Lawsuit

Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Noor, Minneapolis Moves Forward After Conviction

The family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond last year filed a $50 million civil rights lawsuit against ex-officer Mohamed Noor, the police department and the city. At a news conference earlier in the day, Frey avoided going into specifics about the Noor verdict because of the lawsuit. “Minneapolis is an extraordinary city, and like cities throughout the nation, we also have difficulties with police …


Tesla Faces Lawsuit in Fatal Model X Crash on Autopilot

Tesla Model X crash, Hwy 101 Mountainview, CaliforniaThe family of a driver killed in the crash of a Tesla Model X driving on Autopilot filed a lawsuit April 26 against Tesla over the crash, Bloomberg reported. Software engineer Walter Huang, 38, was killed March 23, 2018, when his 2017 Model X drifted out of the left lane of Highway 101 in Mountain View, California and struck a concrete median …


Pulse Owners Illegally Transferred Nightclub to Hide Value From Massacre Victims, Lawsuit Claims

An attorney representing dozens of survivors and family members of victims killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre amended their negligence lawsuit on Thursday to claim the club’s owners illegally transferred it to another company months after the incident. The suit now alleges Pulse owners Barbara and Rosario Poma made the change to prevent those suing them from being privy to its value. At the …


PepsiCo Drops Lawsuit Against Indian Farmers Over Potatoes Used in Lays Chips

New Delhi (CNN Business) PepsiCo has backed down from a controversial fight with Indian farmers it accused of illegally growing its registered potatoes. The company is withdrawing a lawsuit it filed last month against four small Indian farmers for growing a potato variety it had registered for exclusive use in Lays potato chips. “After discussions with the [Indian] government, the company has …


Student Sexually Abused by 2 Ocoee High Teachers Files Lawsuit Against District

A former Ocoee High student who was sexually abused by two teachers at the school when she was 17 years old filed a lawsuit last month accusing Orange County’s school district of negligence, court records show. Disney’s new 270 acre solar facility is capable of supplying power to two of their four theme parks. CAPTION Disney’s new 270 acre solar facility is capable of supplying power to two of …


Black Student Lost Salutatorian Due to Discrimination, Lawsuit Says

Now James is alleging that Cleveland School District officials took away the chance for her to be salutatorian because they “feared white flight.” (Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Ross)The school district did not respond to a request for comment. It’s not the first lawsuit Ross has filed against the Cleveland school district on behalf of a graduate alleging discrimination. In contrast, nearly 100% of …



SeaWorld Annual Pass Holders Awarded Refunds in Lawsuit Settlement

ORLANDO, Fla. – Thousands of SeaWorld annual passholders will be awarded refunds as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that passes were automatically renewed without customers knowing it, meaning customers continued to be charged monthly payments after they had paid off their year-long pass. More than 131,000 people who bought one-year EZpay annual passes to …


Lawsuit: Trans Woman Jailed Because She Didn’t Pay a $15 Seatbelt Fine

She wanted to report to the Cobb County Police Department that her car had been damaged a week earlier. Now, Sierra Castle is suing Cobb County, Sheriff Neil Warren, and Col. Janet Price over her experience at the Cobb County jail. In Colorado, after Lindsay Saunders-Velez was sexually harassed and assaulted in a male prison, she sued the state Department of Corrections for failing to protect …


GM Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Its Electric Car Range

(AP) — General Motors is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a South Dakota man who claims the automaker has misled consumers about its electric car model. Jason Haas says he bought a Chevy Bolt in November 2017 from a dealer in Iowa City, Iowa. The car’s literature said the electric Bolt has a range of 238 miles. The Argus Leader reports the automaker says in its dismissal motion that …