The international BDS movement aims to isolate Israel through economic, cultural and academic boycotts and sanctions modeled on the 1980s boycotts against South Africa’s apartheid government. He’s saying they’re bad Americans because they criticize Israel,” Ali said in a news conference CAIR held last week. Blake expressed skepticism, saying Snyder’s explanation of the executive order was not …
GettyThe National Association of REALTORS has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit that was filed against the organization in March. Mantill Williams, NAR’s vice president of communications, says the group will move to dismiss the other cases as well. He also says the class action attorneys involved in the case “dreamed up” anticompetitive rules that don’t exist within NAR’s …
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced over the weekend it has asked a judge to dismiss the bombshell class-action lawsuit that accuses both the trade group and major real estate companies of conspiring to determine buyers’ agents’ compensation. In a statement, NAR explained that it wants the suit thrown out because it “misrepresents” the organization’s rules that govern multiple …
Federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit regarding University’s retirement plan Federal judge rejects the University’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit regarding its retirement plan. A federal judge issued a mixed ruling on the University’s request to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses its retirement plan of excessive fees and poor investments. The judge, Catherine C. Eagles of the U.S. District Court …
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will likely lose an effort to get a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that she abused her authority as California’s attorney general. On Wednesday, a San Diego dstrict court judge indicated the allegations likely have enough merit to go to trial. “At this juncture, given the limited scope the court has to view these allegations … it seems almost inconceivable the …
A federal judge Wednesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the city by a man who spent 22 years in prison as a result of a wrongful conviction for the slaying of a 6-year-old boy. Mark Maxson was convicted of the 1992 killing of Lindsey Murdock on the South Side. He was freed in 2016 after DNA linked Osborne Wade to the killing.
A federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Microsoft that claims a law that prohibits technology companies from telling customers when the government demands their electronic data is unconstitutional. In ruling against the government’s motion to dismiss, U.S. District Judge James Robart agreed with Microsoft’s argument that the law violates the company’s First …
Robbins Geller Defeats Defendantsâ Motion for Reconsideration in Securities Class Action Against Willbros Group, Inc. In an order dated September 15, 2016, Judge Keith P. Ellison of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied defendants’ motion for reconsideration of the court’s order denying defendants’ motion to dismiss in a securities class action charging Willbros …
Residents who filed a class action lawsuit over PFOA contamination want a federal court in Vermont to throw out a company’s motion to dismiss the case. Attorneys for Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics had previously argued the case should be dismissed or stayed because the company challenged the state’s drinking water standard for PFOA, a man-made chemical that has been found …
ESPN is no Gawker, but the sports giant is now facing the prospect of a trial in Florida that has shades of the litigation brought by Hulk Hogan over an invasion of privacy. New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is suing ESPN and star reporter Adam Schefter over a tweet that revealed an amputated right finger as a result of a July 4 celebration last year. The NFL star asserts he …