Apr 1, 2017

Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Over 2015 Highland Oil Spill

An Illinois trio has filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court against a Plains All American Pipeline for a 2015 oil spill that contaminated land near HIghalnd Ill. Kevin Nodine, Cheryl Morr and David Medlock filed the lawsuit on Feb. 15 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois through The Driscoll Firm in St. Louis. The lawsuit alleges violation of the Oil …


EPA, DOJ Lawsuit vs. Oil Company Shines Light on Trump Executive Order

Attorneys for an energy company being sued by the federal government say lawyers for the Environmental Protection Agency are defying one of President Trump’s executive orders that, if obeyed, would essentially kill the agency’s lawsuit against the company. The accusation against the EPA, and their Justice Department (DOJ) lawyers, is the latest episode in a five-year-old fight between the …



Web Companies Bash Robo-Texting Law

Tech companies are increasingly getting hit with class-action complaints for sending text messages to consumers, according to the trade group Internet Association. The organization, made up of Google, Facebook, eBay and other large Web companies, made that statement in a regulatory filing summarizing a recent meeting between Internet Association officials and Federal Communications Commission …


EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Alliance MMA, Inc. – AMMA

Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of Alliance MMA, Inc. securities (AMMA) pursuant and/or traceable to Alliance MMA’s initial public offering on or about October 6, 2016. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for Alliance MMA investors under the federal securities laws. To join …


Lawsuit Filed Over Sick Leave Policy for New Mexico Teachers

A lawsuit has been filed alleging New Mexico has a policy of penalizing public school teachers in their evaluations if they take more than six days of sick time over the course of the school year, even if their contracts allow for more. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2pa1k8F) the lawsuit was filed March 30 on behalf of Logan Municipal Schools teacher …


Janitorial Contractor at LAX Settles Lawsuit Over English-Only Policy for Workers

A janitorial airline contractor at Los Angeles International Airport and more than a dozen of its employees have settled a case alleging their supervisor improperly prohibited them from speaking Spanish during work hours and breaks. Attorneys for lead plaintiff Irma Espinoza and the other Gate Gourmet workers filed a notice of dismissal of the lawsuit last week in Los Angeles Superior Court and …


Lawsuit Says Miami’s Airbnb Ban Violates Fundamental Rights

Controversial new rules that effectively ban homesharing services in Miami are being challenged in court by Airbnb and five city residents who say their fundamental rights have been violated. The lawsuit, filed Friday, is a response to Miami’s crackdown on Airbnb and the city’s decision to target enforcement actions against residents who spoke out against the new rules at a public hearing last …


$10M Lawsuit Filed After Girl’s Death at Head Start

A $10 million wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of a 3-year-old girl who was killed at a Head Start program when she was struck by a table that folded into a gymnasium wall. The Archdiocese of Detroit, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency and St. Albert the Great Church in Dearborn Heights are named in the civil suit. Lilliana Kerr was …


$7.2M Deal Made in TCP Investor Suit Over False Product Info

Investors in lighting manufacturer TCP International Holdings told an Ohio federal judge on Wednesday they’ve reached a $7.2 million class action settlement resolving a two-year-long securities dispute over allegations the company made false statements about certain products it sent to market as meeting Energy Star standards, among …