The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU) announced Friday the details of a lawsuit it’s filed against the state over its new benefits eligibility system. The class action lawsuit claims the state has failed to timely provide benefits to needy families due in part to its troubled transition to the Unified Health Infrastructure Project – …
NBA legend Michael Jordan has scored a win in China in his trademark lawsuit. China’s Supreme People’s Court ruled Thursday that a Chinese sportswear company, Qiaodan Sports Co., can’t sell merchandise with his name in Chinese characters. The ruling overturned two previous rulings courts in Beijing.
After almost 50 months of litigation, a short trial, a secret benefactor, a second lawsuit, two separate bankruptcies, a journalist having a nine figure hold placed on his checking account, and who knows what else, it’s over. On Tuesday, federal Judge Stuart Bernstein officially approved the $31 million settlement of Hulk Hogan’s invasion of privacy lawsuit against Gawker Media , company …
According to a press release last Tuesday, those spearheading the initiative include the Firearms Policy Coalition, the Firearms Policy Foundation, and Matthew Avitabile, who is the mayor of Middleburgh, New York. It all started when Avitabile, as an individual, wanted to purchase a Taser for self-defense. State law, however, notes that it is a …
A lawsuit was filed against the state of Texas on Monday seeking to halt new rules mandating the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains. The Texas Department of State Health Services approved the measure last week. The new regulations require women’s health clinics to bury or cremate embryonic and fetal tissue from …
The Russell County, Virginia School Board and two former school principals are facing a $10 million federal lawsuit over allegations that they failed to protect several students from being sexually abused over several years. An attorney, working …
The incoming speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives said Monday he is considering whether to file a lawsuit to block an increase to the minimum wage approved by voters last month. Rep. J.D. Mesnard said the increase might run afoul of the state Constitution’s requirement that initiatives contain a funding source if they require state outlays.
A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 250 senior administrative office workers, managers and specialists, accuses Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of laying them off so they could be replaced by foreign employees. The suit was filed Monday by 30 named plaintiffs and was entered into the record Tuesday, …
The suit was filed Monday by the Center for Reproductive Rights, on behalf of several women’s health clinics and a Texas gynecologist. The document calls the regulation – which is due to take effect December 19 – an “unprecedented invasion of women’s privacy,” claiming it will harm women by causing “trauma, guilt, shame, anger, and feelings of exploitation and violation.” It goes on to state …
In a class action lawsuit* filed in the southern district of New York on Monday, plaintiff Michelle Ross argues that citric acid (which is found in citrus fruits but is typically made on a commercial scale via microbial fermentation) serves as a preservative in several Lean Cuisine frozen entrees featuring ‘no preservatives’ claims, and that shoppers are being defrauded and misled. “By …