Family members of an illegal immigrant who died in 2010 following a brutal encounter with federal border agents that was captured on videotape have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the U.S. government for $1 million, court documents show. Video footage of a U.S. Customs officer tasering Anastacio Rojas Hernandez at least four times while he lay on the …
Beyonce is receiving her good news and bad news these days, it seems. The singer, who announced that she’s pregnant with twins last week, has now been hit with a $20 million lawsuit over claims that she improperly used the voice of an up-and-coming rapper and YouTube personality in her hit song “Formation.” In the suit, filed in federal court in Louisiana, the estate of Anthony Barre — aka …
More than 250,000 homeowners who had loans serviced by Wells between 2005 and 2010 and paid for this type of appraisal could receive at least $120 each. Under its mortgage servicing agreement, Wells can require borrowers who default on their loan to provide an informal estimate of the home’s value, usually from a real estate broker. Starting in 2001, Wells Fargo began ordering these “broker …
Hydraulic extenders jut out to meet the 4 train to fill in gaps created by a curve in the Union Square station. ( dalioPhoto /Flickr) Jurors awarded $10 million to the man who survived being crushed between a subway platform extender and a train in the Union Square station in 2010. Michael Dion sued after suffering a commuter’s worst nightmare in December 2010, when he fell into a gap between …
A settlement has been reached between a group of animation workers and DreamWorks Animation in a class action lawsuit alleging that DreamWorks and other companies violated antitrust laws by conspiring to set animation wages via nonpoaching agreements. According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in San Jose on Monday, the settlement provides for a cash payment of $50 million to a …
A settlement was reached with the defendants in the lawsuit filed on behalf of certain investors of Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (AMEX:LPH) over alleged securities laws violations and a deadline to submit the settlement claim is upcoming on October 5, 2016 and AMEX:LPH investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation. …
Kim Palmer| CLEVELAND CLEVELAND The family of a African-American man who died in 2010 after being tasered by Cleveland police will receive a $375,000 settlement from the city, the mayor’s office said on Thursday. Rodney Brown died on New Year’s Eve after a police radio caught him telling officers “I can’t breathe.” First responders were unable to resuscitate the 40-year-old, 12 minutes after …
Angry ITT students and graduates are now fighting back with plans to sue the now defunct tech school. ITT suddenly closed this week in response to a crackdown by the federal government. A large group mostly former ITT students from metro Atlanta are pursuing the class action lawsuit.
Biloxi plans to join a class-action lawsuit against other companies besides BP that were involved in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Sun Herald reports that the City Council on Tuesday hired attorneys to file a claim in a class-action lawsuit under the HESI/Transocean Settlement Program.
Supreme Court rejects review of BP shareholder lawsuit By Devin Henry – 05/02/16 10:55 AM EDT The Supreme Court will not hear arguments from a group of BP shareholders looking to sue the company over the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill. A group of investors who had purchased shares in BP before the spill has looked to sue the company, saying it mislead potential investors about its safety standards …