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St. Louis City Settles Municipal Court Fees Suit for $750K

The City of St. Louis must refund $750,400 to the 21,000 people who paid “warrant recall fees” in the past seven years. On July 19, St. Louis Circuit Court Judge David Dowd gave final approval on a class-action lawsuit settlement with the city – which also deemed that St. Louis can never charge these fees again. In St. Louis, if you missed a court date regarding a warrant fee, the court would …


SHAREHOLDER NOTICE: Khang & Khang LLP Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Chiasma, Inc. And Reminds Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Khang & Khang LLP (the “Firm”) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Chiasma, Inc. (“Chiasma” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHMA). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between July 15, 2015 and April 17, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the Firm prior to the August 8, 2016, lead plaintiff motion …


Ohio Village Fights Class-Action Status in Speed Camera Case

A southwest Ohio village’s attorney said he will ask the state’s high court to overturn an appeal court’s approval of class-action status for motorists who paid nearly $2 million in fines before a judge ordered New Miami to turn off its traffic cameras. New Miami’s attorney, Felix Gora, said he will ask the state Supreme Court later this week to reject the approval of class-action status for …


Subway to Ensure ‘Footlongs’ Measure Up After Lawsuit

Subway customers can finally rest assured that their “Footlong” sandwiches will be as long as promised. A judge last week granted final approval to a settlement of a class-action suit filed against Subway after an Australian teenager in 2013 posted an image of his sandwich on Facebook that was only 11 inches. The image garnered international media attention, with The New York …


FDA Approves World’s First GMO Fish: Fast-Growing Atlantic Salmon

These salmon started out as regular Chinooks but have had their growth regulation gene modified with the DNA from the ocean pout fish. This extra bit of DNA, called a promoter , help boost the expression of the salmon’s growth gene, making the fish get bigger, faster. In fact, these salmon reach harvest size in half the time as their conventional cousins.