A former Detroit police officer is facing two lawsuits for alleged misconduct and abuse that was “racially motivated.”According to NBC News, two Black women filed two separate actions in Wayne County Circuit Court against, former officer Gary Steele. The suit further states that when officers arrived, Murriel told them that she “legally owned a firearm” and complied with officers. …
A Brooklyn judge has tossed a lawsuit alleging New York City’s health department violated anti-vaxxer parents’ civil rights by mandating vaccinations in the wake of a massive measles outbreak. The suit was filed on Monday, and was dimissed by Thursday. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that Kings County Supreme Court judge Lawrence Knipel ruled the suit—which cited debunked claims about the dangers of the MMR vaccine in order to get the city’s emergency order lifted, and argued that the current 359-person outbreak does not pose “a clear and present danger” to city residents—offered an “unsupported, bald faced opinion” and would not “be credited by this court.”
It was a quiet Sunday morning in 2011 when Jeff Gannon got a warning he’d never forget. A year earlier, he and his family agreed to put their name to one of the most divisive lawsuits in Kansas history. They had gotten a fair share of negative feedback, but nothing like the man who approached him after church. “He said, ‘Do you have any idea what they can do to you? You are coming up against a system that is incredibly large and powerful,’ ” Gannon said. “He said, ‘Are you prepared for the trouble that could come your way?’” It was odd, and a bit disquieting, but even after the nameless man left, Gannon wasn’t shaken.
A former patient filed a proposed class-action lawsuit April 17 against San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare and one of its hospitals after motion-activated cameras placed in operating rooms filmed more than 1,800 patients during surgeries without their consent. Sharp HealthCare officials said the cameras were installed on anesthesia carts used in the operating rooms at La Mesa, Calif.-based Sharp Grossmont Hospital’s Women’s Health Center as part of an investigation into whether an employee was stealing drugs.
In a Federal Court in March, attornies for a group of consultants provided the sordid details in the class-action filing. According to the suit, LuLaRoe is a fraudulent pyramid scheme that preys on stay-at-home mothers. The company promotes the business as a way for mothers to make extra income for their families. LuLaRoe recruits women to join the company and promises that they will be able to sell their clothing. Despite the claims made by the company to recruits, the suit alleges the company ran an illegal pyramid scheme from 2013-mid-2017. Additionally, they allege that LuLaRoe knew the company was an illegal pyramid scheme while they recruited women to join the company. From the company’s inception until at least mid-2017, LuLaRoe paid the majority of their commissions and bonuses on the recruitment of new members. New members purchased start-up packages ranging from $5,000 to $9,000.00.
Sam’s Club doesn’t properly “load” gift cards with money, but the retailer refuses to refund the credited amount, according to a class action lawsuit. So you could go to Sam’s Club, you can buy restaurant gift cards, you can buy gift cards for Disneyland, you could buy American Express gift cards, and you can do by all those with a discount attached in most cases. They went back to Sam’s club …
So frankly, Apple doesn’t ask for 2FA all the time, even though other 2FA solutions can and do make such requests by design. Finally, the plaintiff is suing because Apple doesn’t allow you to turn off 2FA after two weeks. In most cases, Apple doesn’t force 2FA; you have to opt in. If you don’t like Apple implementing good security, you can choose not to buy its products. This frivolous suit …
Rent-A-Center said Monday it will be paid $92.5 million as part of an agreement to end litigation over the Plano-based rent-to-own retailer’s surprise termination of its pending merger with Vintage Capital last year. The agreement in principle to settle litigation with Vintage Capital Management LLC and its financial partner B. Riley Financial Inc. will end a dispute that started last December. …
New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has filed a lawsuit against a number of immigration legal aid providers for “allegedly using a multi-part scheme to deceive immigrants.” DCWP accused Angel G. Buitron of Buitron Offices & Associates of posing as a renowned lawyer with an expertise in complex immigration cases despite not having a license to practice law anywhere. Buitron allegedly charged immigrants up to $30,000 for legal help and then had Susana T. Abarca, of the Law Office of Susana Abarca, PLLC, appear in immigration court for him, often without the immigrant client’s knowledge.
Parents in Connecticut have filed a lawsuit against Cheshire Academy in Connecticut alleging that their son was expelled from the school because of his conservative views. The school has denied that the student, Michael Mancini, was punished because of his political views. “As some of you may be aware, earlier this week, following a fair process, a student was expelled. “We should …