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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces an Investigation of the Board of Directors of the WhiteWave Foods Company -WWAV

Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of The WhiteWave Foods Company (“WhiteWave” or “the Company”) (NYSE- WWAV-News) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Danone SA (“Danone”). Click here …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of the Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. -XNPT

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of The Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. -XNPT May 23, 2016, 22:25 ET from Brodsky & Smith, LLC BALA CYNWYD, Pa., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of XenoPort, Inc. (“XenoPort” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq- XNPT-News) …


20 Years After “boom-Boom Room” Lawsuit, It’s Still Tough for Women on Wall Street

Twenty years ago this month, 23 women came together to file a major class-action lawsuit against Wall Street brokerage house Smith Barney, claiming widespread sexual harassment and pay discrimination. Close to 2,000 women ended up joining the complaint which became known as the “boom-boom room” suit, borrowing the name of a seedy sounding party room in the basement of a Smith Barney branch in …


Birmingham City Schools Facing Lawsuit After Teacher Allegedly Offers Sex to Improve Grades

A student is suing Birmingham City Schools and the Board of Education — for failing to protect her from an alleged predator, her history teacher at Huffman High School The lawsuit claims that teacher was asking female students for sex – in exchange for better grades. Attorney Julian Hendrix says he knows of at least five students who were approached in this reported …


Led Zeppelin’s Plagiarism Lawsuit: A Sign of the Times in the Music Industry

It’s hard for musicians to make money these days, given the drain of file-sharing and the lousy wages of streaming. But an increasing number of artists have found another way to generate funds: lawsuits against each other. In the past few years, a rash of high-profile legal actions have been launched by stars, or their estates, over copyright infringement.



ISIS Fight’s Authority at Center of U.S. Army Captain’s Lawsuit Against Obama

An Army captain sued President Obama on Wednesday, alleging that he doesn’t have the proper congressional authority to wage war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. Capt. Nathan Michael Smith filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Washington as the president is deploying more special operations forces to the region – and a day after a Navy SEAL was killed in …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of the Board of Directors of Lexmark International, Inc. -LXK

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of The Board of Directors of Lexmark International, Inc. -LXK Apr 20, 2016, 21:35 ET from Brodsky & Smith, LLC BALA CYNWYD, Pa., April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Lexmark International, Inc. (“Lexmark” or “the…


Wait, Banks Can Shut Off My Car?

Ross MacDonald
One spring evening in 2012, after getting off a shift at Señor Frog’s bar and grill in Las Vegas, Candice Smith drove to the Palace Station casino to cash her paycheck. When she returned to her car, it wouldn’t start. She knew what the problem was: the starter kill switch her lender had installed on the vehicle.