Md. Homeowners File Purple Line Class Action Lawsuit Against MTA
Some Silver Spring residents who live along the proposed Purple Line light rail route are gearing up for a fight in court. …
May 1, 2016
Loretta Lynch Announces Lawsuit Against NC Bathroom Bill
On Monday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that the DOJ has filed suit against the state of North Carolina over HB 2, which seeks to protect citizens from being intruded upon by transgenders in the restrooms by dictating they can only use the bathroom of their biological sex. In her press announcement, Lynch denounced the law as “state-sponsored discrimination” that denies transgenders …
DIRECTV Consumer Class Action Against Overcharges May Go Forward, California Court of Appeal Says; Discredited “Arbitration Clause” at Center of Controversy, Says Consumer Watchdog
“DIRECTV took advantage of the civil justice system when it suited the company, but then wants to kick consumers out of the courts. It can’t have it both ways,” said Harvey Rosenfield. “This is an issue that the US Supreme Court did not decide, but it’s a crucial point.
DOJ Sues North Carolina After State’s Lawsuit on House Bill 2
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has sued the U.S. government and the Justice Department, asking federal courts to clarify a controversial new state law that limits transgender access to bathrooms. The Justice Department in turn filed its own lawsuit against the state, saying the law restricting use of …
Lawsuit: State Gave Child Foster Care License to Known Abuser
The Hennepin County Human Services Department allowed the placement of a foster care child into the home of a Brooklyn Park woman who had a record of substantiated child abuse, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. In December 2014, 6-year old Kendrea Johnson was found dead in that …
ACLU and Lambda Legal Statement on North Carolina’s Lawsuit Against Federal Government
North Carolina Gov. McCrory today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice that asks a federal court to determine that House Bill 2, the discriminatory law that removes local legal protections for LGBT people and prohibits transgender people from using public facilities that correspond to their gender identity, does not violate civil rights laws. Last week, the U.S. Department of …
State Troopers Who Won $5M Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Are Suing Again
State troopers who won $5M racial discrimination lawsuit are suing again Local News State troopers who won $5M racial discrimination lawsuit are suing again They fight crime for a living and now there is a legal battle between Michigan State Police and two of their own. Two Michigan State Police officers recently won a multi-million dollar lawsuit on the claims of racial discrimination. Since …
Give It a New Name
If government–or at least government regulators, apparatchiks and other place-holders–get their way, it’s going to be a lot easier to sue your bank. Just what this country needs. …
‘I Can Let My Inner Child Rest,’ 1 of Hundreds of N.L. Residential School Survivors Says About $50M Settlement
A $50-million settlement has been reached for hundreds of residential school survivors in Newfoundland and Labrador who have been involved in a lengthy class action with the federal government. Former students also will receive an undetermined amount of money for reconciliation and healing. They learned of the settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court on Tuesday morning.
When Hopes of Romance Lead to the Courthouse
Jolynn Johnston, a resident of Fort Bend County, was very specific when she paid $12,000 to the dating service It’s Just Lunch. She wanted to meet physically active men about her age, 50, who didn’t have facial hair, tattoos or children.