A Nashville chef’s discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the Gulch restaurant Virago and its parent company has been resolved, according to federal court records. Jessica Benefield filed the lawsuit in 2013 against restaurant Virago, CEO Chris Hyndman and M Street Entertainment Group.
Hagens Berman, a national consumer protection and personal injury law firm, filed a third lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler for its defective monostable shifters. The most recent case is on behalf of John J. Malone, a 69-year-old retired Massachusetts State Trooper, who was pinned against a concrete wall by his Jeep Grand Cherokee. The lawsuit states that Fiat Chrysler …
Tracy Rucinski and Tom Hals In a case full of twists, Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR.O) late on Monday won a two-week extension on a shield from lawsuits worth billions of dollars just days after a different U.S. court allowed those cases to proceed. Investors are suing Caesars for reneging on its guaranty of bonds issued by its operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Co Inc, or CEOC, …
A lawsuit filed in the federal courthouse in Houston is threatening to halt the research on the John Kanzius radio-wave cancer technology. The lawsuit, which was filed by the Baylor School of Medicine, alleges that the company that owns the rights to the device, NeoTherma Oncology of Kansas, failed on a promise to provide $9 million to take the research to human trials. A clerk with the United …
A few days ago, we posted about an upcoming legal battle for the rights to Friday the 13th. The battle is between original writer Victor Miller and Horror, Inc. and Manny Company and may very well determine who has the power to license new entries in the franchise. In order to get more information on this matter, Fridaythe13thFranchise reached out to Larry Zerner (who played Shelly in Friday …
Nearly 10,000 people who work at Chipotle are accusing the company of owing them some serious cash. CNNMoney reports that a class action lawsuit accuses the fast-food chain of wage theft, making them work extra hours without pay. The case, Turner v. Chipotle, is named after Leah Turner, a former manager in Colorado who says she was forced to work without pay and to tell her employees they had …
The widow of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum is threatening to file a civil rights lawsuit over the death of her husband. The widow of an anti-government activist who helped take over an Oregon wildlife refuge and was later killed in a confrontation with law enforcement says her husband’s civil rights were violated and she intends to sue, her lawyer confirmed Monday. Robert Lavoy Finicum’s pursuers were …
This place is a dump! That’s what California lawyer Christian Pugaczewski says about the “fashionable” apartment he thought he was renting on Roosevelt Island this summer from a Victoria’s Secret model. In papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court, Pugaczewski said the apartment offered on Airbnb was so dreadful that he fled immediately to a relative’s couch in the suburbs before finding …
Los Angeles agreed Tuesday to spend at least $200 million over a decade to provide thousands of apartments for people with disabilities. The City Council voted 12-0 to settle a federal lawsuit by several advocacy groups. They alleged the city’s redevelopment agency violated anti-discrimination laws by paying for affordable housing projects that weren’t accessible to those who …
Construction litigation specialist launches class action Last updated 13:27, August 31 2016 Four suppliers were affected by concerns about steel mesh strength this year. A specialist construction litigation law firm is hoping to deliver financial compensation to the owners of recently-built buildings, with a new class action suit. Adina Thorn is inviting registrations of interest for what it …