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Legal-Bay, the premier Pre Settlement Funding Company, announced today that they are in the middle of their peak personal injury filing period. At this time of year in the northeast when the ground is still frozen?not to mention already saturated...

In an important vindication of California's lemon law rights, the state Supreme Court ruled 9-0 this week in favor of consumers in Niedermeier v. FCA. In its Opinion, the Court struck down an Appeals Court ruling that allowed the automaker to take an...

Following a hearing held today, the Tribunal issued an Order in the above- named matter approving the Settlement Agreement reached between Staff of the Commission and Raymond Pomroy. A copy of the Order dated March 8, 2024, Settlement Agreement...

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) pursuant to the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules to consider whether a hearing panel should accept a settlement agreement...

Wisner Baum filed multiple class actions alleging several companies sold benzoyl peroxide (BPO) acne products without warning consumers that they contain unsafe levels of benzene, a potent human carcinogen....

The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) Copyright Consortium (the "Consortium") is pleased with the Federal Court's February 22, 2024, decision in THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA ET AL v. THE CANADIAN COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY (Access...

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has dismissed allegations that David Keith Talbot breached the Securities Act (Alberta) and acted contrary to the public interest by misleading investors in connection with securities of Weslease Income Growth...

State Court of Dekalb County, Georgia, Civil Action Number 20A79938 Sabrina D. Miller, vs Westlake Food Mart et. al, and Regina Mason. Sabrina Miller entered the premises of Westlake Food Mart, operated by Sajida Parvez, located at 1576 Joseph E...

Following a penalty hearing held on February 15, 2024, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules issued their Reasons for Decision confirming the following sanctions imposed on Adib...

Following a sanctions hearing in the matter of Ann Marie Reid held on February 5, 2024, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules reserved its decision.  The hearing panel has...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Sean Nethercott of De Winton, Alberta, was sentenced on March 7, 2024, in the Alberta Court of Justice, to a conditional sentence order of 12 months and was fined a total of $50,000. Nethercott...

The following article was published today by China Daily. Chinese courts will continue efforts to fight cyberbullying by further optimizing judicial rules and providing more legal education for the public, so that people's sense of security can be...

Joseph Cannizzo, Jr., attorney for Eric HaKeem Deontaye Mays: "We are encouraged by the Honorable Brian S. Pickell's decision today...

The hearing of the motion brought by Mithaq Capital SPC for an order dismissing the application of Aimia Inc. in the above-named matter is scheduled to be heard on April 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. by videoconference.    Members of the public may observe...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will launch a whistleblower rewards program later this year, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, announced today. Monaco stated that other U.S. whistleblower award programs, such as the SEC, CFTC, IRS and...

On February 21, 2024, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules accepted a settlement agreement, with sanctions, between Enforcement Staff and Aziz Fatehali Khamisa. Aziz Khamisa...

Burbank Unified High School is being named in a civil complaint alleging that the school failed to ensure the safety of students during its annual Music Showcase, resulting in the sexual assault of a student. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles...

The BC Supreme Court recently confirmed the certification of a class action relating to Kimberly-Clark's 2020 recall of its Cottonelle Flushable Wipes® and Cottonelle Gentle Plus Flushable Wipes® sold throughout Canada, the United States and the...

Here is a general outline of the lemon law process in California and an estimate of how long each step may take: Discovery of Defect: The first step is discovering a defect in your new or used vehicle that substantially impairs its use, value, or...

Access to justice is a fundamental value in the Canadian justice system and an integral part of a fair society that respects the rule of law. The Government of Canada is committed to addressing systemic barriers in the justice system by providing...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter.  A copy of the Order dated March 6, 2024 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat Ontario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

A hearing before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) in the matter of Benjamin Thomas Bank, initially scheduled for April 10, 2024, has been adjourned to May 9, 2024.  The hearing is not open to the public but...

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to approve much-anticipated climate disclosure rules. In the final rules, many of the most ambitious greenhouse gas emission disclosure requirements were rolled back from the original...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter. A copy of the Order dated March 6, 2024 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca   Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

Following a penalty hearing held pursuant to the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules on January 30, 2024, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) issued its reasons for decision on penalty in the...

Schlesinger Law Offices filed a class action lawsuit against the manufacturers of ZYN, a relatively new, but not novel, oral nicotine pouch that, according to the firm, "perpetuates the lifeblood of the tobacco industry - capturing teenage users and...

JND Legal Administration The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the settlement so that you may decide what to do. A settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit about Atonomi LLC's 2018 sale of ATMI tokens. The settlement is with...

Two young women have filed separate lawsuits against Charter Foods, Inc., a company owned by NASCAR team owner Bob Jenkins. Both women claim they were sexually harassed on multiple occasions by a convicted sex offender when they worked at a Taco Bell...

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., ("Wells Fargo") has filed a legal motion seeking more time to rebut three (3) expert reports submitted by the Plaintiffs in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in the bank's mortgage lending...

A team of Greenberg Traurig, LLP Products Liability & Mass Torts Practice attorneys led by Practice Chair and Chicago office Shareholder Francis A. Citera secured victory for...

High Liner Foods Incorporated ("High Liner Foods" or "the Company"), a leading North American value-added frozen seafood company, today announced that it has finalized a settlement agreement (the "Agreement") in the legal proceedings the Company...

Following a hearing held on September 15, 2023, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules imposed a fine of $22,500 and costs of $5,000 on George Maxim Lukiwski. Re Lukiwski, 2024...

An interim appearance has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules in the matter of Zahir Lehri. The interim appearance will be in camera and not open to the...

Zimmerman Reed has filed a case in Federal Court in the Central District of California against Redfin, National Association of Realtors, and the...

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules in the matter of Sandly Alteon. The hearing is open to the public unless the panel orders otherwise. The...

The Commissioner of Canada Elections (CCE), Caroline J. Simard, announced today the publication of nine administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) to address violations under the Canada Elections Act (the Act). To maintain transparency, and as required...

Siskinds LLP and Spiteri & Ursulak LLP announced today the filing of a proposed national class action against Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. and Shoppers Drug Mart (London) Limited ("Shoppers")....

A Los Angeles jury awarded more than $4.8 million to a woman who suffered lower back injuries after being T-boned by a driver who failed to stop at a red light in Lancaster, CA. According to the complaint, the collision occurred in 2020 when the...

A settlement has been reached in a product liability class action lawsuit, in California federal court titled, In re: Kia Hyundai Vehicle Theft Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, No. 8:22-ML-3052 JVS(KESx) (C.D. Cal.)....

Eric HaKeem Deontaye Mays, the son and only next-of-kin of the late Flint City Councilman Eric B. Mays, filed a lawsuit today in the 7th Judicial Circuit Court for Genesee County, Michigan, alleging violations of...

Singular Computing LLC has resolved its ongoing litigation against Google LLC and entered into a settlement and patent license agreement with Google LLC. Such agreement resolves litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the...

NSBA applauds the ruling by the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Alabama to grant summary judgment in NSBA's challenge of the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The ruling by Judge Liles Burke to strike down the...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIARICHMOND DIVISION     IN RE JAMES RIVER GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD. SECURITIES LITIGATION       Case: 3:21-cv-00444-DJN       CLASS ACTION SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND...

The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario has certified a class action which permits a defined group of investors (the "Class") to pursue claims against Mackenzie Financial Corporation and Mackenzie Financial Capital Corporation ("Defendants"). It...

On Thursday, February 29, an Allegheny County jury awarded a 62-year-old man from Mars, PA, $1.4 million in damages for negligence resulting from a fall that caused permanent injury to his dominant arm. The incident occurred when the man was admitted...

The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) is alleging that a B.C.-based mining company and its CEO made false or misleading statements about an Idaho mineral deposit in a report that it filed. Shaun Methvan Dykes, a B.C. resident, is the president, CEO...

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Hearing for a hearing to consider whether it is in the public interest to approve the Settlement Agreement entered into by Staff of the Commission and Raymond Pomroy in the above-named matter. The hearing will be held...

Following is a statement from National Press Club President Emily Wilkins, and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Gil Klein on the contempt order and fine imposed on Catherine Herridge- related to her journalism at Fox News....

Today Judge Jinsook Ohta (S.D. Cal.) granted final approval of a $130 million settlement between delivery drivers and Flower Foods Distributors in California. It represents one of the largest recoveries for individual class members (over $113,000...

ASK LLP and Goldman & Van Beek have filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County on behalf of a former patient of Crownsville State Hospital alleging that she was repeatedly raped and sexually abused by an employee. The alleged...