A church’s lawsuit in Iowa that gained national attention has benefitted from a federal judge’s preliminary ruling. U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Rose on Oct. 14 denied a request from Iowa state officials to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Fort Des Moines Church of Christ.That means the case will progress to trial. A similar lawsuit is moving forward in Massachusetts, where four church …
On a Saturday night this past March, Melissa Sheldrick gave her eight-year-old son Andrew his usual liquid medication for his REM sleep disorder and then tucked him into bed. When she went to wake him in the morning, her little boy was dead. It’s a nightmare almost too painful to even imagine.
Goldberg Law PC (the “Firm”) announces a class action lawsuit has been filed against Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson Foods” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TSN). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares between November 23, 2015 and October 7, 2016 (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the Firm in advance of the December 16, 2016 lead plaintiff motion …
Nakeyja Cade bathes her three children in bottled water after her 1-year-old daughter Zariyah Cade (center left) had a blood test scoring high in lead content in Flint, Mich. on March 1, 2016. (Photo by Linda Davidson / The Washington Post) Public officials failed children in Flint, Mich., by allowing the city’s supply of drinking water to remain contaminated with lead, a known neurotoxin, for …
The Texas Attorney General has fired off a brief in the litigation over the right to bear arms in the Waller County Courthouse complex. AG Ken Paxton urges that “Both the law and sound public policy against the chilling of protected speech demand dismissal of Waller County’s claim. He also urges that the Waller County court is without jurisdiction to determine the issue.
The Conservation Law Foundation wants to take Exxon to court over water pollution in Massachusetts. The Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Thursday, arguing that the company is violating several key water regulations at one of their Boston storage and transfer locations. The site in …
Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it is investigating potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: FIZZ) resulting from allegations that National …
A federal judge has granted class action status to a lawsuit filed against the state of Utah on behalf of several mentally ill prison inmates. The Disability Law Center is suing the state on behalf of three inmates in Utah jails, alleging that they’re being held unconstitutionally while they wait to get treatment at the Utah State Hospital. Aaron Kinikini is the center’s legal director.
If the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed against Primanti Bros. can prove alleged wage law violations, the company will likely face significant liability, according to a senior adviser for the organization Workplace Fairness. Lead plaintiff Chelsea Koenig, a Primanti employee, alleged in her lawsuit filed Sept. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of …
Utah’s system of handling mentally ill criminal defendants appears to be failing, a federal judge said in allowing a civil rights lawsuit to proceed against the state. Because of a persistent backlog at the Utah State Hospital, people judged to be mentally incompetent to stand trail are stacked up in county jails awaiting treatment to restore their competency, the Disability …