Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is being sued by an Illinois woman who claims that the coffee chain “underfills” its iced beverages. The complainant states that a venti cold drink only contains 14 ounces of a beverage, and only reaches the advertised 24 ounces after ice is added. If the complaint is approved as a class action suit, Starbucks could be sued for over $5 million on behalf of everyone in …
The Deadpool Lawsuit In Utah Just Took Another Turn
By Matt Wood 4 days agocomments Deadpool stormed theaters to achieve both critical and financial success. The dirty little engine that could, it won over audiences the world over with its crude humor, gory action, and a holiday themed sex montage. It turns out that those are the things that Utah doesn’t like, especially when alcohol is involved.
A Catholic woman fired from her job at a bottled water company led by a Nevada lawmaker has filed a federal lawsuit against the business, saying she was pressured to watch videos on Scientology and was denied pay raises because of her religious beliefs. Grecia Echevarria-Hernandez filed a discrimination lawsuit April 26 against Las Vegas-based AffinityLifestyles.com, also known as Real …
A 13-year-old boy who was molested by a Palm Springs Unified special education aide has filed a lawsuit accusing the school district of “turning a blind eye” to the sexual abuse, then destroying evidence in an effort to cover up the fact that at least some of the abuse occurred on school property. The lawsuit claims that the school district ignored …
A lawsuit filed by miners who say they were unlawfully laid off in Wyoming County has been certified as a class action. The Register-Herald reports Judge Irene Berger granted the certification Tuesday in Beckley federal court. The order says Michael Ray and at least 76 miners …
Last week, victims of Robert Allen Stanford’s Ponzi scheme filed another class action lawsuit against the law firm that, they allege, helped the former chairman and CEO conceal the fraudulent scheme from government regulators. The named plaintiffs, Sandra Dorrell and Phillip A. Wilkinson, both Texas residents, filed their complaint in the U.S. District Court for the …
Those dreams never materialized. InfoSpan is represented by the powerhouse law firm of Boies Schiller & Flexner — chaired by David Boies, among the country’s most well-known attorneys — while the bank hired Latham & Watkins, a large firm with offices worldwide, including in the Emirates. FOR THE RECORD The wealthy Persian Gulf region was of particular interest because of its reliance on 25 …
A lawsuit filed after the death of a teenager was moved this week from federal court in Florida to South Carolina. Olivia Paige Grimes, 16, of Lakeland, Florida, died after falling from a rope swing last year at Young Life Camp in Pickens County. In July 2015, Grimes was on a pendulum swing with two …
Jennie Lissarrague Updated: 05/05/2016 1:09 PM Created: 05/05/2016 10:43 AM A former special education teacher has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District claiming she lost her job because she reported that she had too many students in her classes, which is a violation of state law. According to the lawsuit, Janna Todd was hired as a special …
Ride-hailing corporation Uber is facing a class action lawsuit after a plaintiff filed a suit in federal court late Wednesday evening claiming officials violated federal telecommunications laws for sending unsolicited text messages to app users. The lawsuit’s plaintiff, local activist Melissa Cubria, filed the suit claiming the company’s text messages to her violated the federal Telephone …