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Notices Apr 25, 2017

SHAREHOLDER ALERT:  Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. And Certain Officers – LBIO

Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. (“Lion” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:LBIO) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Northern District of California, and docketed under 17-cv-02188 is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise …

Legal News Apr 17, 2017

U.S. High Court Won’t Halt Price-Fixing Class Action Against Containerboard Makers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to halt a class action lawsuit against several containerboard manufacturers, which could now face trial on claims of price fixing by tens of thousands of buyers and nearly $12 billion in potential damages. The justices left in place a federal judge’s certification of the antitrust class action against manufacturers …

Notices Apr 17, 2017

EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Alliance MMA, Inc. – AMMA

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Alliance MMA, Inc. securities (AMMA) pursuant and/or traceable to Alliance MMA’s initial public offering on or about October 6, 2016. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Alliance MMA investors under the federal securities laws. To join …

Lawsuits Apr 16, 2017

$10M Lawsuit Filed After Girl’s Death at Head Start

A $10 million wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of a 3-year-old girl who was killed at a Head Start program when she was struck by a table that folded into a gymnasium wall. The Archdiocese of Detroit, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency and St. Albert the Great Church in Dearborn Heights are named in the civil suit. Lilliana Kerr was …

News Apr 16, 2017

Flood of RICO Countersuits Could Follow Edelson Class Action vs ‘Serial Objectors,’ Bandas Firm Warns

The courts could risk a flood of new litigation, which could chill efforts to object to future class action settlements, if a judge allows a prominent Chicago class action trial law firm to continue with a class action lawsuit accusing a rival firm of racketeering for acting as “professional objectors,” bent on extorting payoffs, according to a motion filed by that rival firm. On Monday, April …

Legal News Apr 16, 2017

Judge Curbs Illinois Class Action vs Ford Over Exhaust Odors in Cars

An Illinois man will not be allowed to pursue his attempt at a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company over exhaust odors that had accumulated in passenger cabins of some of their vehicles – in part because a similar class action is nearing settlement in Florida. On April 6, U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis dismissed with prejudice the second amended complaint of plaintiff David …

Class-Actions Apr 12, 2017

Do Healthcare Data Breach Lawsuits Have Reasonable Standards?

Being able to prove fault in a healthcare data breach class action lawsuit is inherently difficult, but it is also important to understand the privacy expectations, according to a recent Corporate Clients Insight blog post. Data breach cases are not as simple for plaintiffs as it may seem, wrote LeClairRyan Partner Chad Mandell. It is hard to prove proper legal standing “and …

News Apr 7, 2017

Tesla Asks Court to Dismiss Class Action Over Sudden Acceleration Claims

In December, a Tesla Model X owner in California sued Tesla over what he claims was a sudden acceleration caused by his all-electric SUV. He seeks to turn the suit into a class action citing several other instances of sudden acceleration in Tesla’s vehicles – something we covered extensively and we concluded that the evidence points toward pedal misapplication, including in one particular case …