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News Feb 20, 2017

An Ingenious European Lawsuit Could Finally Provide a Realistic Way to Stop Brexit

Jolyon Maugham doesn’t mind a tough fight. He was rejected from one of his first jobs after university for being a man, instead of a woman named Joleen that the employers thought the temp agency was sending. He filed a sex discrimination case and won. And now Maugham seems to be taking on the majority of Britons who voted to leave the European Union (EU). Along with some politicians, he has filed a case that could allow the UK parliament to reverse Brexit if they so wish. He now regularly gets online hate messages from what he calls “a small group of angry and loud individuals”—but that’s not going to stop him from the pursuit. …

News Feb 14, 2017

Judge Rules in Favour of ’60s Scoop Victims

“Whether we succeeded or didn’t succeed, the exercise now is for Canadians, all Canadians, to engage in a healing process to examine the harm that was done, not just to First Nations, but to a good number of caring, non-First Nations people who took on the adoption of Indian children or permanent guardianship, and who also were deprived of information that would help them in their care,” the …

Lawsuits, News Feb 14, 2017

Lance Armstrong Faces $100m Lawsuit Filed by US Government

The disgraced cyclist has paid out more than $10 million in damages after admitting to doping in 2013. Now a federal judge has cleared the way for the US government to pursue a $100 million lawsuit against Armstrong. A federal judge on Monday ruled that the US government can sue disgraced former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong in what could amount to a $100 million lawsuit. The US Justice Department (DOJ) has accused Armstrong of defrauding the government by …

Legal News Feb 11, 2017

Seattle Judge Allows Microsoft’s Gag Order Lawsuit Against Government to Proceed

On Wednesday, the Western Washington District Court ruled that Microsoft’s lawsuit against the government will go forward. The lawsuit argues that the government’s gag-ordered searches of Microsoft accounts violates consumer’s constitutional first amendment right to free speech, and that the gag orders have no end date, preventing the tech giant from alerting its customers that their accounts …

News Feb 10, 2017

Trump Named as a Defendant in Landmark Climate Lawsuit

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in a federal climate lawsuit yesterday named President Trump as a defendant in the case. In 2015, a group of kids, young adults and environmentalists sued the U.S. government and top officials — including President Obama — for failing to protect them from the dangers of climate change, despite detailed warnings and research of its risks. Julia Olson, a lawyer for …

Lawsuits Feb 10, 2017

Georgia Pays $225,000 to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination

State officials have confirmed that they have settled for $225,000 a lawsuit filed by a hiring prospect who alleged a job offer was withdrawn after videos of his sermons against homosexuality and evolution surfaced. But state officials deny the sermons had anything to do with the decision to withdraw the job offer and admit no wrongdoing. …

News Feb 3, 2017

Youth Climate Lawsuit Heads to Trial

In a landmark lawsuit, a group of children, teens, and young adults is holding our nation’s leaders accountable for the climate crisis. Tonatiuh: “It’s 21 young people filing this lawsuit because we have the most at stake when it comes to climate change.” That’s Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh, a 16-year-old plaintiff. Tonatiuh: “Each of us have a different story, a different voice, and different ways …

Class-Actions Feb 3, 2017

Class Actions Follow FTC Lawsuit Against Qualcomm

The Federal Trade Commission’s two-year probe of Qualcomm has led to the government filing suit against the California-based company, accusing executives of employing “onerous” tactics allowing it to “maintain a monopoly on baseband processors.” Since then, the semiconductor manufacturer has been slapped with at least two putative class action complaints filed …

Lawsuits Feb 3, 2017

1,700 Flint Residents File Lawsuit Against U.S. Government

Sydney Robinson More than 1,700 residents of Flint, Michigan, are seeking legal compensation in a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. government for the handling of the lead water crisis in their city. The litigation has been a long time coming for a community that has suffered well over two years with poisoned water and for most of that time, the state and federal government denied there was …