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Lawsuits Aug 19, 2016

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

Lundin Law PC (the “Firm”) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against SunPower Corporation (“SunPower” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SPWR) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between February 17, 2016 and August 9, 2016 (the “Class Period”). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares during the Class Period should …

Legal News Aug 17, 2016

Class Action Alleging Law School Fraud Shot Down by Appeals Court

A federal appeals court has dealt the latest blow to a lawsuit alleging law school students were defrauded with misleading employment statistics. The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower-court’s ruling that Widener University School of Law graduates don’t have enough in common to sue the school through a class action.

News Aug 17, 2016

Anti-Gambling Group Threatens Lawsuit to Halt Fantasy Sports Approval in New York State

A national anti-gambling group may sue to try to reverse a new law legalizing daily fantasy sports contests in New York State. “We believe in improving the lives of New Yorkers, and part of that mission is to repeal the state’s predatory gambling policies, and litigation is part of that effort,” said Les Bernal, national director of the Washington, D.C.–based Stop Predatory Gambling. …

Notices Aug 17, 2016

INVESTOR NOTICE: Goldberg Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against SunPower Corporation and Encourages Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Goldberg Law PC (the “Firm”) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against SunPower Corporation (“SunPower” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SPWR). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between February 17, 2016 and August 9, 2016 inclusive (the “Class Period”) are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the October 17, 2016 lead …

Legal News Aug 16, 2016

No Immediate Ruling in School Vaccination Case

A judge declined to immediately decide whether to suspend Californiaâs nationally watched school vaccination law after a hearing Friday in downtown San Diego. The courtroom session took place as the law, one of the toughest of its kind in the United States, is being rolled out for the first time with resumption of K-12 classes from Chula Vista to Los Angeles to San Francisco. U.S. District …

News Aug 16, 2016

Judge Doesn’t Rule in Texas’ Lawsuit Over Transgender Protections

Despite the state’s request for an expedited ruling, a federal judge took no action Friday on a request to block the Obama administration’s guidelines to accommodate transgender students. U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor did not issue a ruling from the bench after an almost two-hour-long hearing during which state attorneys — as part of a Texas-led, 13-state effort to block …

Settlements Aug 16, 2016

Lincoln Military Housing Settles Landmark Troop Eviction Lawsuit

Lincoln Military Housing must pay $200,000 in fees and penalties to four military members and the federal government under a Department of Justice settlement reached Thursday after the company illegally evicted service members from their on-base homes. This case marks the first time the Justice Department has filed allegations of unlawful evictions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, …

Legal News Aug 16, 2016

Appellate Judge Sends Lawyers’ Windfall Up in Smoke

Lawyers dream about doing little to no work and getting paid a fortune for the work they didn’t do. A group of hotshot securities lawyers recently was on the verge of just such a payday. They stood to collect $370,000 in legal fees for work that didn’t benefit their clients one iota.

Lawsuits Aug 16, 2016

Calif. Lawyers Mull Class Action Suit to Hold Carolinas HealthCare ‘accountable’

Two months after the federal and state governments sued Carolinas HealthCare System over alleged antitrust violations, a San Francisco-based plaintiffs’ law firm has announced it’s looking for people who might have been harmed and could sue for related damages. In a notice on its website, the 65-lawyer firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein says it’s investigating the Charlotte-based …

Notices Aug 16, 2016

INVESTOR NOTICE: Goldberg Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against SolarCity Corporation and Encourages Investors With Losses to Contact the Firm

Goldberg Law PC (the “Firm”) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against SolarCity Corporation (“SolarCity” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SCTY). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between May 5, 2015 and February 9, 2016 inclusive (the “Class Period”) are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the October 14, 2016 lead …