Residents in a small Indiana town are outraged after the cross on the town’s Christmas tree was taken down. The cross was removed Monday afternoon following a lawsuit from the ACLU last week, according to WISH .
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam was questioned under oath Tuesday by attorneys for two trucking companies over his role in an alleged fuel rebate fraud scheme involving his Knoxville-based truck stop chain. In a videotaped deposition, attorneys for the trucking companies are seeking to discover what Haslam knew about the alleged fraud. Sources say it’s possible the deposition …
The cheater dating website Ashley Madison, which got hacked and exposed the secret lives of millions of Americans, has agreed to a $1.7 million settlement with several U.S. states and the federal government. The settlement, announced Wednesday by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, is a scathing admission of fraudulent business practices. Government investigators in New York …
Just two weeks before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump will be deposed for his ongoing legal squabble with chef JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs. The chef, youâll recall, was originally supposed to open a restaurant in the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., before he bailed on the projects following racist remarks Trump used to launch his …
In today’s world, as technology costs decrease and personal information becomes more valuable on the black market, data breaches have seemingly joined the ranks of death and taxes as certainties. Add to that litigation: companies suffering data breaches face exposure to lawsuits by consumers, employees, and even financial institutions. One particular concern for companies is the possibility of …
The lawsuit asks that the court prohibit the federal agency from denying mineral exploration permits to Twin Metals. But the Interior Department attorneys, joining an argument filed by environmental groups earlier this month, said the suit is premature because no decision has been made that can be challenged. The motion, filed in federal court in the Twin Cities, will have to wait, however.
A group of consumers who purchased Lenovo notebooks in late 2014 and early 2015 is asking a federal judge to grant preliminary approval to a class-action settlement requiring adware company Superfish to pay $1 million. “The settlement was the result of analysis and consideration of the litigation and financial risks faced by both sides,” class counsel writes in a motion filed Friday with U.S. …
A new class action lawsuit has charged two of the Chicago area’s largest utility companies with improperly adding finance charges and late fees to so-called “medical payment arrangements” – or special electric and natural gas bill repayment plans required by the state, should utility customers suffer significant health problems interfering with their ability to pay their bills on time. On Dec. …
A Chicago Police officer is suing eight of his fellow officers in federal court, accusing them of disrespect, misconduct, and not backing him up. It all started with a photograph, according to the lawsuit filed by Chicago Police Officer Cornelius Davis. A photo he said was passed around by several other officers.
The Oslo District Court had been due to examine a lawsuit filed by some 130 owners of Tesla S P85D, a sedan with one of the fastest accelerations in the world. The plaintiffs complained the real power of their cars was “only” 469 horsepower and not 700 horsepower as promised by Tesla. But both sides reached an out-of-court settlement, lawyers for the plaintiffs said.