House Appeals Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit
Alaska’s House of Representatives has filed an appeal in state Supreme Court to halt Medicaid expansion by Gov. Bill Walker’s administration. The notice of appeal was filed Thursday afternoon in Anchorage.
May 1, 2016
Hearing Delayed in Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Over Kansas’ Cutoff of Medicaid Funds
A court hearing in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Kansas’ cutoff of Medicaid funds to two Planned Parenthood affiliates has been canceled at the state’s request. The hearing, originally scheduled for this morning, was to take up Planned Parenthood’s request for a temporary restraining order blocking the state’s action. Bonyen Lee-Gilmore, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid- …
Lawsuit Claims Reverse-Mortgage Lenders Cheated 95-Year-Old
A 95-year-old woman backed by consumer and elderly advocates sued two reverse-mortgage companies for charging allegedly excessive fees after she fell into foreclosure proceedings. The suit, seeking class-action status, said that Texas-based Nationstar Mortgage LLC and Michigan-based Compu-Link Corp. ordered more than 30 property inspections on the home of Retha Floyd — sometimes as often as …
Lawsuit Says Frontier League, Lake Erie Crushers Pay Players Illegally Low Wages
Two former baseball players for the Frontier League, which includes the Lake Erie Crushers, are suing the league for what they say is low pay that violates federal wage-and-hour laws. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Akron, says that the independent league, which has teams throughout the Midwest, exploited players by not paying minimum wage and overtime pay. …
Trigger of Kent State Shootings Is at Heart of Lawsuit Seeking FBI Documents
Forty-six years later, Laurel Krause is still asking questions, still probing into why her sister, a 19-year-old honor student at Kent State, was shot and killed by National Guardsmen. Now, she has an ally here in Buffalo. Michael Kuzma, a local lawyer, filed a federal court lawsuit this week seeking the release of FBI documents related to the Kent State shooting and the people, known and …
Pierre-Paul’s Lawsuit Against ESPN, Schefter Keeps going
Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has gotten paid indirectly by the NFL’s broadcast partners for the past six years. He’s still hoping to get paid directly by one of those broadcast partners through the legal system. The latest details in the invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by Pierre-Paul against ESPN and Adam Schefter surfaced recently from Julia Marsh of the New York Post.
Cosby’s Wife Finishes Deposition in Defamation Lawsuit
Bill Cosby’s wife has completed her deposition in a Massachusetts defamation lawsuit filed by seven women who contend the comedian branded them as liars after they went public with sexual assault allegations against him. A lawyer for the women says Camille Cosby answered questions under oath for about 5 1/2 hours in a civil deposition Tuesday in Boston. Lawyer Joe Cammarata wouldn’t discuss …
CT Docs Join Lawsuit Frenzy Against Medical-Waste Giant
Two West Hartford physicians have filed a class-action lawsuit accusing one of the country’s largest medical-waste disposal service providers of illegally jacking up service fees. But they aren’t alone. The April 28 complaint against Illinois-based Stericycle — filed by Drs.
Facebook Wins Trademark Lawsuit in China vs Beverage Firm
Even if Facebook is banned in China, the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg won a trademark lawsuit in the Asian giant. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that in April, the Beijing Higher People’s Court …
Haslam Agrees to Be Deposed in Lawsuit Against Pilot Flying J
Court documents show Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has agreed to be deposed under specific conditions in civil lawsuits against his truck-stop chain over failing to pay promised fuel rebates. Haslam was ordered deposed next Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Alabama-based Wright Transportation, one of several companies suing Pilot Flying J. Haslam wants the deposition delayed until after an …