Alaska Air Group Inc. Wednesday said it agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by private plaintiffs that opposed its merger with Virgin America Inc. on antitrust grounds, removing the last big obstacle in the way of its planned deal. The suit was filed in September in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on behalf of 42 fliers and travel agents. The…
A U.S. District Court judge denied Trump’s motion to have a suit against his Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, dismissed. The case was presented before Judge Kenneth Marra in August during a two-day non-jury trial. Marra has yet to issue a decision. Before the trial began, lawyers for Trump asked that the case be dismissed. Marra denied …
A couple who claims NBA player Matt Barnes assaulted them in a trendy Manhattan nightclub is going to sue him, their lawyer said Wednesday. Jasmine Besiso and Myrone Powell say Barnes, 36, who plays for the Sacramento Kings, went berzerk on them at the Avenue nightclub on 10th Ave., said their lawyer, Michael Lamonsoff said. The duo also plans to sue Barnes’ teammate DeMarcus Cousins, Lamonsoff …
Charter school parents are trying again to have a say in a lawsuit that they say could shut down some of their schools. Parents Ken Ross, Jr. and LeDiva Pierce filed an appeal in federal court Tuesday to have a say in an ongoing desegregation lawsuit. St. Louis Public Schools is attempting to recover about $50 million that has gone to charter schools through the city’s desegregation tax, which …
Wells Fargo is facing multiple lawsuits from customers and employees over the long-running fake account fiasco that saw more than two million bogus, unauthorized accounts being opened in customers’ names. Even though lawmakers and consumer advocates have repeatedly asked the bank to not sidestep its liability by using an often-ignored clause in its customer agreement, lawyers for Wells Fargo …
Remington claims Barber only dropped his demands after a federal appeals court ruled in May of 2015 that he had forfeited his right to make future claims against the company as a result of the 2002 wrongful death settlement, dismissing the case and rendering his demands moot. Barber said he regrets making the demands, which he said he assumed were confidential. He has spoken broadly about …
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office said it plans to sue four big retailers for deceptive advertising which allegedly misled shoppers into believing that thousands of products were on sale at a hefty discount. The retailers — JC Penney, Sears, Kohl’s and Macy’s — falsely advertised high “list” or “regular” prices on merchandise that was never actually for sale at that price, according to the …
Last month, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones ordered more than $100 million in refunds for nearly 2 million State Farm policy owners, alleging the company charged excessive rates for its homeowners and renters insurance. It apparently was the first such refund approved since California’s landmark Proposition 103 rolled back a wide swath of insurance rates nearly three decades ago, …
No one expects the legal battle between Netflix and Fox over the latter’s allegations that the streaming service “illegally” poached of its two executives to end any time soon but a new twist today might speed things up – or at least force a definition on how enforceable employment contracts really are in the Golden State. “Netflix has no standing …
A black Michigan man has filed a lawsuit against his local police department a year after his brutal beating by officers was captured on video. Frankie Taylor was arrested on a DUI charge in August, 2015, and was being processed by officers in the Eastepointe Police Department outside of Detroit when he was restrained in a chair by several officers, and struck repeatedly as he cried out in pain …