The whole Dieselgate scandal has done a number on Volkswagen financially. Despite my harsh words for the company in the past over the scandal, I’m starting to feel bad about for it. It’s been hit for billions here in the U.S., and there are more lawsuits coming down the pipe than I can shake a stick at.
It started with Kahlua and coffee, the woman said. Then, she said, Bill Cosby asked her a question: “Do you like back rubs or belly rubs?” The setting was Cosby’s hotel room one night in the mid- …
Gary Godden used to specialize in designing condominiums for first-time buyers near Denver, often completing eight to 10 projects a year before the real-estate crash. But while the Denver area has re-emerged as one of the nation’s hottest real-estate markets, Mr. Godden’s architecture firm has all but exited the condo business. The reason: The threat of litigation for potential construction …
Columbus will ask a Hamilton County judge to rule in its favor later this month and dismiss a lawsuit challenging the city’s human rights ordinance and its protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents. A hearing on a summary judgment sought by the defendants is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 16 in Hamilton Superior Court 1 in Noblesville, court records state. City attorney Alan …
The class-action settlement agreement proposes using what is essentially the wholesale value of the vehicle at the time of sale, rather than the retail value. The wholesale value of a vehicle can range from hundreds to thousands lower than the retail value. Wholesale cost is the price dealers pay when they buy cars at auction.
Ronzoni is ripping off customers by shortchanging them on the company’s healthy pasta alternatives … this according to a new lawsuit. An unhappy pasta fan claims she gravitated to Ronzoni’s new option … 5 different pastas with fewer calories that make for healthy choices. The woman was horrified to learn … although the 5 pastas come in the standard box, there’s 25% less pasta inside and …
Attorneys say they’ve reached a settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit challenging Delaware’s practice of collecting abandoned property. In court papers filed Friday, attorneys for the state and for packaging company Temple-Inland Inc., a subsidiary of Memphis-based International Paper, said they had reached a voluntary settlement agreement and asked the judge to dismiss Temple-Inland’s …
A disability rights group is suing the state of Washington, saying it has no system for ensuring developmentally disabled adults can avoid institutional care in favor of other living arrangements. Disability Rights Washington says in the federal lawsuit this week that at least 91 developmentally disabled adults were being institutionalized against their will because the state …
Josh Duggar became a sexual slave and created scandals to the detriment and pain of his family. He put his career in jeopardy and now whatever is left of his reputation seems to go to naught. He is facing a lawsuit for allegedly using another man’s photo to lure prospects on an online dating site. According to Daily Mail, Matthew James McCarthy sued …
A Glendale doctor has filed a class-action lawsuit against Banner Health after a cyberattack compromised the personal information of about 3.7 million patients, employees, cafeteria customers and others. Phoenix-based law …