Attorneys for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power filed court papers Thursday alleging the contractor that handled the troubled rollout of the utility’s billing system three years ago intentionally over-billed the city and spent the money, in part, on prostitutes and two lavish bachelor parties in Las Vegas. An attorney for Pricewaterhouse Coopers, however, flatly denied the …
Lawsuit Accuses Hormel Of Using Meaningless ‘Natural’ Label On Deli Meat June 30, 2016 By Laura Northrup When you see a label that says “natural” on your meat, you might make some assumptions about what’s in it. Doesn’t that label mean meat that doesn’t have preservatives or artificial colors, that comes from animals raised without growth-promoting hormones or antibiotics? Well, no, it doesn’t …
A group of black Alabama legislators has joined a federal lawsuit alleging that racial bias fueled a state law blocking Birmingham from implementing a local minimum wage. An amended complaint filed in U.S. District Court Thursday says the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus and several black state lawmakers have joined in the lawsuit against the state of Alabama, the city …
Newly filed court documents are providing shocking developments in a wrongful death case against a Felts Field aviation company. Michael Clements, 61, from Alberta was on his way to California and stopped at Felts Field to refuel. His plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Spokane’s Hamilton Street overpass.
On June 20, news broke of a civil lawsuit filed against Donald Trump, who is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl some 20 years ago at the Upper East Side apartment of Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has largely been able to ignore the story, which has not been seriously investigated by major news outlets. But that may soon change.
The state’s lawsuit against the federal government, regarding the dumping of plutonium at the Savannah River Site, was heard in federal court Thursday. In that suit, South Carolina asked for $100 million in penalties from the federal government and the removal of the nuclear …
The family of a 20-year-old man shot and killed by Denver police is suing the department. The lawsuit claims there was a cover-up in the case of Ryan Ronquillo. It also claims police used “grossly excessive deadly force.”
Memorial residents are raising funds for their legal counsel in a lawsuit about the area’s flooding. The aptly named Residents Against Flooding group, an area non-profit, filed the suit against the city of Houston and its Memorial-area redevelopment zone in late May, hours after a round of devastating rains left the area flooded. The residents allege the city and TIRZ 17, which is also called …
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is going after one of its contractors in court, claiming the utility was bilked for money that helped pay for escorts and parties in Las Vegas. According to the lawsuit, PricewaterhouseCoopers billed the DWP for services that were never performed, and some of the money was spent on prostitutes, luxury hotels and liquor in …
A family is suing a Florida hospital where staff reported finding maggots while examining a 76-year-old woman. The children of Dorothy Mooneyham of Orange Park seek over $15,000 damages from the Orange Park Medical Center. In the lawsuit filed Thursday in Clay County, Mooneyham’s children say the hospital abused and neglected a vulnerable adult and intentionally inflicted emotional distress.