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Austin City Council Member Sues Over Ride-Hailing Fingerprint Rule
Jun 21 2016 // An Austin City Council member who is a supporter of ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft has filed a lawsuit to overturn a requirement for their drivers to undergo fingerprint criminal background checks left standing in a...
Boston Municipal Fund Files Bondholder Class Action Against VW for Diesel Scandal
Jun 21 2016 // Boston Retirement System, the public pension fund for Boston municipal employees, filed the first bondholders proposed class action against Volkswagen AG related to the company’s diesel emissions scandal, law firm...
Vermont Family Sues Exterminator for Allegedly Using Banned Pesticide
Jun 21 2016 // A Vermont family who said their home was made unlivable by an exterminator who used a banned pesticide has filed a civil suit against a New York pest control business. The Rutland Herald reports that Neil and Patricia...
Google, Facebook, Twitter Sued by Father of Victim of Paris Terrorist Attack
Jun 21 2016 // The father of a young woman killed in the Paris massacre last November is suing Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming that the companies provided “material support” to extremists in violation of the...
Philly Judge to Release Sandusky’s Insurance Lawsuit Records
Jun 20 2016 // A Philadelphia judge has ordered the public release of sealed documents from a lawsuit that could reveal details about a claim that a boy told Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in 1976 that Jerry Sandusky had molested...
Blue Moon ‘Craft Beer’ Suit in California against MillerCoors Tossed
Jun 17 2016 // MillerCoors LLC won the dismissal of a proposed class action lawsuit by a self-described beer aficionado who said the brewing giant tricked consumers into paying premium prices for Blue Moon by falsely portraying it as...
More Women Sue Baylor University over Handling of Rape Allegations
Jun 17 2016 // Three more women filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Baylor University on June 15, saying the school did nothing to help them after they reported being sexually assaulted on or near campus. The Baptist school in...
Despite Losses, North Dakota Political Subdivision Insurance Fund Pays Off
Jun 17 2016 // A 30-year-old self-insurance pool has been paying off well for North Dakota political subdivisions, despite large claim losses in 2015. “It’s worked extremely well,” said Steve Spilde, chief executive...
Anheuser-Busch Sued by North Carolina Tribe for Using its Logo on Beer Coolers
Jun 17 2016 // A Native American tribe in North Carolina is suing Anheuser-Busch, saying the beer company is illegally using the tribe’s logo. Media outlets reported the lawsuit was filed by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina this...
Oregon Glass Company Sued by Woman with Lung Cancer
Jun 17 2016 // A 63-year-old woman has filed a lawsuit against a Portland, Ore. glass company, saying it caused her terminal lung cancer. Valerie Silva filed the lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court. Documents say she lives in...
Supreme Court Limits Fraud Claims Against Federal Contractors
Jun 17 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday imposed some limits on the kind of fraud claims that can be brought against federal contractors in a case involving a suit against one of America’s largest hospital operators over a...
Legal Experts Expect Disney to Settle If Family Sues Over Alligator Attack
Jun 17 2016 // June was supposed to have been a triumphant month for Walt Disney Co theme parks, with the flashy opening of a long-planned resort in Shanghai and a new Florida attraction based on its wildly popular animated movie...
Former New Mexico County Manager Files Suit after Being Axed for 3rd DWI
Jun 16 2016 // A former top western New Mexico county official fired after her third drunken driving arrest just two days into her new job has filed a lawsuit. An attorney for former interim Cibola County manager Rheganne...
Citigroup Sues AT&T, Says It Owns Trademark to ‘Thank You’
Jun 16 2016 // Citigroup Inc. sued AT&T Inc. on Friday, saying the phone company’s use of “thanks” and “AT&T thanks” in a new customer loyalty program infringed its trademark rights to the phrase...
Uber Offers $7.5M to Settle Lawsuit Over Drivers’ Background Checks
Jun 15 2016 // Uber has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by drivers over background checks conducted by the ride-hailing company, according to a court filing on Wednesday. The case in San Francisco federal court...
Appeals Court Sides with Boeing in Kansas Whistleblower Lawsuit
Jun 15 2016 // A federal appeals court sided with Boeing and one of its suppliers in the whistleblower lawsuit brought by three ex-workers at the aircraft manufacturer’s former plant in Wichita, Kan.. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Judge Says Suit Against Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits Can Advance
Jun 15 2016 // A Baton Rouge state judge has ruled that a lawsuit that claims the Jindal administration mismanaged the state health insurance program and illegally implemented changes to it can move forward. Six retired state employees...
ACA Financial Sues Virginia City Over Muni Bond Default
Jun 15 2016 // The Blue Ridge mountain hamlet of Buena Vista, Virginia, is in danger of having its City Hall, police headquarters and municipal golf course seized for defaulting on its debt. The city, with 6,600 residents, has failed for...
Drivers Sue After Uber, Lyft Exit Austin
Jun 13 2016 // Former Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers in Austin, Texas, have accused the ride-hailing companies of breaking a federal law by abruptly halting operations in the city after voters backed a measure requiring...
Oregon Homeonwers of Lot with Falling Tree Sued by Husband of Dead Woman
Jun 13 2016 // The husband of a Portland, Ore. woman killed when a tree slammed into their house has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owners of the home next door. The lawsuit states that Dennis Elleson feared the Douglas fir...
