US Securities Regulators Issue Warnings To Investors Regarding COVID-19 Fraud
As the negative financial effects of COVID-19 have spread across the nation, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") have issued alerts ...
Faruqi & Faruqi Defeats Motion for Interlocutory Appeal In Securities Class Action
On March 23, 2020, Judge Richard F. Boulware, II of the District of Nevada denied Defendant Tahoe Resources' motion to certify for interlocutory appeal the Court's June 19, 2019 order denying Defendants' motion to dismiss. The Court held that the issues ...
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Reza Rezvani Selected As America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys
Announcing the selection of Reza Rezvani among America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys® for 2020. Selection to America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identity the nation's most exceptional litigators ...
FARUQI & FARUQI COMMENCES ACTION AGAINST THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF VIVINT SOLAR
On March 10, 2020, Faruqi & Faruqi filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit in Delaware's Chancery Court against the board of directors and certain executive officers of Vivint Solar, Inc. ("Vivint Solar" or the "Company"). The lawsuit seeks to redress ...
Faruqi & Faruqi Selected Best Personal Injury Attorneys in New York City, 2020
Faruqi & Faruqi is named one of the top NYC personal injury law firms by Expertise, an independent rating service that hand-picks the most accomplished and qualified professionals. Expertise's stated goal is to connect people with the best local experts. ...
$1,000,000 Settlement for a Construction Worker during Jury Selection
Reza Rezvani recovered $1,000,000 for a construction worker who was injured on the job. Our client slipped and fell on construction rubble from excavation work which was not cleaned from the construction site. The failure to clear the debris was a violation ...
$1,500,000 Recovered for a Construction Worker on the eve of Trial
Reza Rezvani obtained a $1,500,000 settlement on behalf of a construction worker who was injured on a job site. Our client was working on a roof when he tripped on pieces of two by fours, which caused his right leg to go through a skylight. His other ...
Allergan Settles Restasis Antitrust Claims for $51.2 Million
On February 25, 2020, a class of direct purchasers of brand Restasis (cyclosporine) eye drops moved in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Gershon, J.) for an order preliminary approving a $51 million settlement reached ...
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Faruqi & Faruqi Obtains Final Approval In Kona Beer Settlement On Behalf Of Consumers Valued By The Court At Over $13 Million
On February 6, 2020, Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted final approval of a class-wide settlement involving Kona beer products. The settlement resolves a three-year long dispute ...
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Faruqi & Faruqi Obtains Final Approval In Asahi Beer Settlement That Confers on Consumers Benefit for $5,000,000
On January 14, 2020, Judge Amy D. Hogue of the Superior Court of California granted final approval of a class-wide settlement in a class action involving Asahi beer products. The settlement resolves a multi-year dispute challenging Asahi for misleadingly ...
Features: Timothy J. Peter
Court Appoints Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Co-Lead Counsel in Securities Fraud Class Action Against Netflix, Inc.
On January 31, 2020, United States District Lucy H. Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California appointed Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP to serve as Co-Lead Counsel in In re Netflix Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 5:19-cv-04195-LHK ...
Court Appoints Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Lead Counsel in Securities Class Action Against Sonim Technologies, Inc.
On January 22, 2020, United States District Judge Maxine M. Chesney of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California appointed Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP to serve as Lead Counsel in Malhotra v. Sonim Technologies Inc., No. 3:19-cv-06416-MMC ...
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Welcomes Christopher M. Lash
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP announces that Christopher M. Lash has joined the firm in its Philadelphia office. Mr. Lash joins the firm as an Associate. Mr. Lash focuses on shareholder derivative and securities litigation. Prior to joining F&F, Mr. Lash was an ...
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Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court Ruling in Starbucks Doubleshot Case
On December 20, 2019, the United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order reversing the District Court's decision granting Starbucks' motion to dismiss in Naimi v. Starbucks Corporation, et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-06484-VAP-GJS. Faruqi ...
Faruqi & Faruqi Defeats Motion To Dismiss In Investor Class Action Against CV Sciences
On December 10, 2019, Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey of the District of Nevada denied Defendant CV Sciences, Inc.'s motion to dismiss the Lead Plaintiff's consolidated amended class action complaint (the "Complaint"). The Court held that the Complaint sufficiently ...
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announce Scholarship Winner
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP is proud to announce that they have selected Ronnie Hodgkinson as the winner of their academic scholarship valued at $1000 USD. Believing formal education to be a valuable asset of professional advancement, Faruqi & Faruqi founded ...
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F&F’s Cassandra Rohme Obtained Jury Verdict for F&F Personal Injury Client
Cassandra Rohme obtained a jury verdict in favor of a client who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Our client was a passenger in a cab which collided with a car making a U-turn in front of it. The plaintiff was not wearing a seatbelt and as a result ...
F&F PI Team Settle Medical Malpractice for $1,285,000 as Trial Commenced
Reza Rezvani and Cassandra Rohme settled a medical malpractice action for $1,285,000 during jury selection. The defendant physician performed a cervical epidural injection on our client. Epidural steroid injections allow doctors to inject medicine directly ...
#monopolyisnotagame: Allergen Agrees to Pay $750 Million to Settle Namenda Antitrust Litigation on Eve of Trial
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, co-counsel in In Re Namenda Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, announces $750 million settlement in the action. ...
Court Appoints Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Lead Counsel in Securities Class Action Against Ideanomics, Inc.
On October 7, 2019, United States District Judge George B. Daniels of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York appointed Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP to serve as Lead Counsel in Miranda v. Ideanomics, Inc., et al., No. 1:19-cv-06741-GBD ...