News from November 2016
Shareholder alleges Allergan violated federal securities law
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — A shareholder is suing a pharmaceutical company and its officers, alleging negligent misrepresentation and violation of federal law.
Puritan's Pride Inc. accused of false marketing with 'free' product offers
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against a retail sales company over allegations of false and misleading marketing.
Nevada consumers allege certain Hyundai vehicles have defective transmissions
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Nevada couple allege the Hyundai Veloster Turbo they purchased is equipped with a defective transmission and has filed a class action lawsuit.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. accused of overcharging participants for prescriptions
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A Florida man alleges Minnesota-based health care companies overcharged their customers for prescription drugs.
Maine consumers allege Electricity Maine engaged in scheme to charge higher rates
BANGOR, Maine (Legal Newslinle) – Two consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against electricity providers over allegations they conducted a scheme to charge customers higher rates.
Shareholder alleges Dynavax's conduct artificially inflated share prices
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A shareholder has filed a lawsuit against a Berkeley, California, company over allegations it made wrongful omissions to inflate its share prices.
Shareholder alleges Agria Corporation, officers violated federal securities laws
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — A shareholder is suing a global agricultural company and its officers, alleging violation of federal securities law.
U.S. government enters L.A. Dodgers TV battle
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The United States is suing a California corporation and AT&T, alleging tortious interference and unfair competition.
Calif. court backs employer, cites 'going and coming' carpool exception
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A court of appeals has sided in
favor of an employer sued by one of its employees who alleged the company derived “incidental benefits” from workers carpooling.
ADM Alliance Nutrition to fight poisoned horse feed allegations
Animal feed manufacturer Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) is currently facing a lawsuit alleging it produced horse feed with an ingredient, monensin, that’s poisonous to horses.
FOIA response shows thousands of missing Secret Service docs, equipment
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – According to records obtained by Judicial Watch, the U.S. Secret Service has lost thousands of agency computers, radios,
cellphones, weapons and other documents and equipment since the terrorist attacks in New York in 2001.
Judge appoints lead counsel following review process involving 10 firms
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- A ruling was issued Oct. 28 in U.S. District Court Northern District of California by Judge William Alsup which confirmed the firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, as lead counsel in a class action suit against LendingClub (Evellard v. LendingClub Corp. et al., case number 3:16-cv-02627).
Class counsel seek $9 million in fees, expenses for Wells Fargo class action settlement
The attorneys also are seeking an incentive award of $15,000 for the named plaintiff.
Class actions proceed after FDA decides evaporated cane juice is sugar
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — Following the Federal Drug Administration’s May ruling on the use of term evaporated cane juice (ECJ) on products, courts will begin hearing lawsuits involving over the ingredient.
Trump Hotel Collection reaches settlement after data breaches
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - In September, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with Trump
Hotel Collection (THC) after data breaches allegedly exposed more than 70,000 credit card
numbers and other personal data.
Several individuals allege they invested in Vermont ski resort Ponzi scheme
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Several individuals allege a Florida investment company misled them into investing in a Ponzi scheme.
EEOC targets Labor Solutions in Alabama for alleged civil rights violations
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit Nov. 18 against Labor Solutions LLC, formerly known as East Coast Labor Solutions LLC, alleging civil rights violations.
Zwanger & Pesiri Radiology settles allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and U.S. Attorney Robert L. Capers announced Nov. 16 that Zwanger & Pesiri Radiology Group LLP, Zwanger Radiology P.C. and Dr. Steven Mendelson will pay $8,153,727 after allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
Montana joins Wyoming in case against U.S. Bureau of Land Management
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) — Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced Nov. 18 that he joined Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael in a lawsuit against the newly finalized U.S. Bureau of Land Management rule that creates allegedly duplicative regulation of methane gas venting and flaring on federal land.
Massachusetts real estate association agrees to change membership requirements
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Nov. 14 that the Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers Inc. (NAREB) has agreed to resolve allegations that its current membership requirements unfairly exclude competitors from the brokerage market.