The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the solicitor general to weigh in on a jurisdiction question for a federal securities lawsuit out of California. The case of Cyan Inc. vs. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund is currently in front of the nation’s highest court. The issue at hand is whether state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over specific class actions.
A man who was arrested and struck with a Taser stun gun by police several years ago has filed a federal lawsuit claiming officers used excessive force. Miguel Duran of Vero Beach was 53 years old when he was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest without violence on Dec. 21, 2012. Four months later, a judge acquitted him of …
A Connecticut judge is hearing arguments today to decide whether the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook school tragedy can sue the maker of the AR-15 rifle that was used in the 2012 massacre. Judge Barbara Bellis of State Superior Court in Bridgeport heard from lawyers on both sides of the high-profile case. Some of the families of the 26 victims of Adam Lanza’s killing spree at Sandy …