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Notices Mar 5, 2017

EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Caterpillar, Inc. – CAT – SAT Press Releases

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Caterpillar, Inc. securities (NYSE:CAT) from February 19, 2013 through March 1, 2017, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Caterpillar investors under the federal securities laws. To join the Caterpillar class …

Lawsuits Mar 3, 2017

Fiat Chrysler Hit With Lawsuit Charging Age Discrimination

Buy Photo The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles headquarters in Auburn Hills. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo 269 CONNECTTWEET7 LINKEDIN6 COMMENTEMAILMORE For the second time in two months, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been hit with a discrimination class action, this one alleging it mistreats older employees during their performance evaluations and as a result, gives them lower pay …

Notices Mar 3, 2017

IMPORTANT INVESTOR ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against AmTrust Financial Services Inc. And Encourages Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against AmTrust Financial Services Inc. (“AmTrust” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AFSI). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired AmTrust shares between May 10, 2016, and February 24, 2017, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of the …

Class-Actions, Legal News Mar 3, 2017

Judge Certifies Overtime Case Against Cerner as Class Action

A lawsuit alleging Cerner Corp. improperly failed to pay hundreds of employees overtime wages has been certified as a class action. Jackson County Circuit Judge W. Brent Powell issued the ruling Tuesday, finding that common issues predominated over individual ones and there were enough would-be class members to warrant class certification. The suit was filed in 2015 by Laura Scott and alleges …

Legal News Mar 3, 2017

Ninth Circuit Torpedoes FDCPA Class Settlement as ‘Worthless’

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a class action settlement as “worthless” for absent class members in a recent federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case. The decision represents another addition to the growing list of FDCPA and other consumer-related class action settlements facing tough scrutiny where absent class members receive minimal or no monetary relief in proportion to …

News Mar 3, 2017

10 Ridiculous Recent Food-Marketing Lawsuits

Class-action lawsuits over food marketing practices have skyrocketed in the past decade, from around 20 at the federal level in 2008 to 118 such suits filed in 2015 and 171 last year. The single most frequent complaint relates to foodmakers’ use of terms like natural or nothing artificial, with suits challenging extra space in product packaging also common, according …

News Mar 3, 2017

EDITORIAL: Congressman Pushed Class-Action Lawsuit Reform

Trial lawyers are up in arms over a Republican proposal to reign in class-action lawsuit abuses. But their objections stem more from concern over their own bank statements than the well being of their clients. Class-action suits allow a plaintiff to bring legal action on behalf of a large group of individuals.

Class-Actions Mar 2, 2017

Class Action Suit: Immigrants Held in Aurora Required to Work for $1 a Day, Threatened With Solitary if Refused

About 62,000 people who were held in an Aurora immigration detention center and required to work, sometimes for $1 a day, while they awaited possible deportation have been certified as a class in a lawsuit alleging violations of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Senior Judge John Kane’s ruling could have far-reaching implications, potentially boosting the cost of holding …

Notices Mar 1, 2017

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Goldberg Law PC Announces the Filing of a Class Action Lawsuit Against Invuity, Inc., and Advises Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Goldberg Law PC announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Invuity, Inc. (“Invuity” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: IVTY). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Invuity shares between July 19, 2016, and November 3, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of the April 28, 2017 lead plaintiff deadline. If you …

Legal News Mar 1, 2017

Ark. Police, Firefighters Notch Important Win in Class Action

The Supreme Court of Arkansas on Feb. 16 decided to uphold a Faulkner County Circuit Court certified a class of Conway police and firefighters who are seeking salary increases. Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Judge Rhonda K. Wood wrote in the court’s opinion that the case originated when Conway police officers and firefighters brought a class action lawsuit …