The Texas Supreme Court dealt a blow Friday to hundreds of families whose homes were ruined by 1998’s Tropical Storm Frances, 2001’s Tropical Storm Allison and a 2002 flooding event. The high court dismissed a class-action lawsuit that Edward and Norma Jean Kerr filed 15 years ago against the Harris County Flood Control District on behalf of …
Jackson has agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit by ending the practice of jailing indigent people who can’t pay fines and fees in misdemeanor cases. The city agreed to give indigent defendants the choice …
Recently, the City of Philadelphia initiated a class action lawsuit in Illinois federal court against a number of world financial institutions, claimed they violated federal antitrust law in colluding to prevent the purchase and sale of interest rate swaps (IRS). The lawsuit, filed May 23, claims Bank of America Corp, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and a host of …
Saying the Chicago city residents who brought the legal action can’t prove they were injured by lead in their water and arguing the lawsuit comes directly against the city’s rights under the law to set its own governmental policy, Chicago city attorneys have asked the court to toss a class action demanding the court order the city to replace lead water pipes leading to homes throughout the city …
The lure of the NFL was just too much for Inglewood, a former city employee charges in a federal lawsuit. Barbara Ohno, Inglewood’s former budget and accounting manager, claims that the future home of the Los Angeles Rams massaged its accounting books to mask its financial problems. In the complaint, Ohno says that Mayor James T. Butts ordered employees to “create a facade of financial …
JACKSON Municipal-court systems that practice “pay or stay” policies, jailing people who cannot afford fines such as Jackson has done, are facing legal objections across the South from groups like the American Civil Liberties Union. In addition to Jackson, this includes the Municipal Court of Biloxi. “The Supreme Court has held, consistently and for a long period of time, basically that you …
The story of Emilie Olsen — and the lawsuit surrounding her suicide — is back in the national spotlight. The Washington Post posted a report Monday that details the case and asks the question: “After years of alleged bullying, an Ohio teen killed herself. Is her school district responsible?”
Following the lead of six other West Coast cities, the city of Long Beach on Thursday filed paperwork to sue Monsanto, alleging that the agrochemical giant is responsible for chemical contamination of its water sources, including the Port of Long Beach. According to the complaint, PCBs find their way to Long Beach waters when they leach, leak, off-gas and …
Two Chicago policemen are suing the city of Chicago, claiming that the police department retaliated against them after they cooperated with a federal investigation into corrupt officers, and now the judge wants the mayor to take the stand, the Guardian reported. The two officers had helped the FBI uncover a narcotics team that was collecting money from drug dealers in exchange for protection. …
A former Scranton housing inspector has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that dismissed her political retaliation and gender discrimination lawsuit. Patricia Jennings-Fowler contends U.S. District Judge Malachy Mannion erred when he ruled she failed to present sufficient evidence to support her claims. Ms. Jennings-Fowler had worked for the city in various capacities since 2009.