News by subject: LAW

Following the acceptance of a settlement agreement in the matter of Blaine Patrick Arnold on June 6, 2023, a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) issued their reasons for decision....

DSM Biomedical, part of dsm-firmenich, announces it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Honeywell following alleged unlawful use of patented technologies in the production and use of Honeywell's Spectra®...

Ron Simon & Associates, along with Chuck Watson of the Watson Law Office in Bozeman, Montana, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the estate of William Lewis.  At least one local reporter points the finger at morel mushrooms, a novelty item used by...

The Tribunal issued its Reasons for Decision in the above-named matter. A copy of the Reasons for Decision dated June 21, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca  Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE...

The Los Angeles labor law attorneys, at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against BestDrive, LLC, Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Continental Tire The Americas, LLC, Contitech North America, Inc. and...

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Alberta RCMP Federal Policing Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET) announce that Kenneth Charles Fowler (a.k.a. Ken Davidson), a 72-year-old man from Calgary, Alberta, has been charged with three...

Pro CA Coalition founders Amy Gonzalez and Andrea Gross filed a lawsuit earlier this week against Columbus Academy ("CA") and Melissa Soderberg, CA's Headmaster ("Soderberg"), for alleged Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress; Violation of the...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has initiated enforcement action against My Mortgage Auction Corp. (MMAC) and Gregory Joseph Martel (Martel)....

The 2022?2023 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury released its report on City programs to support small businesses. The Jury was particularly interested in how well two recent initiatives worked. The First Year Free program waived certain license, permit...

Mario Godiva, a renowned fitness expert and Group Fitness Instructor, has filed a federal discrimination charge (charge number 488-2023-00143) against Equinox La Costa on December 22, 2022, and a federal inquiry (inquiry number 488-2023-00724) on May...

On June 9, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized on the perimeter of Donnacona Institution, a maximum-security federal institution. The contraband and unauthorized items...

A B.C. man who was convicted and sentenced for theft in 2014 has been banned from various investment market activities for 20 years. A B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has ordered that Kelly Boyd Fielder resign any position he holds as a...

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada ("MFDA"), now Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO"), commenced a disciplinary proceeding in respect of Andrew David Tachauer (the "Respondent") by Notice of Hearing dated December 19, 2022...

Clarification: In the news release, "Investor Alert: Some crypto websites use fake regulatory and dispute resolution organizations to appear legitimate," issued 20-Jun-2023 by the Canadian Securities Administrators over CNW, we are advised by the...

A group of more than 15 former professional baseball scouts is suing Major League Baseball, all 30 MLB teams and Commissioner of Baseball Robert Manfred for allegedly violating federal and state laws that prohibit age discrimination. The proposed...

Today, in the Ontario Superior Court, Canada Bread Company Limited (CBCL) was sentenced to fines totaling $50 million after the company pleaded guilty to four counts of fixing prices contrary to section 45 of the Competition Act. The Public...

In a proceeding in the Ontario Superior Court in Toronto today, Canada Bread Company, Limited ("Canada Bread") resolved allegations made against it as part of an investigation by the Competition Bureau of Canada ("Competition Bureau") into packaged...

Canada Bread Company, Limited was fined $50 million today by the Ontario Superior Court after pleading guilty for its role in a criminal price-fixing arrangement that raised the wholesale price of fresh commercial bread. The fine is the highest...

The City of Leduc and Plaintiffs Mindy Smith and Christa Steele, through their counsel, Robert Martz, Richard Steele, Sydney Black, and Alanna Wiercinski at Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer LLP (BD&P) have released a Joint Statement announcing a historic...

Veteran trial attorney and sexual abuse survivors advocate Steven J. Kelly is the newest partner in the Baltimore Office of Wilmington-based Grant & Eisenhofer. The Baltimore native has devoted his career to fearlessly fighting for justice for crime...

Carlos Watson's defense team, led by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. of Ronald Sullivan Law, PLLC, today requested the Justice Department undertake a review of the Eastern District of New York office after an investigation found that the white prosecutors...

Jennifer Keller, a nationally prominent attorney at Keller/Anderle LLP in Irvine, has been named to the list of "Top Women Lawyers of 2023," as selected by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals. This is the fourteenth time Keller has been...

Attorneys for Dr. Raza Bokhari, the former CEO and Executive Chairman of FSD Pharma have filed two new claims against his former employer. The two matters filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seek damages from FSD Pharma alleging breach...

Vetnos LLC, a B2B sports-tech company and pioneer in the gamification of athlete-based content in the US market, announced that it has filed a patent and trade secret lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia against PrizePicks (Case Number...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Mohamad Jaber of Laval, Quebec, was sentenced on June 20, 2023, at the Montréal Courthouse, to 5 years in jail and fined $850,817, in addition to having properties with an estimated value of $4.6...

Elliott Investment Management L.P. ("Elliott"), today issued the following statement regarding the outcome of its arbitration case against the Republic of Korea regarding Elliott's investment in Samsung C&T:...

The City of Weed and Roseburg Forest Products have agreed to a $7.25 million settlement resolving claims from the 2022 Mill Fire, which will support the rebuild of the City's damaged infrastructure and help the community rebuild. "This settlement...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning Canadians to be vigilant about purported crypto trading service providers that are claiming to be authorized or affiliated with fictitious regulatory or dispute resolution organizations. In an...

In a highly-anticipated ruling by its Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced Friday it would institute inter partes review (IPR) of Patent 9,943,096 B2 claimed by Impossible Foods. The ruling commences an...

Nursing home abuse law firm Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers announced today that trial attorney Michael A. Hill has secured a record $26 million jury verdict in the nursing home wrongful death case of the Estate of Stephen Tate v. Signature HealthCARE of...

TNG Consulting, LLC, and ATIXA (Association of Title IX Administrators) are excited to announce the upcoming release of the most comprehensive and interactive Title IX training curriculum to date. ATIXA's new curriculum brings theory to practice...

REGENXBIO Inc. today announced that it has filed a second complaint for patent infringement against Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (Sarepta) arising from Sarepta's manufacture, use and imminent commercial launch of SRP-9001 for the treatment of Duchenne...

More than 1,000 additional military family members and civilians alleging exposure to jet fuel-contaminated water in 2021 near the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawai`i filed new legal claims against the Government today, joining hundreds...

Perpetua Resources Corp.  ("Perpetua Resources" or "the "Company") announced today that the Company and the Nez Perce Tribe ("Parties") have an agreement in principle which outlines the provisions for a settlement of the Nez Perce Tribe's Clean...

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

A New Mexico woman alleges Polaris Industries knowingly sold her a defective vehicle which rolled over, causing serious injuries including a finger amputation, according to a lawsuit filed by Singleton Schreiber. Shayna Olson, a resident of Sandoval,...

The Tribunal issued a Notice of Hearing pursuant to Subsections 127(1) and 127(10) of the Securities Act in the above named matter. A copy of the Notice of Hearing dated June 19, 2023 and Statement of Allegations dated June 15, 2023 are available at...

Following a comprehensive audit, the Texas State Auditor's Office (TSAO) has concluded the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) "effectively monitored Management & Training Corporation (MTC) to ensure pre-release services were provided in...

SUMMARY NOTICE OF PENDENCY AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER CLASS ACTION, SETTLEMENT HEARING, AND RIGHT TO APPEAR TO: All record holders and beneficial owners of MSG Networks, Inc. ("MSGN") Class A common stock (former NYSE ticker: "MSGN") as...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19, 2023 / PR Newswire-- UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN RE AEGEAN MARINEPETROLEUM NETWORK, INC.SECURITIES LITIGATION ) ) ) Case No. 1:18-cv-04993 (NRB)   Hon. Naomi Reice Buchwald   SUMMARY Notice of...

A noted expert in employee workplace negotiating sees a "gold-rush-like frenzy" to hire AI expertise, and offers ten points to carefully address in AI workplace contracts.   Noted author, attorney and blogger, Alan L. Sklover, has just posted an...

A complaint against the City of Dorval has recently been filed by the Syndicat des professionnelles et professionnels municipaux de Montréal (SPPMM) with the labour law tribunal (Tribunal administratif du travail - TAT), for bargaining in bad faith....

Alta Fundamental Advisers LLC ("Alta") filed an SEC Schedule 13D earlier today in connection with investments in the ordinary shares of Mallinckrodt Plc ("Mallinckrodt" or the "Company").  Alta is an institutional investment manager headquartered in...

The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 17: "The...

The Tribunal issued its Reasons for Decision in the above-named matter. A copy of the Reasons for Decision dated June 15, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE...

Keches Law Group filed a class action lawsuit Friday on behalf of families who suffered emotional distress due to the alleged illegal sale of human remains by the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School....

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) announced that it has imposed an interim suspension of the CFP® certification against Lisa A. Ditkowsky, which is effective as of June 12, 2023....

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has charged a former employee of the Government of Canada with Fraud against the Crown and Breach of Trust. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) filed an official request with the RCMP...

Environment and Climate Change Canada's enforcement officers strive to ensure that individuals and companies comply with Canadian environmental laws to help support a safe and clean environment. On June 15, 2023, Rio Tinto Fer et Titane Inc. was...

The San Diego labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Defendant 51ST ST. & 8TH AVE. CORP., Defendant LOEWS CORONADO HOTEL CORPORATION and Defendant LOEW'S HOTELS, INC. (hereinafter,...