On Monday Northern California Judge Barry Goode denied the claims in the Doe v. Antioch Unified lawsuit – the second legal setback in recent months to education advocates who believe ineffective teacher have too many job protections. Lawyers who filed the suit on behalf of the parents of school children and California taxpayers claimed that the 13 districts, including seven in Southern …
SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 19, 2016 — The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. announces that the United States District Court for the Central District of California Southern Division has approved the following announcement of a proposed class action settlement that would benefit purchasers of common stock of Electronic Game Card, Inc.: SUMMARY NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TO: ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED THE …
A hair relaxer marketed by top notch celebrities from Cynthia Bailey to first lady Michelle Obama is the target of a new U.S. class-action lawsuit amid allegations that the product actually causes hair loss. The L’Oreal product, which promises “fuller, silkier hair” causes “disturbing and distressing injuries including hair loss and breakage as well as scalp irritation, blisters and burns,” …
It may not come as a surprise to breakfast consumers that Honey Nut Cheerios — whose box features a gleeful cartoon bee dangling a honey dipper over a bowl like a magic wand — is sugary. A lawsuit filed in federal court in California against General Mills alleges, however, that consumers have been duped into thinking the company’s best-selling cereal brand is health food. The complaint, which …
A former sales manager for LG Electronics in California filed a suit against LG and Samsung Electronics over an alleged hiring deal between the two companies.
Open up your wallets—Sony might have as much as $55 for you. PlayStation 3 owners who lost the ability to run Linux on their consoles following a 2010 firmware update should soon be getting a …
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Wednesday that Uber [corporate site] drivers may not join in a class action suit to pursue employment claims against the transportation company but must resolve their disputes individually. The claims included a host of employment contract issues as well as allegations that the company responsible for …
A federal court has ruled that a lawsuit filed on behalf of non-exempt hourly employees working in California for Alpha Respiratory Inc. and Lincare Inc. should be able to proceed as a class action. The lawsuit seeks payment of back overtime wages and premiums for alleged missed meal breaks. Lincare, through head of public affairs Jeanne Forbis, pointed out that no actual ruling has …
The National Milk Producers Federation class action lawsuit has reached a settlement agreement. The antitrust lawsuit was filed by Matthew Edwards et al. against defendants NMPF, also known as Cooperatives Working Together, Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’ Lakes, Dairylea Cooperative, and …
The popular social media platform Snapchat faces allegations by two Illinois users that it stores information that makes them susceptible to identity theft. The class action complaint filed May 23 by Jose Luis Martinez and Malcolm Neal in the Superior Court of California against Snapchat Inc. alleges that the multimedia service provider violated the Illinois …