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GVSU Settles Free Speech Lawsuit

Grand Valley State University has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit that said the university unfairly restricted free speech on campus. Student group “Turning Point USA at Grand Valley State University” was critical of the school’s Free Speech Zone Policy in its December lawsuit for limiting expressive activity to “speech zones” and requiring students to gain prior …


Havasupai Lawsuit a First for the Tribe

The village of Supai is located in Havasu Canyon, a side canyon of Grand Canyon, and its residents depend on spring-fed Havasu Creek for their livelihood. The tribe filed a lawsuit in federal court in early December seeking to stop groundwater pumping it says threatens seeps and springs on its reservation. Havasu Falls is one of four major waterfalls along Havasu Creek on the Havasupai Indian …



Missouri High Court Won’t Hear Ferguson-Related Lawsuit

Missouri’s highest court says it won’t intervene in a lawsuit by activists seeking an independent probe of a prosecutor’s handling of grand jury proceedings in the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown. The Missouri Supreme Court announced in an order obtained by media outlets Friday that it won’t hear the matter. Activists were challenging a state appellate court’s May conclusion that a …



Hagens Berman Files Third Lawsuit Against Fiat Chrysler Over Defective Gear Shifter Citing Negligence and Fraudulent Concealment

Hagens Berman, a national consumer protection and personal injury law firm, filed a third lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler for its defective monostable shifters. The most recent case is on behalf of John J. Malone, a 69-year-old retired Massachusetts State Trooper, who was pinned against a concrete wall by his Jeep Grand Cherokee. The lawsuit states that Fiat Chrysler …


Attorneys Clash Over Document Release in Ferguson Lawsuit

Defense attorneys in the wrongful-death lawsuit by Michael Brown’s parents cite recent rampages that killed police in warning against expanding who can see unredacted grand jury transcripts related to Brown’s death. A St. Louis federal judge agreed in June to letno more than two attorneys for the defense and each of Brown’s parents see transcripts of grand jury proceedings involving …


Disney Disaster: Family Files Lawsuit Against Grand Californian Hotel and Spa

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa is facing a lawsuit from a Northern California family after bedbugs at the acclaimed hotel allegedly ruined their 2014 vacation. According to a lawsuit filed by the family in Los Angeles Superior Court, they were bitten by bed bugs during their stay at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa. Joseph and Danielle Jones filed on behalf …


Anton Yelchin’s Death Fuels Class Action Lawsuit

After that the transmission will automatically shift to Park if the driver’s side door is opened, the driver’s seatbelt is unbuckled and the vehicle is stopped or moving slowly. The lawsuit states that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV concealed both its shifter design defect and hundreds of related accidents that caused property damage and injuries. Los Angeles police are investigating the cause of …