Lawsuits

Woman Alleges in Proposed Class Action That Sister Breached Patient Privacy

An Ontario woman has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against a hospital, an ophthalmologist and his assistant — who happens to be her sister — alleging a “serious and prolonged” invasion of privacy which may have potentially impacted a number of patients. In a statement of claim filed in a Toronto court, Katie Mallinson alleges her sister, Lisa Lyons, used her access to …


Sony Settlement Gives PS3 Owners $9 After Company Made Console Less Useful via Firmware Update

Sony Settlement Gives PS3 Owners $9 After Company Made Console Less Useful Via Firmware Update from the just-renting dept We’ve noted countless times how in the modern computing era, you don’t really own what you think you own. You don’t really own the music or books that can arbitrarily disappear on your devices, and you no longer really own a wide variety of hardware that can be dramatically …



Muslim Police Officer Sues NYPD Over Beard Ban

A Muslim police officer is suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) to stop enforcement of what he says is an unconstitutional policy banning officers from having beards. Masood Syed, who works as a law clerk for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Trials, said he’s had a half-inch to one-inch beard throughout his 10-year police career, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday in …


Ryanair Is Facing a $500 Million Lawsuit Over Extra Fees

As anyone who has flown Ryanair and other budget airlines knows, the cheapest fares don’t always end up being very cheap. Low-cost carriers, whether Ryanair or Spirit or Frontier, offer the most basic service — efficient passage from point A to point B — for a lower price tag than legacy airlines. If you want to make the experience more palatable, and less like a flying Greyhound bus, you have …



Federal Court Asked to Revive Lawsuit Over Alta’s Snowboarding Ban

Federal court asked to revive lawsuit over Alta’s snowboarding ban SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court is being asked to revive a lawsuit filed against Alta Ski Area and the U.S. Forest Service over the ski resort’s historic ban on snowboarding. In a petition with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, a group of snowboarders calling themselves “Wasatch Equality” ask the federal …




Caddies File Appeal in $50 Million Lawsuit Against PGA Tour

More than 168 professional golf caddies have filed an appeal seeking to overturn a ruling in February that dismissed a $50 million lawsuit against the PGA tour. The caddies alleged the PGA compelled them to wear corporate-sponsored logos on bibs without compensation. The filing claims that the PGA Tour officials threatened to prohibit caddies from participating in events if they didn’t wear the …