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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed in Fatal MTA, School Bus Crash

The collision between the MTA bus and the school bus killed six people and injured 10 others in southwest Baltimore on Nov. 1. The attorney representing the victims said they want two main things out of this lawsuit. The victims seek compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering and injuries.


Former Fort Bragg Soldier Files Class-Action Suit Over PTSD Issues

A former Fort Bragg soldier filed a class-action lawsuit Monday alleging that the Army has failed to consider the effects of post-traumatic stress syndrome on veterans who received less-than-honorable discharges. Stephen Kennedy, a former 82nd Airborne Division soldier who now lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, alleges in the lawsuit that Army discharge review boards have consistently failed to …


Lawsuit: Army Should Factor PTSD in Discharge Decisions

A federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges the U.S. Army has issued less-than-honorable discharges for potentially thousands of service members without adequately considering the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions. The plaintiffs, two Army veterans from Connecticut who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, say in the lawsuit that they were …



Supreme Court Upholds Worker Class-Action Suit Against Tyson

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with thousands of workers at an Iowa pork processing plant who had sought to band together in a single lawsuit to recover overtime pay from Tyson Foods. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, writing for the majority in the 6-to-2 decision, said the plaintiffs were entitled to rely on statistics to prove their case. The ruling limited the sweep of the …


Judge Rejects Class-Action Over AppleCare’s Subpar Replacements, Calls Lawyer ‘Manifestly Incompetent’

Remember that class-action lawsuit alleging AppleCare+ customers were being given subpar replacement products? This week a federal judge rejected the case while calling the plantiffs’ lawyer “manifestly incompetent” and suggesting the counsel orchestrated the entire case. ArsTechnica reports the judge’s rejection this week claimed the lawyer encouraged the plaintiffs to purchase AppleCare plans …


Judge Rejects Class-Action Over AppleCare’s Subpar Replacements, Calls Lawyer ‘Manifestly Incompetent’

Remember that class-action lawsuit alleging AppleCare+ customers were being given subpar replacement products? This week a federal judge rejected the case while calling the plantiffs’ lawyer “manifestly incompetent” and suggesting the counsel orchestrated the entire case. ArsTechnica reports the judge’s rejection this week claimed the lawyer encouraged the plaintiffs to purchase AppleCare plans …