Jan 1, 2017

Federal Lawsuit Filed in McKinney Pool Party Incident

Lawyers representing Dajerria Becton will speak at a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Video of that news conference will be streamed live at the top of this page. The 16-year-old girl seen on video being slammed to the ground by a McKinney police officer at a chaotic pool party in the North Texas city a year and a half ago has filed a federal lawsuit.


German Lawsuit Hopes to Follow US Lead on VW Class-Action Settlements

Volkswagen may see its recovery costs from the diesel car emissions scandal climb higher from a potential class-action lawsuit filed in Germany. German lawyers for U.S. law firm Hausfeld have filed the suit for one car owner that’s been designed to follow what’s worked in U.S. courtrooms, according to Jan-Eike Andresen of legal-tech website My-Right.de. The legal portal is supporting these …


MRSA Outbreak at Cooper Hospital Comes to Light Because of Lawsuit

NEW JERSEY (CBS) — Two newborns died last summer after a MRSA outbreak in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Cooper Hospital sickened 8 infants. But only now is the incident coming to light, and it’s because of a lawsuit. A nurse employed by Cooper for one month filed suit in Middlesex County last month.


‘Flip This House’ Star Armando Montelongo Speaks Out Against Charges (EXCLUSIVE)

Flip or Flop ’s Tarek El Moussa and Christina El Moussa aren’t the only house-flipping reality TV stars making headlines. In Touch has learned another wealthy TV real estate personality with a similar business model — former A&E Flip This House star Armando Montelongo — is being sued in Texas by nearly 200 plaintiffs who allege his company’s $1,500 seminars were simply ruses to sell more …



Appeals Court Grants Injunction by Angie’s List Against Former Workers

The State Court of Appeals granted part of an injunction Tuesday by Angie’s List against three of the company’s former workers. Angie’s List accused the workers of taking confidential information to HomeAdvisor, a rival company. Angie’s List wanted the confidential information back and did not want the former workers to be employed by HomeAdvisor.


Trump Restaurant Lawsuit Could Be Tried in 2017

President-elect Donald Trump has no plans to settle his lawsuit against a celebrity chef who pulled out of opening a restaurant in one of Trump’s hotels, a lawyer for the Trump Organization told a judge on Tuesday. Trump is suing restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian, who canceled a deal for a restaurant in Trump’s hotel in downtown Washington after Trump made disparaging comments about Mexicans and …



Tesla Lawsuit Filed Over Sudden Acceleration That Caused Injuries

A sudden acceleration from a speed of about 6 miles per hour resulted to a devastating crash into the owner’s living room and caused him to file a Tesla lawsuit for the unexpected accident. The car in question is a futuristic looking Falcon Door SUV that the owner, and plaintiff, Ji Chang Son claimed to have crashed through the garage and straight into the living room. He also stated that the accident allegedly resulted to injuries in both himself and his son who was the passenger at the time. Son filed the lawsuit on Friday at the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California. He claimed …