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Netflix faces federal securities class action over alleged misrepresentation of anticipated subscriber rates

By Marian Johns | Aug 7, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A federal securities class action suit has been filed against Netflix by purchasers of the company's publicly traded securities who claim the company's executives knowingly inflated and misrepresented its anticipated subscription rates.

Former IBM account exec sues to get bigger commission from $34 million sale to Marines

By Marian Johns | Aug 7, 2019

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Legal Newsline) – A former IBM account executive claims the company fraudulently capped his more than $700,000 commission on a $34 million sale of IBM products and services to the United States Marine Corps.

Woman claims nastygal.com violated TCPA to send text messages without her consent

By Marian Johns | Aug 7, 2019

MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – A Florida woman claims that clothing retailer nastygal.com violated federal law by using automatic telephone dialing systems (ATDS) to send her text messages without her consent.

Opioid judge supports `negotiating class,’ tells critics like state AGs to `come up with a better model’

By Daniel Fisher | Aug 6, 2019

CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - The federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors left little doubt he supports a plan developed by private lawyers to assemble an unprecedented “negotiating class” consisting of every city and county in the U.S.

PFAS litigation expands to include corporate plaintiffs; Refinery suing over cleanup

By John Breslin | Aug 6, 2019

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Allegations of product liability is at the core of a lawsuit filed by an oil refining company against a raft of defendants over the sale of a firefighting foam containing chemical compounds believed dangerous to health and the environment.

Nintendo sued over its Joy-Con controllers; Lawsuit claims the joystick 'drifts' on its own

By Marian Johns | Aug 6, 2019

SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – A California man has filed a class action suit against Nintendo claiming the company continues to market and sell defective Switch game controllers.

Law firm alleges USAC Airways owes more than $200,000 in unpaid legal service fees

By Marian Johns | Aug 6, 2019

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The law firm of Cozen O'Connor has filed suit against USAC Airways claiming the private executive aviation company owes the firm more than $200,000 in unpaid legal service fees.

Class action alleges Google violated privacy laws by using Google Assistant to record conversations

By Marian Johns | Aug 6, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Two residents of New York and New Jersey have instituted a class action lawsuit against Google LLC and its parent holding company Alphabet Inc., alleging the companies illegally recorded and scripted conversations from consumers worldwide who used devices with voice-recognition software program Google Assistant.

Bai drinks don't include real fruit, class action alleges

By Marian Johns | Aug 6, 2019

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles man is claiming that Bai Brands and Dr Pepper Snapple Bottling Group are violating federal and state labeling laws because the labels on their line of bai Antioxidant Cocofusion beverages falsely advertises that the drinks contain real fruit ingredients.

Tesla accused of lying about battery mileage

By Marian Johns | Aug 5, 2019

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California man who purchased a used Tesla vehicle has filed a class action suit claiming the car manufacturer falsely advertised the maximum miles the vehicle's battery will run on a full charge and that the company is denying battery replacement under the car's advertised warranty.

Treatment centers allege Michigan's largest health insurer 'slashed' reimbursement rates; BCBS says its rates were appropriate

By John Breslin | Aug 5, 2019

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Four substance abuse treatment centers in Michigan have filed a lawsuit against an insurance company over claims that it "slashed" reimbursement rates, or did not pay, for the treatment of patients at their facilities.

Serial plaintiff, a blind man who sues owners of websites, rebuffed by Seventh Circuit

By Hollie Ferguson | Aug 5, 2019

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a blind plaintiff regarded as a serial litigant seeking quick payoffs lacked standing to sue a credit union over the accessibility of its website.

Whistleblower wants his money, asks D.C. Circuit to order SEC to pay up from Teva settlement

By John Breslin | Aug 2, 2019

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – An unnamed individual involved in a case that led to a pharmaceutical company paying hundreds of millions of dollars to settle bribery charges is asking the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to order the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to promptly rule on his claim for whistleblower compensation.

New York law firm alleges Applied Energetics is preventing it from selling shares

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 29, 2019

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York law firm and one of its members alleges an Arizona-based corporation is attempting to prevent them from selling shares.

Chevron USA alleges former supervisor bought boats with kickbacks

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 29, 2019

GULFPORT, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – Chevron is suing a former employee over allegations he awarded contracts to friends for kickbacks.

Homeless man sues Spokane, says officials threw away his belongings when they cleared Camp Hope

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 29, 2019

SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A homeless man has filed suit against a Washington city over allegations his constitutional rights were violated when the city threw away the tents and belongings of a homeless camp in 2018.

Western Energy wants to set aside federal decision regarding Montana coal mine

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 29, 2019

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The owner of a surface coal mine in Montana is seeking to set aside a federal decision regarding a mining plan modification.

Ohio AG slams 'power grab' of private lawyers pushing the opioid litigation

By Daniel Fisher | Jul 26, 2019

CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Stepping forcefully into a debate that has been brewing since private lawyers first started recruiting local governments to sue the opioid industry, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the National Association of Attorneys General have urged the federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation to reject a proposed “negotiation class” consisting of every city and county in the country.

Friendly's allegedly misleads consumers with vanilla claims on ice cream, suit states

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 26, 2019

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York man alleges that a Massachusetts-based ice cream manufacturer misleadingly represents that its products are flavored with vanilla derived from vanilla beans.

California woman files class action alleging Welch's failed to warn consumers about lead, arsenic in its products

By Carrie Bradon | Jul 26, 2019

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California woman recently filed a class action complaint against Welch’s alleging the beverage and foods company failed to warn consumers about lead and arsenic in its products.