Former employees of Rep. Tammy Duckworth who filed a workplace retaliation lawsuit against the Illinois Democrat are rejecting a settlement offer. Their decision means the case will likely go to trial — scheduled to begin on Aug. 15, about three months before election day. According to the Chicago Daily Herald, which first reported the news, the former employees, Denise Goins and …
The largest antitrust class action settlement in history was recently put to a halt by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The $7.25 billion proposed settlement includes a group of merchants challenging the fees and regulations of Visa and Mastercard. The plaintiffs claim the defendants have fixed the fees that merchants were charged every time a …
Nvidia has been fighting off a variety of class action suits related to the way the GTX 970 was advertised when it was released in 2014. It appears those cases are coming to a close after the graphics card maker agreed to a preliminary settlement in the consolidated cases. Under the agreed terms, Nvidia will pay all members of the class who purchased GTX 970 cards $30, and will also cover about …
Qualcomm has agreed to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit following accusations of bias against women. The deal, which will cost Qualcomm $19.5 million in compensation claims, settles accusations that the tech giant offered fewer chances of promotion to female employees — and paid them less to boot. Sanford Heisler represented female Qualcomm employees in a class-action lawsuit.
State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier today announced that Amgen Inc. has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action suit filed on behalf of investors who bought Amgen securities between April 2004 and May 2007. “As lead plaintiff, we have diligently pursued this action for nearly a decade. This settlement will assist institutional and …
Owners of front load washers could collect from a recent class action settlement. “It smelled all the time and I was constantly having trouble with it…didn’t matter how much deodorizer you spray. run the cleaner through the machine.
Lydia Chapman is the first woman to reach the rank of captain in the Camden Fire Dept. ‘s 147-year history. A federal judge has rejected a proposed settlement of a lawsuit alleging former Camden City police officers were denied overtime pay. …
Amgen Inc. will pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit, the company announced Wednesday. The suit was filed on behalf of shareholders who purchased Amgen stock from April 22, 2004 through May 10, 2007 and sought to recover damages for certain statements made by the Thousand Oaks biotech. Amgen believes the lawsuit has no merit and emphasizes the settlement is not an admission of guilt …
A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $64-million settlement to be paid to investors by two former Dana Holding Corp. top executives who were the target of a securities-fraud class action lawsuit. In an order issued this week, Judge James Carr of the U.S. District Court in Toledo tentatively approved the settlement and scheduled a hearing for Nov. 18. In the meantime, the judge …
CALGARY – Enbridge Inc. has reached a US$177-million settlement with the U.S. government six years after two major pipeline ruptures fouled rivers in the Midwest and damaged the company’s reputation. The settlement announced Wednesday includes US$61 million in fines for violations of the Clean Water Act related to a pipeline spill near Marshall, Mich., that sent more than 3.19-million litres of …