Six automakers and supplier TRW face a U.S. federal lawsuit seeking class-action certification over defective airbag control units. The most recent lawsuit claims the airbag control unit can “seize-up” during an accident, causing airbags to fail to deploy and a seat belt lock failure. NHTSA would not comment but confirmed an ongoing investigation into ZF TRW airbag control units. In April, …
Washington’s attorney general announced Monday he would sue President Trump’s administration over its rollback of an ObamaCare requirement that employers include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans. “President Trump’s contraception rules are unfair, …
BlueNRGY Group Limited (OTC PINK: CBDEF) (“BlueNRGY”) today announced that an agreement in principle has been reached to settle all previously disclosed securities litigation naming as defendants BlueNRGY, one of its U.S. subsidiaries, certain of its current and former officers and directors, and various third parties involved in the company’s …
The City of Portland moved the lawsuit seeking to block its new requirement that landlords pay moving costs of tenants evicted for “no-cause” to federal court late Thursday. An attorney representing two landlords had originally filed the suit in Multnomah County Circuit Court, claiming the new policy unanimously approved by the City Council last Thursday …
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has considered plans to go into government, according to court documents seen by Bloomberg . The documents were filed as part of a shareholder lawsuit accusing Facebook’s board of failing to represent the best interests of those holding Facebook’s common stock.
The agency has been a part of the U.S. Commerce Department since the Internet was fashioned, but President Obama has indicated that the agency will become independent of the U.S. government on October 1, when the current contract to operate it through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration expires. The lawsuit filed by the states of Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nevada, …
Severely burned when he was shocked by electricity while installing a switch at the Teleport in Bloomfield earlier this year, a New Dorp man is creating a few sparks of his own. Juan Garcia has sued the Port Authority and others for negligence over the Jan. 5 incident. Garcia, 31, an employee of Control Electrical Contracting Corp. in Stapleton, alleges the defendants …
A California gun rights group has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the …
The class-action settlement agreement proposes using what is essentially the wholesale value of the vehicle at the time of sale, rather than the retail value. The wholesale value of a vehicle can range from hundreds to thousands lower than the retail value. Wholesale cost is the price dealers pay when they buy cars at auction.
An environmentalist group has reached a tentative settlement with the USDA in a lawsuit accusing the agency’s predator control efforts of violating federal law. Attorneys for USDA and Wildearth Guardians, an environmental non-profit, have notified the judge overseeing the case that they’ve struck a deal “in principle, subject to approval by the appropriate government officials.” The notice …