Stuart CondieAAP Slater & Gordon class action near certain Slater and Gordon is “almost certain” to face a class action from shareholders who have seen more than 90 per cent wiped off the value of their investment in the law firm. Rival legal outfit Maurice Blackburn says the near $1 billion loss unveiled on Monday by Slaters was further ammunition for the potential class action it first …
News Corp has reached a $250m settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against it by several major consumer brands who accused the company of monopolistic practices and overcharging for in-store advertising in the US. Dial Corp and Kraft Heinz led the class action lawsuit which represented over 500 companies who claimed News Corp’s marketing division, News America Marketing, had been using …
Dow Chemical said Friday it will pay $835 million to settle a long-standing class action lawsuit, after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia decreased its chances of prevailing at the Supreme Court. The announcement is an early indication of how corporations are shifting their legal strategy following the loss of the court’s 5-4 conservative majority. “I think most corporations facing class …
Slater & Gordon announces almost $1 billion loss by Jonathan Shapiro and Sarah Danckert Slater & Gordon has two months to the secure the support of National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corp The Melbourne-based company posted a $958 million first-half losss, which is three times the combined profits since it became the first law firm in the world to float on a stock market in 2007. The …
TORONTO – Ontario’s top court will hear arguments on Monday about whether two lawsuits arising out of the mass detentions during the tumultuous G20 summit in 2010 should go ahead as class actions. Police authorities in Toronto want the Court of Appeal to quash the proceedings, which have already been subject to two lower court rulings. The courts had originally ruled against certifying a class …
Taxi drivers and owners from across Quebec are planning to file an injunction to ban Uber in the province. Members of the Regroupement des travailleurs autonomes Métallos, which represents 4,000 taxi drivers and owners, met for their general assembly in Montreal on Sunday. They discussed an action plan for fighting against the rise and what they say is unfair competition from the popular ride- …
WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against advertising firm Campbell-Ewald in a class action case, saying the lawsuit can proceed over claims the company violated a federal consumer law by sending unsolicited text messages on behalf of the U.S. Navy. In a 6-3 decision, the court upheld a ruling by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting Detroit- …
Flint residents file class action suits as water crisis continues Local News Flint residents file class action suits as water crisis continues The story of Flint’s water crisis is getting more national attention, but this is something that the people of Flint have been dealing with for months. Now, they’re taking their fight to all levels of government. FLINT, Mich. (WJBK) – The story of …
Halt gutting of class action Is Congress acting to protect Volkswagen? I�m sure you�ve heard about Volkswagen�s emissions scandal, where the automaker intentionally installed �defeat devices� in millions of cars around the world to cheat auto emissions regulations. Consumers who thought they were buying �clean diesel� TDI engines were in fact polluting up to 40 times above national standards, …
Class action lawsuits to be filed in Flint water crisis
Gov. Rick Snyder and former emergency managers Darnell Earley and Jerry Ambrose as well as a number of state agencies will be in the lawsuits. Local News
Class action lawsuits to be filed in Flint water crisis
The situation in Flint is dire.