News by subject: LAW

The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding the Respondus Settlement. A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit claiming that Respondus violated an Illinois law called the Illinois Biometric...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) imposed administrative penalties in the total amount of $20,000 against Sudeep Sharma (Sharma)....

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK   FUND LIQUIDATION HOLDINGS LLC, et al., Plaintiffs,  v. CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG, et al., Defendants. Case No.: 1:15-cv-00871 (SHS)       SUMMARY NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS...

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 15, 2023 and Statement of Allegations dated June 9, 2023 are available at...

An initial appearance before a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) in the matter of Domino Au-Young, originally scheduled for June 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. PT, has been rescheduled...

Levy Konigsberg, a leading national law firm representing victims of corporate misconduct, has sued J&J's new consumer health spin-off, Kenvue, in 116 Johnson's Baby Powder mesothelioma cases.  Kenvue was initially listed in May in the New York Stock...

Mattson Technology, Inc. ("Mattson") today responded to unfounded allegations featured in a recent Bloomberg News article discussing the Company's active legal dispute with Applied Materials ("Applied")....

Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) Canada's largest South Asian Broadcaster and pioneer broadcaster of Cricket would like to congratulate The Premier League in the UK on their success in their battle against organised crime of...

On June 6, 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 Blaine Patrick Arnold. Mr. Arnold admitted...

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) revoked the insurance agent licence of Susan Keshen (Keshen), refused her application to renew her licence, and imposed administrative penalties in the total amount of $18,000 against...

Nathan Cemenska, Director of Legal Operations and Industry Insights at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, notes that there is sense of increasing urgency surrounding corporate legal departments' adoption of automated solutions and other...

A St. Louis father is suing Lily Pad Learning Center, claiming the daycare center violated multiple safety laws that resulted in a caregiver abusing his 1-year-old daughter in January 2023. The lawsuit states surveillance video at the facility...

The following statement is being issued by Labaton Sucharow LLP regarding the Fifth Third Bancorp Securities Litigation: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION STEVEN FOX, Individually and on Behalf of All...

Medical cannabis company Better is suing InterCure, a company headed by Ehud Barak, for $35 million. A lawsuit has been filed against InterCure and its management, adding to a series of lawsuits recently filed against the...

Marine Veteran and PulteGroup shareholder Betty Trester is being falsely accused by national homebuilding giant PulteGroup so the CEO can avoid transparency regarding the company's probe into his fired...

Today, June 14, at the National Press Building in Washington, DC, Kazakhstan Human Rights Lawyer Yevgeniy Yavorskiy gave a press conference on the status of his client Arman Dzhumageldiev, who has been detained and subject to mistreatment for more...

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 14, 2023 and Statement of Allegations dated June 6, 2023 are available at...

On May 26, 2023, a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO) accepted a settlement agreement, with sanctions, between Enforcement Staff and Robert Barber. Mr. Barber admitted that he...

WHAT: Press conference for Kellam and Davis to discuss alleged mismanagement of taxpayer funds. Kellam and Davis will also testify at the subsequent 6:00 p.m. PT board meeting to draw attention to the matter. WHO:  Newt Kellam ? Chief...

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to protecting our communities, preventing illicit drugs from crossing our borders, and combating organized crime. Today, the CBSA announced four significant seizures of methamphetamine in British...

Portable Solar LLC, doing business as Sol-Ark, the leading designer, developer and supplier of solar inverter technologies and advanced solar-generator systems, announced today the settlement of its tortious interference litigation against Second Sun...

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. , a global leader in solar innovation and channels, today announced that its subsidiary Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Tongwei Solar (Hefei) Co., Ltd, and its subsidiary Tongwei...

An initial appearance has been scheduled before a hearing panel of the Investment Dealer Division of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) to set a date for a disciplinary hearing in the matter of Domino Au-Young. The initial...

Frantz Law Group announces that the Montgomery County Public School District joined 500 school districts nationwide in a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in San Francisco against Meta, TikTok, Snap, YouTube, and other social media companies....

A negligence and product liability lawsuit seeking compensatory and  punitive damages has been filed in federal court against gunmaker Sig Sauer by a retired Philadelphia police SWAT  member who was seriously wounded last year when his "dangerously...

Clarke Law Firm, a prominent criminal defense law firm in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is exploring the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal field. Attorney David Clarke, well known for his expertise in criminal defense, is closely...

The Globe and Mail is this year's recipient of the CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism in the large-media category, presented tonight at the annual Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards. ...

The Globe and Mail is this year's recipient of the CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism in the large-media category, presented tonight at the annual Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards.  The CJF recognized excellence in Canadian...

A B.C. woman has been temporarily banned from participating in the investment market after several delays in holding a hearing on allegations that she defrauded investors. The temporary order on Meiyun Zhang was imposed by a B.C. Securities...

Quebec's criminal court system has been selected as the provincial winner of the 2022 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy after it was revealed to have held a secret trial involving a police informant, which was...

To mark the one-year anniversary of the US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, healthcare law firm Nelson Hardiman LLP will present the webinar series Dobbs-One Year Later: Your Repro Regulatory Questions...

Rubenstein Law, P.A., a personal injury firm headquartered in Florida, announced today that the US Federal Court of Appeals overturned a summary judgement ruling for Walmart in favor of our client setting precedent in all future similarly situated...

This is a statement from cardinal Ouellet :   ''As part of the defamation suit I initiated to clear my name, Ms. Groleau is now alleging that I have engaged in reprehensible behaviour towards other people. Ms. Groleau's view of things is not in...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), with the assistance of several Policing Partners and Non-Government Agencies, dismantled a human trafficking ring that was operating across Southwestern Ontario....

Singleton Schreiber filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Roosevelt County Water Coop, alleging products containing PFAS from several large manufacturers contaminated water and soil around Portales, New Mexico. In one of the first lawsuits in New Mexico...

In June and October 2019, various TADG subsidiaries filed complaints against the Receiver and various Sage entities for specific performance and breach of contract arising from transactions between the parties in 2017 giving rise to various...

On June 7, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Archambault Institution, a multi-level security federal institution. The contraband and unauthorized items seized...

Approximately 489,000 consumers are being notified that their Social Security numbers and other sensitive information were compromised when hackers breached the IntelliHartx computer system earlier this year. Customers' names, SSN's, addresses, dates...

A hearing panel of the Canadian Investment Regulatory organization (CIRO) suspended the membership of Gravitas Securities Inc. effective June 8, 2023. The hearing panel's Order, dated June 8, 2023, is available at: www.iiroc.ca. Gravitas Securities...

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

Nonprofit organization the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) sent legal notices to five metal plating facilities in Los Angeles County today after discovering that these companies are discharging toxic PFAS chemicals, also called "forever...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CHASE WILLIAMS AND WILLIAM ZHANG, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,   Plaintiffs,   v.   BLOCK.ONE, BRENDAN BLUMER, and DANIEL LARIMER,   Defendants....

Attorney-Partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nunez Esparza of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora have recently secured a $40-million settlement in a Sacramento elementary school sex abuse case after seven years of hard-fought litigation....

The Teamsters have filed a lawsuit against Republic Airways and Cape Air for unlawfully requiring pilots to sign employment contracts with non-compete clauses that impose penalties ranging from $100,000 to $250,000....

Today, the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Indiana granted plaintiffs' motion to dismiss Aearo's bankruptcy filing. Aearo is assessing its options for appeal of this decision, and 3M and Aearo will continue to pursue...

Empower Brands has issued a safety recall for their Power XL Self-Cleaning Juicers, following reports of product rupture during use. This can cause potential harm to users through laceration or ingestion hazards. The Law Offices of Jason Turchin, a...

Cyph, a leading provider of quantum-resistant cryptography technologies built by former SpaceX engineers (https://www.cyph.com) has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. to resolve their patent...

The Tribunal issued an Order in the above-named matter. A copy of the Order dated June 8, 2023 is available at capitalmarketstribunal.ca    Registrar, Governance & Tribunal SecretariatOntario Securities Commission SOURCE Ontario Securities...

Today, Evan Oshan, of Oshan & Associates (Oshan Law), filed summons and complaint against the City of Seattle, County King, and the State of Washington on behalf of the Estate of Antonio Mays Jr., and his father, Antonio Mays Sr. Government officials...

On September 7, 2022, the Superior Court of Québec authorized a class action for damages against the Government of Québec (represented by the Attorney General of Québec) and sixteen (16) integrated (university) health and social services centres...