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Notices Aug 7, 2019

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces Pendency of Class Action in the American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The following statement is being issued by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP regarding the American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. IF YOU ARE A CLASS MEMBER, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, WHICH HAS NOT SETTLED. This class action is being litigated and no money has yet been recovered. You may contact the Administrator or Class Counsel, …

Lawsuits Oct 9, 2017

Lawsuit Demands Mueller Reveal Spending on Russia Probe

Former FBI director and now special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating alleged influence by Russia on the 2016 presidential election, and he reportedly has expanded the scope to the business interests of associates of President Trump, but has yet to present evidence of any crime. Now, he’s declining to release details of his spending on the probe, prompting …

Lawsuits Aug 17, 2017

Missouri Sued Over Lack of Attorneys for Parole Violators

While many states try to reverse incarceration rates, Missouri is held back by thousands of offenders returning to prison each year for not honoring the terms of their early release. The revolving door from parole violations isn’t unique to the Show-Me state. But a new class-action lawsuit filed Monday alleges that the parole revocation process is a “sham” and “byzantine” because …

Lawsuits May 25, 2017

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 …

Settlements Mar 15, 2017

Alabama Town Agrees in Settlement to Stop Operating Debtors’ Prison

The settlement has been preliminarily approved by the U.S. District Court in Montgomery. The court will hold a final hearing in August to decide whether to formally approve the agreement. In a town where almost 30 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, at least 190 impoverished people were jailed for nonpayment within a two-year period.

Legal News Feb 27, 2017

Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of World Trade Center Development Lawsuit

NEW ORLEANS — A Florida businessman’s litigation blocking World Trade Center development appears to be headed to the Louisiana Supreme Court, but the winning bidder’s spokesman has claimed validation in a recent appeals-court decision. “Today’s unanimous and strongly worded 4th Circuit ruling validates our contention that the plaintiff has no legitimate legal case and that this transformational …

Legal News Feb 3, 2017

Federal Judge Dismisses ACLU Lawsuit Aimed at Boosting New Orleans’ Indigent Defense Funding

A federal judge in Baton Rouge this week expressed sympathy for the funding plight of New Orleans’ public defenders, but dismissed a lawsuit brought against the office by the American Civil Liberties Union that hoped to force the state to rectify budget inadequacies for indigent defense under court order. U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana ruled Tuesday (Jan. …

News Dec 20, 2016

Motion to Be Heard in Bingo Lawsuit

A motion will be heard Dec. 21, 2016 in the ongoing class-action bingo lawsuit. Getty Images A motion will be heard Wednesday in the ongoing class-action bingo lawsuit between the City of Windsor and the ALS Society. The motion to be heard before Superior Court Judge Terrence Patterson regarding whether or not a protective order keeping secret the identities of those groups that opted out of …

Notices Dec 20, 2016

Notice of Proposed Settlement of Broadcom Corporation Stockholder Litigation

TO: ALL RECORD AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF BROADCOM CLASS A COMMON STOCK WHO OWNED OR HELD BROADCOM CLASS A COMMON STOCK FROM MAY 27, 2015 THROUGH AND INCLUDING FEBRUARY 1, 2016 (THE “CLASS PERIOD”), INCLUDING ANY AND ALL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, PREDECESSORS, REPRESENTATIVES, TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, HEIRS, ASSIGNS, OR TRANSFEREES, IMMEDIATE AND REMOTE, AND ANY …