Broadband internet access providers regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should be focused on proposed regulations, as they will have significant impacts on business practices if passed, according to a senior associate at Orrick. Last month, the FCC closed the comment period for its proposed privacy regulations, raising the question of whether the …
Approximately 800 members in a class action lawsuit recently won a case against the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and its Roadway Corridor Official Map Act. The decision in the case, Kirby v. NCDOT, was made June 10 by the North Carolina Supreme Court. The court ruled that limitations handed down on property owners under the Map Act …
Rev. Susan Hrostowski is familiar with fighting for her and her family’s rights, even if that means going to court. She was one of the plaintiffs in the case that struck down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex adoption on March 31.
The guardian of a 14-year-old Los Angeles boy is filing a class action lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging the social media company is violating online decency laws. The lawsuit alleges that the company is intentionally exposing minors to offensive and sexually offensive content without warning, in violation of the Communications Decency Act. ADVERTISEMENT The lawsuit specifically called out …
Airbnb is taking its hometown to federal court. The company has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco, objecting to short-term rental rule changes approved by its Board of Supervisors. A new ordinance set to take effect in late July would require all Airbnb hosts to register with the city.
A manager for Joe’s Kwik Marts filed a federal class action lawsuit against the company, alleging she and other managers improperly were denied overtime pay in violation of state and federal wage laws. Jenny Shiptoski of Old Forge claims she routinely worked 50 to 70 hours per week at several of the company’s convenience stores. The firm improperly avoided paying her overtime by classifying her …
Recently, the City of Philadelphia initiated a class action lawsuit in Illinois federal court against a number of world financial institutions, claimed they violated federal antitrust law in colluding to prevent the purchase and sale of interest rate swaps (IRS). The lawsuit, filed May 23, claims Bank of America Corp, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and a host of …
On June 2, 2016, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina against TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE: TRXC). The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5, including allegations of issuing a …
A western Massachusetts bean sprout farm has agreed to pay $78,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that alleged the farm was discharging pollutants into the Connecticut River. The suit alleged that Chang Farms, in Whately, violated the terms of its federal Clean Water Act permit by discharging industrial wastewater into the river.
San Francisco Baykeeper filed a federal suit to address violations of the federal Clean Water Act by the city of Berkeley and Community Conservation Centers, Inc. on Wednesday, alleging that the defendants are discharging polluted stormwater into the bay. According to the complaint, the polluted water originates from the Berkeley Transfer Station and the Community Conservation Centers’ …