Lynn Dorsey, the former executive director of the Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau who was fired after she accidentally posted a nude video on the bureau’s Instagram, has filed a lawsuit looking to get her job back. (Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times) The video was reportedly posted via Instagram’s new Live feature. (Photo: Shreveport Times stock image) 16 …
The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency on Thursday agreed to a series of broad policy reforms as it settled a federal lawsuit stemming from the state’s past reliance on an automated computer system that made more than 20,000 false fraud claims against residents over a nearly two-year span. U.S. District Court Judge Robert H. Cleland signed an order …
The American Civil Liberties Union and Juvenile Law Center have filed a federal class action lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The lawsuit stems from allegations of abuse and neglect inside two of the state’s youth correctional facilities. “We hope this lawsuit will force the State of Wisconsin to treat young people in its custody with basic decency,” ACLU Wisconsin …
The lawsuit concerning USF professor Herb Maschner was settled for $170,000 between Idaho State and Kelly Pokorny. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE Idaho State University, and former school employee Kelly Pokorny settled a sexual harassment lawsuit Friday involving current USF professor and former executive director for the Center for Virtualization and Applied Spatial Technologies Herb Maschner, …
Buy Photo Clyde Saiki, Director of Oregon Department of Human Services, meets with the Statesman Journal for an interview on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Salem. (Photo: DANIELLE PETERSON / Statesman Journal)Buy Photo 673 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDIN2 COMMENTEMAILMORE Lawyers representing Oregon foster children have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court asking a judge to end the Oregon …
Former Ohio State marching band director Jon Waters’ argument of reverse gender discrimination was dismissed by Federal Judge James Graham on Friday. Waters filed a lawsuit in September 2014 in the U.S. District Court against OSU, University President Michael Drake and then-Provost and …
Warner Bros. had a big weekend at the box office as Suicide Squad broke records with $135.1 million, shattering the August debut set by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy ($94.3 million) two years ago. Regardless of its commercial success, the movie was not a hit with critics, and apparently not with an unnamed fan in the U.K., who is filing a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for “false …
The fight continues for an elderly couple forced to live apart during their final years. Noboru and Elaine Kawamoto were staying at an assisted living facility when his health started to deteriorate. Because he needs constant care, he’s now living in a care home in Kaneohe, but state law prevents his wife from joining him.
Oregon’s former prisons watchdog has filed a $3 million suit against the state Department of Corrections and its director, saying he was fired in retaliation for raising ethical concerns. As …
Benjamin Diehl is a partner with Stroock, Stroock & Lavan. Diehl practices in both the Financial Services/Class Action and Government Relations Practice Groups. Diehl recently discussed with DS News the trial in the case of PHH Corp. v. CFPB and the implications of the case for the financial industry. PHH, a nonbank mortgage lender based in New Jersey, is challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Director Richard Cordray …