The ACLU of Michigan says it will announce a new class action lawsuit on Tuesday, Oct. 18. It’s being filed on behalf of Flint families impacted by the city’s lead-tainted water. The ACLU released this statement: “All children can learn-but the ongoing water crisis in Flint creates urgent problems for Flint students, parents and teachers,” said Kary Moss, executive …
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the solicitor general to weigh in on a jurisdiction question for a federal securities lawsuit out of California. The case of Cyan Inc. vs. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund is currently in front of the nation’s highest court. The issue at hand is whether state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over specific class actions.
Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Mylan N.V. (“Mylan” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MYL ) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 16-cv-08000, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased …
One major group directly affected by the Wells Fargo scandal- the customers who had fraudulent accounts opened in their names – may have their hands tied. As lawmakers pointed out at congressional …
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Wells Fargo shareholders this week filed a class action lawsuit against the bank, its chairman and CEO, CFO and the former head of its community banking division, alleging the Wells Fargo executives “concealed” the fact that the source of the bank’s record so-called “cross-selling” was based on fraudulent activity. “While bragging about the Company’s cross- …
The National Football League’s $1 billion concussion settlement should be rejected, according to a Supreme Court petition filed Sept. 26. The deal unfairly denies compensation to some former players and circumvents due process standards for class action settlements, the petition says. The settlement would create a compensation plan for more than 20,000 former …
A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit filed against the state of Utah on behalf of several mentally ill prison inmates. The Disability Law Center is suing the state on behalf of three inmates in Utah jails, alleging that they’re being held unconstitutionally while they wait to get treatment at the Utah State Hospital. Aaron Kinikini is the center’s legal director.
Morgan and Morgan attorneys have filed a class action lawsuit at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Tampa over the toxic sinkhole that has opened up in Mulberry. They’re going after Mosaic, the fertilizer giant with a checkered past , demanding extensive remediation/clean up measures and money for affected residents. Environmental attorney Rene Rocha, whose resume includes …
Wal-Mart has decided to appeal the court’s decision in the near future Published By: Jawwad Iqbal on September 22, 2016 09:35 am EST It appears that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) maybe tied in a high profile litigation battle soon. According to an earlier report published on Reuters, the company is being slapped with a lawsuit leveled by shareholders who feel defrauded by Wal-Mart for hiding …
Robbins Geller Defeats Defendantsâ Motion for Reconsideration in Securities Class Action Against Willbros Group, Inc. In an order dated September 15, 2016, Judge Keith P. Ellison of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied defendants’ motion for reconsideration of the court’s order denying defendants’ motion to dismiss in a securities class action charging Willbros …