he family of a New Jersey woman who died after using a prescription version of the potent opioid fentanyl filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the drug’s maker, her doctor, and a specialty pharmacy that provided the drug. The lawsuit, filed in a New Jersey state court, alleges 32-year-old Sarah Fuller was the victim of a nationwide push by Insys Therapeutics to entice doctors to …
The rapper and mogul’s Revolt cable network is at the centre of legal action from a group of former employees Diddy has responded to a racial discrimination lawsuit that has been brought against his television network, Revolt. The cable network are being sued by a group of former employees – who all served on the production staff of the televised version of Revolt’s popular radio show The …
It’s been a mystery for months. Students and staff at Nichols Junior High in Arlington have been saying that something in the school has been making them sick: Now, the Arlington NAACP has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to shutter the school until the district can provide answers. “It’s a human rights and a civil rights issue,” says …
Amazon.com, Inc. won’t have to face its delivery drivers’ wage and hour claims until the fall of 2017 or later. That’s when the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide if arbitration agreements that waive class actions are enforceable (Rittmann v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2017 BL 90916, W.D. Wash., No. …
Is it possible to arrest an unarmed homeless person without destroying the residence he’s hiding in? To the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department and Clovis PD (and far too many other law enforcement agencies), the question remains rhetorical. David Jessen’s farmhouse felt the full, combined force of two law enforcement agencies and all their toys last June.
Attorney General Jim Hood announced Thursday that $34.4 million recovered mostly from a lawsuit settlement with the Moody’s Corporation was delivered to the state treasury. Hood had announced in January the state would receive more …
Last week, the Trump administration issued its first policy on student loans. As a result, loan guarantee agencies that collect on defaulted debt can charge borrowers …
The city of Sacramento has joined a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s threat to cut federal funding to cities and counties that do not help authorities enforce immigration law. Sacramento is one of 34 “sanctuary cities” around the country joining a lawsuit filed last month by Santa Clara County. Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, Oakland, Berkeley, Santa Ana and Denver are …
The wacky case of Costco’s coveted golf balls continues with a new wrinkle: Costco is suing Acushnet Company, a premium ball maker, over comments made about the Kirkland Signature ball. Costco’s ball became …
A King County family has now filed a lawsuit against the makers of a tainted SoyNut Butter, after their young daughter became sick with E. coli. Food safety attorney Bill Marler said the girl suffered a potentially life-threatening complication from an E. coli infection linked to I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter.