Sep 1, 2019

French Rooster Cleared by Court After Lawsuit Accused Him of Making Too Much Noise

Maurice the rooster’s early morning cock-a-doodle-doo won’t be silenced after neighbors filed a lawsuit over the noise, a French court ruled Thursday. The 4-year-old rooster’s dawn crowing exasperated its neighbors, a retired couple who moved to the small island of Oleron off of France’s Atlantic coast. “I hope it will set a precedent for them.”The lawsuit was just one of several cases pitting …


The Gross Law Firm Announces Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders of VNTR, NFLX and MNK

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 10, 2019 / The securities litigation law firm of The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice on behalf of shareholders in the following publicly traded companies. Shareholders who purchased shares in the following companies during the dates listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible Lead Plaintiff appointment. Shareholders may find more …


Class-Action Suit Against Micron Moves Ahead

BOISE, Idaho — A class-action suit against Micron Technology claiming unpaid bonuses and fraud related to the company’s employee rating system will move forward. Micron spokeswoman Erica Pompen said in an email earlier this summer that the company does not comment or speculate on pending litigation. THE LAWSUITAccording to court documents filed in Idaho 4th District Court, Micron employees each …


Musk Deposed in Class-Action Lawsuit Over SolarCity Merger

“I could not be recused from all discussions,” Musk said in the deposition, according to a filing last week in Delaware Chancery court. “I needed to voice my opinion, obviously.”The shareholders’ filing refers to the deposition and includes some quotes from Musk, but doesn’t include the transcript. Tesla’s board first heard about Musk’s proposal to buy SolarCity at an emergency board meeting in …


Patriots Receiver Antonio Brown Accused of Rape in Federal Lawsuit

Antonio Brown’s former trainer alleges in a lawsuit that the New England Patriots receiver raped her and sexually abused her on two other occasions. The paper first reported the lawsuit, filed in Florida’s Southern District, that claims Brown sexually assaulted her twice in June 2017. The lawsuit claims Brown later sent text messages about the …


Judge Calls Facebook’s View on User Privacy ‘So Wrong’ as Class-Action Lawsuit Proceeds

He rejected Facebook’s arguments that users suffered no “tangible” harm and had no legitimate privacy interest in information they shared with friends on social media. “Facebook’s motion to dismiss is littered with assumptions about the degree to which social media users can reasonably expect their personal information and communications to remain private,” Chhabria wrote. These included the …


Justices Tuning in to Cable Television Civil Rights Lawsuit

But while many distributors carry Allen’s channels, two cable giants have refused. But Comcast and Charter Communications, the nation’s two largest cable providers, have passed on carrying Allen’s channels. So do the now-merged AT&T and DirecTV after Allen sued them and they settled. Comcast has noted that Allen originally sued Comcast but also civil rights groups including the NAACP and …


Judge Dismisses Federal Lawsuit Over Oregon Standoff Death

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal lawsuit related to the shooting of rancher Robert LaVoy Finicum has been dismissed. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the civil suit was filed in U.S. District Court of Oregon by Ryan Payne, Shawna Cox and others who were associated with the Bundy family’s 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. They claimed that FBI agents, Oregon State Police and …


Supreme Court Justices Tuning in to Cable Television Civil Rights Lawsuit

But while many distributors carry Allen’s channels, two cable giants have refused. An appeals court has let his lawsuits go forward, but now the Supreme Court will weigh in and could deliver a setback. A trial court dismissed Allen’s suit three times before an appeals court, according to Comcast, wrongly let it go forward . READ MORE: Black woman uses 153-year old civil rights law to sue PNC …


Law Requiring Marriage Applicants to Divulge Race Challenged

Three couples planning to get married in Virginia have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state requirement that they disclose their race on their marriage application. One Virginia county, Rockbridge County, provided a list of more than 200 potential races to a couple that questioned the requirement. The Rockbridge County Circuit Court clerk, who is named as a defendant in the lawsuit, did …