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This is the Second Time the Board's Actions Have Presented a "Colorable Claim" Under Delaware Law Crown Castle's Board of Directors Have ShownBlatant and Cynical Disregard for Shareholders and the Delaware Court Actions Highlight Years of Governance...

Legal-Bay, the pre settlement funding company, announced today that the city of New York has agreed to pay out $28+ million to the family of Nicholas Feliciano, a Riker's Island inmate who was left severely brain damaged after a botched suicide...

The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has ordered $626,000 in financial sanctions and issued market bans after finding that a B.C. resident committed fraud, illegally sold shares of her purported real estate company and obstructed justice.  Cherie...

Silver Star Properties REIT, Inc. ("Silver Star" or the "Company"), a self-managed real estate investment trust currently repositioning into the self-storage asset class, announced today that it is providing a general corporate update regarding...

LEGAL NOTICE Third-Party Payors: If you paid or reimbursed costs for prescription opioids, or paid or incurred costs for treatment related to opioid misuse, addiction, and/or overdose, You Could Get Money from a Settlement. Your rights may be...

As a maritime nation, Canadians across the country rely on marine shipping to deliver goods in a safe and efficient way. Whether it's new or improved legislation, scientific research, jobs or targeted investments in training, infrastructure and...

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has concluded a Settlement Agreement and Undertaking with Denis Jerome Poelzer, of Calgary, for acting as a dealer without being registered in accordance with Alberta securities laws. From May 2020 to...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter. A copy of the Order dated April 15, 2024 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission   SOURCE Ontario Securities...

IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN RE WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC ) C.A. No. 2022-0090-NAC STOCKHOLDER LITIGATION ) SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF STOCKHOLDER CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT, SETTLEMENT HEARING, AND RIGHT TO...

H&P Law completed the first case involving civil rights tried under Nevada's Constitution in March 2024. The law firm represented Mr. James Herndon through Case #: A-21-842739-C after he sustained serious injuries in 2018 due to the use of excessive...

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

The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee against HireRight Holdings...

Today, TrueCall launches the first comprehensive system for verifying inbound phone calls from webpages, helping to protect businesses from the growing threat of fraudulent and non-compliant marketing tactics. TrueCall helps eliminate the risk of...

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS, FAIRNESS HEARING AND CLASS MEMBERS' RIGHTS TO: ALL PERSONS WHO, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH AN AGENT, ENTERED INTO STOCK LOAN TRANSACTIONS WITH THE PRIME BROKER DEFENDANTS, DIRECT OR INDIRECT PARENTS,...

InMode Ltd. , a leading global provider of innovative medical technologies, responded to the recent petition to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office filed by BTL Industries, Inc., in which BTL asks the USPTO to conduct an Inter Partes Review of...

Today, in a landmark victory for victims of sex abuse ("Survivors"), the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre ("Diocese") announced that Survivors overwhelmingly rejected its reorganization plan, which was opposed by the Creditors' Committee....

Taft is among a coalition of law firms that have been working together for over a decade to lead litigation and secure settlements on behalf of those harmed by PFAS  contamination. The coalition is pleased to announce yet another major settlement to...

The Montreal-based law firms Fishman Flanz Meland Paquin LLP ("FFMP") and Trudel Johnston & Lespérance ("TJL") are pleased to announce that, by judgment released on April 10, 2024, the proposed class action in Bourassa v. Abbott Laboratories Ltd. et...

For over a century, the quality of Brazilian meat has been ensured by the surveillance of federal agricultural inspector from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), a presence...

The Dallas-based law firm of McCathern, Shokouhi, Evans filed a petition on Wednesday in Dallas County on behalf of its clients, Kelli Luevano and Diana Elia, against St. Moritz Security Services, Inc. ("St. Moritz Security") and one of its security...

Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP (RJLF) has secured a $525 million patent infringement verdict for Kove IO, Inc. against tech behemoth Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). The jury found that AWS infringed all three patents at issue in the...

Ontario's financial services regulator, FSRA, is revoking the licences of 29 mortgage brokerages who did not appoint a principal broker and/or failed to file the 2021 Annual Information Return (AIR)....

Following a disciplinary hearing held on December 11, 2023 and January 22, 2024, at which an Agreed Statement of Facts was provided, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules found...

WEX , the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business, has filed a federal lawsuit against HP Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. for infringing its trademarks....

Guard-IT Corporation (www.guard-it.com), a leader in source code escrow and intellectual property escrow services, has won an international arbitration award supporting the protection of its client's software source code. The action was...

The NLRB charge follows an earlier ruling by an arbitrator against Tenet for their firing of a longtime RN and union leader without just cause as "an act of punishment and thinly veiled retaliation" for her union/patient advocacy, as well as the...

The Los Angeles labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against WORLD COURIER INC., CENCORA, INC., AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, AMERISOURCEBERGEN SERVICES CORPORATION, and...

This week, as part of the conciliation process, the Government of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) are entering into Public Interest Commission (PIC) hearings for the Border Services (FB) group. This will allow for both parties...

Following a settlement hearing held on March 15, 2024 pursuant to the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules, a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) found that Sam Hsiao-Tse Yang: a)  engaged in...

On March 6, 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 Martin David Hall. Martin Hall admitted...

Additional merits hearing dates are scheduled for April 15, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. and April 19, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. in the above-named matter. The hearing will be held at the offices of the Tribunal at 20 Queen Street West, 17th floor, Toronto. Members...

A former employer of Hollywood restaurant Grandmaster Records has sued the restaurant and its owners for invasion of privacy and sexual harassment arising from a giant peephole in the restaurant bathroom. A former employer of Hollywood...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to protecting Canadians by keeping prohibited firearms and weapons out of our communities. As a result of a criminal investigation by the CBSA, Bryce Cameron McDonald, a resident of Delta, British...

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has issued a Notice of Hearing against Calgary residents Rahim Shiraz A-K Mohamed (a.k.a. Rahim Shiraz Ali Abdul Karim Karmali Mohamed) and Alnoor Fatehali Nathoo, and British Columbia residents Marc Evan Levy...

The Federal Court has approved an agreement ("Agreement") to resolve a certified class proceeding involving underpayment of certain disability pension benefits administered by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). The benefits were payable to members and...

A case management hearing in the above-named matter is scheduled to be heard on April 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. by videoconference. Members of the public may observe the hearing by videoconference, by selecting the "Register to attend" link on the...

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Tuesday that it has reached a $600 million agreement in principle to resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit relating to the East Palestine derailment. If approved by the court, the agreement will resolve...

Sussman & Associates Applaud Timeshare Developers' Increased Willingness to Exit Offer Remedies for Exiting Contracts to Owners with Demonstrable "Hardship Sussman & Associates Specializes in Timeshare ExitSussman & Associates, a legacy law firm in...

Tax evasion occurs among individuals across all income brackets, irrespective of their financial status. For instance, low-income earners might engage in tax evasion by underreporting their income or overstating deductions to minimize tax liability....

During one routine Monday morning in the middle of May, 2011, OB/GYN Dr. Aysun Alagoz had no idea that her entire career and private practice were about to be upended. At odds with a powerful hospital administrator who branded Dr. Alagoz a...

The following merits hearing dates have changed in the above-named matter: the previously scheduled day of April 17, 2024 will not be used for the merits hearing; andthe hearing will continue on April 11, 12, 15, 16 and 30, 2024, May 1, 2, 3, 21,...

Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited and the Class Representative, Justin Gutmann, have reached a settlement in respect of the collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal brought against First MTR South Western Trains Limited and...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXASHOUSTON DIVISION     IN RE ALTA MESA RESOURCES, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION       Case No. 4:19-cv-00957 Judge George C. Hanks, Jr   SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION TO: (1) ALL PERSONS...

Over the course of decades, Amazon has grown into a household name worldwide. From humble beginnings as a music, video, and book seller, Amazon experienced a meteoric rise in the realm of ecommerce. Yet, this rise could not have happened without the...

The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announced that a lawsuit was filed for certain investors in HireRight Holdings Corporation in effort to recover losses....

On March 28, 2024, a panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) held a hearing pursuant to the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules and accepted a settlement agreement, with sanctions, between Enforcement Staff and...

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has issued a Notice of Hearing alleging that Craig Michael Thompson along with two companies he controlled, Black Box Management Corp. and Invader Management Ltd., perpetrated a fraud on investors and breached...

Following a disciplinary hearing held on March 27, 2024, in Toronto (Ontario), a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules found that Antony Kin San Chau failed to disclose an agreement...

Ontario's financial services regulator, FSRA, has initiated enforcement action against Daumier Financial Services Inc. o/a Daumier Financial Services Ltd. (Daumier Financial), 1000532009 Ontario Ltd., Carmen Munoz Gutierrez (Munoz Gutierrez), Ana...

A sanctions hearing was held before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) under the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules in the matter of Andrew Kazina on March 20, 2024. The sanctions hearing will continue on June 13, 2024....