News by subject: LAW

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jeffery Brand awarded Plaintiff Jane Doe $9,000,000 in her Civil rape case against Ari Herbertson....

A hearing on the merits in the matter of Jila Mott was held before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) on January 19, 2024. After receiving an Agreed Statement of Facts and hearing submissions from CIRO Staff...

Following a hearing held on August 30-31, 2023, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules found that the three allegations set out in the Notice of Hearing had been established. In...

Slater Vecchio LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against LifeGroup Global LLC, The Cooper Companies Inc, CooperSurgical Inc, and CooperSurgical Canada Inc after a recall was initiated due to deficient culture media for In Vitro Fertilization...

The following release was issued by RG/2 Claims Administration LLC, as Claims Administrator, on behalf of Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. PUBLICATION NOTICE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Peifa Xu, Individually and On Behalf...

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) today announced that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted Vanda's motion for summary judgment on its claim against the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...

CFP Board today announced it has produced the Upholding the Code & Standards video series and an associated Handbook for Respondents to educate CFP® professionals and the public about CFP Board's enforcement and adjudication process. CFP Board is...

ScentAir Technologies, LLC ("ScentAir"), a global leader in scent marketing solutions, proudly announces a resounding victory in its latest legal battle against competitor Prolitec's patent infringement claims. On Friday, January 26th, a Delaware...

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) today announced that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted Vanda's motion for summary judgment on its claim against the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter approving the Settlement Agreement reached between Staff of the Commission, Nicholas Agar and Paul Ungerman in the above-named matter. A copy of the Order dated January 26, 2024, Settlement...

Teamsters Local 952 won an estimated $293,262.73 grievance settlement against Republic Services for violating a collective bargaining agreement established between the local and the company by illegally subcontracting over 50 percent of municipal...

Following a hearing held on July 19, 2023, in Calgary, Alberta, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules found that Simon Christopher Kelly contravened the Member's policies and...

In a united front, press freedom and journalism organizations held a press conference to urgently call for the Edmonton Police Services to drop all charges against Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin. On January 10, Morin was arrested while diligently...

Approximately 1.5 million consumers are being notified that their Social Security numbers and other confidential information were compromised when an unauthorized party was able to access the computer network of Keenan & Associates. The data breach...

Ontario's financial services regulator, FSRA, has initiated enforcement action against Karen Graham (Graham). FSRA alleges that...

PEN Canada is deeply concerned at the Edmonton Police Service's (EPS) arrest of Cree/Iroquois/French freelance journalist Brandi Morin and calls for the immediate dismissal of all charges against her ahead of a court hearing scheduled for February 1....

SUMMARY NOTICE of (i) Proposed Settlement; (ii) Motion for an Award of Attorneys' Fees and Litigation Expenses; and (iii) Settlement Fairness Hearing If you purchased or otherwise acquired common stock of loanDepot, Inc. ("loanDepot") pursuant or...

Following a settlement hearing held under the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules on October 19, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) found that Domino Au-Young:...

Allen mother Miriah Mattos praises a Good Samaritan for rescuing her 2-year-old son near McDermott Drive, a busy six-lane road with a speed limit of 45 mph, in March 2023. However, she filed a lawsuit against Safari Kid Allen, the daycare center that...

On January 17, 2024 a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) accepted a settlement agreement between Enforcement Staff and Donald Lorne Gable. Donald Gable admitted to the following violation(s): engaged in...

A life insurance interpleader lawsuit involves a situation where the insurance company is uncertain about who the rightful beneficiary is, and it seeks a court's guidance to determine the proper recipient of the policy proceeds. This legal action is...

Today, 3M announced that claimant participation in the Combat Arms Earplugs litigation settlement is on track to exceed the 98% participation threshold set forth in the settlement agreement by the final registration date of March 25, 2024.  Under...

WHY: New York, N.Y., January 28, 2024. Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of common stock of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company between April 30, 2020 and January 22,...

On January 25, 2024 and approximately 11:00 AM, The Hon. Sharon Johnson Coleman dismissed Case No. 1:24-cv-400; titled D'Ambrosio v. Meta Platforms, Inc., et. al.. Within hours, the attorneys at Trent Law Firm, P.C. filed...

RAM Law is actively seeking witnesses to a recent truck accident that occurred on January 16, 2024, at 21 Finderne Ave in Bridgewater. The incident involved a tractor-trailer crashing into a home and trapping a woman inside who sustained severe...

The Tribunal issued its Reasons and Decision and an Order in the above-named matter.  A copy of the Reasons and Decision and the Order dated January 25, 2024 are available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter. A copy of the Order dated January 26, 2024 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat Ontario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

The Los Angeles labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Cogswell College LLC, also known as University of Silicon Valley (hereinafter, "Cogswell College/University of Silicon Valley")...

Following a disciplinary hearing held on September 26-27 and December 8, 2023, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a hearing panel of  the Nova Scotia District Hearing Committee of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) has issued its Reasons...

Canadians value a safe and clean environment. Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers strive to ensure that individuals and companies comply with the acts and regulations designed to protect Canada's natural environment. As a...

NetJets Aviation, Inc., a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway , recently alleged that by documenting maintenance issues on NetJets aircraft, its pilots were deliberately engaging in a work slowdown. The company also accused its pilots,...

Alumnae of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority have filed a lawsuit, Levang et al. v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Kappa's governing officials for alleged multiple violations of...

The Council of Europe, to which 46 states with over 600 million citizens belong, today voted in favor of dealing with past cases of abuse along the lines of Switzerland. Accordingly, the suffering of survivors of child abuse should be officially...

WeTrade Group Inc. ("WeTrade" or the "Company") , a "software as a service" ("SaaS") technology service provider and digital assets holding company, issued a statement regarding the litigation initiated by individuals claiming to be shareholders...

California-based law firms YK Law LLP and King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP announce that a jury trial in Federal Court in the Northern District of California has commenced in Oakland in the case of Lei Li, et al, v. Arcsoft, Inc. and CEO Michael...

A hearing in the matter of Ryan Manalang, initially scheduled for February 6, 2024, before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), was adjourned to March 5, 2024.  The hearing is open to the public unless the...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter.  A copy of the Order dated January 25, 2024 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

Following a disciplinary hearing held on January 16, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules found that Omadai (Amy) Sukhai (the Respondent)...

In a landmark decision that has sent ripples through the direct selling industry, Neora LLC achieved a significant legal victory against the Federal Trade Commission. At the heart of the dispute were allegations concerning Neora's business operations...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has revoked the service provider licence and imposed an administrative penalty of $200,000 against Gibson Wellness Centre Inc. (Gibson Centre), revoked the service provider licence...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has refused to renew the Life, Accident and Sickness insurance agent licence issued to Stewart Edward Ranft (Ranft) and imposed administrative penalties of $28,000 on Ranft....

As the State of Florida defends its sexual offender registration system in two federal court cases challenging the law as unconstitutional, a proposed bill winding its way through the 2024 legislative session could throw Florida's sexual offender...

Today, Independent Women's Law Center (IWLC) filed its final brief in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals demanding that Kappa Kappa Gamma leadership adhere to Kappa's governing documents, which limit membership to women....

The hearing of the application on January 25, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the above-named matter will proceed by videoconference.   Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities Commission

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules to consider whether the panel should accept a settlement agreement entered into between Enforcement Staff...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter.  A copy of the Order dated January 24, 2024 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules to consider whether the hearing panel should accept a settlement agreement entered into between...

The Lawfare Project (LP) together with attorneys David Elmaleh and Aaron Rosenberg of RE-LAW LLP, were able to secure a recent victory in the  claim filed on behalf of their client Shai DeLuca with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice....

A U.S. Federal Court's ruling in Meta v. Bright Data reaffirms the public's right to access and collect public web data. A summary judgment opinion states Bright Data did not violate Meta's terms of use when it scraped public web data from Meta and...

Yesterday, a class action complaint was filed in D.C. Superior Court against Walmart Inc. alleging that by advertising and offering goods without the intent to sell them as offered in their Washington, D.C., stores, Walmart violated the District of...