A federal lawsuit filed by shareholders of Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill accuses company executives of failing to establish quality-control and emergency-response measures to prevent and then stop food-borne illnesses that sickened customers across the country and proved costly to the company. The complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver on behalf of plaintiff Sean Gubricky …
Apple wants a federal appellate court to overturn a recent decision granting class-action status to a group of mobile users who say their address books were accessed without permission by the app developer Path. In papers quietly filed late last month, the company asks the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to immediately appeal the “manifestly erroneous” order that granted class- …
A jury has found in favor of a University of Washington surgeon who was sued by the daughter of a patient who died after the doctor used a non-FDA-approved bone cement during the woman’s spinal surgery. Rick Friedman, the lawyer for Cindy Wilson, says the jury reached the decision on Friday that Dr. Jens Chapman did not act below the standard of medical care when he used the Norian bone cement …
Gainey McKenna & Egleston announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against The WhiteWave Foods Company (“WhiteWave” or the “Company”) (NYSE:WWAV) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado on behalf of current stock holders of WhiteWave, seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the …
Goldberg Law PC (the “Firm”) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (“Fiat” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FCAU). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between October 29, 2014 and July 18, 2016 inclusive (the “Class Period”) are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the September 27, 2016 lead …
Two brothers used their company’s money as a “personal piggybank,” a new lawsuit by their former bookkeeper claims, before the startup shut down suddenly last week. Among the expenses attributed to the cofounders were thousands spent on vacations to Hawaii, personal rent for their apartments, trips to competitions in Las Vegas, and a visit to astrip club, the lawsuit states. …
The whole Dieselgate scandal has done a number on Volkswagen financially. Despite my harsh words for the company in the past over the scandal, I’m starting to feel bad about for it. It’s been hit for billions here in the U.S., and there are more lawsuits coming down the pipe than I can shake a stick at.
Delaware has settled with a company suing it over its abandoned property laws. In a Friday filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the state and Temple-Inland jointly requested Judge Gregory Sleet dismiss a lawsuit that argued Delaware’s method of estimating abandoned …
The class-action lawsuit filed against Wendy’s over a data breach at more than 1,000 restaurants has attracted a crowd. More than 20 credit unions across the country, from Alaska to Florida, and a handful of credit union associations, including the Credit Union National Association, have joined as parties to the suit filed in Federal Court earlier this year by First Choice Federal Credit Union …
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP (“Robbins Geller”) (http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/keryx/) today announced that a class action has been commenced on behalf of purchasers of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Keryx” or the “Company”) (KERX) common stock during the period between March 2, 2016 and July 29, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”). This action was …