An Alberta judge has certified a $20-million class-action lawsuit against Atco Gas and Pipelines Ltd. over an explosion in Fort McMurray after the devastating 2016 wildfire. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Peter Michalyshyn certified the class action in Edmonton Wednesday, Higgerty Law and James H. Brown and Associates said in a joint news release. “It means that the people who have been …
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 …
VW owners wait for modifications to collect settlement Published: January 16, 2017 5:55 PM EST Updated: January 16, 2017 6:41 PM EST FORT MYERS, Fla. — Some Volkswagen owners are still waiting for the company to come up with an approved fix for their vehicles so they can collect from a massive class-action settlement. As part of a nearly $15 billion settlement agreement , Volkswagen agreed to …
NFL player Nate Allen filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Fort Myers on Thursday, nearly two years after his wrongful arrest. Allen, a defensive back with the Oakland Raiders and Cape Coral High graduate, was arrested by the Fort Myers Police Department in February 2015. He was held for five hours after a victim wrongly …
A federal judge in Denver has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Fort Collins that claims an ordinance that bars women from exposing their breasts in public violates the Constitution and is rooted in outdated puritanical values and discrimination. U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson said that the plaintiffs, Free the Nipple, an association of Colorado residents who advocate for …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the 3M Co. by a man who claims he invented Post-it notes. Alan Amron settled a 1997 lawsuit against 3M but sued again in January. He sought $400 million in damages, claiming the Minnesota company breached its previous agreement not to take credit for the sticky-back paper products.
The Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday will vote on settling a lawsuit in which it claimed Chesapeake Energy Corporation cheated taxpayers out of millions of dollars in royalties for natural gas it drilled under city land. It is not immediately clear how much the proposed settlement is worth. A notation on the council agenda said the terms will be made public but did not specify when.