Forty California residents are suing chemical giant Monsanto, alleging that exposure to the company’s Roundup weed killer caused them to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The complaint, filed in Alameda County Superior Court, seeks compensatory and punitive damages from defendants Monsanto Co. and Willbur Ellis Company, LLC., for wrongful death and personal injuries. In the lawsuit, which …
The Guatemalan sisters had managed to reach the Texas border by bus last July when they got lost. “Thankfully, or so we thought, we spotted two U.S. immigration officers and asked them for help,” the older sister, then 19, wrote in an essay.
A putative class action lawsuit filed on March 16 in federal court charges that Qualcomm has an unlawful monopoly in baseband processors (also called modem chipsets). David Kreuzer, a resident of Illinois, owns an Apple iPhone 6, Apple iPad Mini 2, and Samsung Galaxy S6, each of which has a broadband processor. Kreuzer claims that he and others with similar equipment have to pay inflated prices …
The makers of “drinkable sunscreen” failed to prove their product provides the advertised protection against cancer-causing ultraviolet rays, according to a consumer fraud lawsuit filed this week by the Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. The lawsuit against Osmosis LLC and Harmonized Water LLC says the companies “recklessly gave consumers hollow assurances that they were protected from known …
Last month, we noted how New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued Charter Communications for knowingly providing broadband service well below advertised speeds. After an initial first read I didn’t think much of the lawsuit (pdf), but upon closer inspection it provides some pretty damning evidence that Charter not only knowingly failed to provide decent service (and just didn’t care, …
A company and doctor from Evergreen are facing a consumer fraud lawsuit by the Iowa Attorney General. The company, Osmosis Skincare LLC and Harmonized Water LLC, sell herbal supplements, make up and “harmonizing water.“ The company claims the water has the ability to cure common ailments with a few sprays into your mouth. (credit: CBS) The Attorney General Tom Miller …
A Boeing 747 lands at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Jan. 29, 2017. Phoenix is suing the FAA over changes that increased flight noise. (Photo: Robert Silberblatt/Getty Images/iStockphoto) 73 CONNECTTWEET1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE WASHINGTON — A panel of federal judges questioned why the Federal Aviation Administration did not consult with top-level Phoenix officials prior to flight …
A state law that makes it illegal to sell a popular Irish butter in Wisconsin is unconstitutional and deprives consumers of their rights, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Ozaukee County court. The public advocacy group Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty brought the suit against the state on behalf of five clients, four of them consumers and one a Grafton food store. “Wisconsin’s …
Palantir CEO Alex Karp at Trump Tower. Andrew Kelly / Reuters ID: 10719057 Palantir Technologies, one of the most valuable startups in Silicon Valley, has deprived investors of basic information about its business and repeatedly hindered efforts by investors to sell their shares, according to a blistering lawsuit filed by a longtime investor. In addition to keeping at least some shareholders in …
A local man’s four-year battle to prove he was illegally fired by Ada County paid off this week, when a jury awarded him $1.7 million for wrongful termination. Rich Wright said Thursday the decision was vindication that the fight had been worth it.