Poaching in the entertainment industry hit the news late last year when 21st Century Fox accused Netflix, Inc. of poaching employees in Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. Netflix Inc., SC12643. Poaching, or lack thereof (anti-poaching), hit the news this week as Disney settled …
This post contains descriptions of sexual assault. Summer Zervos, one of the multiple women who accused President Donald Trump of unwanted sexual advances, announced during a press conference on Jan. 17 that she is suing him for defamation in the wake of his broad dismissal of sexual assault allegations against him. The lawsuit, filed three days before Trump’s inauguration, is a reminder of the …
On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman filed a lawsuit in the state’s Supreme Court against Time Warner Cable and its new parent company, Spectrum. The suit alleges that Spectrum-TWC conducted “a deliberate scheme to defraud and mislead New Yorkers by promising internet service that they knew they could not deliver.” According to the suit, Spectrum-TWC promised — oh, and …
Eryon Luke, a certified nursing assistant from Louisiana, was fired from her job in 2012 after becoming pregnant with twins. Today, her legal case may determine how other pregnant and breastfeeding women are treated in the workplace. When she became pregnant, Eryon wanted to continue working and, like most people, needed her job.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Givaudan Fragrances Corporation (Fragrances) in a $500 million insurance coverage lawsuit against Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and additional insurers named as defendants. The move affirms that New Jersey policyholders do not lose coverage when a company restructures, as an anti-assignment clause is not a barrier to the post-loss assignment …
A federal lawsuit claiming Michigan’s political districts give Republicans an unfair advantage is coming, says Attorney Mark Brewer. “We are planning a lawsuit claiming, with good evidence, that the House and Senate and Congressional redistricting plans are partisan gerrymandered,” said Brewer, who used to chair the Michigan Democratic Party but said he was not working with them …
According to a statement from Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, the group is settling the suit to put the issue behind them and move on to other issues. “It is important to note that the court has found no antitrust violation and CWT makes no admission of wrongdoing in this settlement. The activity at issue in this litigation — the herd …
A federal judge in Baton Rouge this week expressed sympathy for the funding plight of New Orleans’ public defenders, but dismissed a lawsuit brought against the office by the American Civil Liberties Union that hoped to force the state to rectify budget inadequacies for indigent defense under court order. U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana ruled Tuesday (Jan. …
A group of NFL cheerleaders — including women who have cheered for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders — has filed a lawsuit demanding higher wages and fairer labor practices from the NFL and 27 member teams. “We’re not asking to be paid like the football players are. But if you look at the mascot, who’s paid between $25,000-$60,000 a year, it’s just not fair for what we put into it,” former Raiders cheerleader Caitlin Yates said in a statement released Tuesday. The suit filed Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco, seeks …
Sydney Robinson More than 1,700 residents of Flint, Michigan, are seeking legal compensation in a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government for the handling of the lead water crisis in their city. The litigation has been a long time coming for a community that has suffered well over two years with poisoned water and for most of that time, the state and federal government denied there was …