A federal judge gave the city of Vallejo 14 days to release the employment information of a former Vallejo police officer accused of using excessive force during a July 2017 incident. Steve Darden, and former Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou are all named in the lawsuit filed by Carl Edwards. For the first 30 seconds of Muniz-Bottomley’s camera footage, there is no sound, until he taps the …
Tech giant Facebook is reportedly facing billions of dollars in potential damages as a federal appeals court rejected the firm’s argument to halt a class action lawsuit relating to the storing of biometric data of millions of users. TechCrunch reports that a federal appeals court rejected Facebook’s argument to block a class action lawsuit this week which could see the firm facing billions in …
12-year-old boy sitting on bed shot in knee during police raid, lawsuit saysThe suit claims the suburban Chicago officer discharged his weapon even though “it was obvious that Amir [Worship] was a child who was no threat to officers.”
Rosen, a global investor rights law firm, has announced its intentions to investigate a potential securities claim on behalf of shareholders of Uber Technologies, Inc. According to the American law firm, they are investigating the claims resulting from allegations that Uber may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. The legal firm is now said to be …
(CN) – Joining a long list of complainants against pharmaceutical giant Teva Pharmaceuticals and similar drug makers, Israel’s largest pension fund manager claims in a class action that Teva colluded with competitors to exorbitantly raise the price of generic drugs over the past five years. Teva had no choice but to quit the price-hike scheme when the public became aware of the investigations. …
A federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday reinstated Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, overturning a district court’s ruling which dismissed her claim in 2017. READ the appeals court’s opinion and the original Palin complaint below. In 2017, United States District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff held an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Palin’s complaint against the …
Ford’s infotainment system of the early 2010s—labeled MyFord Touch—gained a shoddy reputation for being notoriously unstable and unreliable when first introduced, leading to a list of groans and complaints from buyers. From the settlement, those who purchased or leased a Ford or Lincoln vehicle with the system prior to Aug. 9, 2013, are entitled to up to $400 in compensation. Ford allegedly …
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday struck down Google’s $5.5. million settlement over its invasion of privacy of millions of users. In a 3-0 decision, the appeals court decided to let a lower court revisit the case. Under the current settlement, many privacy groups would be paid out instead of class members. The judges ultimately decided that the lower court’s fact finding …
It was up to the Los Angeles jury to decide if Thomas and Gail Steinbeck interfered with deals and should pay up. She also said Gail Steinbeck learned of projects and threatened moviemakers, saying she and her husband had legal rights to the work. In the same case, a judge earlier ruled the couple breached a contract between Kaffaga’s late mother and Thomas Steinbeck and his late brother, John …
“We are satisfied to have reached an agreement with Dartmouth College, and are encouraged by our humble contribution to bringing restorative justice to a body of Dartmouth students beyond the named plaintiffs,” the plaintiffs, three of whom were anonymous, said in a statement. The allegations in the lawsuit sparked heated debate at Dartmouth and prompted dozens of alumni to demand greater …