Class Action
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7-Eleven Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to resolve claims that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it did background checks on nearly 60,000 prospective employees, according to a filing in California federal court Monday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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More than a quarter-million participants in JPMorgan Chase 401(k) plans can move forward as a group with their lawsuit alleging that the bank mismanaged their retirement savings, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Sixth Circuit panel ruled Amazon.com Inc. will have to face part of a lawsuit related to alleged fire hazards associated with hoverboards sold through its platform, saying the company had assumed a duty to warn by issuing an email telling the buyers about the potential dangers… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Bank of America wants a California federal court to block an attorney from contacting members of a proposed class of employees who say the Wall Street behemoth wrongly denied them overtime, accusing the lawyer of a “campaign of abuse and intimidation”… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc. failed to bolster its cybersecurity practices in the wake of a slew of payment data breaches involving other retailers, leading to a “massive” theft of sensitive customer information, according to a suit filed Thursday in Florida federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 