News from December 2014
Four Idaho doctors reach settlement over on-call services
Four physicians reached a settlement with Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden on Monday after refusing to provide on-call services to a Rexburg hospital.
Additional class-action suit filed against Takata, automakers over air bag recall
A Florida man and a Florida law firm filed the latest in a growing list of class-action lawsuits against Japanese auto supplier Takata on Nov. 25 over customer claims of lost vehicle value connected to recent airbag recalls.
Class action filed against Honda, Takata over defective airbags
A class action lawsuit filed in Florida alleges a large airbag manufacturer failed to fix defects in its product that could cause the airbags to explode and cause serious injury or death.
Missouri man sues DISH Network over blacked-out channels
A Missouri man filed a class action lawsuit against DISH Network, alleging the company should have lowered his bill for blacking out certain stations.
Class action says Vizio misrepresented refresh rate of its TVs
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Nov. 24 alleged Vizio Inc. misrepresented the refresh rates of its LCD televisions.
Office Depot hit with overtime pay class action lawsuit
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A Michigan man is suing Office Depot, claiming the company didn't pay him overtime even though his job regularly required him to work more than 40 hours per week.
Class action filed over Apco Oil and Gas sale
TULSA, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit claims Apco Oil and Gas Inc. breached its fiduciary duties by failing to maximize shareholder value during a proposed sale to co-defendant Pluspetrol Resources Corporation.
Class action filed against Takata over airbags
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A Georgia man recently filed a class action lawsuit against Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. and several automakers over the alleged installation of faulty airbags in millions of vehicles in the United States.
RICO class action alleges post-Sandy scheme to manipulate FEMA program
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Two victims of Hurricane Sandy recently filed a class action lawsuit against an insurance company and several associates, claiming they schemed to manipulate a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program for profit.
Vizio allegedly misled consumers about the refresh rates of its televisions
Vizio Inc. allegedly misrepresented the refresh rates of its LCD televisions, a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Nov. 24 claims.
Former employee claims Office Depot didn't pay overtime
A Michigan man is suing Office Depot, claiming the company didn't pay him overtime even though his job regularly required him to work more than 40 hours per week.
Class-action lawsuit filed in connection with sale of Apco Oil and Gas
A class-action lawsuit claims Apco Oil and Gas Inc. breached its fiduciary duties by failing to maximize shareholder value during a proposed sale to co-defendant Pluspetrol Resources Corporation.
Takata, four automakers face class-action lawsuit over air bag controversy
A Georgia man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. and several automakers over the installation of faulty air bags in millions of vehicles in the United States.
Hurricane Sandy victims allege insurance scheme
Two victims of Hurricane Sandy filed an individual and class-action lawsuit against an insurance company and several associates claiming they schemed to manipulate a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program for profit.
U.S. PTO establishes pilot unit for pro se filings
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has established a special pilot unit to better help inventors filing patent applications on their own.
MDL judge suggests remanding hundreds of asbestos cases involving punitive damages
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – The asbestos multidistrict litigation court recently suggested remanding hundreds of asbestos cases back to the district court for resolution of all matters, including punitive damages for the first time.
Lawsuit seeks to block Oiltanking, Enterprise merger
An Oklahoma man has filed a class-action lawsuit to block the merger of two Texas oil companies.
Va. ruling will provide rebates to some Appalachian Power Company customers
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) has ruled that a power company earned too much profit and must refund customers $5.825 million over the next six months, state Attorney General Mark Herring said on Wednesday.
Wis. AG sues Oregon woman over allegedly inflated costs of subscriptions
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen recently filed a complaint against an Oregon woman and her periodical subscription business for allegedly sending misleading or false marketing mail pieces.
