Lawsuits

Lawsuit Seeks the Secrets Behind the H-1b Lottery

Two business immigration groups have filed a lawsuit seeking information about how the H-1B visa distribution system — including the visa lottery — works. It alleges that the U.S. has no right to keep most of the records secret. It is not surprising that the H-1B distribution system is coming under scrutiny in a lawsuit.



Lawsuit Claims Prominent Talent Managers Stole Ideas for ‘Get Hard’

A new lawsuit claims the screenwriter behind two X-Men films and Watchmen and a colleague conceived the concept for the prison preparation buddy comedy Get Hard, but didn’t get credit or payment. Writer/casting director Tamer Howard is suing prominent talent managers Jimmy Miller and Julie Darmody for breach of confidence, according to a complaint filed Friday in L.A. County Superior Court. …


Apple Hit With Six-Count Lawsuit Over iPad and iPhone Functions

A Texas patent troll under the name Corydoras Technologies LLC that first sued Samsung in March is now suing Apple with a series of patents that they acquired from Japan which they claim are “presumed valid.” The company claims that 20 specific models of Apple’s iPhones and iPads infringe on various claims of their patents in respect to cameras, call blocking, FaceTime calling and more. More …



Racially Motivated Bullying or Mere Accident? Texas Mother Files Lawsuit After Her Black 12-Year-Old Daughter Came Home From School Outing With Severe Neck Burn

A Texa girl, 12, was injured by rope around her neck during an overnight campout with her sixth-grade classmates. (Photo : Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A Texas mother filed a lawsuit against a private school after her black 12-year-old daughter came home from an overnight school outing with severe neck burn. She suspected that her daughter was a victim of a racially motivated bullying, however, …


Washington Man Gets $100K for Excessive Force in 2014 Arrest

A Washington man who was repeatedly punched, Tasered and bit by a police K9 during a 2014 arrest will get a $100,000 settlement for the beatdown. The city of Tukwila, Wash., agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit filed by Linson Tara, who was the victim of excessive force when cops attempted to arrest him for yelling and screaming in a UPS freight yard. The suit not only won Tara …


Van Buren Teachers Removed in Cheating Probe Sue District

Four Van Buren Public Schools teachers are suing the district, saying they were falsely accused of cheating on a state exam and their rights were violated when they were removed from the classroom and placed on paid administrative leave. The four teachers — Pamela Bradley, Michelle Komaromi, Brent Held and Rebecca …


Lawsuit: Leftist College Profs Accused of Inciting Mob

A lawsuit has been filed against officials at California State University, Los Angeles, over a mob that tried to prevent columnist Ben Shapiro from speaking on campus. WND reported in February when the conservative commentator and author spoke despite protesters setting off a fire alarm and barricading the front door to the auditorium, forcing attendees to use a back door. A Twitchy post …


Fitbit Lawsuit Alleges Heart Rate Count Off

An ongoing class action lawsuit against the makers of the wildly popular health tracking device known as Fitbit alleges the heart rate monitor on several models is off by a noticeable amount.
Attorneys who paid scientists at California State Polytechnic University say their findings show …