Archive for August, 2009
A group of investor clients of Stanford Financial Group has filed a class action against Proskauer Rose and partner Thomas V. Sjoblom. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, alleges that the law firm and Sjoblom aided and abetted Stanford Financial’s alleged fraud and that it conspired with Stanford Financial. The class action claims that …
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TORONTO – A Toronto law firm is moving forward with a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of two major brands of sunscreen in Canada, alleging they deceived customers about the strength of their products.
A federal court in Phoenix on Friday refused to dismiss a racial profiling case against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his immigration raids. However, the court also declined to give the case class action status, as pushed for by the American Civil Liberties Union and other anti-Arpaio groups.
No class action yet in racial-profiling suit (East Valley Tribune)
Author: sebrenner
A federal judge won’t allow a racial-profiling suit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to become a class action, for now.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. August 28, 2009–A Los Angeles Superior Court judge yesterday certified a lending discrimination class action against Wells Fargo Bank. The class action was brought against the lender on behalf of loan customers in minority communities in Los Angeles. Judge Anthony J. Mohr cited The Unruh Civil Rights Act when certifying the class. The Unruh Act makes it illegal to deny, aid …
HARTFORD, CT–(Marketwire – August 28, 2009) – The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of those who purchased the common stock of CardioNet, Inc …
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–(Marketwire – August 28, 2009) – On August 26, 2009, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against CardioNet, Inc. ( NASDAQ : BEAT ). The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5, including allegations of issuing …
Class-action suit brought against local company (The Woodlands Villager)
Author: sebrenner
A Woodlands-based pharmaceutical company is facing a class-action lawsuit following its announcement that clinical trials of its leading product, Proellex, are being suspended.
Class Action Proceeds Against Subaru Over Defective Odometers (Law.com)
Author: sebrenner
A New York federal judge has refused to dismiss a potential class action brought by customers who claimed Subaru sold or leased them cars with defective odometers. The judge turned aside Subaru’s argument that the Federal Odometer Act does not apply to the plaintiffs’ allegations. The plaintiffs charged that the defective odometers overstated the mileage on their vehicles and thereby shortened …
HARTFORD, CT–(Marketwire – 08/28/09) – The law firm of Izard Nobel LLP, which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of those who purchased the common stock of CardioNet, Inc. (”CardioNet …