A Kansas sheriff’s jail policy allowing inmates to receive and send only postcards through the mail violates the free speech and due process rights of prisoners and their families, civil rights advocates said in a lawsuit filed Thursday. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Social Justice Law Collective are seeking a court order to end the practice. Their lawsuit, which seeks …
The government agency running the PACER system, which provides online access to federal court records, charges more fees than necessary to recoup its costs in providing its services, a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia April 21 alleges. “The judiciary has taken no steps to change the fee structure or the way it has administered the system and so …
A lawsuit accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of violating U.S. discrimination law by hiring a “stunningly low” number of people over the age of 40 to maintain a youthful culture has been filed in San Francisco. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in federal court, said the London-based accounting company does virtually all of its recruiting for entry-level jobs on college campuses to stock its …
More people join a class action lawsuit against the City of Amarillo. Four new plaintiffs were added to the suit earlier this month. The lawsuit alleges the city unconstitutionally jails people who can’t afford to pay class “c” misdemeanors.
Retired NFL players who have been waiting since August 2013 for concussion settlement proceeds will be waiting even longer. Nine former NFL players have filed yet another appeal regarding the settlement, seeking a rehearing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the recent decision of a three-judge panel to uphold agreement to provide retired players with certain …
Two New York Times employees, both black women in their 60s, today filed a multimillion dollar class action law suit against the paper’s CEO Mark Thompson and Executive Vice President Meredith Levien, alleging that the executives have created a work environment rife with racial, gender-based and age-based discrimination. “Unbeknownst to the world at large, not only does the Times have an …
Lundin Law PC announces that a class action complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, against Teekay Corporation (“Teekay” or the “Company”) (TK). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between June 30, 2015 and December 17, 2015, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the …
The City of Hannibal and the Hannibal Board of Public Works have filed a motion for a change of venue in a class-action lawsuit leveled against the two entities. The motion was filed in the 10th judicial circuit on Tuesday, April 26. If approved, action in the lawsuit — which alleges the BPW failed to provide potable water to customers, exposing them to “probable human carcinogens” — would take …
Autumn’s pet parent believes jerky treats killed the dog and she’s not happy with the class action settlement. “She was not an animal to anybody. I just felt cheated from what they’ve done. ” …
On April 27, 2016, ExamWorks announced it had signed a definitive merger agreement with Leonard Green. Under the terms of the agreement, Leonard Green will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of ExamWorks for $35.05 per share in an all cash transaction. The investigation concerns whether the ExamWorks board failed to satisfy their duties to the Company shareholders, including …