May 1, 2016

Shutterfly Settles Illinois Privacy Class Action Over Facial Recognition Tech

Shutterfly has settled a class action suit alleging the online photo sharing site violated Illinois privacy laws by creating a system permitting photos to be stored and searched using facial recognition technology. The amount of the settlement has not been disclosed. The plaintiff, Brian Norberg, had filed suit claiming the Redwood City, Calif.-based Shutterfly and its Palo Alto, …


Fired Flint Official Files Whistle-Blower Lawsuit Against Weaver, City

Lawsuit claims former city administrator requested an investigation in to an allegation of water charity funds being directed to mayor’s campaign Buy Photo Then-City of Flint administrator Natasha Henderson addresses Flint City Council about the amount of money proposed to be reimbursed to Flint residents crediting their water bills during the Flint water crisis on Monday Feb. 8, 2016, at Flint …


Bennington County Residents Sue Saint-Gobain Over PFOA

People in Bennington attend a recent public hearing about the North Bennington water crisis. Nearby Pownal reported low levels of contamination Thursday. (Photo: Courtesy Chris Wright)
A group of Bennington County residents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, the company Vermont says is responsible for PFOA contamination in their drinking water.


Ninth Circuit Rejects Another Attempt to Moot Class Action

Last March, the United States Supreme Court held that a putative class action is not mooted when a defendant offers the named plaintiff complete relief but the plaintiff does not accept the offer. Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663 (2016). That decision left open the question of whether a settlement offer—coupled with an actual tender of complete relief—would …


Trump’s Attorneys Oppose Unsealing Some Documents in Trump University Case

Donald Trump’s attorney opposes unsealing some of the documents the Washington Post requested to be made public related to the Trump University class-action lawsuit, according to court documents filed Monday. Rancho Palos Verdes Attorney Jill Martin has filed her opposition on behalf of Trump. According to the filing with the San Diego federal court where the November trial will be heard, …


Attorney General Calls North Carolina LGBT Law ‘State-Sanctioned Discrimination’

Attorney General Loretta Lynch struck back against North Carolina’s lawsuit over the state’s controversial LGBT law, calling it “state-sanctioned discrimination” against transgender people. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday filed a lawsuit against the federal government after it warned the state last week to back down from its controversial LGBT law or risk losing millions of dollars in …



Lawsuit Over Florida School Voucher Program Goes Back to Court Tuesday

A panel of appeals court judges will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in the next phase of a high-profile and controversial lawsuit challenging a voucher-like scholarship program that helps poor children attend private school in Florida. 5 Months Ago But the merits of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program won’t be argued just yet. First to be resolved is whether the state’s …


New Lawsuit Alleges Paid Informants, Pricey Escort at Redstone Mansion

Even as a Los Angeles judge dismissed one case brought by a former girlfriend of media mogul Sumner Redstone, she filed a new lawsuit that threatens to keep salacious allegations about the 92-year-old’s lifestyle alive. The new complaint, filed by Manuela Herzer, 52, in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, alleges that Redstone’s daughter Shari interfered with the inheritance …


Uber Drivers, if Employees, Owed $730 Mln More -U.S. Court Papers

Drivers who worked for ride-hailing service Uber in California and Massachusetts over the past seven years would have been entitled to an estimated $730 million in expense reimbursements had they been employees rather than contractors, according to court documents made public on Monday. Uber and smaller rival Lyft are attempting to settle lawsuits by drivers who contend they …