Lawsuit

Ygrene Energy Fund Hit With Potential Class-Action Lawsuit

Ygrene Energy Fund has been sued in a potential class-action complaint that alleges the Santa Rosa company deceived customers about the costs and difficulties linked to its financing for home energy improvement projects. The federal lawsuit alleges the company misled clients in California and Florida by suggesting they wouldn’t have to pay off their Ygrene financing …


Own a Remington Rifle? You’ll Want to Know How This Class Action Lawsuit Impacts You.

Over 7.5 million Remington gun owners will be impacted by U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith’s decision in a class action lawsuit, which argued a number of Remington rifles have trigger issues. From the lawsuit: A proposed nationwide Settlement has been preliminarily approved in a class action lawsuit involving certain Remington firearms. The class action lawsuit claims that trigger mechanisms …



DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Provider Can Proceed Despite Bankruptcy Filing

DOJ’s lawsuit against provider can proceed despite bankruptcy filing A federal lawsuit claiming a Tennessee-based skilled nursing operator provided “grossly substandard care” can proceed despite the provider’s bankruptcy filing, a judge ruled on Monday. Vanguard Healthcare LLC, along with a former director of operations, were named in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and the …



Judge Refuses to Throw Out Trump Supporters’ Lawsuit Against San Jose

A federal judge is giving Donald Trump supporters the green light to pursue their lawsuit against the city of San Jose. The plaintiffs accuse the city for not protecting them during a campaign rally last year. The Trump supporters in this case claim that San Jose police officers intentionally steered them into an angry mob of protesters, following a Trump campaign rally last …


Battle Over Michigan Mosque Rages on in Lawsuit Citing ISIS Violence

The legal battle over whether a new mosque should be built in Sterling Heights rages on. Seven residents opposing construction of the mosque filed a federal lawsuit this week against Sterling Heights and its mayor, Michael C. Taylor. Attorney Robert J. Muise with the American Freedom Law Center, one of two lawyers who filed the lawsuit Monday, says the lawsuit is “complicated.”


Arizona Lawsuit: 2 Cops Made Woman Take DUI Test Half-Naked

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Phoenix suburb of Avondale and two of its police officers, claiming they forced her to take a sobriety test at the side of a city street while she was naked from the waist down. The lawsuit filed earlier this month said the woman had removed her pants before the 2016 traffic stop because she had soiled them earlier due to an incontinence problem. The …


Maryland Joins Lawsuit Against Revised Travel Ban

A Maryland judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on a lawsuit stemming from President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Several individuals and groups including the American Civil Liberties Union originally filed the lawsuit in February over the initial ban, which was blocked in court and later revised.


Lawsuit: 1,000 Acres of Mixed-Use Development Exposed to Unsafe Radiation Levels

A Lakeland man’s federal lawsuit alleges thousands of people are in danger of radioactivity, living in communities developed on top of former phosphate mines. Jeff Jerue filed the lawsuit last week against Alabama-based Drummond Company on behalf of property owners of the Oakbridge and Grasslands developments. According to Jerue, the picturesque neighborhood he grew to love is now harboring a …