Oct 1, 2016

Lawsuit Filed Against Cabell Clerk Over Online Voting

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cabell County Clerk Karen Cole for refusing to recognize and permit online voter registration within the county. Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and the National Voting Rights Project filed the lawsuit on behalf of Marshall University student Allison Mullins in Federal District Court in Huntington. “Clerks …



Taylor Swift Asks Judge to Seal Photos, Other Docs in DJ Groping Lawsuit

Taylor Swift has filed a motion to restrict public access to some of the documents involved in her lawsuit with a DJ who allegedly groped her. In September of 2015, former country radio DJ David Mueller filed a lawsuit that claims that he lost his job and prospective business opportunities because of allegations that he groped Swift during a 2013 meet and greet. In October of 2015, Swift filed …


Shopper’s Imprisonment in Walgreens Store Led to His Death

A Florida woman is suing Walgreens after she says her husband’s unlawful imprisonment in an Orange County store ultimately led to his death. According to the lawsuit, reported by Courthouse News , the woman’s 69-year-old husband visited the restroom of his local Walgreens, and then headed for the store’s exit. He was approached by employees, the complaint says, who told him to “stop walking and …


Border Patrol Shooting of Mexican Teen Civil Lawsuit Goes to Court

In October 2012, Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, a 16-year-old Mexican boy, was walking on a road meters from the Arizona border when a U.S. Border Patrol agent on the U.S. side shot and killed him. The incident sparked a lawsuit brought by Jose’s mother, at the heart of which lies a tricky legal question: When, if ever, can a foreign national…


Developer Files $400M Lawsuit vs. St. Joe’s Hospital Over Demise of Paterson Hotel Deal – News

The collapse of the plan to build a hotel and conference center next to St. Joseph’s hospital has resulted in the filing of a lawsuit on Thursday in which the would-be developer is seeking $400 million in damages from the medical center. An artist’s rendering of a hotel proposed for Paterson. The 51-page complaint by the nonprofit group that proposed building hotel alleges that St. …


Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Tyson Foods, Inc.

The shareholder class action complaint alleges that Tyson and certain of its executive officers made a series of false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material adverse information to investors during the Class Period, including the following: (i) Tyson systematically colluded with several of its industry peers to fix prices in the broiler-chicken market; (ii) the foregoing conduct constituted a violation of federal antitrust laws; and (iii) consequently, Tyson’s Chicken segment revenues during the class period were the result of illegal conduct. The complaint further alleges that, as a result of the foregoing, Tyson’s public statements during the Class Period to investors were …


Another Huge Drug Lawsuit

Attorney General Jim Hood, with assistance from Flowood attorney John Davidson, has sued eight pharmaceutical companies, alleging that they have promoted drugs like hydrocodone by understating the health risks and overstating the benefits — in violation of state law. Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane’s column said the lawsuit, based in Hinds County, could …


Appeals Court to Decide Whether AT&T Will Face Class-Action Over Throttling

A federal appellate court in California has agreed to decide whether consumers can proceed with a class-action lawsuit against AT&T over the company’s data-throttling practices. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals announced on Thursday that it would hear the consumers’ appeal of a trial judge’s decision to send the case to arbitration. The legal dispute dates to 2014, when three California …


Homeless Sweeps: Takeaways From Second Hearing in Class Action Lawsuit

Thursday morning’s 10 a.m. hearing at the Alfred A. Arraj courthouse was significantly less crowded than last week’s for a class action lawsuit filed against Denver that alleges the city is violating the U.S. Constitution when it conducts regular sweeps of the homeless. Much of the October 20 hearing was spent affirming …