Feb 1, 2017



Judge Denies Class-Action Status for Discrimination Suit Against Comcast but Claims Will Be Litigated

A Philadelphia federal judge denied a Comcast Corp. call center employee’s bid for a class-action discrimination suit. The former employee, Wilbert Spencer Jr., says in the lawsuit that Comcast managers fired him for hanging up on a customer at the Newark, Del., call center after he lodged a discrimination complaint against his managers over a bad employee review. Comcast managers attempted to …


Google’s Robocar Lawsuit Could Kill Uber’s Future and Send Execs to Prison

Uber was having a bad month even before Waymo, Google’s self-driving car outfit, filed a bombshell lawsuit accusing the ridesharing giant of swiping gobs of its autonomous driving tech. Now, on top of political criticisms of CEO Travis Kalanick and accusations of a sexist corporate culture, the company must worry about a legal dispute that could cost it a truckload of money, kill its self- …


NAACP Lawsuit to Create Majority-Minority Judicial District to Be Heard March 13

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on March 13 will hear a Terrebonne Parish NAACP lawsuit seeking to create a majority-minority judicial district system to better represent the blacks and minorities in the parish. Multiple attempts at creating legislation to break up the parish failed before the lawsuit was filed in 2014, according to a reportby the …



Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of World Trade Center Development Lawsuit

NEW ORLEANS — A Florida businessman’s litigation blocking World Trade Center development appears to be headed to the Louisiana Supreme Court, but the winning bidder’s spokesman has claimed validation in a recent appeals-court decision. “Today’s unanimous and strongly worded 4th Circuit ruling validates our contention that the plaintiff has no legitimate legal case and that this transformational …


Lawsuit Alleges Beyonce Sampled Lyrics From Deceased New Orleans Rapper

A lawsuit has been filed that claims Beyonce sampled lyrics from a deceased New Orleans artist without permission. Beyonce did not credit artist Messy Mya, whose real name is Anthony Barre, or pay his estate for use, according to a complaint filed Feb. 2 by Barre’s sister, Angel Barre, in the U.S. District Court in Louisiana. She represents Barre’s estate.


Woman to File $150M Suit Accusing NYPD of Hit-And-Run ‘coverup’

A Bronx woman plans to sue the city for $150 million, claiming cops “covered up” a hit-and-run that left her with serious injuries. Tishira Japa, 21, charges in a notice of claim filed with city Controller Scott Stringer’s office that cops knowingly issued a false accident report about the incident on W. Fordham Road at 4:05 a.m. on Dec. 17. A video of the crash shows a white minivan slam into …


Hospital Illegally Overcharged Patients for Medical Records: Suit

One of the city’s top hospitals is gouging patients for copies of their medical records — charging them twice what the law allows, according to a new class-action lawsuit. The illegal move, which potentially affects thousands of patients, came to light when 72-year-old retiree Vicky Ortiz sought copies of her records from NewYork–Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, her Manhattan …