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News Nov 4, 2016

What You Need to Know About the Donald Trump Rape Lawsuit — and the Accuser Who Claims He Raped Her When She Was 13

An attorney helping an anonymous California woman accusing Donald Trump in a federal lawsuit of raping her in the ’90s when she was 13 announced that the woman would go public for the first time Wednesday . But as the press conference was about to begin in the California offices of attorney Lisa Bloom, Bloom called it off, citing threats to the plaintiff, known in court papers as Jane Doe. …

Lawsuits Oct 21, 2016

Business Owner Files $1M Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Ludlow Police After Break-In False Alarm

A federal civil rights lawsuit that seeks $1 million in damages has been filed against the town, Police Chief Paul Madera and five of his officers. The lawsuit stems from an incident at plaintiff Thomas Tzikas’ automobile repair garage on July 1, 2013. Officers were called there for a report of a man inside the business after hours with a flashlight.

Class-Actions Oct 14, 2016

Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Seres Therapeutics, Inc.

The complaint alleges that on September 8, 2014 , Seres announced final data from its Phase 1b clinical trial of SER-109, which yielded positive results including clinical cures and a favorable safety profile. Seres proceeded to Phase 2 of the clinical trial to further evaluate the efficacy of SER-109. Meanwhile, the company shed SER-109 in a positive light, stating that it believed SER-109 …

Notices, Securities Sep 23, 2016

Class Action Lawsuit Against SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) Commences

SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) is facing accusations of violating federal securities laws, leading to losses for some of its investors. A class action lawsuit against the company has commenced in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Securities litigation law firm Brower Piven is representing the affected investors and search for the lead plaintiff in the class action …

Settlements Sep 14, 2016

LA Fitness Reaches Settlement in Membership Misrepresentation Lawsuit

After nearly eight months of litigation, LA Fitness and its parent company, Fitness International LLC, last Thursday reached an out-of-court settlement in a class action lawsuit in which the health club chain was accused of misrepresenting one-month membership renewals. The sum of the settlement has not been disclosed. The lawsuit was first filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District …

News Sep 12, 2016

New Lawsuit Demonizes Transgender Girl for Acting Like a Girl

The anti-LGBT Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has filed yet another lawsuit against a high school on behalf of some anonymous plaintiffs for respecting the needs of a transgender student. The suit against Virginia High School in Virginia, Minnesota makes the same legal arguments as nearly identical suits filed in Illinois and North Carolina, but stands out for the way it demonizes the …

Corrections Corporation of America (CXW)

Notices Sep 1, 2016

Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Corrections Corporation of America

CCA, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and manages private prisons and other correctional facilities in the United States, and provides inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. The complaint alleges that CCA and certain of its executive officers made a series of false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose to investors during …

Lawsuits Aug 31, 2016

Sexual Assault Victim Awarded $189K in Lawsuit Against Attacker

A 52-year-old woman has been awarded $188,914 for sexual abuse by her uncle more than 30 years ago. The woman, referred to as N.L. in court documents to protect her identity, filed a lawsuit against J.-P.L. for …

Notices Aug 27, 2016

The Law Office of Robbins Arroyo LLP Announces That It Has Filed a Class Action Lawsuit Against Outerwall Inc.

Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that it filed a class action lawsuit on August 19, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle (the “Court”) on behalf of the shareholders of Outerwall Inc. (“Outerwall”) (NASDAQGS: OUTR) against its Board of Directors for, among other things, violations …

Legal News Aug 25, 2016

Long Beach Class-Action Motion Denied

The man who sought to represent all 154 Long Beach leaseholders in a class-action lawsuit against the town may continue his own push against the leases and changes carried out by Rockport officials. But a Lawrence Superior Court judge has ruled that Stephen Sheehan — and any other Long Beach tenants who wish to challenge their leases — will have to do so individually, not as a …