New York AG Seeks to Block Trump From Moving Assets, Using Financial Documents October 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson New York Attorney General Letitia James has returned to court to stop Donald Trump and the Trump Organization from potentially...
State Appeals Court Invalidates Uber’s Hyperlinked User Arbitration Pact October 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An arbitration agreement buried behind a hyperlink that does not give consumers clear notice they are waiving their right to...
Chemical Plant Owner to Pay $187M for Maine River Pollution Cleanup October 13, 2022 By Patrick Whittle PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The owner of a former chemical plant that dumped mercury into the Penobscot River must pay...
Kids, Staff Sickened by Carbon Monoxide Leak at Pennsylvania Day Care Center October 13, 2022 ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A malfunctioning heater sent a dangerously high level of carbon monoxide into a Pennsylvania day care...
Buffalo Staffing Firm Settles Employment Discrimination Lawsuit October 12, 2022 Staffing Solutions of WNY Inc., a Buffalo-based staffing company serving western New York, will pay $550,000 to settle an employment...
Pennsylvania Jury Awards Corrections Officer $1M Over Retaliatory Firing Claim October 12, 2022 A white Allegheny County jail corrections officer who claimed he was fired in retaliation for reporting racial and sexual harassment...
Virginia Healthcare Firm Ordered to Pay $703K for Overtime Pay, Retaliation, Damages October 12, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor reported that it has obtained a default judgment to recover $703,609 in back wages and...
3 Bakeries Ordered to Pay $1M in Back Wages, Damages to 74 Employees October 11, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor said it has obtained a federal court order requiring that three bakeries located in Danbury,...
Judge Nixes Mars COVID-19 Insurance Bid But Leaves $1M Door Ajar October 11, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. District Court for Eastern Virginia has dismissed a complaint by petcare and food company Mars Inc. seeking insurance...
Discriminatory Policing Suit Against Virginia Town to Go Forward October 11, 2022 A lawsuit against a Virginia town that alleges its police department has operated in a way that led to unlawful...