Federal Court Action Officially Ends Savannah, Georgia"s Field of Dreams
Courtesy: Georgia Governor's Office.When Medient Studios Inc. announced five years ago it would build the country's largest movie studio on 1,560 acres near Savannah, Georgia, it seemed like a field of dr.....»»
U.S. appeals court voids Google "cookie" privacy settlement that paid users nothing
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Google's class-action settlement meant to resolve claims it invaded the privacy of millions of computer users by installing "cookies" in their browsers, but paying those users nothing for their troubles......»»
Judge Orders "Post Haste" Action To Improve Migrant Conditions In Border Facilities
A federal judge has ordered a court.....»»
Fed ends scrutiny of JPMorgan Chase tied to "London Whale" incident
The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it is ending its enforcement action against JPMorgan Chase tied to.....»»
Lawsuit questions Garmin"s "lifetime" maps
A federal class action suit has been filed against Garmin Ltd., alleging misleading advertisement to sell its portable navigational devices. The suit, filed behalf of Francis McVetty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, all.....»»
U.S. Xpress Defends Against California Meal And Rest Break Claims
A California federal court dismissed part of a class-action lawsuit against U.S. Xpress (NYSE: USX) that claimed the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based truckload carrier violated the state's meal and rest break laws. read more.....»»
U.S. top court jeopardizes Google settlement in internet privacy case
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday put in jeopardy an $8.5 million settlement Google has agreed to pay to resolve a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating a federal privacy law by sharing users' search queries with other websites......»»
Ripple Scores Minor Victory in US Securities Class Action
A judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit against Ripple must remain in federal court, potentially giving the firm a slight advantage......»»
Comcast ups Fox offer to $65 billion, outbidding Disney
Comcast Corp. has pounced. With a federal court judge ruling Tuesday that AT&T can go ahead and acquire Time Warner for $85 billion, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), which also owns NBCUniversal, has officially made a $65 billion counterbid for the entertainm.....»»
Federal court dismisses Pier One shareholder suit – again
A Dallas federal judge this week dismissed a shareholder class action that alleged Fort Worth-based Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) and two former executives committed securities fraud when they misrepresented the company’s financial health to investo.....»»
TCAP deal spawns class action lawsuit
As Triangle Capital Corporation’s deals inch closer toward a vote, another shareholder has filed a lawsuit against the Raleigh investment company in federal court......»»
BHP served with class action over Samarco dam failure
Global miner BHP said on Monday it has been served with a class action proceeding in the Federal Court of Australia regarding the 2015 Samarco dam failure in Brazil......»»
Nike ‘Devalued and Demeaned’ Female Employees, Lawsuit Alleges
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Portland, Oregon, seeks class-action status. Nike Inc. was sued for sexual discrimination by former female employees who say women were “devalu.....»»
State Farm reaches preliminary deal in conspiracy lawsuit
Insurance giant State Farm on Tuesday reached a $250 million preliminary settlement in a federal class-action lawsuit claiming the company funneled money to the campaign of an Illinois Supreme Court candidate......»»
Appeals court: Uber can prevent drivers from banding together as a class
Uber can prevent its drivers from banding together in class-action lawsuits, according to a decision handed down from a federal appeals court in San Francisco on Tuesday......»»
No class action for unhappy Uber drivers: U.S. appeals court
Uber Technologies Inc won a legal victory on Tuesday as a federal appeals court said drivers seeking to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors must arbitrate their claims individually, and not pursue class-action lawsuits......»»
Federal appeals court rules Uber can force drivers into individual arbitration, voids class-action
A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled that U.....»»
Uber Wins Court Appeal Over Drivers" Working Classification
Uber Technologies scored a legal victory over drivers after a federal appeals court dismantled the class-action status of a lawsuit that had sought to reclassify independent contractors as employees......»»
Uber doesn"t have to treat drivers as employees, court finds
Uber counted a win Tuesday in the ongoing battle between gig economy services and workers seeking to be treated as employees, as a federal appeals court unraveled the class-action status of a lawsuit that has seen several twists and turns for five y.....»»
Amended American Airlines uniform lawsuit hits at carrier hard
The American Airlines class-action uniform lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago over a year ago took a new turn late last week — a turn intended to make AA management answer for symptomatic reactions thousands of American Airlines employees .....»»
Wells Fargo hit with lawsuit over robocalls to wrong numbers
A proposed class action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court accuses Wells Fargo of making tens of thousands of automatically dialed, or "robo," calls to cell phones without consumers' consent......»»