A wrongful death lawsuit seeking at least $1 million in damages has been filed by the son of one of the 13 victims killed March 29 in a fatal head-on collision near Garner State Park. It is the first legal action filed by family members in the wake of the tragedy involving members of the First Baptist Church in New Braunfels who were leaving a retreat in Leakey. Attorney …
Bose Corp spies on its wireless headphone customers by using an app that tracks the music, podcasts and other audio they listen to, and violates their privacy rights by selling the information without permission, a lawsuit charged. The complaint filed on Tuesday by Kyle Zak in federal court in Chicago seeks an injunction to stop Bose’s “wholesale disregard” for the privacy of customers who …
On Wednesday morning, ahead of a Pulaski County Circuit Court hearing, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a response to the temporary restraining order filed by a drug distributor and motioned to dismiss the lawsuit. Rutledge stated three claims for the dismissal of the suit: only the Arkansas Supreme Court can issue a stay of an execution when a suit is in state courts, McKesson …
Disability-rights advocates deemed Tuesday a “sad day” after Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law new limits on accessibility protections, contending he and state legislators chose business interests over civil rights despite having a practical alternative. Lawmakers for months worked to design legislation to discourage attorneys from using state-accessibility law to “shake down” businesses. Lawsuits alleging violations of the Arizonans with Disabilities Act, the state …
Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. (“Lion” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:LBIO) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in United States District Court, Northern District of California, and docketed under 17-cv-02188 is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise …
The family of a woman and her son who were killed by the boy’s father before he killed himself in April, 2015 is suing the Boys & Girls Club of America (BCGA) and the local chapter Boys & Girls Club of Gordon, Murray & Whitfield Counties (BGCGMW). The lawsuit filed this week in Whitfield County Superior Court claims BGCGMW employees released Grayden Whitmore to the custody of his father, Eric …
Here we go go again. Lawsuits over allegedly deceptive food labels have become commonplace—a tried-and-true tactic for some plaintiffs’ attorneys to earn an easy buck. By claiming that the labels were intentionally misleading in some way, these lawyers and the purportedly confused clients they represent, seek to leverage the specter of a class action to force quick settlements. Unfortunately, this tactic often works. In fact, …
Thousands of workers who invested their retirement savings in JPMorgan’s stable value funds got approval to sue the company as a certified class (In re JPMorgan Stable Value Fund ERISA Litig., S.D.N.Y., No. 1:12-cv-02548-VSB, order unsealed 4/17/17 ). The lawsuit accuses JPMorgan Chase & Co. of mismanaging its stable value funds—which are meant to be conservative, low-risk options that protect …
President Trump’s motorcade heads down Pennsylvania Avenue as he goes to dinner at the Trump International Hotel on March 25. Updated: 10:26 a.m. ET Two plaintiffs involved in the hotel and restaurant industry have joined a lawsuit alleging …
After a Wednesday hearing, a Cook County judge will decide next week whether a Chicago Public Schools lawsuit alleging discriminatory funding by the state will move forward. A court hearing Wednesday morning could decide if parents of Chicago Public Schools students need to make plans for an early end to the school year.