Phil Law Weblog

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who purchased the common stock of AtriCure pursuant and/or traceable to the Company’s initial public offering on or about August 4, 2005 through February 16, 2006, alleged AtriCure and certain of [...]

A class action lawsuit, filed against Willi-Food International Ltd., one of Israel’s largest food importers and a single-source supplier of one of the world’s most extensive range of quality kosher food products, alleged that the Company misled its customers by reducing the content in its tuna containers, and then charging its customers the same price [...]

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on behalf of shareholders who purchased, exchanged or otherwise acquired the common stock of TOP Tankers, Inc. between June 28, 2005 and November 28, 2006, alleged TOP and certain of its officers and directors with [...]

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Brisbane Supreme Court against the Federal Government by former F-111 maintenance workers.

A class action lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, USA, between Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. and individuals persecuted by the Nazis who owned Generali insurance at the time of their persecution, was agreed to be settled

FMF Capital Group Ltd. has reached an agreement with counsel for the plaintiffs to resolve all three class-action lawsuits against FMF Capital Group Ltd. filed in Michigan, Ontario and Quebec.

Lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of Warner Chilcott Ltd. during the period September 20, 2006 through September 26, 2006.

A class Action Lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of Franklin/Templeton Mutual Funds between January 1, 2000 and November 14, 2004, alleged that Franklin Resources, Inc., Franklin Advisers, Inc. and Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc. (”Defendants”) violated federal securities laws by paying kickbacks [...]

The class action lawsuit which was brought by the estates of 73 former employees of Wal-Mart to recover their life insurance benefits in Oklahoma has been settled for nearly $5.1 million.

The Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan has rejected securities class action lawsuit against Wall Street banks, accused of manipulating the prices of initial public offerings of technology companies.