In a significant development U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty in Manhattan ruled that Goldman Sachs Group Inc will have to again face a class action by shareholders who said they lost $13 billion since the bank hid conflicts of interest when… Read More ›
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JPMorgan agrees to pay $60M to settle class action lawsuit in spoofing precious metal prices
JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay $60 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by investors who accused it of intentionally manipulating the prices of precious metals futures and options. The settlement comes in the wake of a U.S. government… Read More ›
Healthcare Services Group Inc agrees to pay $6M fine to settle SEC civil charges
In a statement the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said, Healthcare Services Group Inc has agreed to pay a $6 million fine to settle civil charges for its alleged failure to account for legal settlements with its employees, which resulted in… Read More ›
Equifax agrees to settle 2017 data breach federal and state investigations with $700 million
This is one of the largest ever settlement for a data breach. Affected consumers should get in touch with the company. On Monday Equifax Inc, a credit-reporting company, stated it will pay up to $700 million to settle U.S. federal… Read More ›
Verbraucherzentrale (vzbv) to file class-action suit against Volkswagen on Nov 1, 2018
Volkswagen has maintained that there is no way consumers can establish intentional harm caused by dieselgate in Germany. On Wednesday, Verbraucherzentrale (vzbv), a German consumer protection organization stated, it would file a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen on November 1,… Read More ›
Mining giant BHP facing class-action lawsuit over Samarco dam in Brazil
BHP has provisioned $650 million in 2018-2019, which was at the lower end of their expectations. On Monday, Melbourne, Victoria-based BHP, formerly known as BHP Billiton, an Anglo-Australian multinational mining, metals and petroleum company stated, it has been served with… Read More ›
Australia’s largest listed wealth manager staring at class action lawsuit
Its Chairwoman and legal counsel have resigned with immediate effect. Analysts expect more heads to roll in the coming weeks. On Monday, following damaging revelation of inappropriate behavior at AMP, Australia’s largest-listed wealth manager, Catherine Brenner, its chairwoman and Brian… Read More ›
Uber settles class-action lawsuit with $10 million
As part of the court settlement, Uber will have to, in regular intervals, report its demographic data of its workforce, as well as develop a validated promotion assessment process. Uber technologies Inc has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit, brought… Read More ›
Apple facing 8 lawsuits for wanton slowing down of iPhones
The lawsuits, affecting the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE and iPhone 7, seek unspecified damages, and in some cases reimbursement and even barring Apple to throttle the performance of its iPhones. Following Apple’s admission of slowing down ageing iPhones,… Read More ›
Monsanto’s Dicamba herbicide likely to trigger class action lawsuit
Millions of acres of fields have been laid waste due to Monsanto’s herbicide Dicamba which did not undergo regular scrutiny as required by law. With the U.S. growing season entered its peak this summer, farmers have begun posting pictures on… Read More ›