Bob Egelko, Staff Writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, is reporting that Green-card delays have been deemed illegal: Immigration officials have illegally delayed issuing green cards to thousands of newly recognized legal U.S. residents, hampering their ability to work and travel, a San Francisco federal judge ruled in a nationwide class- action suit. U.S. District…
Monthly Archives: August 2005
Merck considers limited settlements
Here’s the latest on Merck from the Seattle Times: Merck will consider settling a limited number of lawsuits over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a spokesman said yesterday. The drug’s link to heart attacks and strokes has spawned thousands of lawsuits and last week’s $253 million jury verdict in Texas. Thursday morning, Merck said that as…
Need a new iPod battery? You’re in luck!
A judge has ruled in favor of 1.3 million iPod users nationwide: A San Mateo County judge on Thursday approved the settlement of a class action lawsuit that will allow as many as 1.3 million owners of iPod music players to replace defective batteries on maker Apple’s tab. The lawsuit, which affects consumers nationwide, alleged…
Filing Of A Class Action Suit Against RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd
This in from BusinessWire: NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 25, 2005–The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP announces that a class action lawsuit was filed today on behalf of purchasers of the securities of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe” or the “Company”) (NYSE: RNR) between October 21, 2003 and July 25, 2005, inclusive (the “Class…
Lawsuit Seeking Class Action Status Filed Against World Health Alternatives, Inc.
As reported on PrimeZone today, Schatz & Nobel, P.C. is seeking class action against World Health Alternatives, Inc.: HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 25, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) — The law firm of Schatz & Nobel, P.C., which has significant experience representing investors in prosecuting claims of securities fraud, announces that a lawsuit seeking class action status has been…
Were you strip-searched in Miami?
Millions in awards are unclaimed by women who were illegally strip-searched in Miami: MIAMI — More than 5,000 women who were illegally strip searched are running out of time to file claims for up to $3,000 each in one of the largest civil rights settlements in Miami-Dade County. The women have until midnight Sept. 1…
AOL settlement
Newsday.com is reporting that the AOL settlement involves refunds for consumers and a $1.25M fine for AOL: America Online has agreed to end an employee bonus plan that made it difficult for customers to cancel service and will pay New York State $1.25 million in penalties, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced yesterday. AOL also…
Class Action Against Pfizer Is Dimissed
Anthony Lin of the New York Law Journal (via Law.com) is reporting that claims against Pfizer have been dismissed. Here’s the gist of the article: A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed for a second time class action claims against drug maker Pfizer Inc. by Nigerian families who claim the company put their children in…
ATI Technologies in the hot seat
A press release announced today that the Law Offices of Brian M. Felgoise, P.C, will issue a class action lawsuit against ATI Technologies, Inc.: PHILADELPHIA, PA — (MARKET WIRE) — 08/23/2005 — Law Offices of Brian M. Felgoise, P.C. announces that a securities class action has been commenced on behalf of shareholders who acquired ATI…
Merck May Face French Class Action
Looks like my own country is considering this as well, in light of the recent court decision taken in the USA: Paris – The possibility of a class action lawsuit in France against US pharmaceutical giant Merck, the manufacturer of defective arthritis painkiller Vioxx, is set to to be considered in September or October, a…