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Notices Jan 25, 2017

QCOM INVESTOR ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against QUALCOMM Incorporated and Encourages Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Lundin Law PC , a shareholder rights firm announces a class action lawsuit against QUALCOMM Incorporated (“QUALCOMM” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: QCOM) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired QUALCOMM shares between February 1, 2012 and January 17, 2017 inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged …

News Jan 25, 2017

NRA Files Lawsuit Over Absurd Massachusetts “Assault Weapons” Ban

The National Rifle Association and other pro-liberty groups have filed a 33-page civil complaint that challenges the constitutionality of the Bay State’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” which is one of the worst-attempts we’ve seen of ignorant politicians attempting to ban something they don’t understand . The Massachusetts chapter of the National Rifle Association has sued Governor Charlie …

Lawsuits Jan 18, 2017

Hemp Industry Battles Against DEA’s New Cannabis Extract Rule With Lawsuit

Cannabis advocates across the US have been pressuring the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reclassify marijuana and acknowledge the plant’s medicinal benefits , and the agency has ultimately responded by backtracking on the issue. The DEA recently created a new drug code for marijuana derivatives like CBD oil, leaving many medicinal users and extract producers in fear of stricter …

Lawsuits Jan 17, 2017

$8.2 Million Settlement Approved in SeaTac Minimum-Wage Case

A federal judge on Wednesday approved a court settlement in which Menzies Aviation must pay nearly $8.2 million to resolve the claims of thousands of workers who said they were paid less than $15 an hour after SeaTac’s minimum-wage law went into effect. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle approved the class-action settlement, which had been reached in September . That means checks to …

Lawsuits Jan 17, 2017

NY Elections Board Illegally Purged 117,000 Brooklyn Voters

© Saul Martinez / Reuters The Department of Justice alleges the New York Board of Elections broke the law when it purged approximately 117,000 Brooklyn voters before the presidential primary. The federal agency intervened in a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections (NYCBOE) over the purge which had many Brooklyn residents showing up at the polls to vote to be told they were not …

Legal News Jan 15, 2017

Judge Temporarily Halts NC Medicaid Expansion Effort

RALEIGH — A federal judge late Saturday temporarily blocked the U.S. government from quickly approving any proposal by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper designed to expand Medicaid coverage to potentially hundreds of thousands of uninsured people through President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The order issued by U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan came a day after Republican …

Notices Dec 20, 2016

INVESTOR ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Illumina, Inc. And Encourages Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Lundin Law PC , a shareholder rights firm announces a class action lawsuit against Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ILMN). Investors, who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between July 26, 2016 and October 10, 2016 inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the February 15, 2017 lead plaintiff …

Class-Actions Dec 14, 2016

ComEd, Nicor Improperly Adding Interest, Fees to Medical Hardship Repayment Plans

A new class action lawsuit has charged two of the Chicago area’s largest utility companies with improperly adding finance charges and late fees to so-called “medical payment arrangements” – or special electric and natural gas bill repayment plans required by the state, should utility customers suffer significant health problems interfering with their ability to pay their bills on time. On Dec. …

News Dec 9, 2016

Lawsuit Against Courts Massively Overcharging for Documents Moves Forward

Back in April, we wrote about an interesting lawsuit filed over excessive fees for PACER, the federal court system’s electronic records system. If you’re not a lawyer or journalist, and have never used PACER, it is difficult to put into words what a ridiculous and outdated system it is. Not only does it look like it was designed and built in 1998, the court system leverages ridiculous fees for …

News Dec 9, 2016

Op-Ed: Embryos’ Lawsuit Against Sofia Vergara Has ‘Almost 0%’ Chance

On Tuesday night, pretty much unprecedented news story broke: “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara was being sued by her own frozen embryos. The New York Post’s gossip section, Page Six was the first to report on the story. It’s something that can pretty much only happen in Louisiana, where the suit was filed, due to the state’s unique laws that define embryos as people in certain cases.