Dec 1, 2016

Judge Dismisses Utah Man’s Lawsuit Against Taylor Swift

A Utah man sued pop star Taylor Swift, claiming negligence on behalf of her agents after he wrote her a song and it was ignored. Russell Greer presented his case in small claims court Thursday evening in Salt Lake City. Greer says he spent a lot of time and money to write a song for Swift and her agents never passed it along to her.


Local Couple’s Lawsuit Challenges ‘Unjust Laws’

Carl and Angel Larsen are storytellers. Through their St. Cloud video and film production company, they want to tell the story of marriage and celebrate its historical and biblical definition as a union between a man and a woman. The lawsuit they filed this week in federal court is a preemptive strike against a state law that the Larsens say will prevent them from …


Families of 2 Former UT Football Players Sue NCAA, Big 12

The families of two former University of Texas at Austin football players are suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 Conference claiming the two men suffered traumatic brain injury, early onset and end stage Alzheimer’s disease and death caused by repeated traumatic head impacts related to playing football. The new lawsuit, which is asking for …


Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Challenges MO Laws

A lawsuit challenging Missouri abortion regulations is the result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down abortion laws in Texas, but pro-life advocates here say they believe the Missouri laws will be upheld as constitutional. Planned Parenthood affiliates in Missouri filed the …


New Jersey School District Sues Turf Maker After Report of Defects

New Jersey’s largest school district has sued the country’s leading maker of artificial turf after a report that executives knew fields might not live up to lofty marketing claims. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by Newark public schools comes after a review of internal emails and interviews by NJ.com found that Montreal-based FieldTurf sold more than 1,000 fields to towns, schools …


One Defendant Offers to Settle in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Regarding Inmate Who Died in Douglas County Jail

Though the cause of Rachel Hammers’ death inside the Douglas County Jail remains in dispute, one defendant in her ongoing, wrongful death lawsuit has offered to settle the matter privately. The Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, who until this year provided medical services to the jail, filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday requesting a hearing for a judge to approve their …


Women’s Health Groups Consider Filing Lawsuit to Oppose Texas’ Fetal Remains Rules

Health providers and abortion clinics have less than two weeks to figure out how to comply with Texas’ new fetal remains rules — that is, if a lawsuit doesn’t halt the process first. Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder of abortion provider Whole Woman’s Health, said she is working with the Center for Reproductive Rights on a potential lawsuit opposing the rules. Any lawsuit would need to be …



Multi-Million Dollar NC Lawsuit: Rooms to Go Sold Deceptive Protection Plan

A Cumberland County man field a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit on Dec. 1 against furniture dealer Rooms to Go for allegedly selling furniture protection that did not exist. In November 2015, Kenny Triplett bought a recliner from a Rooms to Go store in Dunn, according to the lawsuit . At the same time, Triplett bought a ForceField …


Lawsuit Against Courts Massively Overcharging for Documents Moves Forward

Back in April, we wrote about an interesting lawsuit filed over excessive fees for PACER, the federal court system’s electronic records system. If you’re not a lawyer or journalist, and have never used PACER, it is difficult to put into words what a ridiculous and outdated system it is. Not only does it look like it was designed and built in 1998, the court system leverages ridiculous fees for …