Allissa Wickham, Law360, Aug. 25, 2016- A new suit in New York federal court hoping to narrow the scope of the block against President Barack Obama’s immigration actions is being called “novel” and “creative” by experts, but they say the case may face a tough road ahead since federal judges don’t often buck each …
Tracy Rucinski and Tom Hals In a case full of twists, Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR.O) late on Monday won a two-week extension on a shield from lawsuits worth billions of dollars just days after a different U.S. court allowed those cases to proceed. Investors are suing Caesars for reneging on its guaranty of bonds issued by its operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Co Inc, or CEOC, …
A lawsuit filed in the federal courthouse in Houston is threatening to halt the research on the John Kanzius radio-wave cancer technology. The lawsuit, which was filed by the Baylor School of Medicine, alleges that the company that owns the rights to the device, NeoTherma Oncology of Kansas, failed on a promise to provide $9 million to take the research to human trials. A clerk with the United …
A few days ago, we posted about an upcoming legal battle for the rights to Friday the 13th. The battle is between original writer Victor Miller and Horror, Inc. and Manny Company and may very well determine who has the power to license new entries in the franchise. In order to get more information on this matter, Fridaythe13thFranchise reached out to Larry Zerner (who played Shelly in Friday …
Nearly 10,000 people who work at Chipotle are accusing the company of owing them some serious cash. CNNMoney reports that a class action lawsuit accuses the fast-food chain of wage theft, making them work extra hours without pay. The case, Turner v. Chipotle, is named after Leah Turner, a former manager in Colorado who says she was forced to work without pay and to tell her employees they had …
The widow of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum is threatening to file a civil rights lawsuit over the death of her husband. The widow of an anti-government activist who helped take over an Oregon wildlife refuge and was later killed in a confrontation with law enforcement says her husband’s civil rights were violated and she intends to sue, her lawyer confirmed Monday. Robert Lavoy Finicum’s pursuers were …
This place is a dump! That’s what California lawyer Christian Pugaczewski says about the “fashionable” apartment he thought he was renting on Roosevelt Island this summer from a Victoria’s Secret model. In papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court, Pugaczewski said the apartment offered on Airbnb was so dreadful that he fled immediately to a relative’s couch in the suburbs before finding …
Construction litigation specialist launches class action Last updated 13:27, August 31 2016 Four suppliers were affected by concerns about steel mesh strength this year. A specialist construction litigation law firm is hoping to deliver financial compensation to the owners of recently-built buildings, with a new class action suit. Adina Thorn is inviting registrations of interest for what it …
What good is a phone if the touchscreen doesn’t work? That’s the question many iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners are asking as their touchscreens stopped working, turning their expensive iPhones into nothing more than a paperweight. Dubbed “touchscreen disease”, the issue has prompted a class action lawsuit that demands Apple replace damaged devices at no cost to the owners.
There is a very strange twist in the class action fraud lawsuit filed against the Democratic National Committee and former Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The recent developments haven’t gotten much mainstream media attention, but they are all documented in federal court. So, we decided to dig into them.