KYODO NEWS – 14 hours ago – 13:57 | Sports, AllA court in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Naomi Osaka’s former coach demanding a portion of the tennis star’s earnings, Osaka’s management agency said Wednesday. The judge wrote that since “no court ever approved the subject contract, and Naomi Osaka and Mari Osaka, who were minors, disavowed said contract, the court holds that the …
Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s chief executive officer has broken his silence on the company’s ongoing legal wrangles with Apple Inc., making comments that suggest he wants the dispute to be settled out of court. Steve Mollenkopf made the comments during an appearance at the Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colorado, Fortune reported. He suggested that the mobile chipmaker would try to reach …
Sage Memorial Hospital in Ganado, Arizona, has settled its lawsuit against the Indian Health Service for $200 million, according to a press release from Razaghi Health Care, the hospital’s management company. Entrance to Sage Memorial Hospital. (Times file photo – Donovan Quintero) The hospital had sued the IHS in 2013 after the government agency terminated its PL 93-638 contract, citing an …
Even before the Labor Department has finished its review of its fiduciary rule, the Trump administration has made clear that it is targeting a part of the measure that would make it easier for investors to pursue class-action lawsuits against financial advisers. The latest evidence is a DOL Field Assistance Bulletin released on Wednesday, that said that the agency would not bring enforcement …
It’s been rumored that JAY-Z and Kanye West’s friendship is no longer as strong as it used to be, with signs pointing to a major rift between the two. Now, adding fuel to the fire, TMZ reports that West is leaving Tidal over a $3 million dispute. Sources tell the site that West’s lawyer sent a letter to Tidal about a month ago, stating that the company was in breach and that West’s contract …
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren filed a lawsuit against Glenn Beck and TheBlaze on Friday, alleging she was wrongfully terminated for recently expressing a pro-choice opinion. The news she was fired, which TheBlaze disputed, was first reported by the Dallas Morning News. During a March 17 appearance on “The View,” Lahren said she could not “sit here and be a hypocrite and say Iâm for …
Struggling Wagga Wagga mother of five Casey Simpson paid Radio Rentals $3320 for a used bed worth $480 and she still doesn’t own it. Ms Simpson, who is leading a $50 million class action launched by Maurice Blackburn lawyers against Radio Rentals on Wednesday, claims its “Rent, Try, $1 Buy” contract misled her. She says instead of letting her buy the used …
A federal judge has dismissed two of the six counterclaims that pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts raised in health insurer’s Anthem’s $15 billion lawsuit claiming it charged too much for drugs. In a decision made public on Friday, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan dismissed Express Scripts’ claim that Anthem breached an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, …
The government authority that oversees ambulance service in Pinellas County has agreed to pay $163,800 to settle its part of a lawsuit that claims it took kickbacks. The federal whistle-blower lawsuit alleges Pinellas County’s Emergency Medical Services Authority received improper payments from the Paramedics Plus, the parent company of Sunstar Paramedics, in return …
In another rebuke to Gov. Rick Scott and a victory for House Speaker Richard Corcoran, a Leon County Circuit Court judge invalidated a multi-year contract with Lottery Department ticket vendor IGT Global Solutions on Tuesday, saying the agency overstepped its budgetary authority. Related News/Archive 6 Months Ago The 15-page ruling by Leon County Circuit Court Judge Karen Gievers …