The family of a teenage football player in Idaho is suing the high school for $10 million after the boy was allegedly raped by his teammates, with the lawsuit claiming the horrific crime was racially motivated. On Oct. 23, three white students at Dietrich High School allegedly restrained their 18-year-old black teammate and put a coat hanger into his rectum, followed by one of the assailants …
Parties in a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender (GBT) inmates at West Valley Detention Center appear open to resolving the case independently or through formal mediation, yet first must wrap up a weighty discovery effort. The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, along with a Los Angeles-based law firm, filed the …
DeVry provides educational services worldwide through a number of subsidiaries, including DeVry University, one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in the United States. Through its five colleges, DeVry University offers programs in healthcare, business, technology, accounting, finance and law. The Complaint brings forth claims for violations of the Securities Exchange Act …
Domino’s is in deep dish. On Tuesday, New York Attorney General and fair labor crusader Eric Schneiderman announced a lawsuit alleging that the corporate pizza giant Domino’s and three franchisees were engaged in “widespread and systemic” violations of the state’s labor law. Domino’s, the suit says, knowingly peddled an employee-hours tracking system called PULSE, that under-calculated hours, …
Goldberg Law PC (www.Goldberglawpc.com) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Tangoe, Inc. (“Tangoe” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TNGO). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between March 18, 2014 and March 7, 2016, (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of the July 25, 2016, lead plaintiff motion …
Georgia has joined other states in a lawsuit against the recent federal directive about transgender students in public bathrooms and locker rooms. The lawsuit announced Wednesday also includes Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.. The challenge comes in response to a federal “guidance” to U.S. schools this month to let transgender …
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Announces Investigation of Energy Recovery, Inc. May 25, 2016, 10:35 ET from Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC NEW YORK, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Attorney Advertising — Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Energy Recovery, Inc. (“Energy Recovery” or “the …
An Alabama man died in jail from an untreated ulcer after going a week without food, medical care or even a court appearance, according to a lawsuit. The son of Phillip David Anderson, 49, filed a federal civil rights suit Monday against Tuscaloosa County over Anderson’s February 2015 death. The father of four and U.S. Army veteran went into custody at Tuscaloosa County Jail because of a missed …
Tennessee is one of 11 states that filed federal suit Wednesday against the Obama administration over recent guidance issued regarding which bathrooms transgender students may use. The states filing suit argue the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education are usurping local control and trying to create a national social experiment by telling districts to allow transgender …
But Action News Investigates has found one case in which consumers joining a class action case could actually hurt themselves. Matthew Mitchell started having problems with his Subaru Crosstrek just months after he bought it. The oil and check engine lights were coming on constantly.