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NY Judge Rules Charter Communications Must Face Lawsuit Over Slow…

Charter Communications Inc must face a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general accusing the cable company of providing customers slower-than-advertised internet speeds, a New York state judge ruled. Justice O. Peter Sherwood of the state Supreme Court in Manhattan rejected Charter’s claim that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman failed to plausibly allege the company had …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Vince Holding Corp. Of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of July 5, 2017 – VNCE

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Vince Holding Corp. (“Vince Holding Corp.”) (NYSE:VNCE) between December 8, 2016 and April 27, 2017. You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States …


Federal Judge Dismisses $500,000 Lawsuit Against Jared Kushner

President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner scored a huge legal victory when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing him of deceptive practices and screwing over a New York magazine publisher. Gregg Moramarco, the plaintiff and publisher, filed a federal lawsuit against Jared Kushner along with New …


A Class Action Lawsuit Claims That New York’s Subway System Breaks the Law

New York’s subway system is one of the most robust in the world. It provides nearly 1.8 billion rides every year, giving the city the highest rate of public transportation usage out of any metropolitan area in the United States. But for hundreds of thousands of disabled New Yorkers, commuting through a vast majority of the city’s subway stations is simply impossible.


U.S. Judge Rejects Goldman Sachs’ Bid to Narrow Gender Bias Lawsuit

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s bid to dismiss two of the four female plaintiffs in a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the bank of discriminating against women in pay and promotions. Continue Reading Below U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan said former vice president Mary De Luis’ claims did not become moot when she resigned last …


Vivendi Ends 15-Year U.S. Lawsuit Over Big Merger, to Pay $26.4 Million

Vivendi SA (VIV.PA) said it agreed to pay $26.4 million to end nearly 15 years of U.S. litigation accusing the French media company of misleading shareholders about its finances in connection with a $46 billion three-way merger. Thursday’s accord resolved claims that Vivendi and officials including former Chief Executive Jean-Marie Messier made false or …


Third Employee Joins Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Fox News

A third black woman employee has joined a racial discrimination suit against Fox News, which, based on the deluge of allegations that have surfaced in recent months, appears to have been operating as some sort of emotional torture dungeon from the 1950s. Monica Douglas, Fox News’s manager for credit collections, alleges in the lawsuit that comptroller Judith Slater spent years subjecting her to …


Texas Judge Kicks Exxon Climate Lawsuit to New York Court

A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday kicked an Exxon Mobil Corp lawsuit seeking to thwart two states from pursuing a fraud case over climate change to a Manhattan court, saying his court wasn’t the best place to resolve the dispute. A group of state attorneys general, led by New York’s Eric Schneiderman, brought a securities fraud suit against the world’s largest publicly …


‘We’re Done Waiting:’ NYC Sues Verizon Over Fiber-Optic Coverage

New York City is suing Verizon, saying the phone giant broke its 2008 promise to make its FiOS cable service available to all city residents. The city says Verizon missed a 2014 deadline to extend wire by every home or apartment building in the city — in technical parlance, “passing” the home. The city also argues that Verizon hasn’t installed service for thousands …


NYPD Cops Forced Muslim Woman to Remove Hijab: Lawsuit

A Muslim woman has filed a lawsuit in a court at New York alleging that police officers forced her to remove her hijab and snapped photos of her after ‘false arrest’. Rabab Musa, 34, alleged in the Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit that she was “unlawfully arrested” last September as she left a Starbucks in Midtown. …