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16 august 2024

14:00
A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) pursuant to the Mutual Fund Dealer Rules to consider a settlement agreement entered into between Enforcement Staff and Royal Mutual Funds...

12:55
In a historic wrongful death case, a Wayne County Circuit Court jury awarded $75 million to the estate of Denis Preka on Aug. 8. 2024. The Mike Morse Law Firm successfully secured one of the largest verdicts in the court's history....

09:57
Humana, a healthcare insurance company that contracts with Medicare to provide Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans, agreed to pay $90 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP under the...

08:38
In a significant legal development, the Southern District of New York has granted the decertification of a class and collective action against Goals Plastic Surgery. The lawsuit, which centered on wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards...

08:32
Munley Law is pleased to announce that all 10 of its personal injury lawyers have been included in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The following lawyers were named 2025 Best Lawyers in America® in the following practice areas:...


15 august 2024

19:18
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) announces that Ronald James Aitkens was sentenced to four years in jail by the Honourable Justice L.W. Robertson of the Alberta Court of Justice, on August 15, 2024. Following an investigation by the ASC and a...

15:03
On August 1, 2024, McKool Smith secured a significant victory on behalf of Parus Holdings in an inter partes review dispute filed by Google before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). After hearing arguments on both sides, the Board issued a...

14:20
Today, the Director of Public Prosecutions George Dolhai, issued the following statement to set the record straight on Fisheries Act prosecutions. "In light of recent discussions and public commentary, I wish to address the misconceptions...

12:40
A recent complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore County, case...

11:30
A small-town entrepreneur, Joshua Jordan, from South Carolina, exposes decades of corruption within the Washington State Attorney General's Office under Bob Ferguson. Jordan's legal battle, despite never once setting foot in Washington or owning...

10:30
On August 1, 2024, McKool Smith secured a significant victory on behalf of Parus Holdings in an inter partes review dispute filed by Google before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). After hearing arguments on both sides, the Board issued a...

08:02
On Monday, two nationally-prominent law firms with extensive antitrust experience filed an antitrust class action against the NCAA and ten of its member institutions, alleging that they have illegally agreed to prohibit current and former CHL players...

08:00
Province of La Rioja Bondholders (the "Province" and "Bondholders", respectively), represented by Quinn, Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan, LLP, moved today for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York against the...


14 august 2024

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Siskinds LLP today announced that the Supreme Court of British Columbia certified a class action against Syngenta AG and certain of its subsidiaries. The class action arises out of allegations that exposure to herbicides containing the active...

17:04
A case management hearing in the above-named matter is scheduled to be heard on August 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. by videoconference. Members of the public may observe the hearing by videoconference, by selecting the "Register to attend" link on the...

15:30
Following an application hearing to expel Gravitas Securities Inc. (Gravitas) from the membership in the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) pursuant to the Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules, a CIRO hearing panel...

14:00
The CRE Finance Council (CREFC), the trade association that exclusively represents the nearly $6 trillion commercial and multifamily real estate finance industry, is pleased to announce its September 18, 2024, Capital Markets Conference in New York...

09:44
MCR Oil Tools LLC announces a landmark victory following a highly anticipated ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Court has affirmed that MCR's disassembled Radial Cutting Torches (RCT), essential for cutting oil well...

09:09
Decisions this week will determine access to hospital care for dozens of communities and impact the health and safety of hundreds of thousands of residents across Eastern and Central Mass, and for some communities could precipitate a public health...

08:00
NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION AND OPT-OUT DEADLINE HAVE YOU HELD UNITS OF AN RBC OR PH&N MUTUAL FUND THROUGH A DISCOUNT BROKER? LONDON, ON, Aug. 14, 2024 /CNW/ ? The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario has certified a class action which permits a defined...

04:45
Generic Taxi roof light signs available online and confusion over cash payments have led to a rash of scams and cons involving fake Taxis across Canada this summer. Taxi president Way requests Amazon stop selling generic "Taxi" signs being used in...


13 august 2024

23:28
Regarding the statement released yesterday by Astor Asset Management 3 Ltd (Astor), and to present the truth, it is necessary to make the following...

17:35
On August 12, 2024, Simpson Oil Limited ("Simpson Oil") commenced an application with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking a declaration that the standstill and voting restrictions under the Governance Agreement ("Governance Agreement")...

14:00
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has extended an Interim Order against Craig Michael Thompson along with two companies he controlled, Black Box Management Corp. and Invader Management Ltd. (collectively, the Respondents). On April 2, 2024,...

13:06
In a significant move towards promoting fair trade practices, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the case against unfairly traded imports of low-speed personal...

11:00
In a development that helps ensure more businesses can submit a claim and participate in the unprecedented class action lawsuit "In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation," the Court has extended the claim...

09:00
Michael Yadegari, L.A. Law Group, announced today that an ongoing lawsuit against Huntington Beach Ford, a dealership owned by Bakhtiari Automotive Group, has been expanded to include additional plaintiffs and allegations. The original lawsuit, filed...

08:27
FirstEnergy Corp. today announced that it has reached an agreement, effective Aug. 12, 2024, with the Office of the Ohio Attorney General and the Office of the Summit County Prosecutor to resolve all outstanding proceedings between the parties....

08:00
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTNORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIASAN FRANCISCO DIVISION IN RE OKTA, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION CASE NO. 3:22-cv-02990-SI SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION, PROPOSED SETTLEMENT, AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND...

07:11
Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP, a prominent personal injury law firm, has successfully secured significant settlements for victims of truck accidents in New York City, ensuring justice and financial compensation for those affected by such tragic events....


12 august 2024

17:07
Astor Asset Management 3 Ltd, a leading financial institution, today announced that Mr. Ricardo Benjamin Salinas Pliego, a prominent figure in the Mexican business community and owner of Grupo Elektra, S.A.B. de C.V., has defaulted on a US$110...

15:00
A B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has found that a B.C.-based crypto trading platform committed fraud by lying to its customers and diverting about $13 million of their assets to gambling. The platform, which operated under the name ezBtc...

14:31
The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter. A copy of the Order dated August 12, 2024 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission Subscribe to notices and other...

13:15
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 in the matter  of William Robert Hall. The hearing is open to the...

11:53
Bruce Power (the proponent) is proposing to construct a new nuclear generating station at the existing Bruce Power nuclear power site near Kincardine, Ontario. The Bruce C Nuclear Project is subject to an integrated assessment to meet the...

11:00
CALGARY, AB, Aug. 12, 2024 /CNW/ ? The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has announced the arrest of Ronald James Aitkens and his return to Canada to face sentencing. On November 6, 2023, Aitkens failed to appear for sentencing before the Alberta...

10:00
Pomona personal injury attorney Mary Alexander filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court after her client was repeatedly stabbed at The Derby Room in Pomona, CA. According to the complaint, in June of 2023, Matthew Villegas was attending a music...

09:27
Subject to court approval, a settlement has been reached in the certified class actions involving Canadians who were implanted in Canada with the M2a 38, M2a Magnum or ReCap Femoral Resurfacing System hip implants, or any combination thereof, that...

08:00
The response from Goop Inc. to our complaint regarding trademark infringement of our 20-year Good Clean Love trademark is disappointing.  Good Clean Love is committed to protecting the goodwill that it has developed as a trusted intimacy health and...

07:00
Media Event Date and Time: Monday, August 12, 2024, 11:00 a.m. EST Media Event Location: Queen's Park Media Studio, TorontoDial in: Toronto(+1) 289 815 3500 -- Toll Free - North America(+1) 800 864 5102Livestream:...


10 august 2024

12:34
Two bills that were advancing through the Massachusetts House and Senate, seeking to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day, are now all but dead-on-arrival thanks to a viral petition spearheaded by affiliates of the Conference of...


9 august 2024

17:50
The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter.  A copy of the Order dated August 9, 2024 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca. Registrar, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat Ontario Securities Commission Subscribe to notices and other...

17:26
Greenbrook TMS Inc. ("Greenbrook" or the "Company") announced it has entered into a settlement agreement and release (the "Settlement Agreement") with Mr. Benjamin Klein, Success Behavioral Holdings, LLC, Theragroup LLC, Ms. Batya Klein...

15:49
A case management hearing in the above-named matter is scheduled to be heard on August 14, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. by videoconference. Members of the public may observe the hearing by videoconference, by selecting the "Register to attend" link on the...

15:49
Media Event Date and Time: Monday, August 12, 2024, 11:00 a.m. EST Media Event Location: Queen's Park Media Studio, TorontoDial in: Toronto(+1) 289 815 3500 -- Toll Free - North America(+1) 800 864 5102Livestream:...

11:54
Tannenbaum Helpern proudly announces the arrival of partner Howard W. Kingsley to the Firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Howard is known for his strategic approach to cases and tenacious style that has led him to successfully litigate...

11:03
The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the East Palestine Train Derailment Settlement. This is a reminder that the deadline to file a claim in the $600 Million East Palestine Train Derailment Settlement...

11:00
Lightview Capital (Lightview), a leading lower middle market private equity firm announces the sale of Array to WCG, a global leader in clinical research solutions. Founded in 2003, Array is a leading content engagement partner for life sciences...


8 august 2024

21:10
National Cyclospora Lawyer Jory Lange is investigating a Cyclospora Outbreak in Wake County, North Carolina. The Wake County Health Department has seen 134 cyclosporiasis reported since May. Their investigation suggests that herbs and vegetables...

20:12
Attorneys for Johnson//Becker, PLLC have filed a lawsuit on behalf of its client Vincent Williams for injuries sustained from an alleged defective pressure cooker. Mr. Williams alleges he was seriously injured on March 28, 2020, when the lid of his...