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Class-Action Suit Against Micron Moves Ahead

BOISE, Idaho — A class-action suit against Micron Technology claiming unpaid bonuses and fraud related to the company’s employee rating system will move forward. Micron spokeswoman Erica Pompen said in an email earlier this summer that the company does not comment or speculate on pending litigation. THE LAWSUITAccording to court documents filed in Idaho 4th District Court, Micron employees each …


Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against ABIOMED, Inc. And Certain Officers – ABMD

NEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against ABIOMED, Inc. (“ABIOMED” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ABMD) and certain of its officers. If you are a shareholder who purchased ABIOMED securities during the class period, you have until, October 7, 2019, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. [Click …


Cisco Pays $8.6m to Settle Security Software Whistleblower Lawsuit

Cisco pays $8.6m to settle security software whistleblower lawsuitAgreement splits money between US federal body, 15 states Print Print TradeCisco has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle claims it sold video security software that had a vulnerability that could have opened US federal, state and local government agencies to hackers. According to Cisco, the software, which was sold between 2008 …


Google Agrees to Pay $13 Million Settlement in Street View Privacy Case

Google has agreed to pay a $13 million settlement that could resolve a class-action lawsuit over the company’s collection of people’s private information through its Street View project. The agreement, if approved by a judge, would resolve a 2010 suit over the Street View program’s privacy violations, ending nearly a …


Students in Alabama Join Class Action Lawsuit Against E-Cigarette Makers

A class action lawsuit filed last week claims the country’s largest producers of e-cigarettes concealed health risks and marketed to children. Lawyers for two Alabama college students filed the suit against Juul Labs Inc., Altria Group and Phillip Morris last week. University of Alabama student Elizabeth Ann Swearingen and Auburn student John Thomas Via Peavy both became addicted to Juul …


Sex Misconduct Suits Near Settlement, Weinstein Lawyer Says

If approved by the court, the settlement would resolve a class action claims alleging that the film company acted to conceal widespread sexual harassment and assault within the company. The settlement may also bring an end to the New York attorney general’s civil suit, which claims Weinstein’s company violated labor laws by enabling the mistreatment of women. There are more than 15 suits …


ITC Starts Paying Out Claims as Lawsuits Mount After Deer Park Chemical Fire

On HoustonChronicle.com: ITC resumes rail, truck activity at Deer Park terminalAn ITC spokesperson said the company does not know how many eligible claims have been filed. ITC, however, stills faces a federal lawsuit from a Harris County woman seeking class action status in addition to 22 civil lawsuits in state court in Harris County. The Harris County District Attorney’s office also has filed …


Class Action Litigation Involving Google Comes to Settlement

In such a case, class action litigation could result, and a company may have to determine how to handle the legal predicament. Florida readers may be interested in a case involving Google that recently came to a settlement. A class action lawsuit was filed against the company, and recently, Google agreed to settle the matter. The total amount of the settlement is $7.25 million, and some Pixel …


Class-Action Suit Sought Against Precision Castparts

Plaintiffs say Precision Castparts polluted thousands of homes around in Southeast Portland manufacturing plantFive residents of Portland and Milwaukie have asked Multnomah County Circuit Court to certify their ongoing litigation against Precision Castparts as a class action lawsuit. Founded in 1956, Precision Castparts manufactures metal castings at its …


Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Owner of TurboTax

A class-action lawsuit was filed Sunday against TurboTax owner Intuit, alleging that the company breached an agreement with the IRS by diverting taxpayers away from its free-filing program.“ The victims of this scheme were intentionally misled and deprived of the opportunity to make an informed decision about their tax-filing service,” Eric Gibbs of Gibbs Law Group LLP, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, said in a statement. The law firms that filed the complaint said their case is the first nationwide class-action suit filed against Intuit over the free-filing issue.