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Law 360: A putative class of BP Products North America Inc. franchisees claimed in a suit Thursday in California that the energy giant and a subsidiary broke franchise agreements by mandating a set of business policies that cut into their earnings. More than a dozen BP franchisees allege the company skimmed money from their businesses by […]
Final Approval Given to $4.75 Million Vonage Settlement Seeger Weiss LLP announced today that the US District Court of New Jersey has granted final approval to the proposed settlement of In re Vonage Marketing and Sales Practice Litigation following a fairness hearing on May 12, 2011. The settlement provides dollar-for-dollar recovery to most settlement class […]
Missouri Court of Appeals Affirms $11 Million Factory Farm Verdict Seeger Weiss LLP is pleased to report that the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western Division, today affirmed a landmark jury verdict obtained by the firm on behalf of fifteen family farmers forced to endure years of life-degrading stench put up by neighboring factory hog farm […]
From the American Lawyer: Last week, Seeger Weiss filed a New York State Supreme Court trade secrets and breach of contract complaint against Google on behalf of the defunct Internet telecom VoIP Inc. and its parent, WABEC. The suit claims that Google developed its “Click to Call” feature, which allows users to make Internet phone […]
On February 3, 2011, Seeger Weiss LLP filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of eight former union employees of the Entemann’s Bakery in Bay Shore, New York, against the Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry International Pension Fund. The eight had been employed by Entemann’s as members of the company’s unionized workforce, putting in […]
From Bloomberg: Six plaintiffs’ lawyers will lead federal litigation against Johnson & Johnson over recalled devices used in hip-replacement surgeries. U.S. District Judge David A. Katz in Toledo, Ohio, appointed the plaintiffs’ executive committee on Jan. 26 after dozens of lawyers vied for the positions. The group will make major decisions on the litigation, which […]