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News Feb 8, 2017

Russian Tech Exec Sues Buzzfeed for Publishing Unverified Trump Dossier

A Russian technology executive has sued BuzzFeed and its editor Ben Smith for publishing the unverified Trump dossier, calling it “perhaps one of the most reckless and irresponsible moments in modern ‘journalism.'” Within hours of the lawsuit’s filing, BuzzFeed blacked out the name of Aleksej Gubarev in the dossier on its site and apologized. “We have redacted Mr. Gubarev’s name from the published dossier, and apologize for including it,” BuzzFeed spokesman Matt Mittenthal told CNNMoney. Aleksej Gubarev is the CEO of XBT, a company that hosts websites and runs thousands of computer servers worldwide. The lawsuit claims …

Lawsuits Feb 8, 2017

Lawyers to Appeal Dismissal of Flint Water Crisis Lawsuit

Attorneys for plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit regarding Flint’s water crisis say they are going to appeal a federal judge’s dismissal of one of four cases. “This is really just a temporary setback,” said Michael Pitt, an attorney representing Flint community activist Melissa Mays and other Flint residents in the class action lawsuits. “We are going to take an appeal to the …

News Feb 8, 2017

Lawsuit Over School Bible Class Moves Forward

A West Virginia school district is fighting back against the claim that a Bible study class offered in some public schools violates the First Amendment. The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit last month against the Mercer County, West Virginia Board of Education, Mercer County Schools and Superintendent Dr. Deborah Akers, seeking to end the county’s Bible In The …

News Feb 7, 2017

CRST Facing $350 Million Lawsuit From California Crash

Cedar Rapids-based CRST trucking company is facing a $350 million lawsuit in California for a crash in 2014 involving one of its drivers. The lawsuit claims Hector Contreras, a driver for CRST, in July 2014 crossed the center line on California state route 14 and hit another car head-on, seriously injuring Matthew and Michael Lennig. The lawsuit claims both …

News Feb 7, 2017

Akamai Guest-Stars in Apple Lawsuit

Akamai Technologies Inc. of Cambridge delivers massive quantities of online data for many of the world’s biggest companies. But one of its customers, Apple Inc., allegedly balked at the tens of millions of dollars it was paying Akamai and disabled its popular video conferencing service FaceTime in a bid to cut costs, according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court. The case filed in early …

News Feb 3, 2017

Trump Executive Order Lawsuit: Hearing Set for Seattle Federal Court Friday

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the filing of an amended complaint in State of Washington v. Trump, the state’s lawsuit challenging key sections of President Trump’s immigration Executive Order as illegal and unconstitutional. The amended complaint filed late Wednesday in U.S. …

News Feb 3, 2017

Youth Climate Lawsuit Heads to Trial

In a landmark lawsuit, a group of children, teens, and young adults is holding our nation’s leaders accountable for the climate crisis. Tonatiuh: “It’s 21 young people filing this lawsuit because we have the most at stake when it comes to climate change.” That’s Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh, a 16-year-old plaintiff. Tonatiuh: “Each of us have a different story, a different voice, and different ways …

News Feb 3, 2017

Minnesota Joins the Washington AG’s Lawsuit Against Trump

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the lawsuit on Monday. “[The executive order] violates the rule of law and I will not put up with it,” he said. AGOWA Minnesota, one of the highest refugee-accepting states in the country per capita, has joined the Washington Attorney …

Lawsuits Feb 3, 2017

Deputy Made Woman Help Handcuffed Boyfriend Urinate on Wall

A Williamson County sheriff’s deputy forced a woman to help her handcuffed boyfriend urinate on the side of a building after he was arrested last year, according to a federal lawsuit. Dennis Farmer, a 51-year-old disabled veteran, and Linda Schlueter filed the suit Wednesday against Deputy Damon Grant and Williamson County. Sheriff Robert Chody and county spokeswoman Connie Watson said Thursday …