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Fyre Fest Attendees Seek $100 Million in Lawsuit

The organizers of last weekend’s spectacularly bungled Fyre Fest are now offering refunds to people who paid way too much for tickets — even if those people have to fill out applications to get their money back — but that’s not enough for at least one of the ticket-buyers. As SPIN points out, the high-powered attorney Mark Geragos has filed a $100 million federal class action lawsuit on behalf …



Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Files Class Action Suit on Behalf of Purchasers of Shares of Catalyst Hedged Futures Strategy Fund

The complaint charges the registrant for the Fund, certain of the Fund’s executive officers and/or trustees, the investment advisor to the Fund, Catalyst Capital Advisors, LLC (“Catalyst Advisors”), and the underwriter for the ongoing offering of Fund shares with violations of the Securities Act of 1933. The Fund is a mutual fund that invests primarily in long and short call and put options on …


Homeless Sweep Lawsuit Gets Class Action Designation

A federal judge has certified the lawsuit against the City of Denver over homeless camp sweeps as class action. In March of last year, city officials were fed up with the personal items filling the street on the corners of Park Avenue West and Lawrence Street, outside the Denver Rescue Mission. City workers wound up clearing out the items after multiple warnings.


Palm Island Riots Class Action Could Cost Government $40 Million: Lawyer

A class action against the Queensland government over a “racist” police response to an infamous death in custody, and resulting riots on Palm Island, could cost almost $40 million, lawyers claim. A Federal Court decision in December found police were racist in responding to Cameron “Mulrunji” Doomadgee’s death and the unrest that followed, paving the way for further action. Riot ringleader Lex …


IMPORTANT INVESTOR ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Wins Finance Holdings Inc. And Reminds Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

IMPORTANT INVESTOR ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit against Wins Finance Holdings Inc. and Reminds Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm News provided by 26 Apr, 2017, 18:45 ET Share this article LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Wins Finance Holdings Inc. …


Ocwen Financial Corporation Shareholder Alert: Former SEC Attorney Willie Briscoe Investigates Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by Officers and Directors

Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe, founder of The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, announces that a federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Ocwen Financial Corporation (“Ocwen” or “Company”) (OCN) and several officers and directors for acts taken during the period of May 11, 2015 and April 19, 2017 (the “Class Period”). …



SHAREHOLDER ALERT:  Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. And Certain Officers – LBIO

Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. (“Lion” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:LBIO) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Northern District of California, and docketed under 17-cv-02188 is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise …


Drunk Suing?: Once Again, Plaintiffs File Food-Labeling Class Action Due to “Confusion”

Here we go go again. Lawsuits over allegedly deceptive food labels have become commonplace—a tried-and-true tactic for some plaintiffs’ attorneys to earn an easy buck. By claiming that the labels were intentionally misleading in some way, these lawyers and the purportedly confused clients they represent, seek to leverage the specter of a class action to force quick settlements. Unfortunately, this tactic often works. In fact, …