Aug 1, 2016

Lawsuit Settlement: Cricket Hollow Zoo Lions Transferred to Colorado Sanctuary

Two lions at the Cricket Hollow Zoo were transferred this week to a wild sanctuary in Colorado as the result of a lawsuit settlement between an animal rights group and the Manchester zoo owners. The Animal Legal Defense Fund of California said in a news release Wednesday the two lions, Jonwah, 16, and Njjara, 18, were transferred on Monday to …


We Inhaled Toxins, Teachers and Students Reportedly Say in Lawsuit

A group of employees and students at two of the borough’s schools have filed a lawsuit against PBF Energy refinery alleging the company was negligent last year, allowing them to breathe a toxic chemical, according to a Courier Post report. Multiple individuals were sent to local hospitals in March 2015 when a broken seal on a PBF tank caused the odor of Naphtha, a liquid hydrocarbon …


Tarrant County College Settles Chesapeake Royalty Lawsuit

Tarrant County College announced Wednesday that it is settling its lawsuit against Chesapeake Energy for underpayment of natural gas lease royalties for $1.1 million. The community college district filed its lawsuit in November 2014, accusing Chesapeake of undercutting its payments to the institution by improperly deducting post-production costs and failing to properly market the gas on the …



Gun Maker Asks Judge to Dismiss Sandy Hook Lawsuit

The gun maker at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by 10 families of Sandy Hook massacre victims has asked the judge for a second time to dismiss the case. The motion by Remington earlier this week in Bridgeport Superior Court is a common pretrial tactic in a case that is anything but common. The families’ claim that Remington …


Ozzy Osbourne’s Mistress Accuses Daughter Kelly of Slut Shaming in Lawsuit

Ozzy Osbourne‘s acknowledged mistress has filed a lawsuit against the singer’s daughter, claiming she’s been “slut shamed, bullied and harassed” in the wake of comments made by Kelly Osbourne. Michele Pugh’s court action also fills in several details about a relationship she claims went on for three years with Ozzy. The issue with Kelly dates back to a series of tweets Ozzy’s daughter made …


Jim Dey: UI Can’t Shake Fired Prof’s Lawsuit

Three years after university trustees dismissed tenured engineering professor Louis Wozniak, the controversy remains alive and kicking but in a different forum – the federal court in Urbana. Dismissed on Nov. 13, 2013, after nearly 50 years on the faculty, Wozniak challenged the decision in a 2015 federal lawsuit alleging that University of Illinois trustees and various officials violated his civil rights. UI lawyers moved to …



Trinity Health Settles Church Pension Suit for $75M

Trinity Health Corp. will pay $75 million to settle class action claims that it underfunded its pension plans by improperly treating them as “church plans” exempt from federal law (Lann v. Trinity Health Corp., D. Md., No. 8:14-cv-02237-PJM, motion for preliminary settlement approval filed
8/1/16).


Tentative Deal Struck in USDA Predator Lawsuit

An environmentalist group has reached a tentative settlement with the USDA in a lawsuit accusing the agency’s predator control efforts of violating federal law. Attorneys for USDA and Wildearth Guardians, an environmental non-profit, have notified the judge overseeing the case that they’ve struck a deal “in principle, subject to approval by the appropriate government officials.” The notice …