Reading the lawsuit makes your head throb. You don’t ache for the plaintiff, known forevermore as “falsely accused I-10 Freeway Shooter Leslie Merritt Jr.” Instead, you hurt for us, the taxpayers. That’s because someday soon the human wallets who comprise Arizona and Maricopa County’s taxpaying citizenry surely will pay Merritt and his cartel of fancy ambulance chasers a massive jackpot.
Ninth Circuit Invalidates Class Action Waivers in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements At the end of 2015, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB 465, which would have banned mandatory arbitration agreements in the employment setting, including arbitration agreements with class action waivers. As many employers know, including a class action waiver in an arbitration agreement or clause has been a great …
Bills running back LeSean McCoy didn’t face criminal charges, but he’s still dealing with the effects of a February bar fight. Two police officers who claim they were injured by McCoy in the altercation have now filed a civil lawsuit. According to John Barr of ESPN.com, the suit was filed Tuesday morning in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, naming McCoy and three other men.
North Carolina’s Court of Appeals has rejected two former magistrates’ claim that their rights were violated by state guidance that they could lose their jobs if they refused to perform gay marriages. Their lawsuit cited late 2014 guidance memos from the Administrative Office of the Courts. The appeals court ruled Tuesday that Gilbert Breedlove and Thomas Holland lacked standing …
Wisconsin is among a coalition of 21 states suing the U.S. Department of Labor over a new rule that would make more higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay. Nevada Attorney General Adam …
The U.S. judge overseeing litigation accusing 16 banks of rigging prices in the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market on Tuesday narrowed but refused to dismiss lawsuits against Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and five other large banks that have yet to settle. U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield in Manhattan dismissed antitrust claims …
Central American immigrant children are processed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Nogales, Ariz.Ross D. Franklin/APhide caption Central American immigrant children are processed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Nogales, Ariz. A federal appeals court panel in Seattle has ruled that immigrant children under the threat of deportation may not sue the …
The Supreme Court will consider whether to overturn a jury verdict against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. in a whistleblower case alleging fraud. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
New York University’s Singapore arts school was an “educational scam” that saddled students with high tuition while providing low-quality coursework, a new lawsuit alleges. NYU’s Tisch Asia, which opened in 2007 and closed in 2015, promised students the same degrees and professional training available at the New York City campus, the Manhattan federal court suit says. Instead, Tisch Asia’s …
The bad news just keeps coming for Skully. The San Francisco startup, bankrupt and awash in controversy, now faces another lawsuit — this time from the manufacturer that produced the high-tech Skully-brand motorcycle helmets. Global electronics manufacturer Flextronics sued Skully on Friday, claiming the defunct startup owes it more than $1 million.