Energy

Father Living Off $3.32 an Hour Launches Class Action Against Energy Giant

For 18 months, Haidar Omarali says he was told when and where to work by multimillion-dollar utilities retailer Just Energy. He was told what to say to customers courtesy of a pre-written script, what to wear in the form of company branded clothing, and was trained, supervised and disciplined by his company. Sound like an employee to you?


Rocky Flats Lawsuit Settlement May Award $12,000 to Neighbors

At least 13,000 and possibly as many as 15,000 residents living near the former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant may be entitled to approximately $12,000 each. It’s part of a class action lawsuit filed 26 years ago against Dow Chemical and Rockwell International. Those entitled to money must have owned property near the former site as of June 7, 1989.


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Announces Investigation of Energy Recovery, Inc.

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Announces Investigation of Energy Recovery, Inc. May 25, 2016, 10:35 ET from Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC NEW YORK, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Attorney Advertising — Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Energy Recovery, Inc. (“Energy Recovery” or “the …



Amazon Megadam: European Companies Line Up to Bid for Giant New Hydro Project

Major European energy companies are set to build and run the controversial mega-dam project planned for the Tapajos river in the heart of the Amazon. This comes as a senior construction official has implicated the nearby Belo Monte dam in the massive corruption scandal that has engulfed President Dilma Rousseff and the country’s most powerful political figures. The Brazilian government is …


New Class-Action Suit Filed Against Energy Firm After Ex-Ceo Killed in Car Crash

Federal authorities sought Thursday to drop a criminal indictment of bid rigging against Oklahoma energy tycoon Aubrey McClendon, who died in a fiery single-car crash just hours after the indictment was announced. Meanwhile, attorneys for a northwest Oklahoma landowner filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against McClendon’s former company, Chesapeake Energy, alleging a conspiracy that …