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Opinion: Tesla’s Settlement With SEC Boosts Investor Class Actions Against Company
Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk did not admit liability in this weekend's $20 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But lawyers for shareholders suing Tesla in for ...
J&J Ordered to Pay $4.7B in Missouri Asbestos Cancer Verdict
A Missouri jury on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $4.69 billion to 22 women who alleged the company's talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and ...
Companies Win Out in SCOTUS Class-Action Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements ...
Uh-Oh, VW: Two Million Diesel Car Owners Could Join Class Action Suits
Around two million diesel car owners in Germany could join class action lawsuits to seek compensation from Volkswagen, Justice Minister Katarina Barley said on Wednesday. The German cabinet approved ...
Google Privacy Settlement, ‘Direct Compensation’ in Class-Action Suits to Get SCOTUS Scrutiny
The U.S. Supreme Court will use a privacy case involving Google to consider making it harder for companies to settle class-action lawsuits without providing direct compensation to those affected. The ...
Ford Recalls 1.38M Vehicles Over Loose Steering Wheel Bolt Issue
Ford Motor Co said Wednesday it is recalling 1.38 million vehicles in North America for potentially loose steering wheel bolts that could detach, in an issue linked to two accidents and one injury. ...
Lawsuits Involving U.S. Securities Class Actions Soar in 2017, Topping One Per Day
The number of class action lawsuits in the United States accusing companies of fraud and other securities law violations soared in 2017, topping one a day even as the value of settlements plunged, a ...
End of Class-Action Lawsuit Rule Won’t Stop U.S. Financial Firms From Facing Them
Not every financial firm will be able to reap the benefit of Wall Street's victory in dismantling the threat of class-action law suits. The U.S. Senate killed a rule late on Tuesday that allowed ...