California’s Second District Court of Appeals ruled against the California Highway Patrol this week in a case addressing how the law enforcement agency classifies the arrests of people who are then released without being charged. The class-action lawsuit was brought by John Schmidt, who was arrested by the CHP in 2011 on suspicion of driving under the influence, was booked into the Santa …
In this May 4, 2016 file photo, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory make remarks concerning House Bill 2 while speaking during a government affairs conference in Raleigh, N.C. McCrory has taken a beating from critics over a law dictating which restrooms transgender people can use, highlighting what they call the economic harm and reputation its causing North Carolina. McCrory is retrying to …
Los Angeles will pay $50,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a police detective who lost his job after making racially charged comments in a training session. The city signed a settlement agreement Friday. But Frank Lyga won’t get his job back.
An unarmed man who was shot by a South Miami police officer is now suing the cop and the city, while NBC 6 obtained exclusive video of the moments when the shooting happened. Michael Gavins was pulled over by two officers in South Miami late last year for an alleged traffic violation at a gas station on U.S. 1, near the University of Miami. Gavins didn’t have a weapon, but said he ended up …
Whatever happens in Alberta’s bizarre legal power struggle, the entire electrical system may be very different by the end of it. First, finances will be upended. There’s no way for Calgary ratepayers to escape higher costs, even if city-owned Enmax is allowed to return its power purchase agreement to the provincial balancing pool.
A liberal-leaning government watchdog group on Friday filed suit over North Carolina congressional districts they say give Republicans an unfair advantage, launching a new round of litigation that could have far-reaching effects for years to come. The lawsuit, filed by Common Cause in U.S. District Court, alleges Republicans in the North Carolina state legislature improperly considered the …
The whole Dieselgate scandal has done a number on Volkswagen financially. Despite my harsh words for the company in the past over the scandal, I’m starting to feel bad about for it. It’s been hit for billions here in the U.S., and there are more lawsuits coming down the pipe than I can shake a stick at.
It started with Kahlua and coffee, the woman said. Then, she said, Bill Cosby asked her a question: “Do you like back rubs or belly rubs?” The setting was Cosby’s hotel room one night in the mid- …
Gary Godden used to specialize in designing condominiums for first-time buyers near Denver, often completing eight to 10 projects a year before the real-estate crash. But while the Denver area has re-emerged as one of the nation’s hottest real-estate markets, Mr. Godden’s architecture firm has all but exited the condo business. The reason: The threat of litigation for potential construction …
Columbus will ask a Hamilton County judge to rule in its favor later this month and dismiss a lawsuit challenging the city’s human rights ordinance and its protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents. A hearing on a summary judgment sought by the defendants is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 16 in Hamilton Superior Court 1 in Noblesville, court records state. City attorney Alan …