Bus Drivers Refused Transport To Israel Rally, Suit Says By Anna Bongardino · Law360 (December 12, 2023, 7:08 PM EST) — New York residents and Jewish Israeli citizens have hit a Staten Island-based charter bus rental company with a proposed class action alleging that several of its drivers conspired to discriminate against Jewish and Israeli passengers by refusing to drive them to a pro-Israel rally in Washington in November. In the complaint, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]
Bus Company Sued Over Driver Walkouts That Left Pro-Israel Demonstrators Stranded Hundreds of pro-Israel demonstrators from Detroit to New York said they were left unable to attend the Washington, DC rally Published 12/12/23 02:00 PM ET| Christian Berthelsen A national charter bus company was sued in a potential class-action complaint by pro-Israel demonstrators, who said bus drivers conspired to walk out on the job and leave them unable to get to a rally in Washington, D.C., last month. The case, […]
NY Court Tosses Ex-Hughes Hubbard Atty’s Defamation Suit By Ryan Boysen · Listen to article Law360 (August 10, 2023, 4:48 PM EDT) — The yearslong saga of a former Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP partner who claims that he was falsely accused of exposing himself in an Equinox steam room finally came to an end Thursday, after a New York state appellate court panel upheld a ruling that dismissed his $10 million defamation suit. In a three-page order, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division […]
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Marc Held, counsel for the Mirvis plaintiffs, told Law360 he was pleased with the court’s approval of consolidation.
“In the end, it remains our goal to uncover the extent of the massive data breach of our clients’ personal information, make sure this does not happen again and to bring justice to all of the victims,” Held told Law360.
Marc Held, counsel for the Butler, Mirvis and Froehlich plaintiffs, told Law360 he was pleased with the court’s decision, saying that it is in his clients’ best interests for their case to remain in the Eastern District of New York.
Calif. Geico Policyholders Ask Out Of Data Breach MDL By Daniel Tay Law360 (October 1, 2021, 5:44 PM EDT) — A proposed class of California Geico policyholders told the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that its suit stemming from the insurer’s data breach should not be centralized with four other suits as it pursues a unique state-law-based claim, making the California plaintiffs the lone holdout against centralization. Geico is facing five proposed class actions across the country, all stemming from a data breach in […]
Attorney Marc Held, who filed a suit last year to force the city to schedule the test, rejected that defense and said he’s prepared to take legal action again.
“With schools opening in-person in September, there is no reason why the specialized high school exam cannot be administered,” he said. “Parents are concerned that similar to last year, this year will be filled with disingenuous attempts to hold the exam in a timely manner, if at all.”
T-Mobile USA was hit with a data breach class action Friday in New York Eastern District Court in response to a breach that exposed the personal information of 7.8 million current customers and more than 40 million individuals who applied for credit with the company. The complaint, brought by Held & Hines, accuses the company of failing to take reasonable measures to protect the personal and financial information of class members. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The […]