According to court documents, the sinkhole allegedly contains radioactive contaminants and may have reached one of Florida’s major water sources. Tampa, FL (PRWEB) September 22, 2016 ClassAction.com attorneys have filed a lawsuit alleging that fertilizer corporation Mosaic may have exposed the millions of Floridians that rely on the Floridan Aquifer to environmental, financial and health risks. …
A new lawsuit by the New York Civil Liberties Union and Legal Services of Central New York is alleging that the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office has been locking up juveniles in solitary confinement for up to 23 hours a day, and sexually harassing and abusing the children, some of whom are mentally ill. “Any time you send a child to solitary confinement, you risk damaging them permanently,” …
A woman says a Chicago-based debt collection firm improperly attempted to collect a medical debt she owed, under a payment plan she maintained she never agreed to, and even though she was never placed into collections. And the woman has now filed a potential class action suit, believing the debt collector has behaved similarly toward others like her. On Sept. 16, plaintiff Angelica Griffin, …
Wal-Mart has decided to appeal the court’s decision in the near future Published By: Jawwad Iqbal on September 22, 2016 09:35 am EST It appears that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) maybe tied in a high profile litigation battle soon. According to an earlier report published on Reuters, the company is being slapped with a lawsuit leveled by shareholders who feel defrauded by Wal-Mart for hiding …
A Colorado Springs law firm said it is readying a lawsuit targeting the manufacturers of a firefighting foam believed to have contaminated drinking water in Security, Widefield and Fountain. McDivitt Law Firm said it plans to file a lawsuit this week over the fouling of the Widefield Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to thousands of residents in southern El Paso County. McDivitt is …
Attorneys for former Baylor University student Jasmin Hernandez have removed former football coach Art Briles and former athletics director Ian McCaw as defendants in a lawsuit filed against them and the university, as the attorneys prepare to file a separate but related suit against Briles and McCaw as individuals. Briles’ attorneys filed a motion to expedite dismissal of Briles from the …
Gov. Bevin has added Kentucky to a multi-state lawsuit against the federal government over a new rule that makes more people eligible to receive overtime pay. Starting in December, the new policy will require employers to pay overtime to people who make up to $47,476 a year ($913 per week).
American Legion Post 128 in Teaneck is among several North Jersey bars and social clubs facing federal lawsuits from a California pay-per-view boxing promoter seeking $170,000 in damages because they allegedly pirated a pay-per-view boxing match two years ago. Floyd Mayweather complaining to the referee during his Sept. 13, 2014, title fight against Marcos Maidana. California-based J&J Sports …
Lawyers for a Concord prep school and the family of a sexual assault victim met Wednesday to schedule the next steps in an ongoing lawsuit. According to court paperwork, the parents of the assault victim are seeking damages in excess of $75,000, claiming that St. Paul’s School was negligent. Wednesday’s hearing was held behind closed doors, and lawyers said the next step in the case is …
A Colorado Springs law firm filed the second lawsuit this week targeting the manufacturers of a firefighting foam believed to have contaminated drinking water in Security, Widefield and Fountain. McDivitt Law Firm capped a monthlong campaign to woo clients by filing a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking class-action status on behalf of thousands of people whose tap water comes from the fouled …