Class action by union pension fund alleges violations of Investment Company Act, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment.A shareholders federal class action lawsuit by a union pension fund claims Yahoo must register as an investment company, as investment...
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Month: January 2016
Law Firm Conflict Of Interest Impacts Oregon Ponzi Scheme Compensation
Law firm conflict of interest contributes to high cost of recouping funds in Lane County's largest Ponzi scheme.The money to be used for compensation in Berjac of Oregon's alleged Ponzi scheme is dwindling due to high attorney fees that must be paid before hundreds of...
Former Rough Riders In Concussion Lawsuit Against CFL
Ex-Ottawa Rough Riders join CFL concussion lawsuit seeking $200 million.Families of former Ottawa Rough Riders Gary Schreider and Dennis Duncan, and retired Canadian Football League player Mike Webster, have joined a class-action lawsuit against the CFL claiming...
Defense Verdict In Med Mal Case Seeking $15 Million
Defense prevails in med mal case brought by family of brain damaged woman.A jury returned a defense verdict in an emotionally-charged med mal case in which the husband of a Georgia woman left severely brain damaged due to complications during a surgical procedure...
Small Percent Of Doctors Linked To Many Medical Malpractice Claims
Study finds large share of medical malpractice claims linked to very small number of doctors. Just one percent of physicians account for one third of paid medical malpractice claims, and these doctors have some distinctive traits in common, according to a...
Lawyer Conflict Of Interest Alleged In GM Ignition Switch Bellwether Trials
Attorney asks judge to reexamine settlement fund; claims lawyer conflict of interest on part of plaintiff attorney in first General Motors ignition switch defect trials.An attorney has requested that the settlement fund established to compensate more than 1,000...
Conflict Of Interest Arises In California Double Murder Case
Public Defender's Office unable to represent man accused of murdering couple due to conflict of interest.In court on Friday, Deputy Public Defender Ashley Jones told Superior Court Judge Cara Beatty that, due to a conflict of interest, her office would have to drop...
Compulsive Gambling At Center Of Abilify Lawsuits
Abilify lawsuits allege patients developed gambling addictions as a result of taking the atypical antipsychotic medication.Product liability lawsuits filed against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. allege the manufacturers of Abilify failed to...