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Litigious Corporate Plaintiffs Take Note: Large Security for Costs Award for Multiple Defendants
2016-02-27 07:40:50| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
In a hefty security for costs award in favour of multiple defendants, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recently held that the Court may consider the global effect of the costs of multiple proceedings by a single corporate plaintiff in deciding whether security for costs is appropriate. In Geophysical Service Incorporated v Encana Corporation , 2016 ABQB 49 , the plaintiff appealed 26 orders for security for costs granted in 17 actions commenced by Geophysical Services Incorporated amounting to a combined total of $1,910,550.24.
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Big verdict doesn't assure more wins for plaintiffs in talc-cancer cases
2016-02-26 06:43:23| Food - Topix.net
A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016. The $72 million verdict this week against Johnson & Johnson in a U.S. case alleging links between talc-based powder and ovarian cancer has prompted global headlines, social media buzz and calls to lawyers from would-be plaintiffs.
Gen Mills challenges Cheerios Protein lawsuit: Plaintiffs 'completely misunderstand' federal regs
2016-02-04 09:02:35| Agriculture - Topix.net
General Mills has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misled shoppers by presenting Cheerios Protein as a " high protein, healthful alternative to Cheerios ", and insists the product complies with all relevant food labeling regulations. According to a complaint* filed in California last year by plaintiffs Nancy Coe, Tori Castro, and Pamela Mizzi, General Mills " falsely and misleadingly markets Cheerios Protein to children and adults as a high protein, healthful alternative to Cheerios ".
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Alaska Air among plaintiffs doggedly pushing back on SeaTac min. wage
2015-12-16 19:56:06| Airlines - Topix.net
Alaska Airlines and other plaintiffs are continuing their long legal battle over SeaTac's $15 minimum wage law. They've asked a King County Superior Court judge to set a trial date so they can present evidence about how the higher minimum wage would interfere with airport operations.
Plaintiffs Use Catalyst Theory to Win Attorneys' Fees After Ford Class Action Mooted By Recall
2015-12-16 01:20:24| Automakers - Topix.net
On November 2, 2015, a group of plaintiffs won a motion for attorneys' fees against Ford Motor Company, even though Ford's voluntary recall of vehicles mooted the plaintiffs' lawsuit. In MacDonald v.