intended to keep the consumer engaged and losing money,” says the statement of claim filed …


Volkswagen ‘Has Shown Utter Contempt’: U.K. Motorists Turn to Class Action

It seems Britain is increasingly getting a taste for turning to the courts in search of resolution. The first group litigation order has just been filed in claims arising out of the Volkswagen emissions scandal against VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda. Harcus Sinclair U.K. Limited, a leading U.K. law firm specializing in large group litigation is the lead solicitor, collaborating with other law firms …