State Produced Bogus Marijuana Test Results
Detroit — Several medical marijuana caregivers and patients have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the Michigan State Police …
Jun 1, 2016
VW to Pay About $10.2B to Settle Emissions Claims
German automaker Volkswagen Group is expected to deliver a $10 billion settlement to cover government fines and compensate owners of vehicles fitted with software …
Kirby McInerney LLP Investigates Potential Class Action Claims Against Mortgage Servicing Firm Cenlar FSB in Connection With Force-Placed Insurance Kickbacks
Kirby McInerney LLP, a class action litigation firm is investigating potential class action claims against Cenlar FSB, a leading mortgage servicer, in connection with a suspected scheme to overcharge homeowners for force-placed insurance. Mortgages require borrowers to maintain insurance to protect the lender’s interests in the secured property. If the borrower’s …
Ticketmaster Offers Free Concert Tickets After Losing Lawsuit
Ticketmaster is offering free tickets to concerts across the country. It’s part of a class action settlement with Ticketmaster. The original lawsuit was filed years ago over the way Ticketmaster added fees.
Muslim Police Officer Sues NYPD Over Beard Ban
A Muslim police officer is suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) to stop enforcement of what he says is an unconstitutional policy banning officers from having beards. Masood Syed, who works as a law clerk for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Trials, said he’s had a half-inch to one-inch beard throughout his 10-year police career, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday in …
VW Said to Pay Diesel Owners Up to $7,000, Fund Clean-Air Grants
Volkswagen AG will pay owners of its polluting diesel cars up to $7,000, and agree to fund a grant program to offset air pollution, under a $10 billion settlement being negotiated for submission to a federal judge next week, people familiar with the talks said. VW will provide cash payments worth between $1,000 and $7,000, depending on the vehicle’s age and other factors, to compensate …
Rio Olympics 2016: Russian Athletes to File Class Action Suit Against IAAF Ban
Russian athletes banned by the International Association of Athletics Federations from participating in the upcoming Olympic Games in Brazil will file a class action lawsuit against the decision, Russian news agency Tass reported Thursday. IAAF had announced the ban last week in the wake of a widespread doping conspiracy, and the decision was upheld by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) …
Sony Agrees to Pay Millions for Abandoning Linux on PS3
Remember how Sony launched the PS3 with “OtherOS” support, so you could install Linux or whatever other PowerPC-compatible OS you could finagle onto your shiny new next-gen gaming system? And then remember how just a couple years later Sony discontinued support for OtherOS, with a new system update that removed the functionality? Well, some people never forgot.
Judge Rules FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Against Restaurant Chain May Proceed
A federal judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit against Waffle House that seeks damages due to the restaurant chain’s alleged “systematic and willful violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)” by obtaining background check reports without taking adequate steps to ensure that the information reported was accurate may proceed, according to a report from Courthouse News. Courthouse …
Remember How J.J. Abrams Said the Lawsuit Against the ‘Star Trek: Axanar’ Fan Film Had Been Dropped? Not Quite.
If anyone in Hollywood would have the power to beam away a lawsuit involving sci-fi fans, J.J. Abrams, as a key custodian of both the “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” franchises, would be that guy. At least that’s what you might think. Late last year, Paramount Pictures and CBS filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the makers of a crowdfunded fan film called “Star Trek: Axanar,” news that …