These are just some of the allegations an anonymous plaintiff is making in a suit filed on June 18 against the Church of Scientology and its current leader, David Miscavige, 59. “The Church of Scientology presents a facade to the outside world to disguise what, in reality, is nothing more than a cult built on mind control,” the lawsuit alleges. In response to Jane Doe’s suit, the church’s …
A group of Iowa House Democrats is waiting to hear what comes next in a lawsuit aimed at rolling back changes to the process for choosing Iowa Supreme Court justices. The panel, which provides the governor with a list of nominees for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, has traditionally included eight members chosen by lawyers and eight more appointed by the governor. “What has occurred …
Text messages and emails between hundreds of private citizens and Cincinnati City Council members known as the “Gang of Five” remain in the city’s possession and could be given to anyone – threatening the citizens’ right to privacy, a federal lawsuit says.The texts and emails were collected as part of a battle over whether the five council members – in group text messages – had private discussions about city business that should have happened publicly.In April 2018, a local resident represented by attorney Brian Shrive sued the five council members, all Democrats, saying they had violated Ohio’s open meetings law by holding “rogue” meetings in group text messages.
Navistar International has agreed to pay $135 million to truck owners to settle class action complaints over defective MaxxForce engines. “After years of hard-fought litigation, we believe this settlement represents an outstanding result for class members,” Selbin said in a statement. “We are also pleased Navistar stepped up to take care of its customers.”If the settlement is approved, class …
Class members can opt for a “no questions asked” payment of $2,500 per truck purchased, said attorney Jonathan Selbin, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the case. The fallout from the MaxxForce line also led to several years of multi-billion dollar losses for Navistar. In an 8-K form filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Navistar notified shareholders of the pending …
In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member’s claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class.
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One of the absent class members challenged the settlement, asserting that the cy pres award is not “fair, reasonable, and adequate” compensation to class members and, without the cy pres component, class counsels’ attorney’s fees were unreasonable. Thus, although Gaos was advertised as the Supreme Court’s first foray into cy pres awards, it ultimately proved to be the wrong vehicle for the …