Last month, we noted how New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued Charter Communications for knowingly providing broadband service well below advertised speeds. After an initial first read I didn’t think much of the lawsuit (pdf), but upon closer inspection it provides some pretty damning evidence that Charter not only knowingly failed to provide decent service (and just didn’t care, …
Media law experts say Rachel Maddow and David Cay Johnston have little to fear from reports that President Donald Trump is considering legal action over their reporting on his 2005 tax return this week. Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and author of a 2016 book on Trump, said the two-page document was mailed to his home anonymously. He currently runs DCReport, a news site devoted to the impact …
This lawsuit is the latest development in a smartphone odyssey that has lasted almost since the launch of the G4 itself. So far as we can tell, the first reports of bum G4s started surfacing in the tail-end of 2015, mere months after the phone launched. It wasn’t long before YouTube videos on the matter started gaining traction and threads on Android enthusiast forums stretched into hundreds of …
A company and doctor from Evergreen are facing a consumer fraud lawsuit by the Iowa Attorney General. The company, Osmosis Skincare LLC and Harmonized Water LLC, sell herbal supplements, make up and “harmonizing water.“ The company claims the water has the ability to cure common ailments with a few sprays into your mouth. (credit: CBS) The Attorney General Tom Miller …
A Chicago federal judge has declined to let Wells Fargo off the hook of a junk fax class action lawsuit against the bank and one of its member services credit card processer, saying, even if Wells Fargo had no knowledge of the credit payment company’s decision to send a fax bearing its name, the bank’s name on the fax and business connection to its partner means it could share liability for the …
LG has started 2017 off on a high note with the debut of the G6. The handset offers a stunning look along with a 5.7-inch QHD+ display that offers a unique 18:9 aspect ratio. While the firm will hope to wash away the sins of its past with the arrival of the G6 in the US next month, it appears that there is some trouble brewing that could derail the company’s comeback plans.
A Boeing 747 lands at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Jan. 29, 2017. Phoenix is suing the FAA over changes that increased flight noise. (Photo: Robert Silberblatt/Getty Images/iStockphoto) 73 CONNECTTWEET1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE WASHINGTON — A panel of federal judges questioned why the Federal Aviation Administration did not consult with top-level Phoenix officials prior to flight …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Des Moines Water Works against several upstream agriculture drainage districts, dismissing the utility’s claims and stating that the Iowa Legislature is the appropriate body to address the state’s water quality crisis. Bill Stowe, chief executive officer and general manager of Des Moines Water Works, told KCCI on Friday evening that he’s …
Marlene Berman was one of the hundreds of motorists stranded on Highway 13 on Wednesday morning. “It was like a catastrophe movie where everybody was just stopped, lights off, motors off,” Berman said. But in this movie, emergency services didn’t save the day.
That suit, brought by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, was filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The filing would allow [California and New York] to defend the mandates, which will require auto manufacturers to hit fuel economy standards of 54.5 miles per gallon by the year 2025.