Dartmouth, plaintiffs seek mediation in PBS lawsuitby The Dartmouth Senior Staff | 5/27/19 12:19pmMoore Hall houses the psychological and brain sciences department. In a motion filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, the two parties in the $70-million class action lawsuit, Rapuano et. Mediation is an out-of-court attempt to settle a legal dispute using a agreed upon third- …
In such a case, class action litigation could result, and a company may have to determine how to handle the legal predicament. Florida readers may be interested in a case involving Google that recently came to a settlement. A class action lawsuit was filed against the company, and recently, Google agreed to settle the matter. The total amount of the settlement is $7.25 million, and some Pixel …
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Stutsman County Commission will consider joining a class-action settlement case in regards to the opioid epidemic. Previously, the commission recommended going with the North Dakota State’s Attorney, but recent developments have caused more counties to join the nationwide litigation. Novak informed the commission that having the North Dakota Attorney …
Rent-A-Center said Monday it will be paid $92.5 million as part of an agreement to end litigation over the Plano-based rent-to-own retailer’s surprise termination of its pending merger with Vintage Capital last year. The agreement in principle to settle litigation with Vintage Capital Management LLC and its financial partner B. Riley Financial Inc. will end a dispute that started last December. …
Central to some of the Juul lawsuits is the allegation that, particularly in its early days, Juul used young, attractive models in ads and promoted its products heavily on social networks such as Instagram, knowing that they are frequented by minors. “Not only has litigation against the tobacco industry resulted in tens of billions of dollars in settlements and verdicts, but it’s also cast a …
Some of you have been sued, and some of you have not. For employers new to the litigation arena, one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What happens next?” However, by the time you are sued, the battle has already been partially fought. So let’s talk about best practices leading up to being served with a suit that may help you avoid costly litigation or limit its impact, as well as …
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“Synchronoss” or the “Company”) (SNCR) and certain of its officers, and is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons or entities who purchased Synchronoss …
Lawyer-driven hail litigation is the worst lawsuit abuse in Texas today. The Texas Legislature must stop this lawsuit abuse while protecting the right of every Texas consumer to sue their insurance company if it acts unfairly or in bad faith. For the last five years, storm-chasing lawyers have descended upon neighborhoods from the Rio Grande to the Red River, unleashing case …
The courts could risk a flood of new litigation, which could chill efforts to object to future class action settlements, if a judge allows a prominent Chicago class action trial law firm to continue with a class action lawsuit accusing a rival firm of racketeering for acting as “professional objectors,” bent on extorting payoffs, according to a motion filed by that rival firm. On Monday, April …
Vivendi SA (VIV.PA) said it agreed to pay $26.4 million to end nearly 15 years of U.S. litigation accusing the French media company of misleading shareholders about its finances in connection with a $46 billion three-way merger. Thursday’s accord resolved claims that Vivendi and officials including former Chief Executive Jean-Marie Messier made false or …