There seems to be some confusion whether or not Glacier County officials will allow taxpayers to pay their taxes under protest citing the ongoing Class Action Lawsuit that has been appealed to the Montana Supreme Court.At least one taxpayer had her protested tax payment and form “denied” by the Glacier County Treasurer’s Office on Monday, Dec. 12, reported Elaine Mitchell. “We are awaiting …
Bushfire victims of last year’s blaze at Scotsburn, near Ballarat, have banded together to sue one of their neighbours for damages. The victims are launching a class action against resident Roger Skimming, whom they blame for starting the blaze while using his …
On May 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the case of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins that consumers must prove “concrete injury” in class action lawsuits for alleged “bare” violations of a federal statute. However, the fact that class action lawsuits involving the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that governs background checks in the U.S. will remain a potential threat to …
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (“Zimmer” or the “Company”) ( ZBH ) and certain of its officers, and is on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired Zimmer securities between September 7, 2016 and October 31, 2016, both dates …
Though a district judge used a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued last spring to dismiss a Lyft driver’s proposed class action over alleged Fair Credit Reporting Act violations, that high court ruling hasn’t killed all such putative actions, a Tampa, Florida-based attorney says. “I think this was another instance of tension between the Supreme Court, a …
Wells Fargo is facing multiple lawsuits from customers and employees over the long-running fake account fiasco that saw more than two million bogus, unauthorized accounts being opened in customers’ names. Even though lawmakers and consumer advocates have repeatedly asked the bank to not sidestep its liability by using an often-ignored clause in its customer agreement, lawyers for Wells Fargo …
Lundin Law PC , a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Dynavax Technologies Corporation (“Dynavax” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DVAX) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between March 10, 2014 and November 11, 2016 inclusive (the “Class Period”). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares …
The recent Wells Fargo scandal is yet another fine example of how trust in the financial sector is often misplaced. Although the bank has apologized – in public – for this incident, they are not honoring their victms’ legal claims so far. Opening unauthorized account in someone else’s name should be a clear-cut case for the US legal system, but that is not the case it seems.
With the 9th Circuit’s late summer anti-class action waiver decision, the circuit split widened over the issue of whether employers can require employees, through an arbitration agreement, to waive their rights to bring class or collective actions against their employer. This issue will almost certainly reach the Supreme Court given the deepening divide and the Court’s …
Late on Thursday Patently Apple posted a report titled ” Apple Formally Acknowledges the iPhone 6 Plus ‘Touch Disease’ Issue and Offers Customers with this Problem Some Relief .” While Apple opened a new program to deal with the issue this week that would provide some Apple customers a bit of financial relief, I questioned whether that would be enough relief for the law firms handling the class …