News by subject: LAW

On June 20, 2023, a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) accepted a settlement agreement, with sanctions, between Enforcement Staff and Francesco Mauro, a.k.a. Frank Mauro. Mr....

"After using the 'Zkittlez' mark for over 10 years with no complaints from the candy maker, we welcomed the opportunity to resolve any trademark concerns with Wrigley. We want to let consumers know they can still enjoy our unique and highly...

Quandary Peak Research, led by Dr. George Edwards, was appointed by Mexico to provide expert software opinions in this groundbreaking case which signifies the importance...

Elliott Investment Management L.P. ("Elliott"), today issued the following statement: Elliott is disappointed by the Republic of...

The Tribunal issued its Reasons and Decision in the above-named matter. A copy of the Reasons and Decision dated July 14, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE...

A settlement hearing in the matter of Stephanie Vaarsi (the "Respondent") was held electronically by videoconference on June 19, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario before a three-member Hearing Panel of the Ontario District Hearing Committee of the Canadian...

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA") now Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO"), commenced a disciplinary proceeding in respect of John Dixon Moody (the "Respondent") by Notice of Hearing dated September 9, 2022...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has revoked the mortgage brokerage licence issued to My Mortgage Auction Corp. (MMAC)....

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) is warning consumers that an individual known as Kostyantyn Poshtarenko is not licensed to conduct insurance business in Ontario....

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

A family in Frisco is suing Life Time claiming a child in the fitness club's childcare center was able to strip the clothes off their 2-year-old son and assault him by repeatedly hitting and punching him in the genitals. The lawsuit states not a...

The Center for Judicial Excellence (CJE), a national nonprofit committed to fostering accountability in family courts and protecting children from domestic violence and child abuse, today released a major report detailing the perpetual rise in the...

Northern Shield Resources Inc. ("Northern Shield" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has received a favourable judgement from the Court of Quebec in a litigation case against the Quebec Revenue Agency. The crux of the dispute...

Freed Kanner London & Millen LLC; Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C.; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP; Spector Roseman & Kodroff, P.C.; Cera LLP; and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC ("Settlement Class Counsel") announce that the United States...

SNIPR Biome ApS, the company pioneering CRISPR-based microbial gene therapy, announces today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has issued a precedential ruling in favor of SNIPR in a patent interference...

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO") has commenced disciplinary proceedings in respect of Martin David Hall (the "Respondent"). In its Notice of Hearing dated June 20, 2023 (the "Notice of Hearing"), Staff of CIRO alleges that the...

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) announced today public sanctions against 16 current or former CFP® professionals, effective immediately or on the date noted in each case. Public sanctions taken by CFP Board, in order...

TO:  RECORD AND BENEFICIAL HOLDERS OF ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION ("ANWORTH") COMMON STOCK FROM DECEMBER 6, 2020 THROUGH AND INCLUDING MARCH 19, 2021, THE DATE OF THE CONSUMMATION OF ANWORTH'S MERGER WITH AFFILIATES OF READY CAPITAL...

Following a settlement hearing held on May 26, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia, a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) found that Robert Barber failed to fulfill his gatekeeper...

Californians for Homeownership, a nonprofit organization sponsored by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) that aims to address California's housing crisis through impact litigation, announced today that it has prevailed on a core claim...

Zehl & Associates is representing Matthew Rayburn, the father of four-year-old Asher Rayburn, in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging gross negligence against Moody Gardens Inc. after the boy drowned in the pool at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston,...

Take notice that the attendance in the above-named matter scheduled to be heard on July 18, 2023 will instead be heard on July 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.   Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario...

Take notice that an attendance in the above-named matter is scheduled to be heard on July 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Registrar, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat Ontario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities Commission

ImageRights International Inc., a global leader in copyright enforcement services for photo agencies and professional photographers, announced the appointment of Natalia Ruano as their new Director of Marketing. Natalia brings a wealth of marketing...

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation ("Hycroft" or "the Company"), a gold and silver development company that owns the Hycroft Mine in the prolific mining region of Northern Nevada, announces that it has been working with Shareholder Intelligent...

After multiple landmark settlements in Florida this month, Scott Klotzman of Klotzman Law Firm has decided to focused his practice solely on negligent insurers unfairly rejecting home and property claims. His practice is experiencing a record number...

A settlement hearing in the matter of Bernard Kevin Phanthavong (the "Respondent") was held electronically by videoconference on March 27, 2023 in Winnipeg, Manitoba before a three-member Hearing Panel of the Manitoba District Hearing Committee of...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION IN RE BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION      CLASS ACTION   Case No. 3:20-cv-06719-WHO SUMMARY NOTICE OF (I) PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED...

Azul S.A., "Azul," ("Azul") today announces the expected settlement date (the "Settlement Date") in connection with the previously announced: (i) separate offers by its wholly-owned subsidiary Azul Investments LLP (the "Existing Notes Issuer") to...

Attorneys from the Dallas intellectual property and business litigation firm Caldwell Cassady & Curry have won a $1.68 million verdict for Maryland-based Constellation Designs, LLC, in a patent infringement lawsuit against South Korea's LG...

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is announcing the curtailment of its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George effective July 13, 2023. The curtailment is due to limited storage space for pulp products that cannot be transported overseas as a result of the...

Following an acceptance of a settlement agreement in the matter of Martin Danielak on May 10, 2023, a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) issued their reasons for decision. 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...

A settlement hearing in the matter of Maria Khristine Santos (the "Respondent") was held electronically by videoconference on March 8, 2023 in Winnipeg, Manitoba before a three-member Hearing Panel of the Manitoba District Hearing Committee of the...

Attorneys from the PARRIS Law Firm obtained an $8.9 million verdict in a Los Angeles Superior Court trial that involves a man who was severely injured by a drunk driver and an insurance company who was unwilling to properly settle the case. On...

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 hearing panel should accept a settlement agreement entered into between...

Today, Legal Voice, advocates for justice and gender liberation, filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against the State of Idaho, alleging that the recently passed 'Abortion Travel Ban', §18-623, offends both the First Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment...

With their 12-year old adopted daughter, Bhagya, stuck in Nepal, and her brother, Ben, waiting for his sister to come home, parents Aaron and Emma Skalka filed suit in Federal District Court in the District of Columbia calling upon the United States...

The proposed Court-appointed representative of a class of shareholders of Just Energy Group Inc. ("Just Energy") has reached a settlement with Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") in a proposed securities class action in Canada arising from the circumstances of...

SJA Enterprises, a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider, is thrilled to announce its recent acquisition of TrialLine.com, a prominent timeline software solution for legal professionals. The strategic acquisition marks a significant milestone...

Renowned criminal defense attorney Jay Surgent from the Weiner Law Group headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey announced today that he and a team of lawyers within his firm are joining the legal defense team, as legal consultants, representing...

Rusoro Mining Ltd. (the "Company" or "Rusoro") is pleased to announce that it has achieved a significant appellate victory in proceedings to enforce an arbitration award it obtained against the Republic of Venezuela arising out of Venezuela's...

Schulte Roth & Zabel today joins local civil rights lawyer and Justice for Greenwood founder Damario Solomon-Simmons in reaffirming its commitment to achieve justice for the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. On the evening of Friday, July 7,...

A San Francisco judge today approved a pretrial diversion agreement for Collier Gwin, the Jackson Square business owner who attempted to move an unhoused woman with a garden hose as he was cleaning outside his storefront. Gwin, an art gallery owner...

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) has created products that infringe on the rights of book authors under the guise of alleged "artificial intelligence." The Joseph Saveri Law Firm, LLP?a leading class action firm with offices in California and New York?has...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION CALEB PADILLA, Individually and On Behalf of   All Others Similarly Situated,             Plaintiff,             v.   COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., WAYNE T....

Aaron Durall and Neisha Zaffuto, minority business owners of Reliance Laboratory Testing and other ventures, have filed a complaint in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida against major household-name insurance...

A former shift supervisor at Starbucks Canada is claiming that she was wrongfully terminated by the multibillion-dollar coffee chain for allegedly violating COVID-19 policies and food safety standards. The single mother of three, who is battling a...

Exposure of U.S.-listed companies to securities class action (SCA) lawsuits that allege violations of the federal securities laws under Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, amounts...

Today, the New York County Supreme Court issued a preliminary injunction stopping the City from forcing a quarter-million elderly and disabled retirees off of their longstanding Medicare insurance and onto an inferior type of insurance called...