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Judge Rejects Bid to Throw Out Trump University Lawsuit Before Trial
Aug 3 2016 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s pretrial bid to throw out a lawsuit brought by Trump University students who said they were defrauded by its real-estate...
Pokemon Go Triggers Trespass Class Action Suit Against Niantic
Aug 1 2016 // A New Jersey resident with a pocket monster in his backyard may be the first to sue Niantic Inc. and Nintendo Co. for unleashing Pokemon Go across the U.S., claiming that players are coming to his home uninvited in their...
Company Sued in North Dakota Train Derailment Wants Case Moved
Aug 1 2016 // A Pennsylvania steel company named in a lawsuit over an oil tanker train derailment near Casselton, N.D., more than two years ago wants the case moved from state to federal court. An attorney for Standard Steel made the...
$45M Settlement Proposed in Arkansas Tobacco Lawsuit
Aug 1 2016 // Attorneys for cigarette smokers and for tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris USA have agreed to a $45 million settlement of a lawsuit over the marketing of Marlboro Lights in Arkansas. The settlement was submitted to Pulaski...
Airbnb Sues Southern California City over Short-term Rental Law
Aug 1 2016 // Airbnb is suing the city of Anaheim over a law that regulates short-term rentals. The Orange County Register reported the suit argues the city violates free-speech rights and federal law by holding Airbnb responsible when...
Judge Denies Uber Bid to Enforce Arbitration in Consumer Suit
Aug 1 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc. can’t require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a federal judge ruled in one of several cases challenging the ride-hailing...
Sued Over Injuries from Infected Corneas, South Dakota Eye Bank Denies Fault
Jul 29 2016 // A South Dakota-based eye and tissue bank says it isn’t responsible for injuries caused by infected corneas that were shipped to the Palestinian territories. Two Palestinians are suing the South Dakota Lions Eye and...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Professional Liability ‘Business Enterprise Exclusion’
Jul 29 2016 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has put to a rest a case in which an insured alleged breach of faith when the insurance company that wrote his professional liability errors and omissions insurance policy denied coverage due to...
Gunmaker Remington, Sued by Sandy Hook Victims, Wants Documents Sealed
Jul 29 2016 // A Connecticut judge will hear arguments on whether gun maker Remington Arms’ company documents should be sealed from public view as it fights a lawsuit filed by families of some of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook...
Nabors Industries, C&J Energy Services Sued for Racial Harassment, Retaliation
Jul 28 2016 // Alleged racial harassment and retaliation at a Texas work site has led to lawsuit filed against two oilfield services companies by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The...
Lawsuit Over South Carolina Restaurant’s Broken Dish Policy Headed to Trial
Jul 28 2016 // A federal lawsuit over a South Carolina restaurant’s policy of charging workers to cover the cost of broken glasses and dishes is headed to trial. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports jury selection is set next...
Idaho Rancher’s Family Initiates Wrongful Death Suit
Jul 27 2016 // The family of an Idaho rancher authorities say was shot and killed by two Adams County Sheriff’s deputies has filed a legal notice of their intent to sue the county. The Idaho Statesman reported in a story on Tuesday...
Oilfield Services Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
Jul 26 2016 // Federal officials have sued an oilfield services company for withdrawing a job offer to an applicant because of his diabetes. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit that Oilfield Instrumentation...
Western New York Man Hit by Police Cruiser Sues for $7 Million
Jul 26 2016 // A western New York man struck by a Rochester police cruiser earlier this year has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the department. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported that 24-year-old Brian Norford claims in...
Judge Hits Uber’s Background Check on Passenger Bringing Price-Fixing Suit
Jul 26 2016 // A federal judge on Monday banned Uber Technologies Inc. and its Chief Executive Travis Kalanick from using information from a background check on a passenger bringing a price-fixing lawsuit, saying the investigative firm...
Woman’s Joplin Tornado-Related Suit Against Home Depot Tossed
Jul 25 2016 // A federal judge has tossed out a woman’s lawsuit against Home Depot over the deaths of her husband and two children who had sought refuge inside the big-box store destroyed during the devastating 2011 tornado in...
Washington Tunnel Contractors File $11M Lawsuit
Jul 25 2016 // The contractors who built Bertha the tunnel machine in Washington two years ago have filed a lawsuit seeking $11 million in extra pay. The Seattle Times reported that the contractors contend that their efforts working with...
Insurance Costs Rise in Idaho County following Lawsuits
Jul 25 2016 // Twin Falls County’s insurance premiums have gone up due to lawsuit settlements paid by Idaho Counties Risk Management Program. The Times-News reported that the county’s insurance payments have increased 58...
Judge Expected to Allow Suit Against Trump University to Proceed
Jul 25 2016 // Just hours after Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Cleveland, a federal judge in San Diego said he plans to allow former students who claim to have been cheated by Trump University to take the...
What to Know About Liability and Legal Costs for Apps
Jul 25 2016 // The purchase and use of smartphones, tablets, wearable computers and other mobile computing devices (MCDs) connected to the internet have experienced staggering growth in the past several years. Soon after the Apple App...
