Attorneys general from nine states and the District of Columbia are urging a federal judge to reject a proposed class action settlement involving millions of allegedly defective Remington rifles including the iconic Model 700, saying the agreement “fails to adequately protect public safety.” The 38-page filing, which alleges that Remington has “long known” that the guns can fire without the …
The sibilings of Reshall Jimmy, who died when his Ford Kuga burst into flames, are planning a class action lawsuit against the motor company. Kaveen and Renisha Jimmy, speaking at the National Press Club in Pretoria on Tuesday, said Ford’s decision, taken only this week, to intitiate a safety recall isn’t good enough. Reshall died more than a year ago but Kaveen said he has been forced to …
WorleyParsons CEO Andrew Wood slashed earnings guidance unexpectedly in 2013. Christopher Pearce WorleyParsons’ attempt to stop a $50 million class action lawsuit alleging the engineering group breached continuous disclosure obligations in 2013 has failed, with the Federal Court ordering the case to continue. Justice Foster dismissed WorleyParsons’ interlocutory application on January to halt …
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is deceiving its players and breaking the law — old school-style — according to arguments in a class action against video lottery terminals (VLTs). “VLTs are a form of continuous electronic gaming … programmed to create cognitive distortions of the perception of winning, intended to keep the consumer engaged and losing money,” says the statement of claim filed …
The attorney general of Kansas joined a coalition of 14 states in opposition to a proposed class-action settlement of a Florida lawsuit providing little compensation to consumers while paying attorneys handling the case nearly $3 million. Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined a friend-of-the-court brief filed in U.S. District Court in a lawsuit that alleged UnitedHealthcare improperly denied …
Abraham, Fruchter & Twersky, LLP has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Allergan plc (“Allergan”) and certain of its current or former officers. The case is titled Rosenberg v. Allergan PLC, et al. , No. …
A public-interest law firm that represents class members against unfair class action procedures and settlements has filed an objection to a $5.5 million settlement with Google Inc. over allegations that the search engine giant circumvented web browser privacy settings. The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness filed its objection …
Hundreds of thousands of lottery players who were allegedly cheated by an insider’s long-running scheme to rig jackpots should be reimbursed for their losing tickets, according a lawsuit filed Wednesday that seeks class action certification. Lawyers filed the consumer fraud case against the Multi-State Lottery Association, the Iowa-based nonprofit that helps administer games …
You’ve seen it on store shelves: St. Ives Apricot Scrub, which promises smooth, soft skin. But two U.S. women launched a lawsuit, alleging the exfoliator’s crushed walnut shells damage the skin and even speed up the aging process. The $5 million lawsuit against Unilever, the makers of the scrub, may have potential to expand into a class action case, U.S reports suggest.
Typically when you see a lawsuit over a faulty product in the automotive industry it’s a simple manufacturing defect, lack of testing, or some other shortcoming that seems obvious in hindsight. A new Toyota lawsuit over bad wiring is none of those things, and it’s hard to imagine anyone being able to predict such a thing would ever happen. You see, Toyota’s been using some fancy new wires that …