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Popeyes Faces Lawsuit Over Overtime Pay and Pandemic-Related Labor Changes

On July 24, 2023, the Honorable Lisa G. Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia denied a summary judgment bid filed by Sailormen, Inc. (“Defendant”), the owner of a chain of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (“Popeyes”) restaurants in Florida and Georgia. The lawsuit concerns allegations that Defendant mishandled overtime payments and benefits for store managers during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the complexities of labor laws…

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Tesla Sued in Another Employment Discrimination Lawsuit

On June 30, 2022, another employment class action lawsuit was filed against Tesla, Inc., (“Tesla” or the “Company”) alleging that African American and Hispanic employees suffer discrimination at the Company’s Fremont factory. More specifically, the lawsuit claims that Tesla supervisors, managers, and Human Resources personnel engaged in daily harassment of African American and Hispanic employees, creating a toxic work environment. Plaintiffs are seeking civil penalties, monetary damages, and a legal…

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Employees Sue Fluor Corporation Over Excessive 401(k) Fees

On April 5, 2022, Deborah Locascio and David Summers (“Plaintiffs”) filed an amended complaint against their former employer, Fluor Corporation (“Fluor”), and Mercer Investments (“Mercer”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Fluor is the plan sponsor for the Fluor Corporation Employees’ Savings Investment Plan (the “Plan”). As of December 31, 2020, the Plan had more than 15,000 participants with account balances and assets totaling…

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Whistleblower Receives $200M Award from CFTC

On October 21, 2021, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) announced that it had awarded a single, unnamed whistleblower nearly $200 million for information that led to a successful enforcement action relating to interest rate manipulation at a large financial firm. The decision came after the Claims Review Staff initially recommended that the CFTC deny the claimant’s whistleblower award application. This Preliminary Determination was followed by a request for…

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2019 Nissan Versa & Altima Investigation

Nissan drivers are taking legal action over a possible defect in 2019 model year Versa and Altima vehicles containing a Xtronic Continuously Variable Transmission (“CVT”).  The alleged defect causes the vehicles to suddenly shake and jerk (commonly referred to as “juddering” or “shuddering”) when drivers attempt to accelerate.  The problems cause the Versa and Altimas to, in some cases lag or delay when the driver tries to accelerate, or in other…

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AMC Securities Class Action Settlement Information

Miller Shah LLP is pleased to announce that AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“AMC” or the “Company”), along with certain executives and financial underwriters, have agreed to pay $18,000,000.00 to resolve claims under the federal securities laws in connection with AMC’s acquisition of several other theater operators and the Company’s secondary public offering (“SPO”) of stock in early-2017. The matter is entitled Hawaii Structural Ironworkers Pension Trust Fund v. AMC Entertainment…

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AMC Securities Lawsuit: Preliminary Settlement Papers Filed

Miller Shah LLP, on behalf of a class of individuals and entities that purchased or acquired the common stock of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“AMC” or the “Company”) during the class period defined below (“Class”), has filed a motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement in the matter of Hawaii Structural Ironworkers Pension Trust Fund v. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. et al. The settlement will provide $18 million…

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Women Lawyers in Leadership Webcast to Feature Miller Shah LLP

Jayne A. Goldstein and Natalie Finkelman Bennett, partners at Miller Shah LLP, will be featured speakers at Women Lawyers in Leadership 2021, a live webcast airing on September 23, 2021. Additionally, Jayne is the Chairperson for this event. The program is designed to benefit women attorneys seeking to take their careers up a notch by striving for leadership positions. Agenda topics include the following: Getting a seat at the table…

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American Honda: Court Grants Class Certification in ‘HFL Defect’ Lawsuit

On March 23, 2021, a District Judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification in an action against American Honda Motors, Inc. (“Honda”), denying Honda’s Motion to Strike Expert Testimony in the process. In 2016, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging that Honda failed to disclose a defect in the “hands free” calling system, HandsFreeLink™ (“HFL”), featured in the 2004…

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