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Federal Judge Mulls Class Action Certification in Facebook Privacy Suit

An attorney representing Facebook users on Wednesday asked a federal judge to certify a class action against the social network over what he called its “continued systematic harvesting of private message content.” Class attorney Michael Sobol said during Wednesday’s hearing that “extensive and rather contentious and hard-fought discovery” has led plaintiffs to believe that Facebook’s source …


Trump: Plaintiff Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Withdraw From Trump University Lawsuit

* Home * Daily News * Trump: Plaintiff shouldn’t be allowed… Trump: Plaintiff shouldn’t be allowed to withdraw from Trump University lawsuit Posted Mar 01, 2016 05:45 am CST Donald Trump has asked the judge presiding over a class action lawsuit filed by former customers of Trump University not to allow the named plaintiff to withdraw from the case. The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq. blog …


First Lawsuit in State Lottery-Fixing Scandal Seeks Millions

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It was one of those dreams-come-true moments that lotteries love to promote when “Lucky Larry” Dawson smiled as he claimed a $9 million jackpot, surrounded by his kids and grandkids. Five years later, the Iowa man has become the first plaintiff in litigation that threatens to cost state lotteries millions of dollars following an insider jackpot-rigging scandal. A Des …


Two Attorneys Tapped to Probe Flint Water Scandal

Lee-Anne Walters from Flint holds a glass of filtered water at the Webber residence on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 in Flint, MI. Walters was unable to drink the water in fear that, though filtered, it contained lead and was unsafe for drinking.The Wall Street Journal Michigan’s attorney general has tapped a Detroit-area trial lawyer and a former head of the FBI’s Detroit field office to lead a …


Flint Residents File Class Action Suits as Water Crisis Continues

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 …


Block & Leviton LLP Announces the Filing of a Class Action Lawsuit Against Cnova NV for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws

A class action has been filed against Cnova NV (“Cnova” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CNV) and certain of its officers, directors, and underwriters of Cnova’s IPO for violations of the federal securities laws. The case is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise …


Lyft Class Action Settlement Fails to Reclassify Drivers as Employees

John Sciulli / Getty Images for Lyft Drivers suing Lyft as part of a class action lawsuit in California settled their complaint outside of court on Tuesday. The $12.25 million settlement does not reclassify the more than 100,000 Lyft drivers in the class as employees, which the attorney in the case, Shannon Liss-Riordan, said she had “hoped for” in her statement. The drivers will continue …


Rick Snyder Donor Picked to Lead Investigation of Flint Water Crisis

Rick Snyder Donor Picked To Lead Investigation Of Flint Water Crisis by Josh Israel Jan 25, 2016 2:19 pm CREDIT: AP Photo/Paul Sancya Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) celebrating his 2014 re-election Weeks after refusing to even look into allegations of wrongdoing in the Flint water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) announced on Monday that he is appointing a …