Lawsuit

Court Rules CNN Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Can Proceed

Former CNN producer Stanley Wilson’s racial discrimination lawsuit against CNN may proceed after a California appellate court reversed a lower court’s ruling on Tuesday. The 51-year-old Wilson, who is black, originally filed suit against CNN in 2014, alleging that the company discriminated against him on the basis of race over his 17-year-career at the network. As …


Google Avoids Privacy Lawsuit by Scanning Emails Slightly Slower

Google tentatively agreed to undergo a significant change to the way it gathers user information from emails thanks to a proposed settlement to a privacy lawsuit filed against the search company in a northern California district court, according to a report from the Verge . The change will require Google to hold off on collecting any advertising data before an email is made available in a …


Trump Lawsuit Update: Restaurant Case Deposition Set Just Before Inauguration, Melania Appears in Maryland Court

Donald Trump is continuing to pursue a lawsuit against a famed chef who refused to open a restaurant in his Washington, D.C., hotel after controversial comments the president-elect said about Mexicans and other minorities during the kickoff of his presidential campaign. Meanwhile, as Trump prepares for a deposition set just weeks before he assumes the Oval Office on Inauguration Day, the next …



Law Enforcement Attorneys Seek to Dismiss ‘Disturbing Schools’ Lawsuit

Lawyers representing Attorney General Alan Wilson and more than a dozen law enforcement officials across the state want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina’s disturbing schools statute, saying the plaintiffs lack legal standing to sue. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Charleston in August, received its first hearing with federal …


Seven People Opt Out of Proposed $2.375M Diluted Chemo Settlement

Only seven people have opted out of a proposed $2.375-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving diluted chemotherapy treatment. Wednesday was the deadline for more than 1,200 patients named in the class action to opt out of the proposed settlement. Lawyer Harvey Strosberg of Stutts Strosberg LLP, the co-counsel in the lawsuit, says the majority of the patients are unopposed.


Tesla Shareholder Lawsuit Advances in Delaware Court (TSLA)

A shareholder lawsuit filed against Tesla Motors, Inc. ( TSLA ) has progressed to the arguments phase, according to Seeking Alpha . The case will be heard in a Delaware court . The judge is expected to rule on a demand from the plaintiff, Shahid Haque, for internal company records related to customer demand and Tesla production issues.


Austin Officer Accused of Tasing, Punching Homeless Man

The city of Austin and a police officer are facing a lawsuit over excessive force after a homeless man claims he was not engaged in criminal activity when he was wrongfully slammed to the ground by a police officer. Justin Tyler Scott was initially charged after he allegedly attempted to take a stun gun from officer Gregory White and use it against him in February of last year . …


Minnesota AG Files New Volkswagen Emissions Lawsuit

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed a new lawsuit against Volkswagen relating to the “clean diesel” emissions scandal affecting some VW, Audi and Porsche models. According to the lawsuit, filed in Hennepin County District Court, Volkswagen sold or leased more than 11,500 tampered vehicles in Minnesota that emitted smog-producing nitrogen oxide at levels up …


Local Couple’s Lawsuit Challenges ‘Unjust Laws’

Carl and Angel Larsen are storytellers. Through their St. Cloud video and film production company, they want to tell the story of marriage and celebrate its historical and biblical definition as a union between a man and a woman. The lawsuit they filed this week in federal court is a preemptive strike against a state law that the Larsens say will prevent them from …