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Lawsuit Alleges Missouri Authorities Jailed Woman for Being ‘Too Poor to Pay’

She got into a car accident that was not her fault, but Nicole Bolden ended up being arrested in front of her toddlers and jailed in foul conditions for two weeks because she could not afford to pay $1,758 in outstanding traffic fines, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday. Now she is suing the authorities in Missouri , accusing them of jailing her illegally, “solely because she was …


Supreme Court Sides With Samsung in Apple Lawsuit

The Supreme Court tossed an Apple lawsuit against Samsung on Tuesday after ruling in Samsung’s favor, the Associated Press said. This isn’t the end of the suit that has run on and on since a ruling in 2012. Litigation will continue in lower courts.


Plaintiff in Federal Lawsuit Against Maplewood Speaks Out

One of the plaintiffs involved in a lawsuit against the City of Maplewood is finally speaking out. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said he was arrested for not paying several tickets and for not showing up to his court date. “I stayed two days and my bond was lowered to $200, and I’ve just been threatened with this, or threatened with that. Pay, pay, pay,” he said. Other plaintiffs have claimed the same thing happened to them. ArchCity Defenders, a non-profit legal group that is leading the lawsuit, said …


Kansas State’s Inaction Led to Another Rape

A female student contends in a court filing Monday that Kansas State University’s failure to investigate the rape of another woman allowed the same alleged assailant to sexually assault her. The accusations were levied in court documents seeking to add the woman, Crystal Stroup, to a lawsuit already filed against the university by Sara Weckhorst, citing what it calls the …


Janice Dickinson Vows to Continue Lawsuit vs. Bill Cosby

Janice Dickinson isn’t letting up on Bill Cosby. At a court hearing Monday, a lawyer for the former supermodel said Dickinson is determined to pursue her defamation lawsuit against the comedian, despite legal delays. “Janice is really adamant she wants to try this case,” lawyer Jivaka Candappa told the Daily News.


Walmart Truckers Land $55 Million Settlement for Non-Driving Time Pay

Walmart Transportation has been ordered by a federal jury to pay 850 current and former truck drivers a total of $55 million in back pay, stemming from a 2015 ruling that the retail giant’s private fleet did not comply with California minimum wage laws. Notably, the fleet did not pay drivers for federally stipulated 10-hour off-duty periods, accounting for $44.7 …


Preliminary Approval Granted in Class Action Settlement Involving Recipients of Facsimile Advertisements From Trxade Group, Inc. And Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC

What does the Settlement provide? The Settlement provides that Trxade Group, Inc. and Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC will pay $200,000 into a Settlement Fund that will include money for Settlement Class Members who submit timely and valid claims, after deducting payment of the costs of administering the Settlement, including the costs of this Notice and attorneys’ fees, costs, and any …


Wells Fargo Does Not Care About Its Customers as They Stall Class Action Lawsuits

The recent Wells Fargo scandal is yet another fine example of how trust in the financial sector is often misplaced. Although the bank has apologized – in public – for this incident, they are not honoring their victms’ legal claims so far. Opening unauthorized account in someone else’s name should be a clear-cut case for the US legal system, but that is not the case it seems.


Wells Fargo Tries to Enforce Mandatory Arbitration in Phony Accounts Litigation

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo Bank (WFC), one of the largest banks in the US, is trying to push its customers to resolve the lawsuits that they are bringing over the opening of unauthorized accounts through private arbitration, instead of in a courtroom, according to legal documents filed Wednesday. The bank asked the US District Court in Utah to order dozens of customers to settle their …


What Does Trump’s $25 Million Fraud Settlement Mean?

Last week, president-elect Donald Trump settled the pending Trump University case to the tune of $25 million. The lawsuit has attracted a great deal of attention in recent months. It had been scheduled for November 28 before Judge Jeffrey Miller mediated an outcome that appears to have been mutually satisfactory for all parties.