Phil Law Weblog

A new lawsuit has been filed against Vonage Holdings Corp. which has struggled to stem an investor stampede away from its stock in the United State District Court in Richmond, Va. by Verizon Communications Inc., the giant phone company in lower Manhattan alleges that the company is infringing on seven patents for technology that allows [...]

Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the tobacco giant Philip Morris will get back $2.15 billion of its appeal bond from the infamous Madison County Price v. Philip Morris USA case that was overturned late last year by the Court.

Illinois Federal Judge Suzanne B. Conlon ruled against Exelon’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought as a result of Exelon’s spills of tritium-laced water into the local community in Will County, Illinois and ruled that the lawsuit Duffin v. Exelon Corp., et al., will now proceed to the discovery phase where the plaintiffs [...]

A consumer class action lawsuit has been filed in San Diego Superior Court on behalf of persons who purchased Garnier Fructis hair products during the past four years, believing they actually strengthened hair.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded securities of Take-Two Interactive Software, inc. (”Take-Two” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:TTWO) between October 25, 2004 and January 27, 2006, inclusive, (the “Class Period”) against [...]

Another lawsuit against Albertsons Inc.’s former chief executive officer and its board members has been filed in an Idaho state court on behalf of all Albertsons shareholders, claims the board and CEO Larry Johnston did not act in shareholders’ best interest when they accepted the lesser of two buyout bids for the entire company and [...]

Two lawyers and a chiropractor have joined forces to pursue a common target in St. Petersburg

The Sydney High Court has grant an appeal, made by Sons of Gwalia and another creditor, ING against a decision which entitled Luka Margaretic, a shareholder of Sons of Gwalia to become a creditor, when the mining company went into administration.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against Intervest Bancshares Corporation after the mailing of its proxy statement for its annual meeting of shareholders to be held on May 25, 2006.

A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Xerium Technologies Inc (XRM | charts | news | PowerRating) on the behalf shareholders who purchased or acquired otherwise securities of the company related to the Company’s initial public offering on or about May 16, [...]