The parents of a teen who died while in custody of several Harris County deputies are filing a lawsuit against them, alleging they used unreasonable deadly force at the end of a chase involving their son. According to a lawsuit filed in February 2017, several Harris County Sheriff’s deputies used a Taser to subdue 18 …
On January 20 Apple sued Qualcomm for $1 Billion claiming unfair exclusionary tactics and charging excessive royalties and on January 22 Patently Apple covered the full lawsuit where Apple revealed secret licensing agreements and more. On January 25 Apple took their war against Qualcomm to Beijing China. Today Apple has launched another lawsuit against Qualcomm, this time in the U.K.
The family of a southern Ontario teen who suffered severe brain injuries after being impaled by a sawed-off golf club during gym class has filed a lawsuit for more than $20 million. Madison Arseneault’s family alleges the city of Windsor, Ont., the school board and teachers were negligent and failed to ensure the 15-year-old’s safety during gym class held on city-run property last year. They …
Insomnia Cookies files federal lawsuit against Red Eye Cookie Co. Suit alleges trademark infringement, unfair competition Anchita Khullar | Cavalier Daily Insomnia said it believes Red Eye’s adoption and use of the crescent moon could lead consumers to mistakenly believe the company is affiliated with or sponsored by Insomnia. National late-night cookie chain Insomnia Cookies LLC filed a …
Buy Photo The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles headquarters in Auburn Hills. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo 269 CONNECTTWEET7 LINKEDIN6 COMMENTEMAILMORE For the second time in two months, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been hit with a discrimination class action, this one alleging it mistreats older employees during their performance evaluations and as a result, gives them lower pay …
The widow of a Bayonne man crushed when a cargo container fell on a vehicle he was operating has filed a federal lawsuit against nine companies, blaming unsafe equipment, an unsafe workplace and insufficient training for his death. The H&M International Transportation employee Jorge Gomez, 51, of Bayonne, died after a shipping container fell onto the lifting machine he was operating at the Croxton Intermodal Terminal on County Road in Jersey City on Aug. 15, 2016. Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said at the time that investigators’ initial assessment was that a cable that was part of the machine lifting a freight container snapped, causing the container to fall on Gomez. …
A Chicago woman is suing Walgreens and Johnson & Johnson, alleging her prolonged use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc products caused ovarian cancer. Andrea Harris’ lawsuit is the latest among more than 1,000 talcum powder-related suits to hit J&J, based in New Brunswick, N.J., according to Bloomberg. Some are notable because of their large payouts: In October, a St. Louis jury awarded more than $70 …
A defamation suit brought against online news site BuzzFeed for its publishing of an intelligence dossier that alleges Kremlin ties to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been transferred to federal court. The suit, brought by Cyprus-based tech mogul Aleksej Gubarev, was transferred Tuesday at BuzzFeed’s request from a local Florida court to the U.S. District Court for the Southern …
Memphis, TN – There are explosive allegations against FedEx from a worker who claims he is being discriminated against because he’s gay. Now the company is facing a $750,000 lawsuit. The truck driver works in Wisconsin, but the lawsuit was filed in Memphis since that is where Federal Express is headquartered.
Some University of Iowa students are taking legal action after learning last week they would lose scholarships due to state budget cuts. More than 2,000 UI students will lose their scholarships next semester because of the cuts. UI freshman Ben Muller, who was affected by the scholarship cuts, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the UI. Jon Muller, Ben’s father, said his son was awarded the $1,500-per-year Iowa Heritage Award, which is the UI’s legacy scholarship, when he was accepted to the school. Jon Muller said when he first heard that his son would no longer receive the scholarship, he was …