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Shareholder litigation against solar company has lead plaintiff, firm
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - By a relative nose, A Tampa, Fla., firefighters and police pension fund has won lead plaintiff status in shareholder litigation against Generac. -
County retirement fund in Michigan claims solar energy company misled investors
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Legal Newsline) — The Oakland County, Mich., government employee retirement system is claiming a solar energy company, Generac, misled its investors. -
Lawsuit takes aim at length of cotton fibers in Ralph Lauren clothes
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Ralph Lauren has been sued over its products it says contain pima cotton. -
Police department sued after letting suicidal man drive himself to mental hospital; He hanged self instead
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – The estate of a man who committed suicide who convinced an officer to let him out of a transport car on the way to a mental hospital has sued that police department. -
Lawsuit wants former owners of Milwaukee properties to clean up pollution
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – Former owners and operators of properties in Milwaukee are accused of contaminating the area around them. -
Judge: Evidence lacking in class action alleging Orijen dog food was harmful to pets
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge in Wisconsin has dismissed a class action lawsuit, finding no evidence to support allegations that a brand of dog food was contaminated with heavy metals. -
Machine operator fired for reporting on the job injuries to receive $100,000
MILWAUKEE — A machine operator employed by Wisconsin-based Dura-Fibre LLC has been awarded $100,000 in back wages by U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Wisconsin to resolve charges the company fired the employee for reporting injuries to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). -
Champion Petfoods dog food alleged to have excessive levels of heavy metals
MILWAUKEE (Legal Newsline) – A consumer alleges the manufacturers of premium-priced dog foods failed to disclose the products contain excessive levels of heavy metals on the products' labels. -
Plaintiffs in class action lawsuit over Subway’s ‘footlong’ sandwiches abandon litigation
The plaintiffs filed a two-page stipulation of dismissal without prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Oct. 24. Their voluntary dismissal comes nearly two months after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed a proposed settlement agreement, describing it as “utterly worthless.” -
Litigation over length of Subway’s footlong sandwiches to continue; plaintiffs say they plan to pursue case
The plaintiffs filed their notice of termination of settlement agreement days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s Aug. 25 decision. The Seventh Circuit reversed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin’s decision certifying a proposed class and approving a settlement in the case, calling it “utterly worthless.” -
Seventh Circuit: Settlement in case over length of Subway’s footlong sandwiches ‘utterly worthless’
The plaintiffs in the case alleged foot-long sandwiches sold at Subway restaurants were marketed as being 12 inches in length, when, in fact, they were not. According to their complaint, Subway’s alleged business practices violated state consumer protection statutes. -
Wisconsin corporation accuses U.S. Department of Justice of violating federal law
A Wisconsin corporation is suing the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly violating federal public records law. -
U.S. government accuses mental hospital of fraud
MILWAUKEE (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. government is suing a Milwaukee mental hospital, alleging fraud, unjust enrichment and violation of federal law.