Apple Inc has been sued by owners of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones who say a design defect causes the phones’ touchscreens to become unresponsive, making them unusable. According to a proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit filed on Saturday, Apple has long been aware of the defect, which often surfaces after a flickering gray bar appears atop the touchscreens, but has …
The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit was filed in New York on behalf of certain purchasers of shares of Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NOG) over alleged Securities Laws Violations by Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for certain (NYSEMKT:NOG) investors. Investors who purchased shares of Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. …
In March, six Volkswagen retailers came together with the mission of negotiating an out-of-court settlement with the factory to compensate their fellow dealers for losses from the diesel emissions scandal, and averting what they feared would be messy litigation against their business partner. But when such a deal finally came together last week, it was disclosed by someone else: Steve Berman, a …
Last week, a federal judge in Florida refused to dismiss a privacy lawsuit brought by New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul against ESPN for showing readers a copy of the NFL superstar’s medical chart revealing an amputated right finger. At the time of the decision, the judge’s analysis wasn’t immediately available, but on Monday, U.S. District Court judge Marcia Cooke issued a …
A lawsuit has been filed against a former Kosciusko County news blogger. The family of Gary Helman blames Stacey Staley for his death, according to the South Bend Tribune.
Fox News struck back against the former anchor Andrea Tantaros on Monday, filing a motion to move her sexual harassment lawsuit into arbitration. In papers filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, the network said, “Tantaros is not a victim; she is an opportunist.” Last week, Ms. Tantaros filed the lawsuit in the same court, accusing Fox News of operating like “a sex-fueled, Playboy …
On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort by Disney and DreamWorks to delay a class action lawsuit that alleges that animation studios colluded with each other to deny its workers better job opportunities and keep wages low. Robert Nitsch, a former visual effects worker who worked on Matrix Revolutions and Kung Fu Panda, and others are moving forward after striking a $13 …
A month after five state of New Mexico employees testified in federal court that they were instructed to falsify emergency food aid applications, another lawsuit filed in Las Cruces district court made strikingly similar allegations. But instead of directing her allegations toward state government, Lorraine McCullough directed her allegations toward SL Start and Associates, a private, …
Sir Philip Green is trying to end the threat of legal action against him over the sale of BHS by writing a cheque for more than £300 million that would help to plug a hole in the company’s pension fund. Representatives of the tycoon and the pensions regulator are holding talks on the future of the BHS fund, which is estimated to have a deficit of about £700 million. Yesterday the 22 remaining …
A lawsuit targeting Maryland’s use of gerrymandering can go forward, a three-judge federal panel ruled Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Steve Shapiro, the American University law student who filed the lawsuit, argues the map violates the rights of 6th District Republican voters to political expression and association. The suit asks the map not be used in future elections, but the lawsuit won’t affect …