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Feds go after Silicon Valley Firm over Alleged Hiring Bias
Sep 29 2016 // The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing a fast-growing Silicon Valley software company of systematically discriminating against Asian job applicants. Palantir Technologies was co-founded by prominent tech...
Insurance Company Wants Out of Delaware Child Porn Defamation Suit
Sep 29 2016 // A federal judge has ruled that an insurance company is obligated to defend the ex-wife of serial political candidate Richard Korn in a defamation lawsuit he filed against her. Liberty Mutual argued that a homeowner’s...
Alabama Water Utility Sues 30-Plus Flooring Companies Over Water Pollution
Sep 29 2016 // The Water Works and Sewer Board in Gadsden, Ala., has filed a lawsuit against more than 30 carpet and textile companies over pollution in the city’s water supply. Media outlets report that the lawsuit, filed Sept....
Senate, House Override President’s Veto of Saudi Arabia 9/11 Lawsuit Bill
Sep 28 2016 // Congress turned aside a last-ditch lobbying effort by the White House and Saudi Arabia Wednesday and overrode President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow the kingdom to be sued for involvement in the...
Pennsylvania Hospital Sued Over Firing of Employees Who Refused Flu Shots
Sep 28 2016 // Federal authorities are suing a Pennsylvania hospital, alleging religious discrimination in the firing of six employees who refused to get flu shots. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Erie, Penn., by the Equal...
St. Louis Area Landfill Operator Settles Suit with 34 Homeowners
Sep 27 2016 // The operator of a suburban St. Louis landfill where an underground fire is producing a strong odor has reached a settlement in federal lawsuits filed by nearly three dozen nearby residents. Bridgeton Landfill LLC announced...
Could Trouble with Comp Products from Berkshire Affiliates Land in Brokers’ Laps?
Sep 26 2016 // Insurance brokers who sold allegedly illegal workers’ compensation products from Berkshire Hathaway affiliates involved in legal and regulatory troubles in New York and California could end up being strapped with...
Security Firm to Pay $115K in Suit over Retaliation at Michigan Site
Sep 26 2016 // Security giant Guardsmark has agreed to pay $115,000 and to provide other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. EEOC...
Arizona Court Considers Allowing Homeowners Lawsuit over Yarnell Fire
Sep 26 2016 // Attorneys for Yarnell residents who lost their homes in the deadly 2013 Arizona wildfire are asking the Court of Appeals to allow their clients to sue the state. KJZZ-FM reported that previously homeowners sued the state...
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Yelp Review Suit
Sep 26 2016 // The California Supreme Court has agreed to consider a lawsuit that Yelp.com warns could lead to the removal of negative reviews on the popular site. The court agreed last week to take up an appeal by Yelp of a lower court...
Suit Against Yahoo Claims ‘Gross Negligence’ Over Data Breach
Sep 26 2016 // Yahoo Inc. was sued on Friday by a user who accused it of gross negligence over a massive 2014 hacking in which information was stolen from at least 500 million accounts. The lawsuit was filed in the federal court in San...
Florida Residents Near Sinkhole Filled with Fertilizer File Federal Lawsuit
Sep 26 2016 // A federal lawsuit was filed late Thursday by three central Florida residents who live near a fertilizer plant where more than 200 million gallons of contaminated wastewater leaked into one of the state’s main...
California Wells Fargo Ex-Employees File $2.6B Class Action Against Bank
Sep 25 2016 // Two former Wells Fargo & Co. employees have filed a class action in California seeking $2.6 billion or more for workers who tried to meet aggressive sales quotas without engaging in fraud and were later demoted, forced...
Presidential Veto of 9/11 Saudi Arabia Lawsuit Bill Faces Possible Override
Sep 25 2016 // President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation allowing families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, which could prompt Congress to overturn his decision with a rare veto override, the first of his...
Kentucky Residents Sue Over Arsenic Found Near Montgomery Co. Homes
Sep 23 2016 // Some residents are suing a wood treatment company that once operated a site in rural Montgomery County where the state detected higher-than-normal arsenic levels. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Mary and John Sparks,...
Ohio Restaurant, Management Firm to Pay $1.4M to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit
Sep 22 2016 // The owner/operator and management company for a Columbus Texas Roadhouse restaurant will pay $1.4 million and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a class sexual harassment suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Arkansas Judge: Investors Can Sue Wal-Mart as Group Over Mexico Bribe Claim
Sep 22 2016 // An Arkansas judge has ruled Wal-Mart Stores Inc. investors may bring fraud claims against the retailer as a group, clearing a hurdle in a lawsuit over bribes it allegedly paid to help open new stores in Mexico. The ruling...
Group Suing Chemical Giant Dow over Pesticide Used in California
Sep 22 2016 // Chemical manufacturing giant Dow fails to warn people in farming communities throughout California when a potentially dangerous pesticide is applied to nearby fields, health advocates claimed in a lawsuit filed...
Mandatory Arbitration Clause Could Thwart Wells Fargo Customers’ Lawsuits
Sep 22 2016 // Wells Fargo & Co. customers aiming to sue the bank over bogus accounts opened in their names may be in for an unpleasant surprise: the fine print requires them to take their claims to an arbitrator instead of a...
21 States, Business Groups, Insurance Agents Sue to Block Obama Overtime Pay Rule
Sep 21 2016 // Officials from 21 U.S. states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers will place a heavy burden on state budgets. Hours after the...
