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Trump’s Lawyers to Ask Judge to Toss Emoluments Lawsuit

Lawyers for President Donald Trump are asking a federal judge to toss a civil lawsuit accusing the president of violating the Constitution because his businesses accept money from foreign governments. In a court hearing in New York on Wednesday, Justice Department lawyers were expected to argue that the ban on foreign money is meant only to address gifts or emoluments to the …


Apple Plans to Appeal $439M ‘Final Judgment’ in FaceTime Patent Lawsuit With VirnetX

The whole patent system needs to be overhauled. I’m not defending Apple if they did something wrong then they should pay up but small companies patent trolling big companies is not the way to run a business. You are correct, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas is notoriously known as the home of Patent Trolls..
Apple has a product, so it’s hardly patent trolling.


Lawsuit: Student Sexually Assaults 4th Victim After Shawnee Mission Schools Fails to Report Claims

A father has filed a federal lawsuit against Shawnee Mission schools alleging the district failed to report sexual assault accusations against a middle school boy who later assaulted his eighth-grade daughter in class. According to court documents, the lawsuit claims the boy “forcibly put his hands down [her] pants and penetrated her” in a study hall classroom at Westridge …


Blind, Deaf Patron Denied an Interpreter Posts Win in Lawsuit Against Movie Theater Chain

Must a Pennsylvania movie theater provide special interpretation services to a patron who is deaf and blind, even if the cost will far exceed the price of a ticket to the film? Maybe, a federal appeals court has ruled. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit made that call in reviving a lawsuit filed by Paul McGann against Cinemark USA Inc. McGann, who is represented by the …


Pomerantz Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against Arconic, Inc. And Certain Officers – ARNC, ARNC-PB

Pursuant to Court Order, Pomerantz LLP hereby advises investors of the filing of class action lawsuits against Arconic Inc. (“Arconic” or the “Company”) (NYSE:ARNC) (NYSE:ARNC-PB), certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors, and underwriters of certain of the Company’s securities (collectively, “Defendants”). On August 11, …


Lawsuit: Teen Expelled for Sitting for Pledge of Allegiance

A lawsuit says a Houston student’s Constitutional rights were violated when she was expelled for not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Randall Kallinen, an attorney for 17-year-old India Landry’s family, said the civil lawsuit was filed Saturday against the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District and a high school principal. The lawsuit says Landry, who’d been sitting …


Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Latino Families in Holyoke Public Schools

A lawsuit has been filed in federal court alleging human rights violations in Holyoke Public Schools. The suit alleges the district fails to provide parents who speak limited English adequate translation services, including for educational documents regarding the children in their families. “For at least two decades, HPS has routinely and repeatedly failed to translate important educational …


Judge Rejects Sterling Heights Lawsuit in Fraser Sinkhole Dispute

A judge on Monday delivered a legal blow to efforts by Sterling Heights officials challenging the responsibility and costs involving the repair of the collapsed sewer on 15 Mile Road in Fraser. Macomb County Circuit Judge Jennifer Faunce rejected the city’s request to have the city’s $22.2 million assessment set aside and that the Macomb Interceptor sewer board sue the Macomb County Wastewater …