Crossfit, a fitness craze taking the nation and the Kansas City metropolitan area by storm, was the subject of a lawsuit from a Kansas City man. Millions of people around the world come to gyms like Sky’s Limit Crossfit in Kansas City. But Jonas Barrish said a split-second movement during a workout changed the rest of his life.
Facebook is still tangling with the problems that came to light in August when the company revealed it had been overestimating time consumers spent viewing video ads on its sites. Three advertisers have filed what they hope will turn into a class action lawsuit over the practice. “As a result of Facebook’s ‘fraudulent’ conduct, plaintiffs and members of the class expended money on advertising …
For those who have been following the developments in cryptocurrency sector from past couple of years, the BitLicense fiasco is quite familiar. The cryptocurrency industry was in for a shock last year after the New York Department of Financial Services decided to implement regulations governing digital currencies, popularly referred to as BitLicense. With BitLicense coming into effect, …
Investors in an ill-fated development for a new Registry of Motor Vehicles building have filed a $50 million lawsuit in federal court, alleging the city plunged the project into an abyss of evasive and corrupt tactics to stall it into failure. Martone Place LLC and HDC Four LLC filed the complaint against the city, Deputy Director of Planning Philip Dromey, Director of Public …
On Oct. 6, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit decided Nicklaw v. CitiMortgage, Inc ., — F.3d –, 2016 WL 5845682, (11th Cir. 2016), holding that a class action plaintiff who alleged that CitiMortgage violated New York law by failing to timely record a satisfaction of mortgage, lacked Article III standing because he had suffered no concrete injury. Nicklaw is one of the 11th …
Wells Fargo has confirmed the existence of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into its sales practices, and the bank revealed that it has almost doubled funds set aside to deal with its ongoing legal problems. The bank said in a regulatory filing Thursday that the SEC has joined other federal state and local government agencies and states attorneys general, …
Uber Technologies Inc. settled a lawsuit filed by two women who sought to hold the company responsible for alleged sexual assaults by drivers. Terms of the accord weren’t disclosed in court papers. The settlement follows a federal judge’s ruling six months ago rejecting the company’s argument that it couldn’t be blamed for sexual attacks by drivers, who it classifies as contractors rather than …
An earlier lawsuit filed by Rosen Law Firm alleged that Cognizant lacked effective internal controls over financial reporting, and that as a result of the improper payments related to 12 facilities made in India, the company’s statements about its business, operations and prospects were materially false and misleading and lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the …
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Thursday filed suit against the developer of the Millennium Tower, alleging that the company knew that the luxury high-rise was sinking more than expected before it began selling units but failed to disclose the information to buyers. Herrera said the developer Mission Street Development LLC, an affiliate of Millennium …
It was a campaign ad that ignited a firestorm: Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a photo of a bowl of skittles and compared the colourful candy to Syrian refugees. Now, the man who took the photo is suing Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence for copyright infringement. David Kittos, an expert photographer and former Cypriot refugee, says he never gave permission and …