While initially calling out 16 lawyers for possible sanctions on both sides of a class action settlement, a federal judge has ordered five of those attorneys to be sanctioned. The five lawyers that were reprimanded are D. Matt Keil, John C Goodson, Jason Earnest Roselius, Martin Weber Jr. and Richard E. Norman.
The Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) and local foster parents have come to an agreement over the cost of caring for children in foster care. The agreement aims to resolve a federal class action lawsuit that was filed in December 2013, and a related case filed in state court. When the lawsuits were filed, foster parents were provided with a stipend of $529 per month, which was intended …
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 …
More than 200,000 people have registered to receive benefits under a proposed $14.7 billion settlement among Volkswagen AG, federal regulators and consumer class action plaintiffs, according to a court filing. Attorneys representing Volkswagen owners and lessees …
Los Angeles agreed Tuesday to spend at least $200 million over a decade to provide thousands of apartments for people with disabilities. The City Council voted 12-0 to settle a federal lawsuit by several advocacy groups. They alleged the city’s redevelopment agency violated anti-discrimination laws by paying for affordable housing projects that weren’t accessible to those who …
The state will pay out an additional $85 million over the next 10 years to foster parents as part of a settlement agreement announced Monday. The settlement, which is subject to legislative approval, was brought by foster parents who argued the state’s foster care payments were woefully inadequate and have contributed to a shortage of foster parents. Kahaluu foster parents Raynette and Edward …
A year after filing a lawsuit against her former business manager, Shannen Doherty can claim a small victory. On Monday, TMZ revealed both parties were finally able to reach a settlement in the $15 million legal battle, where the actress claimed her ex management firm was negligent with her health …
Attorney General Brian Frosh (D). (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) By Fenit Nirappil August 29 at 4:21 PM Follow @FenitN The owners of two Maryland power plants in the Washington suburbs will pay $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging illegal releases of nitrogen into rivers, a leading cause of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. State Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) and Maryland …
Unless you are a named defendant in the settled litigation or one of their affiliates, as that term is defined in the Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement dated July 14, 2016 (the “Stipulation”), or you exclude yourself from the Settlement, you are a member of the Class if you held AuthenTec common stock any time between and including July 27, 2012 and October 4, 2012. What …
Former Banksia investors could win a further two cents in the dollar in Supreme Court settlement. Richmond Sinnott and Delahunty Accountants is among a number of parties as part of a possible settlement with former Banksia investors. FORMER investors in the failed financial institution Banksia could expect a moderate windfall in the coming months as a $13.25 million Supreme Court settlement …