L.A. Department of Water and Power officials announced more than a year ago that they would refund tens of millions of dollars to Angelenos who were overbilled because of a faulty computer system. But customers are still waiting and it will be 2017 before they see any money. Under a $44-million proposed class-action settlement announced in August 2015, customers were to receive a refund or …
The widow of a Lakewood police officer killed by friendly fire in the line of duty has dropped a federal lawsuit against the city as part of an agreement to collect $3.5 million in settlement claims. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver by Tamara Davies, widow of slain Officer James Davies, was dismissed with prejudice …
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Fresno over discolored water. Eyewitness News has the exclusive new details on the lawsuit involving some homes in Northeast Fresno. Three households that have high levels of lead coming out of their taps filed the suit Friday.
The city of Austin and the Austin Firefighters Association are violating the Texas Constitution by paying firefighters while they’re conducting union activities, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by conservative groups in Travis County. The suit, filed by the Austin-based Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute on behalf of Austin residents Mark Pulliam and …
David Worby’s story begins two years after hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center towers. As tales of 9/11 heroism turned into Ground Zero medical mysteries, the White Plains lawyer started an odyssey of court battles, media frenzy and funerals. At the time, cancers and rare diseases mounted among firefighters, police and others who spent months cleaning up Ground Zero, but authorities still disagreed with Worby’s theory that working at the site made them sick. “Our people were wearing, at best, hospital masks of paper, so tens of thousands of people are sick as a result of the way this was handled,” Worby said during a recent interview. “It’s tragic, and it’s sad that more people are sick and dying from this than died on that actual date.” Since 9/11, the ranks of …
Hartford officials have reversed their position and now say they won’t pay damages that might be awarded against two city police officers in an upcoming trial over an illegal police search that ended with one of the officers killing a family’s dog. The move means that the officers, Johnmichael O’Hare and Anthony Pia, may be personally liable to pay any jury awards, and …
The Texas Public Policy Foundation in conjunction with the Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin Wednesday, claiming the city’s collective bargaining agreement with the Austin Firefighters Association violates the Texas Constitution “gift clause” provision. The lawsuit comes at …
A federal lawsuit filed last week accuses Gadsden’s municipal court judge and prosecutor of violating the constitutional rights of one woman by charging unlawful fees and preventing an open court. Alexander City attorney Eric Hutchins filed the lawsuit on behalf of Lasheta McGruder, who appeared in court on a tampering with evidence charge. According to the suit, filed Sept. 1, McGruder was …
The Rams have returned to Los Angeles, but not everyone is celebrating. A former member of L.A. City Council has sued over the question of whether it should pay for police services during home games played at the Coliseum. Via CourthouseNews.com, Dennis Zine and another LA.
A local nonprofit says a politically connected businessman gave campaign donations to former Mayor Alvin Brown and other officials as he tried to kill the group’s proposed apartment complex for homeless people and that city officials retaliated against the group after it sued the city for housing discrimination. The nonprofit, Ability Housing, added the allegations to the existing lawsuit it …