May 1, 2016



The Political Battle Over the Saudi Lawsuit Bill and the #28 pages

The tense state of relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia has been roiled lately by two issues: a pending bill in Congress that would allow lawsuits against countries found to have been involved in terrorist attacks on American soil, and the so-called “28 pages,” parts of a congressional inquiry after September 11th that are said to detail possible Saudi complicity in …


Wyoming Seeks Dismissal of Revised Data Trespass Lawsuit

The state of Wyoming is asking a federal judge to dismiss a revised lawsuit from a coalition of environmental groups who say the state Legislature didn’t go far enough this year in amending laws that would make trespassing to collect data a crime. A coalition of environmental, animal rights and other groups filed suit challenging the original Wyoming data-trespassing laws …


Father Speaks About Lawsuit Filed After Son Lost at Sea

A South Florida father whose son disappeared last July during a fishing trip spoke to Local 10 News on Thursday after filing a motion demanding to have access to the information on an iPhone that was found on the boat. “I can’t sleep at times not knowing what happened,” Philip Cohen said. It’s almost been a year since Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, both 14, vanished …


Little Rock Settles Lawsuit Over 2010 Police Shooting

Little Rock settled a lawsuit Friday with relatives of a 67-year-old black man who was killed after a struggle with two white, off-duty police officers who entered his home without a warrant in 2010, marking what the family’s attorney said was a record settlement of about $1.5 million. The lawsuit was filed after the death of Eugene Ellison, whose children include a Little Rock police …


The Latest: Little Rock Settles Lawsuit Over Police Shooting

The Latest on the settlement in a lawsuit filed by the family of a black man fatally shot in 2010 after two off-duty Little Rock police officers entered his home without a warrant (all times local): 4 p.m. An attorney for the family of a black man fatally shot by Little Rock police in 2010 says the roughly $1.5 million settlement in the family’s lawsuit marks the largest settlement in the …


Bean Sprout Farm Agrees to Settle Environmental Lawsuit

A western Massachusetts bean sprout farm has agreed to pay $78,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that alleged the farm was discharging pollutants into the Connecticut River. The suit alleged that Chang Farms, in Whately, violated the terms of its federal Clean Water Act permit by discharging industrial wastewater into the river.


Air NZ to Pay $US35m to Settle US Lawsuit

Air New Zealand has agreed to pay $US35 million ($A47.57 million) to settle a class-action lawsuit in the US. The action by freight forwarding companies claimed airlines colluded over cargo fuel and security surcharges between 2000 and 2006. New Zealand’s national carrier was one of only two airlines still holding out in the suit – the other being Air India – after 26 airlines cut settlement …


Assassin’s Creed Creator and Ubisoft Settle Lawsuit

Renaud Laplanche stepped down last Friday, the online lender announced today. According to an internal investigation, Laplanche had improperly managed $22 million in loan sale agreements in March and April. Three additional senior executives resigned or were fired.