News by subject: LAW

American Bank of Oklahoma ("ABOK" or the "Bank") announced today that it entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve the government's claim that the Bank had not adequately served the residential mortgage...

A whistleblower lawsuit filed by an internationally renowned orthopedic spine surgeon alleging that hospital giant Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian put profits over patient care at one of its surgery centers is headed for arbitration. Hooman...

Approximately 1,237,681 consumers are being notified that their Social Security numbers and other confidential information were compromised after hackers targeted the company's IT network in a recent cyberattack. The data breach lawyers at Console &...

On Friday, August 25, 2023, following a five-day jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division), an eight (8) person jury unanimously found that Steampunk, Inc. and Steampunk Holdings, Inc.,...

Scramoge Technology Ltd., an Irish-based company specializing in the licensing of technology in the field of wireless charging, responds to the misleading narrative  released by BMW's counsel, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP.  The...

If you purchased and/or paid for some or all of the price of Suboxone or its AB-rated generic equivalents, you could receive a payment from a class action lawsuit. Your rights may be affected by a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit filed...

Today, Dene lawyer Jennifer Duncan is in Geneva leading up to Canada's 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Pre-Session to draw international attention to Canada's continued mass incarceration of Indigenous people. Jennifer Duncan is voicing the calls...

The Property Advocates a full-service insurance law firm based in Florida, is excited to announce it won an appellate court decision for its client against their insurance company. The case -- Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company...

The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. ("Hawaiian Electric") . The action charges Hawaiian Electric with...

Authorities are racing to determine the source of an E. coli outbreak in which nearly 100 University of Arkansas students and staff may have contracted E. coli. Four people have been hospitalized.  At least one of those hospitalized has acute kidney...

Hilife Music Group has prevailed in its UK trademark and name dispute spanning a seven-year period against music company rivals Hilife Music...

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Hearing on August 25, 2023 setting the matter down to be heard on September 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the hearing can be held in the above-named matter. A copy of the Notice of Hearing dated...

In early 2020, Hassan Diab began a lawsuit in Ontario alleging that he had been treated unfairly by Canada, including by Crown lawyers, in relation to France's request to have Mr. Diab extradited to France. One of the crown lawyers whose conduct was...

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) announced that it has imposed an interim suspension of the CFP® certification against Rusty J. Whittaker, which is effective as of August 18, 2023....

ATTORNEY ADVERTISING MATERIAL - Singleton Schreiber filed the first wrongful death lawsuit against Maui's four main utility companies on behalf of the family of a man who suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation before ultimately passing away....

Today, California-based Humane Farming Association (HFA) and Illinois-based Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) filed suit in Boone County Circuit Court against the Boone County Board and the Boone County Building and Zoning Department, both...

Data Media Associates ("DMA"), a Georgia-based value-added solutions provider serving the healthcare industry, has learned of a data security incident that may have involved personal and/or protected health information. DMA works with its client...

The Minnesota Supreme Court took a significant step to ensuring equal access to justice with their decision in Maslowski vs. Prospect Funding...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Whirlpool Corp., of Benton Harbor, Michigan, has agreed to pay an $11,500,000 civil penalty. The settlement resolves CPSC's charges that Whirlpool knowingly failed to immediately...

As the Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Alcon Entertainment, the company that financed THE BLIND SIDE, as well as being two of the movie's producers, we feel it is now important for us to respond to some recent media reports, which include many...

Following a motion heard on August 2, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) ordered the following in the matter of Michael Patrick White:   the hearing...

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is warning Canadian investors not to be fooled by Sigma Invest (https://sigmainvest.co and https://cfd.sigmainvest.co).  In communications with investors, the company uses falsified documents and...

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA"), now Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO"), commenced a disciplinary proceeding in respect of Ann Marie Reid (the "Respondent") by Notice of Hearing dated August 22, 2022 ("Notice...

Corboy & Demetrio has obtained a Cook County jury verdict of $10.5 million in the death of a 61-year-old Chicago man who was killed as a result of a police chase that took place on April 13, 2018. The crash occurred while three Chicago Police...

A team of trial attorneys from the Dallas plaintiffs' law firm Hamilton Wingo are being recognized for winning Texas' largest uninsured motorist (UIM) verdict in 2022. Hamilton Wingo's Barrett Robin, Grant Boston, and Damian Williams successfully...

Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating a data breach impacting the personal information of over 2.5 million customers, policy holders, and agents of Genworth Financial, Inc. and its affiliated life insurance companies. The data breach, first...

The Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein, P.C., a renowned personal injury and immigration law firm, announces a groundbreaking construction worksite accident settlement in New York City for their client, who suffered catastrophic injuries, for fourteen...

The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a lower-court ruling that upholds a state law that eliminated the statute of limitations ? known as the prescription period ? during which child sex abuse claims can be filed in Louisiana. The...

The Trustees of the Opioid Master Disbursement Trust II (the "Opioid MDT II") issued a statement today regarding drugmaker Mallinckrodt filing for a second bankruptcy and reaching a debt reduction deal: "The Opioid MDT II Trustees made a difficult...

Take notice that a motion hearing to consider the extension of a Temporary Order in the above-named matter is scheduled to be heard on August 31, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.   Registrar, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat Ontario Securities Commission SOURCE...

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO") has commenced disciplinary proceedings in respect of Ryan Rilloraza Manalang (the "Respondent"). In its Notice of Hearing dated June 30, 2023 (the "Notice of Hearing"), Staff of CIRO alleges...

Following a settlement hearing held on July 19, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) found that John Reyes failed to use due diligence to ensure that...

Dimitrios (Jim) Neilas has agreed to a small nominal administrative fine of $38,888 for technical breaches under the Act. As highlighted in the settlement documents, FSRA conducted 6 examinations of Dimitrios (Jim) Neilas' broker documents, and no...

The Los Angeles labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against CONVERGEONE, INC. and AAA NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC (hereinafter, collectively, "ConvergeOne") for allegedly failing to provide...

It's a 10 Haircare, a highly successful and leading haircare company with international renown, is pleased to announce that last week the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed a jury verdict that awarded Carolyn Aronson nearly $700,000 in...

A B.C. man has settled with the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) for trading in securities and acting as an advisor without being registered. Under the settlement, David Andrew Schramm paid $20,000 to the BCSC and is prohibited from conducting...

SUMMARY NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT If you held or traded Sterling LIBOR-Based Derivatives during the period from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2010, your rights may be affected by a pending settlement and you may be entitled to...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter.  A copy of the Order dated August 22, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the Max Strength CVS-Brand Lidocaine Settlement (Bell et. al. v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Case No. 1:21-cv-06850-PK, E.D.N.Y). A Settlement has been reached in a class...

Today, the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAFER) filed two lawsuits challenging the awarding of diversity fellowships by the international law firms Perkins Coie LLP and Morrison & Foerster LLP. The complaints...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to keeping our communities safe. Today, the Agency announced that it has laid charges for Criminal Code and Customs Act offences against a US traveller following a firearms seizure at the...

Marko Djukic, founder and former CEO of fast-growing fintech startup Hentsu, Ltd., has filed claims in New York and Delaware against Portfolio BI (PBI), a portfolio company of Credit Suisse NEXT Investors for breach of contract and failure to pay...

A proposed national settlement totaling CAD $21,300,000 for the benefit of class members has been reached in class actions alleging price fixing and related conduct on behalf of Canadians who purchased electrolytic and film capacitors and products...

The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently upheld patents for the Virtual Bus Stop technology invented by Via, the global leader in TransitTech, in two successive, unanimous rulings. This innovative and pioneering technology is the foundation...

One survivor had a gun held to her head until she swore she would never leave him. Another abuser shot and killed his domestic partner with her five young children nearby. Still, another survivor was savagely assaulted by her son's father and...

The Official Creditors' Committee ("OCC"), the fiduciary for all abuse survivors ("Survivors") in the chapter 11 case of Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, Inc. ("MSBGC"), is pleased to announce that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern...

A settlement hearing in the matter of Ramanbhai Patel (the "Respondent") was held electronically by videoconference today in Toronto, Ontario before a three-member Hearing Panel of the Ontario District Hearing Committee of the Canadian Investment...

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco ("RCASF") announced today the filing of a voluntary petition for bankruptcy relief under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The filing is necessary to manage and resolve the more than 500 lawsuits...

Last Thursday, a Baltimore County jury awarded $9,045,000.00 to the estate, widow, and children of Randolph Mack. The jury found that Mr. Mack died from a painful, infected pressure injury (also known as a bedsore or pressure ulcer) caused by the...

A hearing has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) to consider whether the panel should accept a settlement agreement entered into between Enforcement Staff...