Siding with the Seminole Tribe over the state of Florida, federal Judge Robert Hinkle on Wednesday ruled that the tribe can continue to offer blackjack and other banked card games for the next 14 years. The ruling means blackjack until at least 2030 at Seminole-owned casinos and means less money for state coffers at a time when state budgets over the next few years are expected to be tight. The …
In a blow to equal rights in workplaces everywhere in America, a federal appeals court ruled September 15 that rescinding a job offer based on a candidate’s refusal to remove her dreadlocks does not constitute racial discrimination on the part of an employer. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 against an Equal Employment Opportunity …
Eight bidders not selected to purchase Westar Energy will be able to submit new bids based on a settlement agreement reached this week in a class action lawsuit filed in July in Shawnee County. Westar and Great Plains Energy settled with plaintiffs in all three lawsuits filed against the companies regarding the proposed acquisition of Westar by GPE, according to a Securities and Exchange …
Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., announces that the settlement offer in the class action lawsuit Sateriale v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., United States District Court for the Central District of California, commenced on August 1, 2016. Participation in the settlement offer is open to members of the Class, which is defined as “[a]ll persons in California who, as adult …
Gainey McKenna & Egleston announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Sequenom, Inc. (“Sequenom” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:SQNM) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of current stock holders of Sequenom, seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange …
On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court held in Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663, 672, 193 L. Ed. 2d 571 (2016) that an unaccepted pre-certification settlement offer of complete relief in a putative class action, made to an individual plaintiff, does not moot that plaintiff’s claims. As discussed in our previous coverage of Campbell-Ewald, the Supreme Court’s …
Attorney Michael Avenatti’s settlement offer to the National Football League over the case of the canceled Hall of Fame Game expired at 12:01 p.m. Friday, meaning that his team will now pursue the case as originally intended. Avenatti seeks about $700 in damages per fan that attended the canceled game – an estimated 22,000 total fans and over $15 million …
Five days ago, a nationwide class-action lawsuit was filed against the Hall of Fame and the NFL for the cancellation of the annual preseason game in Canton, Ohio. To date, the NFL has said nothing about it. More than a day after PFT requested comment from the league regarding the litigation and the unique settlement offer made by lawyer Michael Avenatti on Monday morning, the NFL has not …
After last Sunday’s Hall of Fame game was cancelled on account of poor field conditions, lawyer Michael Avenatti filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL seeking compensation for losses incurred by fans that attended the cancelled game. According to NBC Sports, Avenatti sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday morning with a settlement offer. Reports say that the lawyer …
A federal appeals court, taking up an issue left open by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, said in a decision last month that tendering funds to a class action plaintiff — not just offering to tender — still does not moot a case. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in its July 6 opinion in Mey v. N. Am. Bancard LLC, was forced to take up a question …