Nov 25, 2024

Lawsuit Filed Over Contaminated Water in Security-Widefield

People who live in Security-Widefield and Fountain aren’t just sitting back and waiting until the water contamination is resolved by officials. A lot of people are now part of at least two class action lawsuits to get damages they said are caused by the contaminated water. Peterson Air Force Base admits to using firefighting foam that contained potentially dangerous …


Photo Shows ‘Grinch’ in Patrol Car Run Red Light

A red-light camera photo that shows an unidentified person dressed as the Grinch in a sheriff’s patrol car roll through a red light in the Inland Empire is part of a civil lawsuit that alleges a deputy illegally blew through the light to snap a souvenir picture. The Dec. 2013 photograph, which shows a costumed person waving at the camera as they blow through a red light in Victorville, was …


Connecticut’s School Funding Lawsuit Headed to State Supreme Court

After a Connecticut judge called his state’s school funding system “irrational” and “unconstitutional,” an eleven-year-old school funding lawsuit is now headed to the state supreme court for final adjudication. In 2005, a coalition made up of municipalities, parents and education advocacy groups and calling itself the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding filed a lawsuit …


Indigenous ‘Stolen Wages’ Class Action Setting a ‘National Precedent’

Queensland class action over unpaid wages for Indigenous people ‘setting a national precedent’ Posted September 23, 2016 12:54:51 Lawyers say a class action in Queensland over unpaid wages to Aboriginal people is setting a national precedent, as dozens more come forward in other states to say they were not paid properly. Key points: More than 300 people are suing the Queensland Government in …


Class Action Lawsuit Against SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) Commences

SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) is facing accusations of violating federal securities laws, leading to losses for some of its investors. A class action lawsuit against the company has commenced in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Securities litigation law firm Brower Piven is representing the affected investors and search for the lead plaintiff in the class action …


Lowe’s Files Lawsuit to Lower Tax Rate in JeffCo

Jefferson County leaders call Lowe’s a good corporate citizen, but they are lining up to oppose a lawsuit filed by the home improvement store to lower their tax rate. “We were expecting this to happen. We were expecting them to file a lawsuit,” said Tony Petelos, the Jefferson …


Tesla Sues Michigan Over Dealership Law

The federal lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment that the 2014 “anti-Tesla” law is unconstitutional and asks for an injunction to prevent its enforcement.

The Michigan Department of State last week denied Tesla’s application for a dealer license to sell to consumers, citing the law, which is backed by big auto companies and their dealerships. It has not decided on Tesla’s bid to register a vehicle repair facility in the state, which is home to the Detroit Big Three carmakers. …



Coppell ISD Sued Over Lack of Asian-American Representation on School Board

Pankaj Jain believes the deck is stacked against him as an Asian-American living in Coppell ISD’s attendance zones. Jain, originally from India, has filed a lawsuit against the district, alleging that the way it elects its board members leaves Asian-Americans disenfranchised in a district in which they represent a majority of the population. “The Asian-American population in Coppell represents …