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Fundraising Giant Appco Orders External Probe Amid Bullying, Underpayment Claims

The owner of a marketing firm at the centre of an alleged bullying scandal has stood down from his job, as fundraising giant Appco launches an urgent investigation into the treatment of donation-collectors. Appco has ordered all of its 64 other marketing agencies to turn over any details of “suspected or known” bullying and harassment, and provide written assurances that they are not tolerating …


A Lawsuit Asking Wells Fargo to Pay $10 Billion Is Being Brought in Utah

Utah is poised to become ground zero in a lawsuit aimed at making Wells Fargo pay. Victims of the bank’s recent scheme hope to hit the bank where it hurts and hit them hard – and Utah might hold the key to it all. In the weeks since news broke that Wells Fargo opened as many as 2 million fake accounts in their customers’ names, there has been a barrage of moves made by the bank to show …



Class Action Lawsuit Says Debt Collector Attempted to Collect Debts That Weren’t in Collections

A woman says a Chicago-based debt collection firm improperly attempted to collect a medical debt she owed, under a payment plan she maintained she never agreed to, and even though she was never placed into collections. And the woman has now filed a potential class action suit, believing the debt collector has behaved similarly toward others like her. On Sept. 16, plaintiff Angelica Griffin, …


Colorado Springs Law Firm Plans Second Widefield Water Lawsuit

A Colorado Springs law firm said it is readying a lawsuit targeting the manufacturers of a firefighting foam believed to have contaminated drinking water in Security, Widefield and Fountain. McDivitt Law Firm said it plans to file a lawsuit this week over the fouling of the Widefield Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to thousands of residents in southern El Paso County. McDivitt is …


McDivitt Files for Class Action on Second Groundwater Contamination Lawsuit in Colorado Springs Area

A Colorado Springs law firm filed the second lawsuit this week targeting the manufacturers of a firefighting foam believed to have contaminated drinking water in Security, Widefield and Fountain. McDivitt Law Firm capped a monthlong campaign to woo clients by filing a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking class-action status on behalf of thousands of people whose tap water comes from the fouled …


Lawsuit Filed Over Contaminated Water in Security-Widefield

People who live in Security-Widefield and Fountain aren’t just sitting back and waiting until the water contamination is resolved by officials. A lot of people are now part of at least two class action lawsuits to get damages they said are caused by the contaminated water. Peterson Air Force Base admits to using firefighting foam that contained potentially dangerous …


Chadbourne Class Action Lawsuit Gets Juicy AF — Lawyer Fires Back Against Criticism

There have been a lot of recent lawsuits filed by women partners at Biglaw firms alleging gender discrimination. But none have been as intriguing as the purported class action lawsuit filed against Chadbourne & Parke. The allegations in the complaint are juicy, natch, with Kerrie Campbell alleging she was paid less than her male counterparts and that the firm is in the “dark …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against LifeVantage Corporation and Certain Officers – LFVN

September 15, 2016 19:01 ET | Source: Pomerantz LLP NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against LifeVantage Corporation (“LifeVantage” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:LFVN) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, District of Utah, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons …


These Biglaw Partners Are Super Pissed Someone Filed a Class Action Lawsuit on Their Behalf

Remember Kerrie Campbell? The former Chadbourne & Parke partner made headlines last month for filing a $100 million class action against the Biglaw firm alleging the all-male management committee chronically underpaid female partners. Now some of the purported class members, other women in the ranks of Chadbourne partnership, have spoken out about the lawsuit — let’s just say they disagree.