Tag Archives: Damages

Class Action Lawsuits Filed Over Unlawful Early Termination Fees

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Wednesday, 22 May 2013 06:00 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Early Termination Fee (ETF) Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Class Action Lawsuits Filed Over Unlawful Early Termination Fees By Anne Read more »

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Law Suit Filed: Capital One Best Buy Credit Card Class Action Lawsuit

May 10 2013 San Francisco, CA: Capital One Bank is facing a consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging its Best Buy co-branded credit cards have an annual fee, in contrast to the advertising for the card, which claims there is Read more »

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IP Roundup: Damages Trials Offer a Chance to Revisit Big Verdicts

Call it a do-over or call it a mulligan—the parties in two big IP infringement suits are eagerly hoping for different outcomes now that new damages trials are being held in both cases. But the judges in the Apple/Samsung and Read more »

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Judge Sets Scope for Apple-Samsung Damages Retrial

Vanessa Blum writes for The Recorder, an American Lawyer affiliate.Apple wants to proceed quickly. So it goes without saying, Samsung wants to move slow. The two tech companies have been feuding over the timing and scope of a new damages Read more »

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Law Suit Filed: Vitamin Shoppe Lawsuit

April 25 2013 Los Angeles, CA: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Vitamin Shoppe Inc, who make and market a pre-workout muscle building and performance enhancing product called True Athlete Training Formula.The lawsuit, entitled Steven Hodges Read more »

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BRIEF-Ex-MF Global CEO Jon Corzine, others sued by trustee

April 23 | Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:33am EDT April 23 (Reuters) – MF Global Holdings Ltd : * Jon Corzine, the former MF Global Holdings Ltd CEO, is sued bycompany’s bankruptcy trustee — court filing * Corzine is accused Read more »

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What Is Qualified Immunity?

Qualified immunity shields public officials from damages for civil liability so long as they did not violate an individual’s “clearly established” statutory or constitutional rights. The immunity is available to state or federal employees, including law enforcement officers, who are Read more »

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IP Roundup: Viacom Stymied Again in YouTube Infringement Suit

For the second time in three years, a U.S. district judge has dismissed a suit in which Viacom claimed $1 billion in damages from the posting of its shows and movies on YouTube. In a Thursday ruling, Judge Louis Stanton Read more »

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Vermont Sees Red, Sues Troll over Alleged Patent Shakedown

By asserting dubious patents against countless small businesses around the country, MPHJ Technology Investments LLC has developed a reputation as one of the most shameless “patent trolls” around. Read more »

After Defections, CalPERS Wants Winston Disqualified

By&nbspCheryl MillerAll Articles The RecorderMay 22, 2013 The nation’s largest public pension fund wants to bar Winston & Strawn from further work on bankruptcy proceedings involving the California cities of Stockton and San Bernardino. Read more »

Amid Spy Scandal, Russia Boots Baker & McKenzie Lawyer

As the U.S. and Russian governments trade accusations over espionage activities and human rights abuses, Baker & McKenzie of counsel Thomas Firestone, a former Justice Department official and liaison to the U.S Read more »

Survey: Firm Leaders Admit Downturn’s Permanent Impact

Most law firm leaders admit that recession-driven changes to both their pricing practices and their clients’ expectations that work be done efficiently are likely here to stay, according to a new survey from legal consultancy Altman Weil.At the same time, Read more »

South Carolina Bound: Adams and Reese Opens in Columbia

CORRECTION: 5/22/2013, 11:00 a.m. EDT. Read more »

Plaintiffs Accuse Drywall Manufacturers of Price-Fixing

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Wednesday, 22 May 2013 06:00 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Drywall Price-Fixing Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Plaintiffs Accuse Drywall Manufacturers of Price-Fixing By Anne Bucher In the U.S., the Read more »

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