Lawsuit: Developers Built Lakeland Homes on Radioactive Land
Some of Lakeland’s nicest homes may be sitting on contaminated soil. A new class action lawsuit says that the level of radioactivity in some areas of The Grassland, Oakbridge and the …
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Polk Homeowners Express Fear, Others Disbelief Over Contamination Lawsuit
Uncertainty now surrounds two upscale subdivisions in Lakeland following the filing of a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of people who own property or live in the Oakbridge and Grasslands subdivisions in Lakeland. Grasslands is a premier golf community with upscale housing.
Federal Judge in Kansas City Approves Settlement With Gun Maker for Faulty Trigger
Kansas City-based Federal Judge Ortrie Smith approved a settlement in a nationwide class action lawsuit that has Missouri roots. The case involved a Missouri man’s lawsuit against Remington Arms Company for a faulty trigger.
KC-based Mortgage Lender NovaStar Agrees to $165 Million Settlement of Class-Action Suit
Investors have agreed to settle a nine-year class-action lawsuit against Kansas City-based NovaStar Mortgage Inc. and three Wall Street banks over investment losses tied to subprime mortgages. The settlement calls for a $165 million cash payment from NovaStar Mortgage, Royal Bank of Scotland, Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank, according to a statement from the investors’ attorneys. All four had …
Fifth Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Biloxi Bus-Train Collision
A fifth lawsuit was filed Tuesday seeking at least $10 million after a train collided with a bus in Biloxi, Miss. last week, killing four people and injuring 35 others. Hall is suing the bus company, Echo Transportation, the tour company, Diamond Tours, and the train’s parent company, CSX Transportation for negligence and gross negligence and is asking for no less than $10 million in damages …
Sen. Mark Norris: Tennessee’s Refugee Lawsuit Is Effort to Clear the Air
Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, left, speaks with Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville, on the Senate floor in 2014. (Photo: File / AP) 40 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris said the ultimate goal of Tennessee’s lawsuit against the federal government, which he hopes to discuss with President Donald Trump when he visits on Wednesday, is to clear …
Lawsuit: Forced to Have Sex With 1,000 Men, Girl Now Suing the Motel That She Says Let It Happen
Lawyers in Pennsylvania say their client was sexually exploited at a motel for years, alleging the teen girl was a victim of human trafficking who was forced to have sex with more than 1,000 men. The teen’s lawyers are using Pennsylvania’s human trafficking law to sue the motel where they say their client was sexually exploited, marking the first civil suit under the law since it was enacted in …
Federal Lawsuit Alleges AdvoCare a Pyramid Scheme
Two former AdvoCare salespeople have filed a class-action lawsuit against the nutritional products company and some of its top earners, claiming that AdvoCare is little more than a pyramid scheme that survives by primarily taking money from the hundreds of thousands of people who sell its products. The Dallas Morning News reported that plaintiffs Lisa …
Lawsuit Alleges “Dangerous” Consumer Fraud by Drinkable Sunscreen
In a consumer fraud lawsuit filed Tuesday in Polk County District Court, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller alleged that the makers of “drinkable sunscreen” failed to prove their product provides the advertised protection against cancer-causing ultraviolet (UV) rays. The suit against Osmosis LLC and Harmonized Water LLC, and owner Benjamin Taylor Johnson, MD, of Evergreen, Colorado, alleges the …
Doctors Ask Court to Reinstate Newtown Gun Maker Lawsuit
A group of doctors who treated mass shooting victims is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Lawyers for the 10 doctors said Tuesday that they planned to file a friend-of-the-court brief asking the justices to overturn a lower-court decision in October that dismissed the lawsuit …