Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Class Action Lawsuit Requested Against Louisville Traffic School
Nov 1 2015 // A lawsuit has been filed over a Louisville traffic school run by the Jefferson County Attorney’s office on the heels of a judge ruling that it is unconstitutional. WDRB-TV reports Matthew Vaughn sued for a refund of...
Judge Tosses Concussions Lawsuit Against Illinois Prep Group
Oct 30 2015 // An Illinois judge has dismissed the nation’s first class-action concussions lawsuit against a prep sports governing body, saying the Illinois High School Association has taken steps to make football safer and that...
Deputy Sues Oregon Restaurant After Being Asked to Prepay
Oct 30 2015 // An Oregon sheriff’s deputy has filed a lawsuit against the Elmer’s restaurant chain, claiming he was told to prepay for his meal at a Vancouver, Ore. establishment because he is black. KGW-TV reported Brian...
Homeowner Files Lawsuit Against Four Seasons Resort in Hawaii
Oct 30 2015 // A homeowner at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Hawaii is suing the resort and its developers, alleging he and others have been subjected to an unfair raise in prices and overcrowded facilities. The suit filed by...
West Virginia Train Derailment Lawsuit Moved to Federal Court
Oct 30 2015 // A lawsuit filed stemming from a fiery February derailment of a CSX oil train in Mount Carbon has been moved to federal court. The Register-Herald reports that the lawsuit by more than 200 residents was moved to U.S....
National Tire and Battery to Pay $22.5K to Settle Employee Harassment Suit
Oct 29 2015 // National Tire and Battery (NTB) will pay $22,500 to a former employee to resolve a national origin and religious harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency...
Illinois Trucking Company Must Pay $240K in Religious Discrimination Suit
Oct 28 2015 // A federal jury in Peoria, Ill., has awarded $240,000 to two Somalian-American Muslims who were fired from their jobs as truck drivers at Star Transport, an over-the-road trucking company, when they refused to transport...
What Are Chances a U.S Business Will Face an Employee Lawsuit?
Oct 28 2015 // U.S.-based small and medium sized businesses face an almost 12 percent chance that they it will be hit with an employment claim, with their chances much higher in certain states. A new study of employee charge trends by...
Injury Claims Become Commodities with Litigation Funding, Claim Aggregation
Oct 26 2015 // For all the black robes and ceremony, the American legal system often operates more like a factory assembly line than a citadel of individualized justice. Ninety- five percent of criminal prosecutions end in plea deals....
Judge Dismisses Facebook Tracking Suit; Finds No ‘Realistic Harm’
Oct 26 2015 // Facebook Inc. won dismissal of a $15 billion lawsuit accusing the company of secretly tracking the Internet activity of its users after they log off. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila in San Jose, California, on Friday...
Volkswagen Wants 350 Diesel Fraud Claims Consolidated
Oct 26 2015 // Volkswagen AG is maneuvering to steer hundreds of class-action lawsuits over its emissions-cheating software to the court nearest its current U.S. headquarters or to Detroit, its former location. The automaker asked a...
Owners of Home Destroyed by Wyoming Landslide File Suit Against Contractor
Oct 23 2015 // The owners of a home destroyed in a landslide in Jackson have filed a lawsuit saying construction work made the hillside below their house unstable. Jeremy and Sara Budge are seeking compensation from construction and...
Estate of Oregon Man Files Suit Against Home Care Agency in Death
Oct 23 2015 // The estate of a La Pine man who was paralyzed from the chest down has filed a lawsuit seeking $7.5 million in damages from a Bend home health care agency over his death. The estate of Mitchell Cox filed the lawsuit in...
Atlanta Judge Dismisses Sperm Donor Misrepresentation Suit
Oct 22 2015 // A judge in Atlanta has tossed out a lawsuit accusing a sperm bank and sperm donor of misrepresenting the medical and social history of the donor. Angela Collins and Margaret Elizabeth Hanson, who live in Canada, filed the...
Carwash Owners Sue New York City Over New Surety Bond Rules
Oct 22 2015 // A group of carwash owners have filed a lawsuit against New York City charging a new law illegally favors unionized carwashes. The Association of Car Wash Owners lawsuit centers on rules that require owners of nonunionized...
Lawsuit Charges California School Failed to Report Abuse Allegation
Oct 22 2015 // A new lawsuit says a California high school failed to take appropriate steps when a parent reported suspected sexual abuse by a wrestling coach who is now serving time on similar charges. The San Mateo County Times...
Colorado Woman Trapped for Days After Crash Sues G.M.
Oct 22 2015 // A woman who was trapped in her car for nearly a week after crashing off a Colorado highway is suing General Motors over alleged defects in her 2009 Chevy Malibu. The Denver Post reported the lawsuit filed Tuesday by...
Family of Oregon Girl Who Died in 2014 Plane Crash Sues Manufacturer
Oct 21 2015 // The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when the homebuilt airplane she was riding in crashed in Toledo is suing the plane’s manufacturer. The Oregonian reported the suit against Van’s Aircraft of Aurora seeks...
Sony Settles Employees’ Suit Over ‘The Interview’ Data Breach for $8 Million
Oct 21 2015 // Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. has agreed to pay up to $8 million to resolve a lawsuit by employees who claimed their personal data was stolen in a 2014 hacking tied to the studio’s release of a comedy set in North...
Mississippi Court: Apartment Complex Can be Sued Over Resident’s Murder
Oct 20 2015 // The Mississippi Supreme Court says the family of a man killed in 2008 can sue his apartment complex’s owners for failing to warn him that his roommate might have violent tendencies. The Commercial Dispatch reports...
