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Notices, Securities Sep 16, 2016

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces a Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against AECOM

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 15, 2016 — Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. : Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that a complaint has been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased the common stock of AECOM (“AECOM” or the “Company”) (NYSE:ACM) between February 11, 2015 and August 15, 2016, inclusive (the “Class Period”), …

Lawsuits Sep 15, 2016

How Sweet It Is: Lawsuit Accuses Honey Nut Cheerios of Deceptive Health Claims

It may not come as a surprise to breakfast consumers that Honey Nut Cheerios — whose box features a gleeful cartoon bee dangling a honey dipper over a bowl like a magic wand — is sugary. A lawsuit filed in federal court in California against General Mills alleges, however, that consumers have been duped into thinking the company’s best-selling cereal brand is health food. The complaint, which …

News Sep 15, 2016

Op-Ed: How Gretchen Carlson’s $20 Million Settlement Is a Rip-Off

Now that Gretchen Carlson has settled her claims against former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes for a reported $20 million, many observers lament that her specific allegations of sexual harassment will never come to light, presumably barred by terms of a non-disclosure agreement. Yet she likely would have been barred from sharing her story regardless—thanks to fine print in many employment …

News Sep 15, 2016

Madison County Taxpayers Off Hook for Corruption, but ‘exoneration’ for Leaders?

Madison County government is a unique place, maybe the only set of offices in the nation where there’s no jealousy, no backbiting, no water-cooler rumors and no intrigue. Amazing for a place that at its foundation is political, right? The county’s standing as a “no gossip zone” is the only conclusion one can reach based on the fact that no one claims to have known what corrupt, disgraced and …

Lawsuits Sep 14, 2016

Learning Conditions in Detroit Schools Violate US Constitution

Learning conditions in many Detroit schools are so bad, they violate students’ basic rights under the U.S. Constitution. That’s what a new federal lawsuit contends. It was filed on behalf of students at five of the lowest-performing Detroit schools, including one charter school.

News Sep 14, 2016

Glenn Beck Settles Lawsuit With Saudi Student He Accused of Financing Boston Marathon Bombings

Glenn Beck has settled a lawsuit filed by the Saudi Arabian student he wrongly accused of providing financial backing for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Beck, the conservative radio host and entrepreneur, had repeatedly identified Abdulrahman Alharbi, a 20-year-old Saudi scholarship student living in greater Boston, as the individual who funded the attacks that were carried out by Dzhokhar …

News Sep 14, 2016

Costa Mesa Wants to Move Marijuana Dispensary Lawsuit to Federal Court

Attorneys for the Costa Mesa Police Department filed a motion Monday seeking to move from state to federal court a lawsuit alleging officers exceeded their legal authority when they raided a former medical marijuana dispensary. Lawyers Dennis M. Cota and Daniel S. Roberts, who represent the Police Department and city of Costa Mesa, did not return phone calls and emails Tuesday …

News Sep 14, 2016

William Paterson Student Committed Suicide Following Failed Rape Probe, Lawsuit Alleges

A mother alleges in a recently-filed lawsuit that her daughter committed suicide at William Paterson University after school officials failed to report and fully investigate the young woman’s alleged rape last year, NJ.com reported. Cherelle Jovanna Locklear, 21, hung herself in her dorm room bathroom in November 2015, according to the lawsuit her mother, Marquessa C. Jackson- …

Legal News Sep 14, 2016

Class Action vs Legal Directory Avvo Tossed, Judge Says Attorney Listings Protected by First Amendment

A federal judge has tossed a Chicago lawyer’s class action lawsuit against online attorney directory Avvo, ruling Avvo’s lawyer listings are protected by the First Amendment, and don’t break an Illinois law which forbids the use of personal information, without consent, for profit. On Sept. 12, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman sided with the Seattle-based Avvo Inc., and dismissed the …