A lawsuit filed against a drug task force in southeast Alaska challenges the seizure of personal property by law enforcement and seeks more transparency in the search warrant process. Petersburg Borough residents Danny Thompson and Greg Richeson are suing the borough and Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs, a task force involving Alaska State Troopers and police …
Mississippi House Republican leaders will appeal a court ruling in a dispute over an election that tied, went to a drawing of straws and was later flipped. The disputed election gave House Republicans a three-fifths supermajority by changing a seat from Democrat Bo Eaton to the GOP’s Mark Tullos. The lawsuit was filed by five voters whose ballots were discarded.
New York Life Insurance Co. has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the firm engaged in self-dealing in its 401(k) plans for the sum of $3 million. Plaintiffs brought the excessive-fee suit against New York Life in July 2016, seeking relief for alleged damages caused by fiduciary breach in two company retirement plans. New York Life neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing as part of the …
An environmental group filed suit in federal court this week against the Trump administration saying that a freeze on an ‘endangered species’ designation for the rusty patched bumblebee is illegal. Officials with the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service say the bumblebee has disappeared from ninety percent of its habitat. It used to be in Michigan – but has rarely been seen in recent years.
A civil rights committee and two law firms filed a lawsuit Monday seeking voting rights for Black residents in North Carolina, reports USA Today. From USA Today: In a bid to create a better chance for black residents of rural areas to get elected to local office, a team of civil rights and private lawyers has filed what one prominent civil rights organization calls the first major voting rights …
Trump Administration May Change Stance On Transgender Bathrooms For Students The topic of transgender bathroom rights has been a hotly contested issue between states and the federal government since North Carolina passed a law last March that would require individuals only to use the bathrooms that matched their sex as assigned at birth. Though the Justice Department sued the state, there …
Nestle currently finds itself in some hot water over its Gerber Good Start baby food, as a class action lawsuit has been filed accusing the food company of negligent misrepresentation. Nestle, however, claims it has done nothing wrong and plans to vigorously defend itself against the allegations. A class action lawsuit was filed Jan. 6 in U.S. District Court …
A class-action lawsuit filed against Walmart Canada Corp. is seeking $10 million in damages on behalf of customers who purchased contaminated food at a Fort McMurray Walmart after last year’s wildfire. Calgary-based Higgerty Law filed a statement of claim in Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench on Feb. 3. It seeks compensation for Alberta consumers who purchased or consumed products from Walmart’s …
Durham’s response to the federal lawsuit. While acknowledging the tragedy of the fatal Woodmore Elementary school bus crash on Nov. 21, Durham School Services says it should not be held liable in federal court. Durham, the company contracted to provide busing services to Hamilton County Schools, filed a response Thursday …
A group of agencies and businesses that provides services to state government has opened a second front in the legal fight to get Illinois to pay billions in back-due bills. The Pay Now Illinois coalition filed a lawsuit in St. Clair County on Thursday demanding state officials pay bills dating to July. An $11 billion pile of overdue bills has grown with a nearly two-year long budget stalemate.