A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit filed against the state of Utah on behalf of several mentally ill prison inmates. The Disability Law Center is suing the state on behalf of three inmates in Utah jails, alleging that they’re being held unconstitutionally while they wait to get treatment at the Utah State Hospital. Aaron Kinikini is the center’s legal director.
A potential class-action lawsuit filed earlier this week in New York City claims Lyft has regularly overcharged riders for tolls there and seeks nearly $60 million in damages. In court documents submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, attorneys Neal Bhushan and Kevin Caldwell argue the ride-hailing service made a habit of charging passengers the higher “cash” …
Learning conditions in many Detroit schools are so bad, they violate students’ basic rights under the U.S. Constitution. That’s what a new federal lawsuit contends. It was filed on behalf of students at five of the lowest-performing Detroit schools, including one charter school.
Hooters responded Friday to a lawsuit filed over a 2014 fatal DUI crash outside of Anderson University. Hooters corporate offices and the local affiliated restaurant were named as defendants, along with Anderson County bar The Bench, in a lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of 13-year-old Cheyenne Perkins, who nearly died in the November 2014 wreck. Three others did lose their lives in the crash.
Another lawsuit has been filed against the sushi restaurants that served scallops that are the likely source of Hawaii’s hepatitis A outbreak. A class-action lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of those who got vaccinated because they ate at Genki Sushi during the exposure period or had contact with someone who was sickened. Seattle-based attorney Bill Marler says the lawsuit …
Gainey McKenna & Egleston announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Tokai” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:TKAI) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of common stock of Tokai between June 24, 2015 through July 25, 2016, inclusive (the “Class …
A complaint filed on behalf of thousands of former Stanford University football players alleges the university, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Pac-12 Conference knew that football players were in danger of permanent brain injuries but did not protect the players so as to “protect the very profitable business of ‘amateur’ college football.” Chris …
A lawsuit stemming from Flint’s lead-contaminated water was filed Monday on behalf of the city’s residents against Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder as well as other current and former government officials and corporations. The federal lawsuit — which is seeking class-action status — alleges that tens of thousands of residents have suffered physical and economic injuries and damages.
Attorneys representing the state of New Jersey responded to the allegations of a class action lawsuit rising from the “bridge-gate” scandal. Paul Berger digs into court documents filed Tuesday on behalf of a slew of defendants, including the state of New Jersey and the Port Authority,” in response to a “class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Bergen County commuters and taxi drivers who were …