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News Feb 8, 2017

Lawsuit Filed Against Floyd County Schools

According to documents from Craig Goodmark, attorney for the plaintiffs in the case, current Floyd County educator Ronda Ware, the Floyd County Association of Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators have filed the suit against Floyd County Schools asking that the Fair Dismissal Act be reinstated. Goodmark filed the lawsuit Friday. “The educators in this case have worked very hard for many years to earn the protections of the Fair Dismissal Act,” Goodmark said …

Lawsuits Feb 8, 2017

Lawyers to Appeal Dismissal of Flint Water Crisis Lawsuit

Attorneys for plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit regarding Flint’s water crisis say they are going to appeal a federal judge’s dismissal of one of four cases. “This is really just a temporary setback,” said Michael Pitt, an attorney representing Flint community activist Melissa Mays and other Flint residents in the class action lawsuits. “We are going to take an appeal to the …

Settlements Dec 20, 2016

Approval of Nationwide Settlement of Shop Vac Wet-Dry Vacuum Class-Action Suits Appealed

A Montgomery County woman has appealed the approval of the nationwide settlement of multiple federal class-action lawsuits that claimed popular Shop Vac Corp wet-dry vacuums do not live up to their advertised specifications. Michelle Vullings of Collegeville, who in August had called the then-proposed settlement “unfair,” filed her appeal Monday in U.S. Middle District Court. …

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Legal News Nov 7, 2016

Appeals Court Rejects Nevada Patient Dumping Lawsuit

A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit Friday that accused Nevada officials and the state psychiatric hospital in Las Vegas of violating patients’ civil rights by giving them bus tickets and dumping them in other states. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision said it could not consider the merits of the suit because the plaintiff, James Flavy Coy Brown, failed to raise a …

News Nov 4, 2016

Libya Accuses Goldman Sachs of Bribery in Bid to Appeal Lawsuit

The Libyan Investment Authority tried to resurrect its lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by adding new accusations of bribery, less than a month after a crushing courtroom defeat in London. But Judge Vivien Rose said at a hearing Friday that the appeal had no chance of success and ordered the sovereign wealth fund to pay Goldman at least 8.5 million pounds ($10.6 million) for legal …

Notices Nov 2, 2016

Judicial Watch: Appeals Court Hearing on Taxpayer Lawsuit Fighting Against Funding for Illegal Alien Students

Judicial Watch announced an appeals court hearing will be held Thursday, November 3, 2016, on whether to reinstate Judicial Watch’s taxpayer lawsuit seeking to end University of California Regents expenditures of as much as $27.1 million for non-resident tuition waivers and financial aid to illegal alien students attending University of California schools ( Earl De Vries v. …

Class-Actions Sep 23, 2016

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) to Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Mexican Bribery Controversy

Wal-Mart has decided to appeal the court’s decision in the near future Published By: Jawwad Iqbal on September 22, 2016 09:35 am EST It appears that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) maybe tied in a high profile litigation battle soon. According to an earlier report published on Reuters, the company is being slapped with a lawsuit leveled by shareholders who feel defrauded by Wal-Mart for hiding …

Lawsuits Sep 19, 2016

Cheesed Off Pizza Hut Franchisees Make Last Grab for Piece of the Pie

A former Pizza Hut franchisee is hoping to force the fast-food giant back to court to compensate franchisees for losing fistfuls of dough selling unprofitable pizzas. Pizza Hut was Adam Gordon’s life. He started washing dishes and making dough for the family restaurant at 14, he was a shift manager at 17, an assistant manager at 18 and a store manager at 20.

News Sep 1, 2016

Concussion Settlement Objectors Drop Their appeal

Three years to the day after the NFL and thousands of former players reached a tentative settlement in a massive concussion class action, the settlement is finally official. Via the New York Post, Monday came and went without the former players who opposed the settlement filing a petition for appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, ending the case and allowing the settlement to proceed. “It’s been …