LEXINGTON, Ky. — The parents of a Tates Creek Middle School student with autism filed a lawsuit against Fayette County school officials, alleging that he sustained serious injuries in 2018 when he was dragged 250 feet down hallways, kicked twice by an employee and “unsafely” carried up 19 stairs. The lawsuit alleges that the school did not adequately train staff on appropriate supervision of …
Some of you have been sued, and some of you have not. For employers new to the litigation arena, one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What happens next?” However, by the time you are sued, the battle has already been partially fought. So let’s talk about best practices leading up to being served with a suit that may help you avoid costly litigation or limit its impact, as well as …
An ex-employee of billion-dollar investment firm Renaissance Technologies is suing chief co-executive Robert Mercer, who reportedly fired the man after he spoke out against Mercer’s political, and allegedly racist, views. The lawsuit, filed by former employee David Magerman on Friday, May 5, accuses Mercer of making a series of racist comments about African-Americans. Magerman claims he asked …
Cox Communications won dismissal of a class-action lawsuit filed in Louisiana by an employee of an installation contractor who said he wasn’t compensated for overtime work. According to Law360, Eastern District of Louisiana Court Judge Janis van Meerveld granted the dismissal based on the fact that plaintiff Scott Gremillion is an employee of installation contractor Grayco Communications LP, …
A local man’s four-year battle to prove he was illegally fired by Ada County paid off this week, when a jury awarded him $1.7 million for wrongful termination. Rich Wright said Thursday the decision was vindication that the fight had been worth it.
A Philadelphia federal judge denied a Comcast Corp. call center employee’s bid for a class-action discrimination suit. The former employee, Wilbert Spencer Jr., says in the lawsuit that Comcast managers fired him for hanging up on a customer at the Newark, Del., call center after he lodged a discrimination complaint against his managers over a bad employee review. Comcast managers attempted to …
The former CEO of a payment processing company had a taste for strip clubs and high-priced escorts — and was so enamored with one of the women he gave her and her mother jobs, a lawsuit charges. The company, iPayment, alleges in the lawsuit that Carl Grimstad expensed frequent golf outings, visits to jiggle joints and shopping sprees for his wife — running up a tab of about $445,000. The …
A partner in a large Washington law firm who had spent years prosecuting fraud cases was arrested and accused of trying to sell a copy of a sealed federal lawsuit to a Silicon Valley company targeted in the suit. Jeffrey A. Wertkin, 40, joined the Akin Gump law firm in the …
A former Uber employee is suing the ride-sharing company saying it allowed unauthorized access to private information of it’s 40 million customers. This access allowed Uber employees to track customers’ trips without their knowledge. Those customers included high-profile politicians, celebrities, ex-spouses and former boyfriends/girlfriends.
Former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel has been accused of breaking an Austin bar employee’s nose in a September altercation, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday. According to the lawsuit, the bar employee is seeking anywhere from $200,000 to $1 million in damages. After demanding drinks from the employee, Manziel reportedly punched the him in the nose and left the bar.