CHARLESTON, S.C. (SEPT. 19, 2019) — U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel ruled in favor of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina today on the trademark infringement and false advertising lawsuit filed in 2013. At that time, Bishop Charles vonRosenberg was the only bishop recognized by The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion as bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina. The Episcopal …
But while many distributors carry Allen’s channels, two cable giants have refused. But Comcast and Charter Communications, the nation’s two largest cable providers, have passed on carrying Allen’s channels. So do the now-merged AT&T and DirecTV after Allen sued them and they settled. Comcast has noted that Allen originally sued Comcast but also civil rights groups including the NAACP and …
If the case is successful, he predicted, healthcare prices could drop significantly in Northern California. Those higher prices trickle down to consumers in the form of higher premiums. Altogether, the plaintiffs allege, such tactics are anti-competitive and have allowed Sutter to drive up the cost of care in Northern California. “All the other hospitals want to emulate [Sutter] to get those …
Photo: Sue Ogrocki (AP/File)Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay Oklahoma $85 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state’s attorney general over the company’s involvement in fueling the opioid epidemic. The settlement was announced on Sunday by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, ahead of a much-anticipated trial on Tuesday against the country’s largest drug …
Olympian Shaun White settled a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment and now he’s settled the lawsuit he filed against his insurance company over that case. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, White and Lloyd’s of London have “reached a settlement” in the case. As The Blast first reported, White sued his insurance company back in 2017. Lloyd’s said that the claims the band …
In such a case, class action litigation could result, and a company may have to determine how to handle the legal predicament. Florida readers may be interested in a case involving Google that recently came to a settlement. A class action lawsuit was filed against the company, and recently, Google agreed to settle the matter. The total amount of the settlement is $7.25 million, and some Pixel …
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Stutsman County Commission will consider joining a class-action settlement case in regards to the opioid epidemic. Previously, the commission recommended going with the North Dakota State’s Attorney, but recent developments have caused more counties to join the nationwide litigation. Novak informed the commission that having the North Dakota Attorney …
Apple’s hopes to get an App Store antitrust lawsuit dismissed have fallen flat, with the US Supreme Court giving the go-ahead to a case alleging the iOS software download store is, indeed, a monopoly situation. It insisted that App Store customers were those of third-party developers using the download store to sell their titles, …
The family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond last year filed a $50 million civil rights lawsuit against ex-officer Mohamed Noor, the police department and the city. At a news conference earlier in the day, Frey avoided going into specifics about the Noor verdict because of the lawsuit. “Minneapolis is an extraordinary city, and like cities throughout the nation, we also have difficulties with police …