News by subject: LAW

Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club and Gil Kline, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the appearance of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at Moscow City Court on...

Mary Alexander, founding principal at Mary Alexander & Associates, represents massage abuse survivors in a string of negligent massage spa complaints and their failure to fire abusers once notified. Mary has represented numerous survivors in cases...

Shively Brothers, Inc. ("Shively Brothers") is providing notice of an incident involving potential unauthorized access to personal information of certain individuals. On February 10, 2023, Shively Brothers identified irregular activity within its...

Alford & Clark Injury Attorneys successfully resolved a major company vehicle collision case against Xerox Corporation midway through a jury trial held in Judge Dedra Davis' Court, the 270th District Court of Harris County, Texas (case number:...

A veteran Indian River County Sheriff's deputy, shot by his holstered Sig Sauer P320 semi-automatic service 9mm handgun, has filed a lawsuit in Indian River County against Sig Sauer, alleging his injuries were a result of the gun's potentially deadly...

Lawyers for a long-time Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sergeant and for D.C. Black residents subjected to alleged unconstitutional arrests called on the D.C. Council to scuttle legislation proposed by Brooke Pinto, Chair of the D.C. Council...

The duration of a truck accident case in Indiana can vary, depending on various factors. Each case is unique, and multiple elements can influence the timeline. While it's challenging to provide an exact time frame, here are some factors that can...

While some personal injury cases can be resolved relatively quickly, others may take much longer. Here are some key points to consider: Medical Treatment: The duration of a personal injury settlement often depends on the extent of medical treatment...

The Town of Hampstead and the Town of Mount Royal filed a lawsuit this morning in the Superior Court of Québec, in the District of Montréal, challenging provisions of Law 96, stating that the Government of Québec has ignored the rule of law and...

Google is among the defendants named in a negligence lawsuit filed yesterday alleging that the September 30, 2022, drowning death of North Carolina motorist Philip Paxson occurred because directions from Google Maps misguided him to his death over a...

The AFNQL denounces the self-proclaimed "Métis" groups and the federal government's intention to recognize to grant them rights. Only the First Nations are holders of Aboriginal rights and titles. The AFNQL strongly supports the resolution adopted...

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has issued a Notice of Hearing alleging that Devon Christopher Edwards and KB Crypto Inc. engaged in illegal distributions and unregistered dealing in securities. According to the Notice of Hearing, between...

A $7 million CDN Settlement has been reached in class action lawsuits in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia with four companies that offer Vehicle Carrier Services. The four companies aforementioned, Mitsui O.S.K., Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Shipping...

Next week on September 27, 2023, Canadian tobacco companies will ask Ontario's Chief Justice for another six-month reprieve from lawsuits in order for them to continue negotiations with provincial governments and other claimants under the Companies'...

The Scouting Settlement Trust ("Trust"), the fund established to compensate Survivors of sexual abuse while in the Boy Scouts of America ("BSA"), announced today that it has begun distributing its first payments, the start of a multi-year process to...

Johnson & Johnson's discredited "Texas two-step" bankruptcy efforts came under fire today from witnesses and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Sen. Dick Durbin. Senators from both...

Reade Whitney, former D.C. United Head Athletic Trainer, is now responding to D.C. United's public and immediate termination of his employment on July 21, 2023, for supposedly making a "discriminatory hand gesture" in a staff photo and engaging in...

Today, Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit challenging the use of race and ethnicity as admissions factors at the United States Military Academy (West Point). SFFA alleges that West Point is violating the...

10x Genomics, Inc. , a leader in single cell and spatial biology, announced today that the European Unified Patent Court ("UPC") issued a preliminary injunction against NanoString Technologies, Inc. for infringing European Patent 4 108 782 B1 ("the...

Take notice that the attendance in the above named matter scheduled to be heard on September 25, 2023 will now be heard on October 11, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario...

Criminal charges were laid before the Court of Quebec against two individuals in connection with alleged bid-rigging for paving contracts awarded by the ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) for the Montérégie region. Marcel Roireau and Serge...

Alesna Tax Law, a tax controversy law office located in Bakersfield, is proud to announce its exceptional solutions for resolving a wide range of IRS tax issues. From un-filed tax returns and unpaid tax debt to audits, tax liens and levies, it...

Juniper Capital Advisors, L.P. ("Juniper") announces that on September 18, 2023, Rocky Creek Resources, LLC ("RCR") and JSTX Holdings, LLC ("JSTX") and Juniper Capital III GP, LP ("Juniper GP III"), each an entity controlled (directly or indirectly)...

Probate is the legal process that occurs after a person's death to administer their estate, distribute assets, and settle any debts or claims. While the probate process is designed to be fair and efficient, there are situations where interested...

Many Lahaina homeowners who have survived the fire are now at threat of foreclosure. Federal regulations permit most homeowners a ninety-day forbearance on the payment of their mortgages due to natural disaster. After that time, they must begin...

Law firm Bailey & Glasser, LLP, The precedent-setting Title IX sex discrimination case against San Diego State University for discriminating against its female-student athletes continues to move forward. On April 12, 2023, U.S. District Court Judge...

Recent investigations by fishery officers with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) into the Boundary Bay commercial crab fleet have resulted in several convictions in Surrey Provincial Court. Four vessel masters received fines and forfeitures totalling...

Following last year's $55M settlement with DeLaval Holding AB, DeLaval International AB, DeLaval Inc., and West Agro, Inc., Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, Cullenberg & Tensen PLLC, and Perrone Law PLLC have achieved another historic settlement against a...

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO") has commenced disciplinary proceedings in respect of Jila Mahnaz Mott (the "Respondent). In its Notice of Hearing dated August 4, 2023 (the "Notice of Hearing"), Staff of CIRO alleges that the...

A four-year legal battle over sexual stimulation device technology for women has led to a federal-court jury verdict of $12.8 million for a group of businesses collectively known as WOW Tech, its lawyers at Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP (OBWB)...

The following is being released by the law firms Ackerson & Yann, PLLC and Murphy & Associates PSC about the lawsuit originally filed as Oberhausen v. Louisville/Jefferson County, Nos. 07C1004289 and 08C1001063, (Jefferson Circuit Court, Division...

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Navistar Canada ULC, Navistar, Inc., Navistar International Corporation, and Harbour International Trucks Ltd. (the "Defendants"). To be a member of the class action, individuals or...

The following statement is being issued by the Celsius Holdings Securities Settlement Claims Administrator regarding notice of a proposed class action settlement. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO:...

In recent years, Florida has witnessed a concerning rise in medical malpractice cases, putting the state's healthcare system under intense scrutiny. The case of David Morales, Percy Martinez - Medical Malpractice Lawyers who secured a landmark $28...

The following is a statement from attorney Rusty Hardin on the outcome of the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. I want to praise the Texas House of Representatives and their appointed House managers for having the courage to...

The lawsuit claims that PillPack LLC ("PillPack" or "Defendant") violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") when prerecorded or artificial voice calls promoting PillPack's services were placed to cellular telephones between March 13,...

TO: RECORD AND BENEFICIAL HOLDERS OF GW PHARMACEUTICALS, PLC. ("GW") AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES FROM MARCH 10, 2021 THROUGH AND INCLUDING MAY 5, 2021, THE DATE OF THE CONSUMMATION OF GW'S MERGER WITH JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, PLC (THE "MERGER"),...

ESET has welcomed a California federal jury's ruling in its favor, finding that the leading digital security provider has not committed patent infringement on Finjan Holdings LLC technologies. The court case focused on a number of ESET's products...

Limestone Bank (now Peoples Bank) ("Limestone") responded to a data security incident that involved personal information of some individuals. As of April 30, 2023, Limestone Bank merged into Peoples Bank; however, the incident occurred before the...

Trial lawyers from Houston's Susman Godfrey, LLP, and Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, have won a $37.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Texas-based Atlas Global Technologies Inc. against China-based TP-Link Technologies Inc. The verdict...

The IRS moratorium on new Employee Retention Tax Credit filings announced Thursday afternoon, September 14, should have taxpayers quaking in their boots. At unprecedented levels, the IRS is going after fraud and all responsible parties for...

Yermek Alimov, a prominent Kazakh businessman, has issued a claim against Abdumalik Mirakhmedov, Rashit Makhat, Andrey Kim (collectively known as MMK) and Genesis Digital Assets Limited in the High Court of England and Wales.  The claim relates to...

The Vallejo, CA City Council met behind closed doors Tuesday night, September 12, 2023, and approved a $900,000 pretrial settlement in the case of Police Captain John Whitney who had been terminated after blowing the whistle on the badge bending...

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. and Reynolds Consumer Products, LLC ("Reynolds" or the "Defendant"). Plaintiffs allege that Reynolds's use of the claim "Recycling" on the packaging of...

Trial lawyers from Houston's Susman Godfrey, LLP, and Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, have won a $37.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Texas-based Atlas Global Technologies Inc. against China-based TP-Link Technologies Inc. The verdict...

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), owner of Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC (MIAX®), MIAX PEARL, LLC (MIAX Pearl®), MIAX Emerald, LLC (MIAX Emerald®), Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (MGEXTM), LedgerX LLC (LedgerX), The Bermuda...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has initiated enforcement action against Millicent Prince (Prince)....

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Sung Oh Chung, of Thornhill, Ontario, was sentenced in the Toronto Courthouse on September 12, 2023, to a conditional sentence of two years less a day and a fine of $681,235, after pleading guilty...

In 2022, the Plaintiff and class members were only partially successful in the Estabrooks sex abuse class action trial. Today, the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick overturned portions of the trial judgment that were decided against the survivors....

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to keeping our communities safe.  Following an investigation initiated by the Canada Border Services Agency, Mr. Guy Jr. Thibault appeared at the Montréal courthouse on August 16 and 17, where he...