Former employees of Rep. Tammy Duckworth who filed a workplace retaliation lawsuit against the Illinois Democrat are rejecting a settlement offer. Their decision means the case will likely go to trial — scheduled to begin on Aug. 15, about three months before election day. According to the Chicago Daily Herald, which first reported the news, the former employees, Denise Goins and …
The bill for a lawsuit over raises for county officials continues to grow. As of July 28, Onondaga County had paid $154,340.82 to outside lawyers to defend a lawsuit from another elected official. In January, County Comptroller Bob Antonacci sued 19 county officials over the raises approved last year.
Gay rights groups are warning that if the governing body for Texas high school athletics continues to hold firm on their rules regarding transgender students, they’re opening the state up to a lawsuit. An informal policy by the University Interscholastic League, which requires student athletes to play on the team that corresponds to their birth certificate, is poised to become official on August 1. Attorney Paul Castillo with the Texas office of the LGBT rights group Lambda Legal, says …
Goldberg Law PC (www.Goldberglawpc.com) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against RiT Technologies Ltd. (“RiT” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RITT). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between March 3, 2015 and July 1, 2016 (the “Class Period”) are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of the September 26, 2016 lead plaintiff …
Huntsville’s city council voted to allow City Attorney Trey Riley to settle a lawsuit alleging that a STAC investigator from Huntsville Police Department hit a detainee. The lawsuit, “Vance Derrick Stone v. City of Huntsville, et al,” alleges officer Anthony McElyea struck Vance Stone while he was waiting to be taken to the hospital post-arrest. It was …
Goldberg Law PC (www.Goldberglawpc.com) announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Oracle Corporation (“Oracle” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ORCL). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between September 16, 2015 and June 1, 2016 (the “Class Period”) are encouraged to contact the firm in advance of the August 1, 2016 lead plaintiff …
The millions allocated to Alaska are based on the number of vehicles sold in the state. The law department says there were 1,245 affected Volkswagen and Audi 2.0 liter diesel vehicles here. That money will go to consumer protection enforcement and education at the direction of the attorney general, said assistant attorney general Davyn Williams.
Volkswagen’s $15 billion settlement of lawsuit into allegations it cheated emissions tests, which spurred a national investigation, won’t include Oklahoma. Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed his own lawsuit just two weeks before Volkswagen announced the settlement. The consumer protection complaint that will be heard in Oklahoma County isn’t part of the class action lawsuit, or 44-state …
The mother of a man who died in his cell at the Broome County jail last year claims neglect and missteps by the jail’s medical contractor led to her son’s death. In an April lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, Rose Carter, the mother of Salladin P. Barton, says her son “died an …
The fight continues for an elderly couple forced to live apart during their final years. Noboru and Elaine Kawamoto were staying at an assisted living facility when his health started to deteriorate. Because he needs constant care, he’s now living in a care home in Kaneohe, but state law prevents his wife from joining him.