A minor will suffer from disability, disfigurement and a traumatic brain injury because of the deadly Woodmore Elementary school bus crash, according to a third lawsuit filed Monday in connection with the tragedy. “It is heartbreaking whenever children are involved, especially when the crash was as preventable as this one appears to be,” Joseph …
A multimillion dollar lawsuit involving employees of the former Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. plant has been settled, just weeks before a five-week trial was scheduled to begin in Eau Claire County Court. “It has been a long and sometimes frustrating road,” said New Richmond attorney Matthew Biegert, who with others represented the claimants. “We are glad that we were able to resolve the claims …
A long-running effort to end the era of megadonors in Missouri elections is again being challenged in federal court. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday morning, the same group that unsuccessfully sought to block a statewide referendum on contributions before the Nov. 8 election argues that the change in the Constitution approved by voters unfairly limits some businesses and …
She got into a car accident that was not her fault, but Nicole Bolden ended up being arrested in front of her toddlers and jailed in foul conditions for two weeks because she could not afford to pay $1,758 in outstanding traffic fines, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday. Now she is suing the authorities in Missouri , accusing them of jailing her illegally, “solely because she was …
The Supreme Court tossed an Apple lawsuit against Samsung on Tuesday after ruling in Samsung’s favor, the Associated Press said. This isn’t the end of the suit that has run on and on since a ruling in 2012. Litigation will continue in lower courts.
The Navy has settled a lawsuit filed by a female engineer against Puget Sound Naval Shipyard alleging she had been harassed and discriminated against, with the Navy agreeing to pay $144,000, apologize to the woman and institute enhanced training for shipyard managers. The Navy admitted no wrongdoing as part of the agreement in the suit filed in July 2015 by Vena Ward, but her …
One of the plaintiffs involved in a lawsuit against the City of Maplewood is finally speaking out. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said he was arrested for not paying several tickets and for not showing up to his court date. “I stayed two days and my bond was lowered to $200, and I’ve just been threatened with this, or threatened with that. Pay, pay, pay,” he said. Other plaintiffs have claimed the same thing happened to them. ArchCity Defenders, a non-profit legal group that is leading the lawsuit, said …
Recent years have borne witness to the nascent rise of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) of commercial litigation in legal markets across the globe. Beginning over a decade ago in Australia, TPLF spread quickly to the UK, the US, Canada, Europe and Asia. TPLF itself has undergone rapid changes in its short existence. Though the traditional model of single-funded cases is still the main modus operandi, funders have diversified their business model in the last 12 months, including investments in claims-aggregating firms, joint ventures with law firms directed at prosecuting certain claims, and post-judgment appeals funding. Commercial funders and commercial litigators are becoming increasingly consociated, however, the interests of funders and litigators necessarily diverge given that lawyers owe a fiduciary duty to their clients. TPLF represents the biggest change to the commercial litigation landscape, raising novel …
An attorney for Homeless Angels said she plans to file a motion asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the group by the owner of a south Lansing hotel where the nonprofit once housed Lansing-area homeless families and individuals. Attorney Denise LaFave Smith, who represents the nonprofit, said it has limited financial resources and no intention of …
A female student contends in a court filing Monday that Kansas State University’s failure to investigate the rape of another woman allowed the same alleged assailant to sexually assault her. The accusations were levied in court documents seeking to add the woman, Crystal Stroup, to a lawsuit already filed against the university by Sara Weckhorst, citing what it calls the …