A federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday reinstated Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, overturning a district court’s ruling which dismissed her claim in 2017. READ the appeals court’s opinion and the original Palin complaint below. In 2017, United States District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff held an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Palin’s complaint against the …
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday struck down Google’s $5.5. million settlement over its invasion of privacy of millions of users. In a 3-0 decision, the appeals court decided to let a lower court revisit the case. Under the current settlement, many privacy groups would be paid out instead of class members. The judges ultimately decided that the lower court’s fact finding …
It was up to the Los Angeles jury to decide if Thomas and Gail Steinbeck interfered with deals and should pay up. She also said Gail Steinbeck learned of projects and threatened moviemakers, saying she and her husband had legal rights to the work. In the same case, a judge earlier ruled the couple breached a contract between Kaffaga’s late mother and Thomas Steinbeck and his late brother, John …
Google Inc. must again defend its $5.5 million settlement to end privacy class claims after a federal appeals court raised concerns about money designated for third parties. The trial court wrongly dismissed objections to the cy pres settlement, which distributes funds to specific interest groups, and must thoroughly address them on remand, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said …
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The following statement is being issued by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP regarding the American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. IF YOU ARE A CLASS MEMBER, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, WHICH HAS NOT SETTLED. This class action is being litigated and no money has yet been recovered. You may contact the Administrator or Class Counsel, …
Both sides had another day in court Tuesday in a family battle that has been waged for decades over who controls the works of iconic author John Steinbeck. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments to an appeal by the estate of Steinbeck’s late son, Thomas Steinbeck. The lawsuit said Thomas Steinbeck and his wife, Gail Steinbeck, impeded film adaptations of the classic works. A judge earlier …
With Reyes, we move from cheese snacks to mashed potatoes. On the first claim, the court reasons, it’s clear that the mashed potatoes did in fact contain real butter. And besides, the court adds, a reasonable consumer concerned with margarine could look on the back of the product, where margarine was mentioned twice. The court further explains that no reasonable consumer would interpret “made …
I spoke with Rodgers about the lawsuit, the youth movements erupting around the world in response to governments’ inaction on climate change, and about preparing her own children for a future marked by the climate disaster. But they’re also confident that they’re going to get their stories told and that justice will be done. Rodgers: A court order recognizing that these youth have …
A group of Iowa House Democrats is waiting to hear what comes next in a lawsuit aimed at rolling back changes to the process for choosing Iowa Supreme Court justices. The panel, which provides the governor with a list of nominees for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, has traditionally included eight members chosen by lawyers and eight more appointed by the governor. “What has occurred …
The American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union are seeking lifetime credit monitoring and identity theft protection for affected individuals, and NTEU also sought to change the way OPM stores and protects personnel data. OPM disclosed two data breaches in 2015, one that exposed the personnel files of all current and former federal employees and another …