May 1, 2016

Apple Loses Trademark Lawsuit Over ‘iPhone’ Name in China

The ruling comes as Apple’s latest quarterly earnings showed a 13 per cent drop in revenue as sales of iPhones. Apple Inc has lost a trademark lawsuit in China, with a court here allowing a leather goods- maker to sell wallets and handbags flashing the world’s biggest technology giant’s exclusive ‘iPhone’ name. The Beijing Municipal High People’s Court ruled in favour of Xintong Tiandi …



Former Teacher Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools

Jennie Lissarrague Updated: 05/05/2016 1:09 PM Created: 05/05/2016 10:43 AM A former special education teacher has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District claiming she lost her job because she reported that she had too many students in her classes, which is a violation of state law. According to the lawsuit, Janna Todd was hired as a special …


Federal Judge Certifies Class Action by Laid-Off Miners

District Judge Irene Berger has certified a lawsuit as a class action that alleges miners were unlawfully laid off in 2013. “The Court has reviewed the Plaintiff’s Motion to Revise Class Definition and to Reconsider Class Certification (Document 36), the Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion to Revise Class Definition and to Reconsider Class Certification (Document 37), and the …


Plaintiff Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Uber

Ride-hailing corporation Uber is facing a class action lawsuit after a plaintiff filed a suit in federal court late Wednesday evening claiming officials violated federal telecommunications laws for sending unsolicited text messages to app users. The lawsuit’s plaintiff, local activist Melissa Cubria, filed the suit claiming the company’s text messages to her violated the federal Telephone …


Turo Confident It Can Resolve Class Action Out of Court

A representative of the car rental company RelayRides Inc. says that the company is confident it will be able to resolve the class action lawsuit filed against it in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. “We are optimistic that once we clarify how our processes work with the named plaintiff, he will choose to dismiss the lawsuit,” Steve …


Lawyer Busted for Staying Quiet During Traffic Stop Files Lawsuit

These troopers may not watch enough TV. A lawyer who was busted for staying quiet during a traffic stop in New Jersey is making noise now with a lawsuit against the state police, NJ.com reported. At least three New Jersey troopers insisted after Rebecca Musarra was pulled over that refusing to answer questions was a criminal act, according to the lawsuit. …


Planned Parenthood Sues Over Kansas’ Termination of Its Medicaid Funding

The two Planned Parenthood organizations in Kansas and Missouri wasted little time challenging Kansas’ termination of their Medicaid funding. Just a day after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment notified them of its decision to cut off their Medicaid payments, Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri and Planned Parenthood of St. Louis Region sued the head of the agency, Susan …


Lawsuit Alleges 7 Ways Cases, Including Sheridan, Were Mishandled

Veteran Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Det. Jeffrey Scozzafava’s lawsuit, in which he alleges that unqualified officials were put in charge of the office’s Forensics Unit, outlines how evidence was improperly handled and, in one high profile case, reportedly destroyed. The lawsuit, filed April 20, claims that when Scozzafava pointed out their errors in several cases, he was retaliated …