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8 december 2023

17:15
Red Roof confirmed today that they experienced a data incident on September 23, 2023 and issued notices to potentially-affected individuals and relevant state agencies about the incident.   What Happened?  On September 23, 2023, Red Roof detected...

17:13
Inhance Technologies today announced it is seeking review by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to stop the one-sided orders issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 1. If allowed to take effect, the orders will...

16:20
Following a disciplinary hearing held on December 1-2, 2021, and a penalty hearing on December 17, 2021, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization issued their Reasons for Decision. The hearing panel's decision dated...

15:36
Today, legal firm Rogge Dunn Group, PC announced that it has filed three racial discrimination lawsuits against sports collectibles company Panini America on behalf of three former employees: Nora Vargas, La Shanda Woods and Derrick Pickett. The...

15:18
Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge made the following statement today following the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord?Ouest's case against the Minister of Education,...

14:47
The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter. A copy of the Order dated December 8, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

14:00
Following a settlement hearing held on May 16, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules accepted the settlement agreement dated March 9, 2023 between...

13:00
A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules to consider whether the panel should accept a settlement agreement entered into...

12:15
The previously scheduled day of December 11, 2023 will not be used for the merits hearing in the above-named matter.  The merits hearing will continue on December 14, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. and December 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. by videoconference and will...

12:04
Key points:  Thousands of Himalaya Exchange investors are seeking the release of their frozen funds and compensation for damages, including losses on assets and investment returns, resulting from the actions of the DoJ.Plaintiffs express concerns...

09:46
Irving H. Picard, Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), filed a motion today in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York seeking...

09:38
In the recently released Netflix documentary "Poisoned," most experts agreed that cantaloupe has been a problematic fruit. Those concerns are now being seen in the U.S. and Canada where 359 people have been sickened, 140 hospitalized and 8 people...

09:00
Two Ontario men who are alleged to have participated in the creation of Terrorgram Collective manifestos and Atomwaffen Division (AWD) recruiting videos, in support of far-right extremism and the neo-Nazi terrorist movement, have been arrested by...

08:45
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTDISTRICT OF NEVADA   JOHN V. FERRIS and JOANN M. FERRIS,Individually and on Behalf of All OthersSimilarly Situated,                     Plaintiffs, v. WYNN RESORTS LIMITED, STEPHEN A.WYNN, CRAIG SCOTT BILLINGS,STEPHEN...

08:00
The Honorable Charles R. Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...

06:55
L-Strategies Partners Stan Fitzgerald and Jared Craig filed a 1.4 million lawsuit against self-proclaimed Whistleblower Angie Wong for embezzlement and defamation in June 2023....

00:00
Consumer champion and former Citizens Advice executive, Justin Gutmann is bringing the case against the UK's four largest mobile phone network operators: Vodafone, EE, Three, and O2, and their respective parent companies.The £3bn plus claim alleges...


7 december 2023

17:00
Michael T. Flanagan, partner at Flanagan & Bodenheimer, represented the victim of the slip and fall. The incident occurred when the Plaintiff visited a South Florida cafI to buy a snack for her daughter. The cafI had rented entryway floor mats from...

15:00
A hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO"), has issued its Reasons for Decision dated November 27, 2023 ("Reasons for Decision"), in connection with a settlement hearing held electronically by videoconference in...

14:50
The Tribunal issued its Reasons for Decision in the above-named matter.  A copy of the Reasons for Decision dated December 6, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission...

10:17
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has imposed administrative penalties of $5,000 against Arman Raymond Iskin (Iskin) and $7,500 against Streamline Mortgages Ltd. (Streamline Mortgages), and imposed a compliance order...

10:00
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA IN RE QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDSECURITIES LITIGATION Case No. 3:17-cv-00121-JO-MSB SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION To:  All persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired...

08:52
Today, FunGuyz spokesperson, Samer Akila, served a Notice of Constitutional Question on the federal and provincial governments putting them on notice that he intends to legalize psilocybin in his London, Ontario court case. Mr. Akila says the...

08:38
Messaging Architects, an eMazzanti Technologies Company and compliance expert, reviews upcoming privacy law changes in a new article. The informative article first outlines new privacy laws set to take effect in Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah,...


6 december 2023

21:02
On October 23, 2023, the Republic of Suriname (the "Republic") announced that it invited Eligible Holders of its 9.875% Notes due 2023 (CUSIP Numbers 86886P AB8 and P68788 AB7; ISIN Numbers US86886PAB85 and USP68788AB70) (the "2023 Bonds") and 9.25%...

15:00
A Hearing Panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO"), has issued its Reasons for Decision dated November 14, 2023 ("Reasons for Decision"), in connection with a settlement hearing held electronically by videoconference in...

14:13
Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission filed a Notice of Withdrawal in the above- named matter. A copy of the Notice of Withdrawal dated December 6, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca  Registrar, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat...

13:25
In a Memorandum of Judgment dated December 5, 2023, the Alberta Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed an appeal from an Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) decision finding that Allan Robert Magneson, New Wave Innovations Ltd. (New Wave), and 1111108...

12:19
The Tribunal issued its Reasons and Decision and Order in the above-named matter. A copy of the Reasons and Decision and the Order dated November 24, 2023 are available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario...

11:48
For decades, the time and cost required to resolve legal disputes in the public court system made true justice nearly impossible to achieve. Now, an emerging alternative dispute resolution system called "Comprehensive Adjudication" has been designed...

11:33
The hearing in the above-named matter scheduled to be heard on December 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. will instead be heard on December 22, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. by videoconference. Members of the public may observe the hearing by videoconference, by selecting...


5 december 2023

16:00
A hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) issued a decision on costs in the matter of Dominic Spooner following its Decision on Liability and Penalty, issued on July 23, 2023, available at Re Spooner 2023 CIRO 07....

15:51
The following merits hearing dates have changed in the above-named matter: the previously scheduled day of March 28, 2024 and April 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2024, will not be used for the merits hearing; andthe merits hearing shall commence on March 25,...

15:00
A Hearing Panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO"), has issued its Reasons for Decision dated November 27, 2023 ("Reasons for Decision"), in connection with a settlement hearing held electronically by videoconference in...

14:26
The Pritzker Hageman food safety lawyers have filed the first lawsuit (case file number 1:23-cv-00292-AW-MJF) arising from a fast-growing Salmonella Sundsvall outbreak linked to Trufresh cantaloupe sold under the brand names Malichita and Rudy....

14:07
Kasowitz Benson Torres, on behalf of two Jewish students, has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), alleging that Penn has...

12:15
Diamonds Direct, L.C. dba Lashbrook ("Lashbrook"), an industry leader in providing customer-designed custom wedding bands with unique materials and inlays, announced that on December 1, 2023 it filed a lawsuit against Manly Bands, LLC in the United...

12:15
Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, is fighting back against a unilateral decision made to remove educational signage that has been on display for over a year at an Ottawa airport....

11:47
Corwin Law, a litigation law firm specializing in consumer rights and intellectual property, announces the $250,000 settlement of Exotic Car Hacks' copyright infringement lawsuit against Ratiq S. DeWitt ("DeWitt") and Indefinite Wealth d/b/a Dream...

11:00
A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules in the matter of Teymur Englesby and Cale Nishimura. The hearing is open to...

10:17
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has initiated enforcement action against Nexus Seulal (Seulal). FSRA...

09:05
The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with Montreal-based company Amp Me Inc. which offers a mobile application in Canada and the U.S. that synchronizes multiple devices to amplify the sound of music. This agreement addresses the Bureau's...

08:42
Inspire Advisors, a leading faith-based investing firm, has joined counsel America First Legal (AFL) and Boyden Gray PLLC in a lawsuit against Target Corporation and its Board of Directors. The lawsuit seeks to hold Target and its leadership...

08:38
Banco Safra today stated that it has filed a motion in the Americanas restructuring in the Brazilian courts, not a lawsuit as described in an earlier press release. The filing seeks to prevent Americanas and its controlling shareholders from moving...

08:17
Sade Crockett, 36, from Chicago, IL, was falsely arrested earlier this year, following a call to police for fraud by McGrath Kia located at 250 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park, Illinois. During the arrest, which occurred, on March 10, 2023,...

06:37
According to a Department of Justice press release, a Las Vegas man was recently sentenced to serve more than a year in federal prison for committing federal tax crimes related to his real estate business. This story exemplifies the huge risk that...


4 december 2023

20:30
In a groundbreaking decision that marks a significant victory for elder rights, particularly those of U.S. Veterans, the law firm of Lanzone Morgan, LLP has successfully litigated a case of financial elder abuse against Veterans Care Coordination,...

16:07
The previously scheduled day of December 5, 6 and 7, 2023 will not be used for the merits hearing in the above-named matter. The merits hearing will continue on December 8 at 9:30 a.m. by videoconference and will also continue on December 11, 14, 15,...

15:30
The following notice is being issued by the Court approved Class Administrator and has been authorized by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, in In re: Valsartan, Losartan, and Irbesartan Products Liability Litigation, Case No....

15:18
Banco Safra today filed suit to prevent Americanas (the "Company") and its controlling shareholders from moving forward with a deficient recovery plan that it believes would be nullified by the Judiciary. Americanas and its controlling shareholders,...