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Lawsuits Dec 8, 2016

Republican Lawsuit Forces NYC’s Hand on Identifications for Undocumented Immigrants

Staten Island Republicans convinced a state Apellate Division court to uphold an an injunction against Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to dump the personal files of applicants to the city’s municipal identification program, files believed to include the personal information of thousands of undocumented immigrants—prompting the administration to announce it would no longer hold on to any personal records of IDNYC participants at all. Earlier this week, Assemblyman Ron Castorina …

Lawsuits Dec 8, 2016

Donald Trump Won’t Be Getting Out of This Lawsuit

A U.S. District Court judge denied Trump’s motion to have a suit against his Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, dismissed. The case was presented before Judge Kenneth Marra in August during a two-day non-jury trial. Marra has yet to issue a decision. Before the trial began, lawyers for Trump asked that the case be dismissed. Marra denied …

Lawsuits Dec 8, 2016

Remington Fires Back at Rifle Settlement Critics

Remington claims Barber only dropped his demands after a federal appeals court ruled in May of 2015 that he had forfeited his right to make future claims against the company as a result of the 2002 wrongful death settlement, dismissing the case and rendering his demands moot. Barber said he regrets making the demands, which he said he assumed were confidential. He has spoken broadly about …

Lawsuits Dec 7, 2016

State Farm Files Lawsuit to Block Historic Rollback in Insurance Rates

Last month, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones ordered more than $100 million in refunds for nearly 2 million State Farm policy owners, alleging the company charged excessive rates for its homeowners and renters insurance. It apparently was the first such refund approved since California’s landmark Proposition 103 rolled back a wide swath of insurance rates nearly three decades ago, …

Lawsuits Dec 7, 2016

Lawsuit Accuses Stanford of Failing to Act on Years of Sexual Assault

A lawsuit has accused Stanford University of systematic negligence for failing to stop an alleged sexual predator accused of assaulting numerous women during his time at the university. The complaint, filed Monday, alleged college staff failed to connect the dots accusing the male student, identified only as “Mr. X,” of sexual assaulting four female students over the course of four years. In …

Lawsuits Dec 7, 2016

Lawsuit Prompts Forest Service to Reinstate Elk Security Standard

Helena-Lewis Clark National Forest has decided to withdraw a controversial change in elk security requirements in the Divide area near Helena that sportsmen’s groups argued in a lawsuit could have negatively impacted big-game habitat. The Divide Area west of Helena includes about 155,480 acres of public land located in Lewis and Clark and Powell counties. In March, the Forest Service removed the Big Game 4a standard. That standard required secure areas for elk and other big game species on …

Lawsuits Dec 7, 2016

Man Files Lawsuit for Alleged Eastpointe Police Beating Caught on Video

A lawsuit was filed against Eastpointe police, alleging a brutal beating against a black man while he was restrained in a chair. That beating caused the man to lose vision in one eye – and it was caught on video. “If you keep acting like a child, you’re going to get strapped in that chair and you’re going to stay there,” an officer can be heard saying on the video …

Lawsuits Dec 7, 2016

Not ‘As Seen on TV’: Snuggie Maker Sues Amazon.com

Makers of the Snuggie blanket and other products sold mainly on TV have sued Amazon.com Inc, accusing the internet retailer of trademark infringement for letting an “astronomical” number of counterfeit products to be sold through its website. The lawsuit was filed on Monday night by Allstar Marketing Group LLC, Ideavillage Products Corp and Ontel Products …

Lawsuits Dec 7, 2016

Top Job Placement Firm Sued for Alleged Bias Against Blacks

A national job-placement firm discriminated against blacks in favor of Hispanic workers to comply with racially based criteria of companies seeking temporary workers in factories, on assembly lines or for other low-skilled positions, a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of several African-Americans alleges. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, says …

Lawsuits Dec 7, 2016

Okla. Residents Sue Oil Companies Over Quakes

In the last few years, Oklahoma has become one of the most seismic places on the planet. Here’s what scientists say is causing it. Time
A Nov. 6, 2016 earthquake caused damage to multiple buildings in Cushing, Okla., and now some residents are suing the oil and gas companies they blame for causing quakes across the state.