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Class Claims Filed Against Florida Power Company in Wake of Irma
On Monday September 18, 2017, class claims were filed in Miami-Dade County Court against Florida Power & Light Co. (“FPL”) by a group of Florida residents who have been without power since the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma. The plaintiffs claim that prior to the hurricane, Florida residents paid a “storm charge fee” in exchange for the defendant’s promise to prune trees near power lines and move some power lines underground as an improvement to the power grid.
Supreme Court Says Plavix Suits Cannot Stay in California To End Jurisdiction Disputes
On Monday June 19, 2017 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a controversial ruling from the California Supreme Court, which held that California state courts had jurisdiction to hear class claims from nearly 600 non-California residents who filed suit against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. The lawsuit was filed in California court alleging that the plaintiffs had sustained injuries from the blood-thinning drug Plavix.
Counsel Financial Promotes Health and Community through J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge®
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY (PRWEB) June 13, 2017 -- Counsel Financial, the nation’s leading trusted source for law firm lending, proudly announces its participation in the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge® in Buffalo, New York on June 15, 2017. The event, held annually to promote corporate teamwork, camaraderie and local businesses, will draw over 13,000 participants from close to 400 companies in Western New York. The 3.5-mile Buffalo race is one in a series of 13, which covers seven countries and five continents.
Target Settles Last of U.S. Data Breach Claims with $18.5 Million Settlement
On May 23, 2017, Target Corp. agreed to an $18.5 million settlement with 47 states and the District of Columbia, which resolves state investigations into a detrimental 2013 data breach. The settlement was the largest in history regarding multi-state data breaches.
Tesla Faces Class Claims Over Malfunctioning Autopilot Features
Palo Alto-based automaker Tesla, Inc. is facing a potentially wide sweeping class-action suit alleging that the company’s 2016-2017 models contained inoperative standard safety features and faulty enhanced autopilot software. The lawsuit was filed on April 19, 2017 in California federal court by three unsatisfied Tesla customers from Colorado, Florida and New Jersey.
Proposed Class Action Suit Filed Over Federal Student Aid
On Thursday April 13, 2017, students unhappy with the way their student loan money was being handled filed a proposed class action suit in Pennsylvania federal court against payment processing company Higher One Holdings Inc. and bank entities WEX Bank and Customers Bancorp.
$2.4 Billion Settlement in Actos Product Liability Suits
Kelly Anthony, Esq., Assistant General Counsel
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., have agreed to pay $2.4 billion to resolve thousands of product liability lawsuits pending in the U.S. involving allegations that the companies’ prescription diabetes drug, Actos, caused cancer.
