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May 1, 2017

Lawsuits May 2, 2017

Arizona Educators File $2 Billion Lawsuit Against Ducey, Lawmakers

A coalition of public educators, administrators and parents gathered on the steps of a Glendale middle school Monday to announce a $2 billion lawsuit against the state. The suit, headed by the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, contends the governor, state legislators and the school facilities board have failed in their constitutional duty to financially support school districts for capital funding needs. “The state’s failure to provide funding for school buildings, facilities, and …

News, Settlements May 2, 2017

Tomi Lahren Settles Lawsuit Against the Blaze

Conservative talk show host Tomi Lahren has agreed to a settlement that ends her lawsuit against Glenn Beck and his online platform, The Blaze. The lawsuit filed in Dallas, Texas, had alleged wrongful termination. Lahren was ousted from her program after she said she was in favor of abortion rights while appearing on ABC’s “The View” on March 17.

Lawsuits May 2, 2017

Reporter Alleges Gender Discrimination at Fox News in New Lawsuit

The ‘bad news’ continues at Fox News The lawsuits keep piling up for Fox News, with a new complaint filed Monday by a reporter alleging gender discrimination. Diana Falzone, an on-air personality and host of various online shows for Fox, claims she was demoted after writing a column for FoxNews.com in January that detailed her struggle with endometriosis, a painful disorder that can result in …

Lawsuits May 2, 2017

Men File Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Boy Scouts, Mormon Church

Five men who say they were sexually abused as kids while in the Boy Scouts of America are suing the organization and the Mormon church because they say both groups fraudulently presented the Boy Scouts as a safe, wholesome activity for boys. The men filed the lawsuit Monday in Boise’s U.S. District Court. They contend that the Boy Scouts of America and The Church of Jesus Christ …

News May 2, 2017

Fyre Fest Attendees Seek $100 Million in Lawsuit

The organizers of last weekend’s spectacularly bungled Fyre Fest are now offering refunds to people who paid way too much for tickets — even if those people have to fill out applications to get their money back — but that’s not enough for at least one of the ticket-buyers. As SPIN points out, the high-powered attorney Mark Geragos has filed a $100 million federal class action lawsuit on behalf …

Lawsuits May 2, 2017

Port Authority Lawsuit Reopened in Wake of Bridgegate

With the Bridgegate trial now over, a federal judge has ruled that Paterson Police Director Jerry Speziale can have his day in court. In a ruling filed Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Wettre reopened a whistleblower lawsuit Speziale filed against the Port Authority that had been put on hold more than a year ago pending the outcome of the Bridgegate trial. Speziale originally filed …

Lawsuits May 2, 2017

Airbnb & San Francisco Settle Nearly Year-Long Lawsuit

More than 70 percent of Airbnb’s short-term rental listings in San Francisco could soon be purged off the site following a settlement between the home-sharing company and its hometown. Airbnb sued San Francisco in June to block the city from enacting tougher regulations that would slap home-sharing companies with pricey fines and possible criminal penalties if they post rental listings that …

Lawsuits May 2, 2017

Keurig Faces Lawsuit From Liberty Mutual for $100K Home Fire

Vermont-based brewing company Keurig is reportedly being slapped with a lawsuit two years after one of its coffee machines sparked a costly fire at an Upton home. Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual claims the coffee machine is to blame for the $100,000 in damages to the home. The lawsuit was filed in Suffolk Superior Court, reports the Boston Globe.