Andrew MacAskill| LONDON LONDON Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought against Mastercard (MA.N) demanding 14 billion pounds ($19 billion) in damages for allegedly charging excessive fees, according to court documents filed in London. The case brought by a former chief financial services ombudsman alleges the payments company charged unlawfully …
A jury has awarded an Anderson woman more than $4.6 million after she was stuck by a needle picked up in a Target parking lot. Before Carla Denise Garrison’s lawsuit against Target Corp. went to trial, her lawyer offered to settle with the retailer for $12,000, but the offer was rejected. When the trial concluded Thursday, a jury determined that Garrison was entitled to well more than that.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday, which sought to change the Mississippi state flag, according to ABC affiliate WLOX. Friday, Attorney Carlos Moore announced his intention to appeal the dismissal. Moore filed the suit, asking the flag be declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery.
UCLA settled a lawsuit Thursday that was filed by two graduate students who claimed they were sexually harassed by professor Gabriel Piterberg. According to a UCLA statement, the UC Board of Regents agreed to pay one student $350,000 and the other student $110,000. They will also provide one of the students with a dissertation year fellowship in her final year of graduate school.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the 3M Co. by a man who claims he invented Post-it notes. Alan Amron settled a 1997 lawsuit against 3M but sued again in January. He sought $400 million in damages, claiming the Minnesota company breached its previous agreement not to take credit for the sticky-back paper products.
The plaintiffs and the defendants in the ongoing Sandy Hook Elementary School gun lawsuit continue to pursue their respective, but divergent, legal goals in the state Superior Court case. The plaintiffs want to obtain detailed information from the defendants about the marketing of the semiautomatic rifle that a gunman used to kill 20 first graders and six educators at the school in …
As parents, we trust that product lines sold in stores are safe for our children, but over the years there have been several lawsuits filed against companies such as Johnson & Johnson and The Honest Company, claiming otherwise. On Thursday, a new lawsuit was filed against Babyganics, a popular “baby-safe” product line that retails online and in stores like Target and Walgreens, by the mother of …
Angry ITT students and graduates are now fighting back with plans to sue the now defunct tech school. ITT suddenly closed this week in response to a crackdown by the federal government. A large group mostly former ITT students from metro Atlanta are pursuing the class action lawsuit.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Fresno over discolored water. Eyewitness News has the exclusive new details on the lawsuit involving some homes in Northeast Fresno. Three households that have high levels of lead coming out of their taps filed the suit Friday.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Pop Warner, claiming the organization knowingly put players in danger by ignoring the risks of head trauma. Jimmie Session has been coaching kids since 1984 and says the Bulldogs have had few injuries in those 30-plus years. “You put your shoulder pads on, hit and wrap,” says Coach Session.