Three years ago a 30-year-old mentally ill man fatally shot a California woman as she admired a scenic view on the Oregon coast, using one of three weapons acquired by the killer’s mother from gun dealers. The family of the dead woman, 57-year-old Kirsten Englund, filed a wrongful death lawsuit earlier this year against two gun dealers who sold the firearms and against the …
A group of activists has challenged New York State’s law banning “ballot selfies,” and a federal judge has asked officials why he shouldn’t strike it down altogether. Yesterday afternoon, Judge P. Kevin Castel issued an order to show cause requiring New York State election officials to defend the constitutionality of the state law, which …
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (“Cognizant” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:CTSH) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased Cognizant securities from February 25, 2016 through September 30, 2016, both dates …
Lundin Law PC , a shareholder rights firm, announces a class action lawsuit has been filed against Tenet Healthcare Corp. (“Tenet” or the “Company”) (NYSE: THC) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws between February 28, 2012 and October 3, 2016 inclusive (the “Class Period”). Investors, who purchased or otherwise acquired shares during the …
A Nashville family who lost everything in a house fire earlier this year has filed a lawsuit against Amazon and its subsidiaries. Brian and Megan Fox’s home on Radcliff Drive in west Nashville on Jan. 9, 2016 was the first reported house fire in Tennessee believed to have been started by a hoverboard. The lawsuit is seeking $30 million in damages.
The gender discrimination lawsuit filed against Chadbourne & Parke is getting crazy. We’ve documented the allegations in the case ; partner Kerrie Campbell claims women partners are paid less than their male counterparts and there is a pattern of gender discrimination. Now Campbell has filed an amended complaint, which added a named plaintiff — and contains a weird allegation.
Flint residents who filed a class-action lawsuit related to the water crisis got good news and bad news this week. A Court of Claims judge in Grand Rapids dismissed portions of the lawsuit related to the Flint water crisis The lawsuit alleges state and local officials, including Governor Rick Snyder, violated the constitution and denied them life, liberty, and property without due process. The …
In this Thursday, April 21, 2016, file photo, Joyce Ertel Hulbert, owner of a 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI, holds a sign while interviewed outside the of the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco. A federal judge in San Francisco is facing a deadline on whether to approve a nearly 5 billion deal over Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal that gives most affected car owners the option …
Hydraulic extenders jut out to meet the 4 train to fill in gaps created by a curve in the Union Square station. ( dalioPhoto /Flickr) Jurors awarded $10 million to the man who survived being crushed between a subway platform extender and a train in the Union Square station in 2010. Michael Dion sued after suffering a commuter’s worst nightmare in December 2010, when he fell into a gap between …
A civil lawsuit filed Thursday by the family of Jeremy Mardis against Marksville, Avoyelles Parish and multiple individuals seeks damages for what it calls “a barbaric and excessive use of deadly force” during which the 6-year-old boy “suffered immensely.” The federal lawsuit was filed in Alexandria by attorneys for Christopher Few, Jeremy’s father who was seriously wounded in the Nov. 3, 2015, shooting; and mother Catherine Mardis and Few’s sister, Candace Few, who owned the Kia Sport her brother was …