Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has demanded that a $1billion lawsuit be thrown out after a former porn star accused him of ruining her adult film career by allowing lies that she was born a man to be spread on the social media site. Former porn star Paree La’Tiejira, aka Lady Paree, filed a suit against Facebook and its CEO earlier this year accusing them of libel and intentional infliction of …
Arkansas voters to weigh lawsuit damages measure LITTLE ROCK — Arkansans will vote this year on a ballot issue that proposes limits on certain civil lawsuits, a topic that has been debated by state lawmakers for years but now is in the hands of the public. In 2003, the Legislature and then-Gov. Mike Huckabee approved the Civil Justice Reform Act, which put a $1 million cap on punitive damages …
Hartford officials have reversed their position and now say they won’t pay damages that might be awarded against two city police officers in an upcoming trial over an illegal police search that ended with one of the officers killing a family’s dog. The move means that the officers, Johnmichael O’Hare and Anthony Pia, may be personally liable to pay any jury awards, and …
A New Haven women who fell over a chair during a crowded funeral service has won a $1 million lawsuit against the East End church. A six-member Superior Court jury deliberated about two hours before finding the English Chapel Cathedral of Miracles negligently caused the injuries suffered by Glenora King and ordered the Wilmot Avenue church to pay her $51,000 in economic damages and …
A 52-year-old woman has been awarded $188,914 for sexual abuse by her uncle more than 30 years ago. The woman, referred to as N.L. in court documents to protect her identity, filed a lawsuit against J.-P.L. for …
A California woman is suing PepsiCo, alleging false claims that a soda did not contain preservatives. Lisa Lindberg of Redlands, California, filed a class action lawsuit, individually and on behalf of the Proposed Rule 23 class, Aug. 19 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against PepsiCo, Inc., and Izze …
A proposed constitutional amendment on attorneys’ fees and damages in medical lawsuits is being challenged by the Arkansas Bar Association, which filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that voters will be deceived by the wording approved for the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Lawyers and medical interests have lined up on opposing sides of the proposed amendment, also known as Issue 4, which would …
Governments, investors and car owners around the world are gaining ground in efforts to pressure Volkswagen AGVLKAY -0.82 % for settlements over its emissions-cheating scandal, aiming for terms similar to a $15 billion U.S. agreement. From Australia to South Korea to Ireland, governments and consumers are ratcheting up legal and regulatory demands in part because such moves in the U.S. yielded …
A federal appeals court has dealt the latest blow to a lawsuit alleging law school students were defrauded with misleading employment statistics. The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower-court’s ruling that Widener University School of Law graduates don’t have enough in common to sue the school through a class action.
The Connellsville-based Wendell H. Stone Company Inc., also known as Stone & Company, filed the suit through their attorney, Stuart Gaul Jr., naming Glenn Family Inc., also known as Headwind Consumer Products (HCP), as the defendant. The suit claims HCP has been involved in the practice of sending unsolicited fax advertisements, specifically for items like …