A new lawsuit filed in the US district court in California alleges that Samsung’s exploding issue isn’t just limited to the Galaxy Note 7 . It claims that Samsung “chose to conceal the problem from the public … despite knowing the foreseeable and predictable risk that the phone may overheat, flame and destruct from the inside presenting a risk of serious harm or injury.” The lawsuit claims that …
When Apple got in touch with Amazon about the issue, the website told the former that it got most of its chargers from Mobile Star LLC. The iPhone-maker stressed that since counterfeit cables and chargers don’t go through consumer safety testing and could be poorly designed, they’re prone to overheating and catching fire. They might even electrocute users.
A Kendall County judge says he will issue a written decision in 45 days on whether a lawsuit filed against former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert by a sexual abuse victim should be dismissed. Characterizing the lawsuit as a form of extortion, attorneys for Hastert asked Judge Robert Pilmer to dismiss a lawsuit brought in April by the man who contends Hastert owes him …
Yanicka Parker, a Florida woman, was a longtime employee of the Broward County Clerk of Courts. She worked there for 12 years until she says she was suddenly fired when she told her bosses she wouldn’t issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. She’s has now filed a federal lawsuit against Howard C. Forman, the Clerk of Courts for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in Broward County, Florida.
Earlier this year we reported on the backlash surrounding a controversial gun control documentary, Under the Gun, produced by Katie Couric. Much of the backlash stemmed from a scene where Couric asked members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) a question about background checks. In the final edit, additional time was added between the question and the response, making it appear as …
Talking with a mother who sued Pop Warner football By Jane McManus | Sep 8, 2016 espnW.com John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images The concern about repeated head trauma in football is filtering from the NFL into the youth ranks and on Sept. 1, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Pop Warner football and USA Football. One of the lead plaintiffs is Kimberly Archie, whose son, Paul Bright …
This month Penn joined a familiar list of peer universities — including Duke, Harvard and Yale — in a lawsuit over employee retirement plans. The class action lawsuit claims that University retirement plans have been charging fees that are too high for school employees. All of the schools involved are being accused on the grounds that they all use several providers, as opposed to one, to manage …
On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an effort by Disney and DreamWorks to delay a class action lawsuit that alleges that animation studios colluded with each other to deny its workers better job opportunities and keep wages low. Robert Nitsch, a former visual effects worker who worked on Matrix Revolutions and Kung Fu Panda, and others are moving forward after striking a $13 …
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled 2-1 against EY, making it the second appellate court to support the NLRB’s position that federal labor law prohibits workers’ arbitration agreements from including class action waivers. On the other hand, two appellate courts have rejected the NLRB’s view, making it likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will …
The federal agency responsible for taking consumer complaints about vehicle defects has recorded roughly 90 complaints about 2010 and 2011 Subaru Outbacks whose exterior lights allegedly fail frequently and prematurely. In a November complaint, a driver claims his or her 2011 Outback needed headlamp bulbs changed every six weeks. In a more recent complaint, a …