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University of Colorado Business School Settles Discrimination Suit for $40k
Aug 31 2016 // The University of Colorado has paid a former business school staffer $40,000 to settle a federal gender discrimination complaint. The Daily Camera reported that Robin Miglarese, the former associate director of operations...
Judge Denies Another Trump Bid to Block Fraud Lawsuit Against University
Aug 31 2016 // Donald J. Trump and his now-defunct real-estate university lost another legal attempt to block former students from suing as a group in a California case accusing the Republican presidential candidate of fraud. Trump...
Group Asks Arkansas Court Asked to Block Measure on Medical Lawsuit Caps
Aug 30 2016 // A group opposed to a ballot proposal that would place limits on damages in medical lawsuits asked Arkansas’ highest court to block voting on the proposed constitutional amendment in November. Fairness for Arkansans,...
Lubbock, Texas Settles Federal Police Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit
Aug 30 2016 // A West Texas city has settled a 2015 federal lawsuit that alleged police discriminated against Hispanics and women in hiring entry-level officers. Lubbock agreed to pay affected individuals to settle the Department of...
Milwaukee Brewers Sued by Woman Hit by Baseball
Aug 30 2016 // A New Jersey woman who was hit by a baseball during batting practice before a Milwaukee Brewers game in 2014 has now sued the team. Dana Morelli, 47, of Glendora, New Jersey, claims in her lawsuit that the Brewers and...
Lawsuit Filed After Railing Collapse Injures 17 at New Jersey Snoop Dogg Concert
Aug 30 2016 // A lawyer representing 17 people injured when a railing collapsed at a Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa concert in New Jersey earlier this month is suing the performers and the venue’s owner. The suit filed Wednesday in...
ADM Settles Ponzi Scheme Suit by Missouri Farmers; Terms not Disclosed
Aug 29 2016 // Agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland has settled a lawsuit over claims the company was behind a now-imprisoned grain broker’s scheme that gouged millions from dozens of Missouri farmers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
Arkansas Judge: Hospital Can’t Be Blamed in Suit Over Woman’s Medical Records
Aug 29 2016 // An Arkansas judge has ruled the hospital where a TV anchor died can’t be blamed for the wrongdoing of two former hospital workers who illegally looked at her medical records after she was hospitalized. The Arkansas...
Family of Arizona Instructor Killed by Girl with Uzi Sues Gun Range
Aug 29 2016 // The family of an Arizona shooting range instructor who was accidentally killed by a 9-year-old girl with an Uzi has sued the business, alleging it should not have allowed a child to use the high-powered weapon. The...
Court Sides with California-based Grocer Trader Joe’s in Knockoff Suit
Aug 29 2016 // A U.S. court has the authority to hear a trademark lawsuit by grocery chain Trader Joe’s against a man who purchased the company’s products and resold them in Canada at “Pirate Joe’s,” a store...
Judge Grants Uber’s Request to Put New York Price Fixing, Arbitration Lawsuit on Hold
Aug 29 2016 // A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Uber Technologies Inc. and its chief executive officer to put a passenger’s price-fixing lawsuit against them on hold, while they appeal his refusal to let them...
Caltrans Settles Lawsuit over Construction Site Death
Aug 26 2016 // The California Department of Transportation has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a 24-year-old woman who was killed by a drunk driver while working on a nighttime paving project. Attorneys for...
Honolulu Paid $9.7M to Settle Police Lawsuits, Report Shows
Aug 25 2016 // Honolulu taxpayers are reportedly responsible for paying nearly $10 million to settle dozens of misconduct allegations against police officers and the police department since 2005. City documents obtained by The Honolulu...
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Paralyzed Waterpark Visitor Can Proceed with Gross Negligence Suit
Aug 25 2016 // A New Jersey waterpark visitor who was partially paralyzed in a 2010 accident while on a ride that simulates surfing can proceed with a lawsuit, the state Supreme Court ruled this week. Roy Steinberg and his wife claim...
Brown & Brown Florida Office Denies EEOC Allegations of Pregnancy Discrimination
Aug 25 2016 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against national insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., over allegations it violated the Civil Rights Act by...
Wrong Key Fails to Derail Texas GM Ignition Suit
Aug 24 2016 // General Motors LLC failed to derail a Texas family’s claim for damages over a car crash blamed on a faulty ignition-switch after jurors were shown the wrong car key last week. GM claimed Zachary Stevens’ family...
California School District Police Chief Sues over Alleged Retaliation
Aug 24 2016 // The police chief of a California school district has sued his employers, claiming he faced a hostile work environment after blowing the whistle on alleged misuse of a criminal database by district employees. KBAK-TV...
Vermont Law Tightens Regulation for Consumer Litigation Funding Companies
Aug 24 2016 // A new Vermont law introduces changes to the legal requirements for consumer litigation funding companies in the state. These companies will now need to get licensed and post a surety bond in order to operate...
Lesbian Sues New Jersey Catholic School Claiming Discrimination Over Firing
Aug 24 2016 // A woman is suing a Roman Catholic school in New Jersey, alleging the school violated the state’s discrimination law when she was fired because she’s married to a woman. But Christopher Westrick, an attorney for...
Family of Idaho Beating Death Victim Sues Woman’s Treatment Center
Aug 23 2016 // The family of an Idaho woman who was beaten to death in October has filed a lawsuit against the treatment center where the killing occurred. Linda Westmoreland’s daughters, Amanda Ingram and Stormy Dye, filed the...
