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Fashion Marketer LuLaRoe Sued Over Sales Tax Charges

LuLaRoe, a multilevel marketer of brightly colored women’s fashions whose popularity has surged in recent years — especially among millennials who sell the wares at home gatherings or in online forums — is facing a federal lawsuit accusing it of collecting sales taxes from customers in states that don’t levy one on clothing. The company also is facing criticism over the quality of its …


Tesla Shareholder Lawsuit Advances in Delaware Court (TSLA)

A shareholder lawsuit filed against Tesla Motors, Inc. ( TSLA ) has progressed to the arguments phase, according to Seeking Alpha . The case will be heard in a Delaware court . The judge is expected to rule on a demand from the plaintiff, Shahid Haque, for internal company records related to customer demand and Tesla production issues.


Yellow Pages Publisher Settles Class Action

A federal judge Tuesday approved a $2.1 million class settlement between the publisher of the Yellow Pages and call center employees in Texas and Missouri who say they were stiffed for overtime pay. U.S. District Judge A. Joe Fish signed off on the settlement, awarding $840,000 from it in attorneys’ fees to counsel with Baron Budd. The settlement ends a 2014 lawsuit from call …


Costco’s Illegal Toilet Paper Tax Cost N.J. Residents Money, Suit Alleges

A Leonia man has started a class-action lawsuit against the Costco Wholesale Corporation, claiming the business illegally charged him sales tax on toilet paper. Robert Arnold, 55, claims he and his wife purchased Charmin toilet tissue from the wholesaler twice in July 2015 – once at the Wayne store and another time at the …



Wells Fargo Shareholders File Class Action, Allege Bank Execs ‘concealed’ Source of Record Sales

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Wells Fargo shareholders this week filed a class action lawsuit against the bank, its chairman and CEO, CFO and the former head of its community banking division, alleging the Wells Fargo executives “concealed” the fact that the source of the bank’s record so-called “cross-selling” was based on fraudulent activity. “While bragging about the Company’s cross- …



Allegedly Taxed for Toilet Paper, N.J. Couple Files Suit Against Costco, Report Says

A borough couple filed a class-action lawsuit against Costco, claiming the wholesale shopping club may have overcharged tens of thousands of New Jersey customers for bathroom tissue, CNBC reported Friday. Jacqueline Taulfield and Robert Arnold say they were charged sales tax on toilet paper they purchased at the Wayne Costco July 26, 2015. The couple claims they were taxed again when …


Costco Faces Lawsuit Over Improper Sales Tax Collection

A New Jersey couple on Friday filed a class-action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale, alleging that the warehouse retailer is illegally charging sales tax on toilet tissues — a product exempt from the state’s 7% sales tax — CNBC reports. Jacqueline Taufield and Robert Arnold say that they were charged sales tax when they bought Charmin toilet tissue on July 26, 2015 from a Costco location in …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against LifeVantage Corporation and Certain Officers – LFVN

September 15, 2016 19:01 ET | Source: Pomerantz LLP NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against LifeVantage Corporation (“LifeVantage” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:LFVN) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, District of Utah, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons …