Lawsuit

Automakers, TRW Face U.S. Lawsuit Over Airbag System

Six automakers and supplier TRW face a U.S. federal lawsuit seeking class-action certification over defective airbag control units. The most recent lawsuit claims the airbag control unit can “seize-up” during an accident, causing airbags to fail to deploy and a seat belt lock failure. NHTSA would not comment but confirmed an ongoing investigation into ZF TRW airbag control units. In April, …


Universal Music Group Fire Class Action Could Come Down to One Thing: Who Owns the Masters?

On June 21, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against Universal Music Group on behalf of artists whose master recordings are believed to have been destroyed in a 2008 fire on the Universal Studios backlot where they were stored. But most recording contracts don’t explicitly mention that responsibility, and there’s a legal distinction between the physical recordings and the intellectual …


EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Sunlands Technology Group – STG

To join the Sunlands class action, go to http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-1598.html or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and …


Suit: Generic Drug Makers Used Code to Fix Price Increases

BOSTON — Representatives of some of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers used code words to collude with competitors to divvy up market share and coordinate price increases according to a federal lawsuit. In another email, representatives from three companies talk about coordinating “polite f-u” letters in 2014 in response to a congressional probe into price increases in the generic …


Teller County Sheriff’s Agreement With ICE Violates New Colorado State Law, ACLU Lawsuit Alleges

But six Teller County residents in conjunction with the ACLU of Colorado say that’s a violation of state law and the Colorado Constitution. The ACLU filed a lawsuit Thursday in Teller County District Court, asking a judge to stop the county from enacting an agreement, known as the 287(g), with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal regulations say the agreements must be consistent with …


French Lawsuit Accuses Google of Violating EU Privacy Rules

Associated PressPARIS – A leading French consumer group filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday accusing Google of violating the European Union’s landmark 2018 privacy rules. In its filing in a Paris administrative court, the consumer group UFC Que Choisir is seeking $1,135 in damages for each of the 200 Google users involved so far. The consumer group says Google’s confidentiality rules are …


What’s Next for the Youth Climate Lawsuit

I spoke with Rodgers about the lawsuit, the youth movements erupting around the world in response to governments’ inaction on climate change, and about preparing her own children for a future marked by the climate disaster. But they’re also confident that they’re going to get their stories told and that justice will be done. Rodgers: A court order recognizing that these youth have …


Florida’s Suspended Top Financial Regulator Blasts Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis in Lawsuit

Ron DeSantis to move an ongoing inspector general investigation into Rubin’s behavior away from Patronis’ office and for Attorney General Ashley Moody to open a criminal investigation into her fellow Cabinet member. Patronis’ office, citing the advice of counsel, declined to comment on pending litigation, spokeswoman Katie Strickland said. The lawsuit, which alleges conspiracy and defamation, …


Saints QB Drew Brees Awarded $6 Million in Diamond Lawsuit

A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweller sold him overpriced diamonds. A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweler sold him overpriced diamonds. The New Orleans Saints quarterback was not in court in San Diego on Friday for the verdict, but Brees and his wife, Brittany, both …


Rensselaer County to File Lawsuit Over Green Light Bill

ALBANY, NY – JUNE 16: The New York State Senate debates legislation in the Senate chamber on June 16, 2011 in Albany, New York. The Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would legalize gay marriage as soon as tomorrow. (Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Rensselaer County Clerk and the County Executive are taking steps to file a lawsuit. At this point, we are …