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Citizens File Federal Lawsuit Over ‘Blacklist’; City Declines to Specify Criteria

Four of the 81 people whose names were added without their knowledge to a list of people requiring a police escort in City Hall filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday afternoon against the city. The court action came only hours after city officials declined to release the criteria for putting people on the list, citing a state law allowing confidentiality of security measures in government buildings. The plaintiffs named in the lawsuit are Elaine Blanchard, who officiated one of the first same-sex weddings in Memphis after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling; Mid-South Peace and Justice Executive Director Bradley Watkins and coordinator Paul Garner; and activist Keedran “TNT” Franklin. The lawsuit — which you can read in its entirety here — seeks …


Candy Companies Are Under-Filling Their Boxes, Class-Action Lawsuits Allege

When you go to the movies, you assume when you buy candy you’re box is filled up, but new class-action lawsuits filed against big-name candy brands claim the boxes are under-filled. So how much candy is actually in there? TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen cut open those boxes to see just how much candy you’re actually getting at the movies.



Iowa Attorney General Miller Won’t Defend State in Collective Bargaining Lawsuit

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Tuesday that he’ll not defend the state against a lawsuit from labor over Iowa’s new collective bargaining law. Miller, a Democrat last elected in 2014, said he’ll ask the Iowa Executive Council to seek outside legal help in defending the state against a challenge to the constitutionality of the law, …


Federal Judge Okays Class Action Over Stericycle Price Hike Scheme

A federal judge certified a nationwide class of Stericycle consumers in a federal class action lawsuit alleging the company misled its customers (including veterinary clinics, medical clinics and medical labs) through a scheme involving automatically increasing prices, according to law firm Hagens Berman. “We’re incredibly pleased with this enormous victory for the thousands …


Family of Mexican Immigrant to U.S. Settles Lawsuit Over Videotaped Abuse

Family members of an illegal immigrant who died in 2010 following a brutal encounter with federal border agents that was captured on videotape have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the U.S. government for $1 million, court documents show. Video footage of a U.S. Customs officer tasering Anastacio Rojas Hernandez at least four times while he lay on the …


[Opinion] Melania Trump’s Lawsuit and Tax Returns

The other day I ripped Melania Trump‘s lawyers for stupidly claiming — in a defamation lawsuit against those that called her an escort while she was a model — that she had lost her once-in-a-liftime opportunity to capitalize on being the most famous women in the world for the next few years. Personally, I thought the lawyers had committed legal malpractice in having done so, as it exposed her …


Why Google’s Lawsuit Could Leave Uber in the Breakdown Lane

Uber’s very bad February just got worse. Google’s (er, Alphabet’s) self-driving car company, Waymo, filed a lawsuit against Uber on Thursday, claiming Uber stole its design for a laser-scanning detection system from Waymo. The heart of the claim focuses on Otto, a self-driving trucking company founded by former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski and acquired by Uber for $680 million in August …


Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Citigroup Settle Forex Class Action

Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Citigroup have agreed to pay $39.25 million to settle a Canadian currency market manipulation class action. The settlements, if approved by a court, will remove those banks from a $1-billion class action that alleges several large financial institutions conspired to rig foreign exchange markets using electronic chat rooms with names such as “The Cartel,” “The …


Fashion Marketer LuLaRoe Sued Over Sales Tax Charges

LuLaRoe, a multilevel marketer of brightly colored women’s fashions whose popularity has surged in recent years — especially among millennials who sell the wares at home gatherings or in online forums — is facing a federal lawsuit accusing it of collecting sales taxes from customers in states that don’t levy one on clothing. The company also is facing criticism over the quality of its …