Law firm Pomerantz LLP has announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Tyson Foods, Inc. and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, is on behalf of investors who acquired Tyson securities between November 23, 2015 and October 6, 2016. This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for …
Gavin Grimm wasn’t thrilled when he first learned that the Supreme Court will hear his case calling for all transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. Not only did his school district in Gloucester County, Virginia, not accept the U.S. Court of Appeals decision to allow him to use the men’s bathroom, Grimm also spent the majority of his high school years holding his bladder, and …
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons or entities who acquired Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ : SAFM) securities between December 17, 2013 and October 6, 2016 (the “Class Period”). The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, …
Allegations of discrimination and grade inflation are at the center of a lawsuit filed by an Arab American high school teacher against the Jersey City public-school district. Nabil Youssef, a math teacher at Lincoln High School, alleges that starting in April 2014 district officials, including Schools Superintendent Marcia V. Lyles, attempted to get him not to fail children in his math class so …
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has overturned a lower court’s ruling, allowing a class action lawsuit brought by employees against DuPont to proceed. The suit, Smiley v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company, examines whether paid lunch and break times can offset time spent putting uniforms on and taking them off that is unpaid and required by the employer as well as …
On September 16, 2016, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota against Polaris Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PII). Federman & Sherwood reminds current and former shareholders of Polaris Industries, Inc. that they only have until Tuesday, November 15, 2016 to move the court for appointment as a lead plaintiff …
Thursday morning’s 10 a.m. hearing at the Alfred A. Arraj courthouse was significantly less crowded than last week’s for a class action lawsuit filed against Denver that alleges the city is violating the U.S. Constitution when it conducts regular sweeps of the homeless. Much of the October 20 hearing was spent affirming …
The Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore. is seen in this file photo. The Westland Irrigation District in Northeast Oregon is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of cheating smaller growers out of water.
Liberty Mutual auto insurance carrier has settled a consumer protection lawsuit that alleged its television commercials advertising an accident-forgiveness program were misleading to Californians, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. The $925,000 settlement, approved Wednesday, will be divided among district attorney’s offices in San Diego, Riverside and Los Angeles …
A Philadelphia law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia, claiming its police department has issued unauthorized speeding tickets on state highways for more than four years. Philadelphia-based law firm Kang Haggerty & Fetbroyt announced the suit on Wednesday, which was initially filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 4 and …