Nov 27, 2024


Lafayette City Marshal Back in Court Over Public Records Lawsuit, Invokes the Fifth Amendment

The Independent’s ongoing public records lawsuit against Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope is back in court this week, with the publication seeking more records they assert may link the marshal to political activity during the sheriff’s election. Pope faces five felony counts of perjury and misuse of public funds after records unearthed through the lawsuit revealed he used his public office to …


Melania Trump Threatens Lawsuit Against Daily Mail Over ‘False and Defamatory’ Escort Claims

A lawyer representing Melania Trump, the wife of Republican nominee Donald Trump, said Monday that a recent Daily Mail report included “false and defamatory statements” that she worked for an escort service two decades ago. The Daily Mail, a British newspaper with a massive global online presence, published an article Friday examining whether Melania Trump began working a model in the United …


Oculus VR Respond to Zenimax Lawsuit Amendment

Oculus VR Respond to Zenimax Lawsuit Amendment Oculus VR make short work of responding to Zenimax Media’s claims in a direct statement to VRFocus. Earlier this evening VRFocus reported on an update to the ongoing lawsuit between Zenimax Media and Oculus VR, in which Zenimax now claim that the technology for the Oculus Rift software development kit (SDK) was in fact developed by their research …



Former Fannie Mae CEO Settles Crisis-Related Lawsuit With SEC

Former chief executive of Fannie Mae Daniel Mudd exits U.S. District Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 27, 2016, after attending arguments in the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) case against him. REUTERS/Mike Segar August 22, 2016 By Patrick Rucker and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – In one of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s biggest cases …


South Jersey Police Sergeant Alleges Retaliation in Lawsuit

A Millville police sergeant has filed a lawsuit against the city’s police department alleging that he was retaliated against for pursuing an Internal Affairs investigation into a fellow officer. The Daily Journal of Vineland reports Detective Sgt. Brian Starcher filed the lawsuit against Millville police, the city government and a series of “John Does” earlier this month in Cumberland County …


Officer Who Fatally Shot Fleeing Suspect Not Granted Immunity From Lawsuit

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lawsuit against a police officer who fatally shot a fleeing suspect can move forward. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision Aug. 22 finding Flint Township police officer Matthew Needham is not entitled to qualified immunity for the July 16, 2014, fatal shooting of Dominique Lewis. Lewis’ family filed the …


Couple Files Lawsuit Over Pokémon Go. Wants Inconvenienced Residents to Get a Cut of the Profits

It looks like Pokémon Go is under scrutiny once more with angry residents taking aim at the developers. A couple in Detroit are filing a lawsuit against Niantic, Nintendo, and the Pokemon company according to the Detroit Free Press, after complaining that the developers have been raking in cash while property owners have suffered from the barrage of Pokémon Go players invading their properties. …


Spectrum Institute to File a Class-Action Complaint With the DOJ To RESTORE the Voting Rights of Thousands With Disabilities in California

On New Year’s Day 2016 a new state law went into effect in California which affirms the right to vote for thousands of seniors and people with disabilities. If they can express their desire to vote, they have the right to vote. The problem? Unless immediate action is taken, thousands of eligible California voters are going to be watching November’s election results on television knowing they were prevented from voting because of California officials previously disqualified them from voting – in violation of federal voting rights laws.