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Class Action Says Texting ‘Y’ Not Enough, AMC Needed to Get Written Consent Before Texting Customers

Cinema chain AMC has been hit with a class lawsuit claiming the theater company wrongly added people to marketing lists to send them text messages promoting upcoming movies and encouraging other purchases. On Feb. 1, plaintiff Caleb Baldwin, identified in the document only as a Cook County resident, filed suit in Chicago federal court, alleging Leawood, Kan.-based AMC violated the federal …


County Attorney Asks Judge to Dismiss Rape Victim Lawsuit

Lawyers for Ron Hickman of Harris County filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by a rape victim whom prosecutors got a judge to put in jail after the victim had a mental breakdown while testifying against her accused rapist. Channel 2 exposed the situation of “Jenny” and another rape victim who were held in jail so prosecutors could make sure they testified against …


Delaware Settles Unclaimed Property Lawsuit

Delaware has settled with a company suing it over its abandoned property laws. In a Friday filing with the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the state and Temple-Inland jointly requested Judge Gregory Sleet dismiss a lawsuit that argued Delaware’s method of estimating abandoned …