Lawsuit

Pepper Spray Lawsuit: At Least 4 Agencies Investigate Jail Event

Up to four agencies are investigating the 2015 pepper spraying of Amber Swink in a seven-point restraint chair by then Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Judith Sealey, court documents confirmed. Now, attorneys defending against Swink’s federal civil lawsuit told a judge they would face an “impossible decision” if Sealey and other Montgomery County Jail leaders give depositions while still …


Tech-Heavy Food Chain Eatsa Slapped With Federal Lawsuit

A San Francisco-based food company proud of its tech-savvy features was recently slapped with a federal class action lawsuit for failing to provide adequate services to customers with visual impairments, according to a report. Eatsa, which features an automated, human-free system that allows customers to select their quinoa dish of choice on their smartphones or in-store iPads before delivering …


Scranton Landlords Joining Class-Action Lawsuit Against Rental-Registration Fees

More than 100 Scranton landlords recently joined a pending class-action lawsuit that challenges the city’s rental registration fees as arbitrary and excessive, and seeks refunds. The city’s revision of rental registration rules in 2014, imposing fees of $150 per building, $50 per unit and inspections, spurred a lawsuit in 2015 in Lackawanna County Court from landlord Adam Guiffrida. His lawsuit …


Lawsuit Claims Prescription Dog Food Contains No Medicine

Some of the largest pet food suppliers in the country have been overcharging pet owners by charging more for prescription dog food when it doesn’t actually include any medicine, according to a Greenville lawyer who is working on a class-action lawsuit against those pet food manufactures. Lynwood Evans, a lawyer at Ward and Smith P.A.’s Greenville office, is working on the lawsuit along with …


Student Accused of Raping ‘mattress Girl’ Loses Lawsuit — Again

The Columbia University student accused of raping “mattress girl” Emma Sulkowicz lost his second attempt at suing the university for discrimination — and this time the judge told him not to come back. On Friday, Manhattan federal judge Gregory Woods tossed Paul Nungesser’s latest lawsuit, which seeks to hold the Ivy League school responsible for the backlash and humiliation he suffered from …


AWG, United Potato Growers Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Associated Wholesale Grocers and potato industry defendants have resolved a lawsuit alleging price fixing by the United Potato Growers of America. “All legal matters between Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. and potato industry defendants, including United Potato Growers of America, have been successfully resolved,” according to a statement from the potato group March …



Sterling Protest Lawsuit Alleges Long History of Racial Tension Between Community, Law Enforcement

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the city of Baton Rouge on behalf of at least seven Baton Rouge residents. The lawsuit filed by attorneys from the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center in New Orleans claims that arrests during protests were part of a pattern of “racist law enforcement” in the city. The factual grounds for the lawsuit go back to incidents that occurred in the …


Lawsuit Blames Improper Marketing of Potent Opioid for Woman’s Death

he family of a New Jersey woman who died after using a prescription version of the potent opioid fentanyl filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the drug’s maker, her doctor, and a specialty pharmacy that provided the drug. The lawsuit, filed in a New Jersey state court, alleges 32-year-old Sarah Fuller was the victim of a nationwide push by Insys Therapeutics to entice doctors to …


Diddy Responds to Discrimination Lawsuit Against His TV Network

The rapper and mogul’s Revolt cable network is at the centre of legal action from a group of former employees Diddy has responded to a racial discrimination lawsuit that has been brought against his television network, Revolt. The cable network are being sued by a group of former employees – who all served on the production staff of the televised version of Revolt’s popular radio show The …