Nearly five months after Roger Ailes was ousted from his position as chairman of Fox News Channel, the sexual harassment accusations against him continue. On Tuesday, Lidia Curanaj , now a Fox 5 reporter whose legal name is Lidija Ujkic, filed a 28-page discrimination and hostile work environment suit …
Christoper Seeger, who represented former N.F.L. players in a concussion settlement, outside of the United States Courthouse in Philadelphia in 2014. The Supreme Court declined to review the case on Monday. …
Jose Martinez-Cuevas, left, and Patricia Aguilar has filed a class action lawsuit against DeRuyter Brothers Dairy in Outlook, claiming that it was not given mandatory rest breaks, meal periods or overtime pay despite working nine to 12 hours a day, six days a week.
Under Puzder, CKE Restaurants has been a magnet for controversy over its treatment of employees—hardly the background for an executive who’s supposed to ensure worker safety, prevent discrimination in the workplace, and address federal disputes between employees and management. Since Puzder became CEO in 2000, CKE has been accused of not providing required breaks for employees and a party to …
Lawyers representing Attorney General Alan Wilson and more than a dozen law enforcement officials across the state want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina’s disturbing schools statute, saying the plaintiffs lack legal standing to sue. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Charleston in August, received its first hearing with federal …
Only seven people have opted out of a proposed $2.375-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving diluted chemotherapy treatment. Wednesday was the deadline for more than 1,200 patients named in the class action to opt out of the proposed settlement. Lawyer Harvey Strosberg of Stutts Strosberg LLP, the co-counsel in the lawsuit, says the majority of the patients are unopposed.
A shareholder lawsuit filed against Tesla Motors, Inc. ( TSLA ) has progressed to the arguments phase, according to Seeking Alpha . The case will be heard in a Delaware court . The judge is expected to rule on a demand from the plaintiff, Shahid Haque, for internal company records related to customer demand and Tesla production issues.
A new lawsuit is challenging New York’s ban on private citizens owning stun guns, claiming it violates the …
The city of Austin and a police officer are facing a lawsuit over excessive force after a homeless man claims he was not engaged in criminal activity when he was wrongfully slammed to the ground by a police officer. Justin Tyler Scott was initially charged after he allegedly attempted to take a stun gun from officer Gregory White and use it against him in February of last year . …
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed a new lawsuit against Volkswagen relating to the “clean diesel” emissions scandal affecting some VW, Audi and Porsche models. According to the lawsuit, filed in Hennepin County District Court, Volkswagen sold or leased more than 11,500 tampered vehicles in Minnesota that emitted smog-producing nitrogen oxide at levels up …