A man whose clothes caught fire after he was shot with a Taser in Chesterfield County has filed a $95 million lawsuit against the police department. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://tinyurl.com/z8xm4v4), the lawsuit claims that the department has unconstitutionally misused electronic stun guns for years, using them on people in handcuffs, the mentally ill and unarmed people on …
A motorist who accidentally drives a car into street protesters could be immune from civil liability under a bill being considered in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Rep. Justin Price, an Exeter Republican, introduced legislation on Wednesday that says drivers won’t be liable for injuring protesters if they’re blocking traffic in a public right-of-way. The immunity would only benefit …
[JURIST] Facebook [corporate website] settled a class-action lawsuit levied against it on Wednesday for its prior practice of scanning private messages to aid in ads. A motion [text, PDF] was filed on Wednesday, subject to court approval, for declaratory and injunctive relief, though it does not discuss specific monetary awards. In pertinent part, the motion states “[t]he settlement achieves …
Closing arguments wrapped up Friday in the malpractice trial against the Phoenix VA. The judge announced she’ll make a ruling on the $50 million lawsuit on Monday. Steve Cooper is the U.S. Army veteran who filed the lawsuit.
The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of PixarBio Corporation (OTC MKTS: PXRB) (1) pursuant and/or traceable to PixarBio’s private placement that closed on October 30, 2016; and/or (2) publicly traded on the open market from October 31, 2016 through January 20, 2017. …
The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of RH (formerly known as Restoration Hardware) (NYSE: RH) between March 26, 2015 to June 8, 2016. You are hereby notifiedthat a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the Northern District of …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defended its regulations over workplace wellness programs, arguing federal anti-discrimination and medical privacy laws allow employers to ask for personal health information for such programs. The EEOC issued final rules in May allowing employers to hit workers with substantial penalties if they refuse to participate in wellness programs and …
SEATTLE (AP) – BNSF Railway and seven environmental groups in Washington and Oregon have settled a lawsuit saying that coal spilled from trains pollutes waterways in Washington state. BNSF admits no wrongdoing in the settlement finalized Friday. The plaintiffs had argued that coal spilled from open-topped train cars is polluting the Columbia River and other waterways in the Pacific Northwest.
The parents of a teen who died while in custody of several Harris County deputies are filing a lawsuit against them, alleging they used unreasonable deadly force at the end of a chase involving their son. According to a lawsuit filed in February 2017, several Harris County Sheriff’s deputies used a Taser to subdue 18 …
A class action suit has been filed against the United States military, alleging that many servicemen and women are being denied full disability benefits. Retired Marine Corporal Simon Soto claims that members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard are being denied the full amount of their retroactive Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC). Denied benefits Soto …