Class Actions

A health club employee suing for unpaid overtime was not bound by an arbitration clause in his employee handbook, the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiff worked as a sales...

A retailer that printed the month of a credit card's expiration on a customer's receipt isn't liable for a "willful" violation of federal consumer protection law, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in affirming...

Liquid expands as the temperature increases. That simple law of physics is at the heart of a consumer class action that alleges Chevron is cheating California consumers by selling motor fuel at an...

For overweight consumers looking to lose weight fast, the use of lap band surgery as a quick and easy way to a new life can be tempting. But in some cases, it's deadly....

A computer company sued for selling a defective product could enforce an arbitration clause in its customer agreement, even though the designated arbitrator was no longer available to hear disputes, the 3rd Circuit...

National employment law firm Seyfarth Shaw recently released its annual survey of employment law cases, summarizing key trends in the field from U.S. Supreme Court decisions to state and federal court decisions and...

Full Year Diluted EPS of $12.37 ($11.85 as adjusted) Operating Margin of 36.3% (40.0% as adjusted) for Fourth Quarter 2011 Assets Under Management of $3.513 Trillion at December 31, 2011 NEW YORK --...

NEW YORK -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Venoco, Inc. ("Venoco" or the "Company") (NYSE: VQ) for...

BENSALEM, Pa. -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that all persons or entities who purchased the common stock of Primo Water Corporation ("Primo Water" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:PRMW) pursuant and/or traceable...

NEW YORK -- Attorney Advertising--Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant" or the "Company") (NYSE:AIZ), concerning whether the company and...

* Full Year Net Revenues of $32.4 Billion; Income from Continuing Operations of $1.26 per Diluted Share * Fourth Quarter Net Revenues of $5.7 Billion, Including Loss of $1.7 Billion Related to the...

Other specific highlights compared with 2011 Third Quarter: * 3.38% net interest margin, up 4 basis points * 14% annualized growth in average core deposits * 2% annualized growth in average total loans,...

Leostream leverages Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization REST API to Integrate with Red Hat Environments and the High-Performance SPICE Protocol WALTHAM, Mass. -- Leostream Corporation, a leading developer of virtual hosted desktop software, today...

PHILADELPHIA -- Spector Roseman Kodroff & Wills, P.C., Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC, co-lead counsel in the historic Converium/SCOR securities class action (the first such...

WAYNE, Pa. -- Ryan & Maniskas, LLP (www.rmclasslaw.com/cases/cnvo) is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Convio, Inc. ("Convio" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CNVO) concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duty and...

Fourteen In-house Recipients Include 1,600 Degrees Celsius Class Gas Turbine And Forklift Truck with Radiation Shielded Cabin Tokyo, Jan 18, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has selected 14...

ATLANTA -- Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC is investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws by Walter Energy, Inc. ("Walter" or the "Company") (NYSE: WLT). The investigation focuses on whether a series...

ATLANTA -- First graph, second sentence should read: On January 13, 2012 (sted On January 13, 2011) The corrected release reads: HOLZER HOLZER & FISTEL, LLC ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION INTO POTENTIAL CLAIMS FOR BREACHES...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) announced today that its board of directors has approved an increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend from $0.05 to $0.06 per share of outstanding...