Jan 1, 2017

Lawsuit Alleging App Store Is a Monopoly Allowed to Proceed After Appeal

Our benevolent overlords at MacRumors have published an article talking about a lawsuit alleging the App Store is a monopoly due to the inability to purchase apps outside of the App Store. The lawsuit is a few years old, but an appeals court has allowed the lawsuit to go forward. If the plaintiffs win, one of their attorneys said to Reuters that “the obvious solution is to compel Apple to let …


US Supreme Court Considers Lawsuit Over 2001 Detention of Muslims

Washington: Ahmer Abbasi speaks softly as he describes the strip searches, the extra shoves, the curses that he endured in a federal jail in Brooklyn following the 11 September attacks. “I don’t think I deserved it,” Abbasi said during a telephone interview with The Associated Press from his home in Karachi, Pakistan. Abbasi’s quiet, matter-of-fact tone belies his determination, even after 15 …


Christian Student Booted for Saying He Would Not Counsel Gay Couples Gets $25K Settlement

Student can ‘move on with his life to pursue a degree at a university that respects his rights of conscience,’ attorney says A lawsuit against Missouri State University that alleged the school kicked a Christian student out of its master’s degree program for saying he would not counsel gay couples because of his religious beliefs has been settled, with the complainant reportedly earning a …


Suspended Cop Sues Town for $75M Over ‘public Corruption’

The “corrupt” Westhampton Beach Police Department looked the other way when cops with connections got in trouble, a whistleblower lawsuit charges. Joseph Pesapane Facebook A sergeant who beat and bloodied his wife was given his gun back and the domestic-violence case dropped. Another cop, a member of a prominent local family, was never disciplined after failing to respond to an emergency where …


Zuckerberg to Testify in $2-B Lawsuit Involving Oculus

Zuckerberg to testify in $2-B lawsuit involving Oculus One lawyer calls the case ‘one of the biggest technology heists ever’ Published 1:45 PM, January 16, 2017 Updated 1:45 PM, January 16, 2017 BLINDSIDED. Facebook faces a $2-billion lawsuit over claims that its virtual reality product is based on stolen tech. File photo by Glenn Chapman/AFP MANILA, Philippines – Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg …


Johnny Depp’s New Lawsuit Reveals the Actor’s Lavish Spending Habits

Lawyers for The Management Group called Depp’s lawsuit a “fabrication” and wrote in a statement that Depp never alleged any wrongdoing. The company says they “did everything possible to protect Depp from his irresponsible and profligate spending”. Depp’s lawsuit accuses the company and its owners – attorneys Joel and Robert Mandel – of receiving $28m in payments for their services over the …


Quebec Radiologists Threatened With Lawsuit for Balking at Ultrasounds

A patients’ rights group in Quebec is seeking to launch a class-action lawsuit against radiologists in the province who are refusing to take on patients at their private clinics. The potential lawsuit is part of the fallout from the Quebec government’s decision last year to cover the cost of private-sector ultrasounds. Since late December, radiologists have been required to forward the costs of …


Bitcoin ATM Attacks Lead to Lawsuit Against Four Brothers

It appears Bitcoin ATMs are being targeted by a group of hammer-wielding criminals. To be more precise, both the Detroit and Chicago areas have seen an increasing number of physical attacks against teller machines. It is unclear what the reason for this behavior is, although rumors suggest this may have to do with competing companies trying to remove the competition by sheer force.


Family of Kuga Victim to Bring Class Action Lawsuit Against Ford

The family of Reshall Jimmy, who died when his Ford Kuga burst into flames, will be pursuing a class action lawsuit against the vehicle manufacturer. The family’s lawyer, Rod Montano, announced the expected lawsuit during a briefing at the National Press Club on Tuesday. Ford announced on Monday that it was recalling the vehicles.


Oklahoma AG and EPA Pick Pruitt Stalled Pollution Lawsuit After Contributions From Poultry Industry

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, walked back a legal fight to clean up rivers polluted by chicken manure after accepting tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions linked to the poultry industry, campaign and court records show. A report by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group …