News by subject: LAW

A settlement hearing in the matter of Samantha Cauvier (the "Respondent") was held electronically by videoconference on December 12, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario before a three-member Hearing Panel of the Ontario District Hearing Committee of the...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of six attorneys to Principal in the firm's Austin, Dallas, New York, and Washington, DC offices, effective January 1, 2024....

The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) has expanded the eligibility for participation in a Drug Treatment Court (DTC). This change is intended to eliminate unnecessary barriers to entry that contribute to discrimination and the...

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Ontario District Hearing Committee of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules in the matter of Erika Fawcett (the Respondent). The hearing...

On December 29, 2023, the U.S. Glass Producers Coalition, a coalition of U.S. wine bottle manufacturers and American workers, filed petitions to counter unfairly traded imports that are injuring the American wine bottle industry. The coalition filed...

A federal court directed this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. A class action lawsuit was filed against Align Technology, Inc. ("Align" or Defendant) by two dental practices alleging that Align engaged in anticompetitive conduct...

IM Cannabis Corp. (the "Company" or "IMC"), a leading medical cannabis company with operations in Israel and Germany, is announcing that the construction proceedings against Focus Medical Herbs Ltd. ("Focus Medical"), were concluded on December 28,...

The San Francisco labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against MINACT, Inc. ("MINACT") for allegedly failing to provide employees with timely, off-duty meal and rest periods. The class...

The Los Angeles employment law attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, filed a class action complaint alleging that Victoria's Secret Stores, LLC violated the California Labor Code. The Victoria's Secret Stores, LLC class action...

Aimia Inc. ("Aimia" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a settlement agreement with Milkwood Capital (UK) Ltd. ("Milkwood") and its principal, Rhys Summerton ("Summerton", and collectively with Milkwood, the...

The national food safety law firm of Ron Simon & Associates has filed another lawsuit in the Cantaloupe Salmonella Outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy branded cantaloupe distributed by Sofia Produce, L.L.C. (Trufresh)....

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA), now Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO"), commenced a disciplinary proceeding in respect of Paul O'Brian Walker by Notice of Hearing dated November 23, 2022 (Notice of Hearing)....

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NEW YORK: COMMERCIAL DIVISION DAN KOHL, et al., Plaintiff, v.   LOMA NEGRA COMPANIA INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, LOMA NEGRA HOLDING GMBH, SERGIO FAIFMAN, MARCO GRADIN, RICARDO FONSECA DE...

As previously disclosed, on May 25, 2023, Embark Technology, Inc. ("Embark") and Applied Intuition, Inc. ("Applied") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which, among other matters, Azara Merger Sub, Inc. merged with and into...

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Hearing on December 28, 2023 setting the matter down to be heard on January 22, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the hearing can be held in the above named matter. A copy of the Notice of Hearing dated...

FP Omni Technologies, Inc. (fpomnitech.com) has made the decision to wind down its operations. Since 2020, FP Omni has provided hundreds of dispensaries, and their thousands of customers, with a safe, legal, and compliant way to process legal...

CatalX CTS Ltd. (the "Company"), the operator of a Canadian crypto trading platform at https://catalyx.io/ (the "Platform"), announces that management of the Company recently discovered a security breach on the Platform in connection with the holding...

The Law Offices of Jason Turchin announces the filing of a product liability lawsuit against The Clorox Company on behalf of Ms. Romero. The lawsuit, filed in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida, alleges that...

On December 1, 2023, Dominic Spooner withdrew his request for a hearing and review to the British Columbia Securities Commission of the decision of the hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) on liability and penalty...

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), commenced a disciplinary proceeding in respect of Adib Khaldi (also known as Deebo) by Notice of Hearing dated October 5, 2022 (Notice of Hearing), as amended on September 13, 2023 (Amended...

A settlement hearing in the matter of Mei-Hui Bobb was held electronically by videoconference on December 12, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia before a three-member hearing panel of the Pacific District Hearing Committee of the Canadian...

Following a settlement hearing held on March 20, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules accepted the settlement agreement dated March 17,...

On December 20, 2023, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) accepted a settlement agreement, with sanctions, between Enforcement Staff and Canaccord Genuity Corp. (Canaccord). Canaccord admitted that from January...

An initial appearance has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules to set a date for a disciplinary hearing in the matter of Stephen Patrick Laporte. The...

A senior Business Manager at United Airlines has sued the airline and two male managers for alleged outrageous sexist and racist antics and pranks at the airline's offices in the San Francisco Airport. "United's alleged unrelenting sexism and racism...

Since the Combat Arms Earplug settlement agreement was announced in August 2023, it has received strong and widespread support from claimants and the broader military community. This support has helped the parties and the courts reach the next...

Following a settlement hearing held on February 14, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules accepted the settlement agreement dated February...

The Tribunal issued its Reasons and Decision in the above-named matter. A copy of the Reasons and Decision dated December 22, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission...

A disciplinary hearing was held under the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) in the matter of Michael Patrick White on September 25-29, 2023 and November...

Following a disciplinary hearing held on April 26-27, June 26, 2023 and August 10, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) found that Ann Reid engaged in conduct contrary to the MFDA Rules....

The Alberta Securities Commission announces that Behjat Haghshenas of Calgary admitted to illegal insider trading in the securities of Leucrotta Exploration Inc. before the March 28, 2022 public announcement that Vermillion Energy Inc. and Leucrotta...

The Law Offices of Jason Turchin proudly announces the expansion of its legal services to include national representation for life insurance disputes. This addition will provide comprehensive legal support for a range of cases, including federal...

Singleton Schreiber filed a lawsuit in Colorado Federal Court against Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Wal-Mart alleging the market, distribution and sale of products containing phenylephrine mislead consumers. According to the complaint, these...

The Lawfare Project (LP) is proud to announce a significant victory in a defamation lawsuit advanced by its client, Shai DeLuca, against Foodbenders and its proprietor, Kimberly Hawkins. LP was joined by attorneys David Elmaleh and Aaron Rosenberg of...

Berger Montague (Canada) PC announces that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the "Court") has approved the class action settlement regarding Daniel Relvas v. Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. CV-19-00617136-00CP (the "Action"); CUSIP: 05335P. Read this...

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the first week of the expected 80 day trial of Hong Kong Publisher Jimmy Lai....

Singleton Schreiber, the premier fire litigation law firm with seven offices in New Mexico, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) alleging the agency violated the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act (HPFAA)...

The Law Offices of Jason Turchin, a law firm with experience handling hundreds of life insurance disputes, is proud to announce the publication of their comprehensive guide on Florida Interpleader Lawsuit Help. This extensive resource, available on...

The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions will begin its public hearings on January 29, 2024.  ...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has revoked the mortgage broker licence of Gregory Joseph Martel (Martel)....

Koskie Minsky LLP and TD Bank jointly announce a proposed settlement of the ongoing class action regarding non-sufficient funds fees ("NSF fees"). The class action took issue with TD's charge of NSF fees on re-presented pre-authorized debit...

PPL Corporation today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Talen Energy Corporation and certain affiliates ("Talen") to resolve all claims made by Talen arising out of the June 2015 spinoff of PPL Energy Supply, which was...

Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen" or the "Company") today reported that the Company and certain subsidiaries have reached a settlement of litigation with PPL Corporation ("PPL") related to a distribution of proceeds from the 2014 sale of...

Trees Corporation (CBOE: TREE) ("Trees" or the "Company"), today announced that the Company and its subsidiaries, Ontario Cannabis Holdings Corp., Miraculo Inc., 2707461 Ontario Ltd., OCH Ontario Consulting Corp., and 11819496 Canada Inc. (together...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Monique Van Dijk of Calgary, Alberta, pleaded guilty on November 16, 2023, in the Alberta Court of Justice, to one count of making, or participating in the making of, false or deceptive statements...

iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. ("iAnthus" or the "Company") , which owns, operates and partners with regulated cannabis operations across the United States, provides an update to its news release dated June 3, 2020 disclosing the complaint filed by...

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Hearing to consider the Application dated December 13, 2023 made by the party named above to review a decision of Canadian Securities Exchange dated November 16, 2023. A preliminary attendance will be held on February...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter.  A copy of the Order dated December 21, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

Survivors Law Project has partially defeated a motion to dismiss an Adult Survivors Act ("ASA") lawsuit against litigator David Ratner over his repeated unwanted sexual advances toward a female junior associate that led to her unlawful termination in...

On December 5, 2023, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) accepted a settlement agreement, with sanctions, under the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules, between Enforcement Staff and Leede Jones...