The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a public information lawsuit Tuesday without ruling on its argument that video from police body cameras are public record and should be released on request. In not taking up the issue, the court noted that the video had already been released — two days after news organizations requested the footage in the July 19, 2015, traffic stop and fatal shooting of a black …
Academy of Art University has agreed to pay $20 million and to build 160 units of affordable housing to settle a lawsuit filed by the city of San Francisco over the institution’s widespread land-use violations. Under the proposed deal, announced Monday, the university will pay the city $20 million in cash …
The class action lawsuit on behalf of passengers of Air Canada Flight 624 — which crash landed on a Halifax runway in March, 2015 — has been certified, according to Wagner’s Law Firm. Wagners, which is representing the passengers, said in a release Monday the lawsuit against Air Canada, Airbus S.A.S., Nav Canada, the Halifax International Airport Authority and Transport Canada. Transport Canada …
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has offered insight into its opinion on the issue of whether a developer may contractually create and enforce jury trial and class action waivers in a master deed. The Court’s position is good news for developers and those who represent them. [i] In The Gates at Williams-Brice Condominium Association and Katharine Swinson, individually, and on behalf of all …
Lundin Law PC , a shareholder rights firm announces a class action lawsuit against Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ILMN). Investors, who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between July 26, 2016 and October 10, 2016 inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the February 15, 2017 lead plaintiff …
Like a salesman . . . ooh. A no-nonsense state Supreme Court judge said superstar Madonna is no different than a college kid, a jailbird or even a door-to-door peddler when it comes to the scales of justice. The singer is suing her 1 W. 64th St. co-op over a strict residency requirement that says her children and domestic …
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DeVry University will pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged its ads misled prospective students, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday. The money will go back to tens of thousands of students that attended DeVry between 2008 and 2015. Some will be reimbursed with cash and others will receive debt relief.
Maine is among 20 states suing six generic drug-makers with a claim that the companies artificially inflated prices for an antibiotic and an oral diabetes medication. Attorney General Janet Mills says the federal lawsuit accuses the companies of manipulating prices and reducing competition for a pair of drugs that many state residents buy as lower-cost generics. She accuses the …
Two years ago, a federal jury handed a mere $80,000 to a wrongfully convicted ex-El Rukn gang member who spent more than a decade on Death Row only to be cleared of a double murder. Nathson Fields called it a “travesty” at the time and he called for a federal investigation. But little did he know, his decades-long legal saga wasn’t over.