A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting a consumer’s ability to sue a company’s mishandling of personal information is protecting companies like Time Warner from class action lawsuits. The case, Spokeo v. Robins , was brought forward by a plaintiff who complained Spokeo, a search engine company that specializes in providing personal information, had provided …
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has found that Uber’s arbitration agreements with its drivers are legal and binding. The decision partially reversed and partially affirmed a decision made in federal district court. “The panel held that the district court erred in assuming the authority to decide whether the parties’ arbitration agreements were enforceable,” the court …
Allstate Insurance Co. lost its bid to dismiss a putative class action challenging the insurance giant’s decision to terminate life insurance benefits it provides to retirees (Turner v. Allstate Ins. Co., M.D. Ala., No. …
In 2014, a legal challenge was mounted against the federal government for its failure to provide legal representation to indigent children in deportation proceedings. The case, F.L.B.. v. Lynch was brought by the American …
Jonathan Stempel| NEW YORK NEW YORK A U.S. judge has again thrown out a $3 billion lawsuit by investors in two “feeder funds” that sent money to Bernard Madoff, one of the largest lawsuits tied to his Ponzi scheme, after her original dismissal had been overturned. In a 145-page decision released on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts in Manhattan said the investors lacked standing to …
Wal-Mart has decided to appeal the court’s decision in the near future Published By: Jawwad Iqbal on September 22, 2016 09:35 am EST It appears that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) maybe tied in a high profile litigation battle soon. According to an earlier report published on Reuters, the company is being slapped with a lawsuit leveled by shareholders who feel defrauded by Wal-Mart for hiding …
After a Connecticut judge called his state’s school funding system “irrational” and “unconstitutional,” an eleven-year-old school funding lawsuit is now headed to the state supreme court for final adjudication. In 2005, a coalition made up of municipalities, parents and education advocacy groups and calling itself the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding filed a lawsuit …
A 19-year-old lawsuit continues to haunt State Farm Insurance, and billions potentially hang in the balance. A federal judge in East St. Louis on Sept. 16 conferred class-action status on plaintiffs representing 4.7 million State Farm policyholders. The plaintiffs allege that State Farm schemed to contribute millions to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with the intention of having the money …
Madison County government is a unique place, maybe the only set of offices in the nation where there’s no jealousy, no backbiting, no water-cooler rumors and no intrigue. Amazing for a place that at its foundation is political, right? The county’s standing as a “no gossip zone” is the only conclusion one can reach based on the fact that no one claims to have known what corrupt, disgraced and …
Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday issued a statement regarding the judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the Gulf State Park project. The Governor’s Statement …