Lisa A. Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), made the following statement today about the introduction of the “Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017” (H.R. 985) in the U.S. House of Representatives: “Class action lawsuits were created to make it easier for plaintiffs to get justice. But today, class actions are rife with …
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide as early as next week whether to hear the appeal of a Sixth Circuit decision upholding a class-action settlement that distributed only $1.6 million to consumers but yielded $2.4 million for the attorneys who represented them. Objectors and the attorneys general of 17 states urge the court to take the case and hand down tighter rules on how lower courts consider the value of a settlement for calculating legal fees. …
Lawyers for The Management Group called Depp’s lawsuit a “fabrication” and wrote in a statement that Depp never alleged any wrongdoing. The company says they “did everything possible to protect Depp from his irresponsible and profligate spending”. Depp’s lawsuit accuses the company and its owners – attorneys Joel and Robert Mandel – of receiving $28m in payments for their services over the …
Just two weeks before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump will be deposed for his ongoing legal squabble with chef JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs. The chef, youâll recall, was originally supposed to open a restaurant in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., before he bailed on the projects following racist remarks Trump used to launch his …
The Oslo District Court had been due to examine a lawsuit filed by some 130 owners of Tesla S P85D, a sedan with one of the fastest accelerations in the world. The plaintiffs complained the real power of their cars was “only” 469 horsepower and not 700 horsepower as promised by Tesla. But both sides reached an out-of-court settlement, lawyers for the plaintiffs said.
Class-action lawyers wasted little time Friday in jumping on word of a cyberattack on an Ontario casino in which sensitive information was stolen. The lawyers announced plans for a proposed lawsuit that would seek $50 million in damages from Casino Rama north of Toronto, and began asking possible victims to sign on. “The class action will be commenced on behalf of employees, customers and …
The last time the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a challenge to an approved class action settlement, AOL ruled the Internet, Bill Clinton was president and Donald Trump was months away from considering a run for the presidency in an October 1999 interview with Larry King. It was a long time ago, in other words. The National Football League and plaintiffs’ lawyers representing a …
Lawyers who won the massive $10.03 billion class-action settlement from Volkswagen Group over software that cheated on emissions tests now want their own payday: $175 million. The extraordinary sum requires extraordinary justification, and lead plaintiffs’ counsel Elizabeth Cabraser hopes her firm’s motion (PDF) on the matter, filed late last night with the judge, will do the trick. “The aggregate fees and costs award… is the equivalent of less than 2 percent of the monetary benefit provided to the Class, far below the …
Hundreds of thousands of Kanawha Valley residents, businesses and workers will receive up to $151 million in compensation from West Virginia American Water Co. and Eastman Chemical Co. …
Many Americans reported hearing a long, heaving sigh yesterday afternoon. While initial reports suggested that the noise might’ve been caused by a great ebbing in The Force, further investigation has shown that it’s more likely the collective sound of relief being uttered by 475,000 VW and Audi owners. That story and more in today’s Volkswagen Dieselgate update:
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