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Louisiana Facing a Class Action Lawsuit for Not Providing Defendants Adequate Defense

A collection of civil rights attorneys and a New York City law firm filed a class action lawsuit in February, hoping to change the racist and unconstitutional legal system in Louisiana. The Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and Section 13 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 guarantee the right to meaningful and effective assistance of counsel to every person …


Barrick Up Despite Lawsuit

Los Angeles-based law firm Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP said last week it had filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who acquired Barrick shares between February 16 and April 24 this year. The complaint alleges that Barrick made materially false and/or misleading statements during the period about the situation at the …


IMPORTANT INVESTOR ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Akari Therapeutics, Plc 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 Akari Therapeutics, Plc (“Akari” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AKTX) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between March 30, 2017 and May 11, 2017 inclusive (the “Class Period”). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares during the Class …


Iowa Supreme Court Certifies Class-Action in Muscatine Pollution Case

The Iowa Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit of Muscatine residents who say pollution from an industrial plant blanketed their properties for decades. The court on Friday unanimously upheld a judge’s certification that the class will consist of residents who lived within 1.5 miles of the Grain Processing Corp. plant between 2007 and 2012. That includes roughly …


Milk Class Action Lawsuit: What’s Taking So Long for the Refund?

Consumers are still waiting for refunds for a class action lawsuit they thought would be resolved by now. It involves allegations of price fixing of dairy products and a $52 million settlement that was to be paid to consumers who bought just about any fresh dairy product in Arizona and 15 other states. The deadline to file was January 31, 2017 and many are asking ‘where is the money?’


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Vince Holding Corp. Of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of July 5, 2017 – VNCE

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Vince Holding Corp. (“Vince Holding Corp.”) (NYSE:VNCE) between December 8, 2016 and April 27, 2017. You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies Investors of Class Action Against PCM Inc. (PCMI) and Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 3, 2017

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against PCM Inc. (“PCM” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PCMI) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased PCM securities between June 17, 2015 through May 2, 2017, both dates inclusive (the “Class …


OxyContin Maker Settles Canadian Class Action for C$20m

The Canadian manufacturer of OxyContin has agreed to pay C$20m (US$14.5m/£11.3m) to settle a long-standing class-action lawsuit. The claim centred on allegations that Purdue Pharma Canada used deceitful marketing practices for the powerful prescription painkiller. The proposed resolution brings to a close a legal battle launched in 2007.



The $100 Million #FyreFestival Class Action Lawsuit Has Arrived

It’s official. Billy McFarland and Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins have been slapped with a $100 million federal class action lawsuit after their luxury destination music and culture event, the Fyre Festival, was abruptly canceled early Friday morning, leaving hundreds—possibly thousands—of people stranded at airpots in Miami and the Bahamas. What’s worse is that festival passes didn’t come cheap.