A group of more than 60 female Google employees are considering bringing a class action lawsuit against the company for sexism and pay disparities, it has been reported. The action comes after a memo was leaked at the weekend from a male software engineer, which claimed that “biological differences” were behind the fact that more men worked in …
A collection of civil rights attorneys and a New York City law firm filed a class action lawsuit in February, hoping to change the racist and unconstitutional legal system in Louisiana. The Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and Section 13 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 guarantee the right to meaningful and effective assistance of counsel to every person …
Los Angeles-based law firm Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP said last week it had filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who acquired Barrick shares between February 16 and April 24 this year. The complaint alleges that Barrick made materially false and/or misleading statements during the period about the situation at the …
Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Akari Therapeutics, Plc (“Akari” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AKTX) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between March 30, 2017 and May 11, 2017 inclusive (the “Class Period”). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares during the Class …
“We had no involvement in operating the business or the conception or execution of the Fyre Festival,” the spokesman said, adding they “unequivocally disavow the handling of the situation in the strongest possible terms.” The suit explains that “Seed Series” investors normally have active “roles, involvement and control over the new company,” saying they are under investigation and will be …
A new lawsuit filed in the Twin Peaks incident seeks $1 billion in damages for four plaintiffs who were arrested after the fatal gunfight on May 17, 2015. Beaumont lawyer Brent W. Coon, representing plaintiffs Jim Albert Harris, Bonar Crump, Jr., Juan Carlos Garcia and Drew King, all of the Austin area, filed the lawsuit in Waco’s federal district court on Monday that names …
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against PCM Inc. (“PCM” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PCMI) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased PCM securities between June 17, 2015 through May 2, 2017, both dates inclusive (the “Class …
The Canadian manufacturer of OxyContin has agreed to pay C$20m (US$14.5m/£11.3m) to settle a long-standing class-action lawsuit. The claim centred on allegations that Purdue Pharma Canada used deceitful marketing practices for the powerful prescription painkiller. The proposed resolution brings to a close a legal battle launched in 2007.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“Synchronoss” or the “Company”) (SNCR) and certain of its officers, and is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased Synchronoss …
It’s official. Billy McFarland and Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins have been slapped with a $100 million federal class action lawsuit after their luxury destination music and culture event, the Fyre Festival, was abruptly canceled early Friday morning, leaving hundreds—possibly thousands—of people stranded at airpots in Miami and the Bahamas. What’s worse is that festival passes didn’t come cheap.