Investigation

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Investigation of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (CIE) and Advises Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Lundin Law PC announces it is investigating claims against Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CIE) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. The investigation is related to allegations that certain statements issued by Cobalt were false and misleading and/or failed to disclose material information regarding the …


Oklahoma AG Pruitt Files His Own Lawsuit Against Volkswagen, Hoping for a Better Deal

Volkswagen’s $15 billion settlement of lawsuit into allegations it cheated emissions tests, which spurred a national investigation, won’t include Oklahoma. Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed his own lawsuit just two weeks before Volkswagen announced the settlement. The consumer protection complaint that will be heard in Oklahoma County isn’t part of the class action lawsuit, or 44-state …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of the Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. -XNPT

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of The Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. -XNPT May 23, 2016, 22:25 ET from Brodsky & Smith, LLC BALA CYNWYD, Pa., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. (“XenoPort” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq- XNPT-News) …


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 …


Van Buren Teachers Removed in Cheating Probe Sue District

Four Van Buren Public Schools teachers are suing the district, saying they were falsely accused of cheating on a state exam and their rights were violated when they were removed from the classroom and placed on paid administrative leave. The four teachers — Pamela Bradley, Michelle Komaromi, Brent Held and Rebecca …


Transit Agency Settles Excessive-Force Lawsuit With Woman

BART says in a statement it settled the lawsuit earlier this month and accepted full responsibility for the injuries Megan Sheehan received after an officer slammed her face-first onto the floor, the East Bay Times reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/1RfVWm8). BART police said at the time that Sheehan was drunk and argumentative with officers who found her on a bench inside the station. Officers …


Ex-Coroner Wins Lawsuit

A federal jury Friday awarded former Lorain County Coroner Dr. Paul Matus nearly $1.4 million in a lawsuit over his 2013 firing as medical director of the county’s General Health District. Paul Matus David Cuppage, one of Matus’ lawyers, said that the jury verdict confirmed their contention that the health district breached its contract with Matus and retaliated against him for defending …


Sanders Drops Lawsuit Against DNC

The move came Friday after an independent investigation into Democratic presidential campaigns’ handling of party voter data. “An independent investigation of the firewall failures in the DNC’s shared voter file database has definitively confirmed that the original claims by the DNC and the Clinton campaign were wholly inaccurate,” the campaign …


Lawsuit Alleges 7 Ways Cases, Including Sheridan, Were Mishandled

Veteran Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Det. Jeffrey Scozzafava’s lawsuit, in which he alleges that unqualified officials were put in charge of the office’s Forensics Unit, outlines how evidence was improperly handled and, in one high profile case, reportedly destroyed. The lawsuit, filed April 20, claims that when Scozzafava pointed out their errors in several cases, he was retaliated …