Nov 27, 2024

Metro Loses Open Records Lawsuit

Judge rules city violated ‘prompt’ statute in Public Records Act In a significant victory for open records proponents across the state, Metro Nashville has lost a lawsuit over the amount of time its police department takes to respond to and fulfill open records requests. The Tennessee Public Records Act states, “The custodian of a public …



Tepper Likely to Win $11B Lawsuit Against Caesars

David Tepper is the odds-on favorite to win an $11 billion lawsuit against Caesars Entertainment. That’s according to the mediator trying to hammer out a deal between the casino giant and holdout creditors in the contentious bankruptcy of Caesars’ biggest operating unit. Creditors, including Tepper’s Appaloosa Management, have sued Caesars in New York, accusing the non-bankrupt parent of …


Washington State Settles Lawsuit Challenging Restrictive State Hospital Policy on Grounds Privileges & Outings

On August 5, 2016, the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) agreed to improve how the state hospitals develop treatment plans and determine which residents are ready to leave the hospital grounds for family visits and other outings or be released to live in the community. A series of restrictive policies were enacted in 2010 after a 2009 …


Singers Racking Up Lawsuits Like Hit Records

Maybe the unintentional downside of the internet’s ubiquity is the ability to hear someone else’s song and borrow it for inspiration—only to later face a lawsuit accusing an artist of some degree of theft. Two singers are facing copyright lawsuits: Demi Lovato is being sued by Sleigh Bells for allegedly …



Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) Proposes Class-Action Lawsuit on Relationship With Specialty Mail-Order Pharmacy

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE:VRX) was amid the mix trends movers as shares knock down -1.88% to $30.25. Two groups filed a suit Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. in a proposed class-action court case Monday, claiming the firm’s relationship with specialty mail-order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services was illegal and allowed Valeant to overcharge and wrongly charge for …


St. Jude Medical Pacemakers Prone to Cyberattack, Class-Action Suit Claims

Concerns raised by the release of a report last week highlighting supposed security vulnerabilities affecting pacemakers, defibrillators and other medical devices have prompted attorneys to pursue a class-action lawsuit against their manufacturer, St. Jude Medical. Lawyers for defibrillator patient Clinton W. Ross Jr. filed the class-action complaint Friday in Los Angeles federal court, one day …


Calif. Woman Files Class Action Against Pepsi Over Izze Sodas

A California woman is suing PepsiCo, alleging false claims that a soda did not contain preservatives. Lisa Lindberg of Redlands, California, filed a class action lawsuit, individually and on behalf of the Proposed Rule 23 class, Aug. 19 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against PepsiCo, Inc., and Izze …


SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Yirendai Ltd. Of Commencement of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff…

The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE:YRD) between May 11, 2016 and August 24, 2016. You are hereby notified that a securities class action ;has commenced in the USDC for the Central District of California. If you purchased or …