Two brothers used their company’s money as a “personal piggybank,” a new lawsuit by their former bookkeeper claims, before the startup shut down suddenly last week. Among the expenses attributed to the cofounders were thousands spent on vacations to Hawaii, personal rent for their apartments, trips to competitions in Las Vegas, and a visit to astrip club, the lawsuit states. …
A group of advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit against Gwinnett County Monday over district lines and at-large voting, claiming the voting method prevents minority voters from being able to elect candidates of their choosing. The suit argues that no minority has ever been elected to the county’s Board of Commissioners and Board of Education.
A federal agency has settled its $5 million civil lawsuit against Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC by agreeing to seek restitution for a lesser amount when claims filed by unsecured creditors against the bankrupt mill’s estate are processed, officials said Monday. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agreed as part of the deal to place its claim for $379,016 in profits that FERC …
The NFL’s definition of “making it right” may not mesh with Ohio’s definition of the term. The lawyer who sued on behalf of fans who showed up for Super Bowl XLV with tickets that didn’t correspond to actual seats plans to sue the NFL for fans who showed up in Canton on Sunday night with tickets for a game that wasn’t played. “We plan on filing a class [action] within days,” Michael Avenatti …
Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson is vowing to keep fighting after a judge dismissed his lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates. Johnson and one of his rivals, presumptive Green …
So here’s something we should have all seen coming: A guy is trying to sue pretty much everyone involved with Pokemon Go because the game placed Pokemon in his yard without asking his permission first. Yes, he is quite literally suing Niantic, Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company because those damn kids won’t get off his lawn. A quick bit of back story, in case you’ve missed the other 5,362 …
Attorneys filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Friday on behalf of the family of Joseph Mann, who was fatally shot by Sacramento, California, police last month. The lawsuit says Mann displayed “overt signs of being in the midst of mental crisis” before he was shot, and that police should not have used lethal force. Video shot by a bystander and released at a news conference Friday …
California’s Second District Court of Appeals ruled against the California Highway Patrol this week in a case addressing how the law enforcement agency classifies the arrests of people who are then released without being charged. The class-action lawsuit was brought by John Schmidt, who was arrested by the CHP in 2011 on suspicion of driving under the influence, was booked into the Santa …
In this May 4, 2016 file photo, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory make remarks concerning House Bill 2 while speaking during a government affairs conference in Raleigh, N.C. McCrory has taken a beating from critics over a law dictating which restrooms transgender people can use, highlighting what they call the economic harm and reputation its causing North Carolina. McCrory is retrying to …
Los Angeles will pay $50,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a police detective who lost his job after making racially charged comments in a training session. The city signed a settlement agreement Friday. But Frank Lyga won’t get his job back.