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IMPORTANT INVESTOR ALERT: JFJN LAW Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Caterpillar Inc.

JFJN Law (the “firm) announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Caterpillar, Inc. (“Caterpillar” or the “Company”) (CAT). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between February 19, 2013 and March 1, 2017 inclusive (the “Class Period”) are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the May 2, 2017 lead plaintiff motion deadline. …


Ygrene Energy Fund Hit With Potential Class-Action Lawsuit

Ygrene Energy Fund has been sued in a potential class-action complaint that alleges the Santa Rosa company deceived customers about the costs and difficulties linked to its financing for home energy improvement projects. The federal lawsuit alleges the company misled clients in California and Florida by suggesting they wouldn’t have to pay off their Ygrene financing …


Pinellas County Must Pay $163,800 in Federal Kickback Lawsuit

The government authority that oversees ambulance service in Pinellas County has agreed to pay $163,800 to settle its part of a lawsuit that claims it took kickbacks. The federal whistle-blower lawsuit alleges Pinellas County’s Emergency Medical Services Authority received improper payments from the Paramedics Plus, the parent company of Sunstar Paramedics, in return …



Court OKs Settlement for Owners of Sex Toys That Shared Details of Their Use

For those betrayed even by their sex toys, a reward awaits. An Ottawa-based company has agreed to compensate owners of its Bluetooth-enabled high-end vibrator, We-Vibe, for collecting data on how they were using the devices without their consent. The company, Standard Innovation, settled a class-action lawsuit last week in Illinois federal court.


Fifth Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Biloxi Bus-Train Collision

A fifth lawsuit was filed Tuesday seeking at least $10 million after a train collided with a bus in Biloxi, Miss. last week, killing four people and injuring 35 others. Hall is suing the bus company, Echo Transportation, the tour company, Diamond Tours, and the train’s parent company, CSX Transportation for negligence and gross negligence and is asking for no less than $10 million in damages …


Federal Lawsuit Alleges AdvoCare a Pyramid Scheme

Two former AdvoCare salespeople have filed a class-action lawsuit against the nutritional products company and some of its top earners, claiming that AdvoCare is little more than a pyramid scheme that survives by primarily taking money from the hundreds of thousands of people who sell its products. The Dallas Morning News reported that plaintiffs Lisa …


Lawsuit Alleging Rigged Lottery Moves From St. Clair to Federal Court

A class-action lawsuit alleging an Illinois lottery company defrauded players and businesses has moved from St. Clair County courts to federal court. The lawsuit, filed in February in St. Clair County, accuses Northstar Lottery Group of manipulating the number of winning tickets available for purchase and discontinuing scratch-off games before large payouts, depriving customers from jackpots. …


Fed Suit Against Quicken Loans Passes First Test

The Justice Department can pursue its controversial fraud case against Detroit-based mortgage lender Quicken Loans, a judge ruled Thursday, but he substantially narrowed the time frame covered by the suit. In the first major ruling since the case reached a Detroit courtroom, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith denied …


We-Vibe Sex Toy Manufacturer Settles US Class Action for Almost $4 Million

The manufacturer of a bluetooth-enabled sex toy has reached a US class action settlement of almost $4 million, after it was found to be collecting intimate data about the way purchasers used the vibrator device. The class action against sex toy company Standard Innovation Corporation was brought in the federal court by two anonymous women in the US last year, in relation to the We-Vibe 4 Plus, …