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Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 130 F.3d 1287 (8th Cir. 1997), [1] was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States.It was filed in 1988 on behalf of Lois Jenson and other female workers at the Eveleth Taconite mine in Eveleth, Minnesota on the state's northern Mesabi Range, which is part of the Iron Range.
In 1995, John Paul Reddam founded DiTech Funding Corporation (DiTech) in Costa Mesa, California. [3] The company's name was derived from the phrase “direct technology.” [3][4] DiTech became one of the first lenders to offer mortgages to the public online and via a toll-free number. [3] In April 1995, Reddam began originating, selling, and ...
Ditech Networks Sale Alert: Briscoe Law Firm and Powers Taylor, LLP Investigate Sale to Nuance Communications DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Known by his middle name, J. Paul Reddam was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and graduated from the University of Windsor with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He then obtained a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto. [1] In 1979, he moved to California to earn his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California and ...
Facebook recently paid 1.4 million Illinois residents $397 in 2022 as part of a class action lawsuit for facial recognition breaches through its “Tag Suggestions” feature, per CNBC. Google is ...
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The case was settled in 1996 for $333 million ($666.6 million in 2024), the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit in United States history to that date. Masry & Vititoe , the law firm for which Brockovich was a legal clerk, received $133.6 million ($273.4 million in 2024) of that settlement, and Brockovich received $2.5 ...
The Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill resulted in an onslaught of litigation. Litigation commenced almost immediately after the explosion and oil spill. By May 27, 2010, Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon, said in testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee that it was defendant in 120 lawsuits, of which more than 80 were class actions seeking payment for financial ...