Lawsuit

More Homeowners Could Join Suit Against Mosaic Following Sinkhole

More homeowners could join in on a federal class action lawsuit against Mosaic after a massive sinkhole at the Mulberry fertilizer plant. Friday, federal officials from the Environmental Protection Agency will be at the site of the massive Mosaic sinkhole in Mulberry for the first time. This is what the EPA is looking for during Friday’s visit:
— Observe the stack where sinkhole occurred.


Wal-Mart Suers Granted Class Action

A federal judge granted class-action status to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. shareholders who filed a lawsuit in 2012 alleging the retailer defrauded investors by covering up a bribery scheme in Mexico. In a Fayetteville ruling earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Hickey rejected Wal-Mart’s argument that the City of Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement System — a Michigan-based …


Lawsuit Filed Over Contaminated Water in Security-Widefield

People who live in Security-Widefield and Fountain aren’t just sitting back and waiting until the water contamination is resolved by officials. A lot of people are now part of at least two class action lawsuits to get damages they said are caused by the contaminated water. Peterson Air Force Base admits to using firefighting foam that contained potentially dangerous …


Class Action Lawsuit Against SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) Commences

SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) is facing accusations of violating federal securities laws, leading to losses for some of its investors. A class action lawsuit against the company has commenced in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Securities litigation law firm Brower Piven is representing the affected investors and search for the lead plaintiff in the class action …


Coppell ISD Sued Over Lack of Asian-American Representation on School Board

Pankaj Jain believes the deck is stacked against him as an Asian-American living in Coppell ISD’s attendance zones. Jain, originally from India, has filed a lawsuit against the district, alleging that the way it elects its board members leaves Asian-Americans disenfranchised in a district in which they represent a majority of the population. “The Asian-American population in Coppell represents …



Colorado Is Latest State to Be Sued for Restricting Access to Hepatitis C Drugs

You can add Colorado to the list of states being sued for refusing to widen access to the hepatitis C medications in its state Medicaid program. The lawsuit, which is seeking class action status, was filed on behalf of two Colorado citizens on Monday in response to a longstanding policy by the state Medicaid program to restrict coverage only to people with the most advanced stages of liver …


Steve Harvey Blasts Lawsuit Against NASCAR

Steve Harvey says he declined to join a lawsuit against NASCAR. (Photo: David Becker, Getty Images) Steve Harvey had a message Tuesday after his name appeared in a $500 million federal lawsuit filed against NASCAR that claims the series discriminates against black-owned teams and drivers. “You are not going to do is drag me into the mud with NASCAR,” the comedian and actor said on his …


North Carolina Governor Withdraws ‘Bathroom Bill’ Lawsuit

[JURIST] North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal [text, PDF] on Friday to withdraw a lawsuit in which the state sought a judgment declaring that the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act [text, PDF], also known as House Bill 2 (HB 2), did not violate federal law. HB 2 prevented cities and counties from enacting laws allowing transgender people to use the …


Sealed Lawsuit Alleging St. Louis Archbishop Knew Priest Was Danger to Children Set for Trial

Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer on Monday set a March 27 trial date for a civil lawsuit in which a Lincoln County teenager and her family accused St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson of knowing a priest was a danger to children before the cleric was charged with molesting the teen in 2012. The lawsuit was filed the following year in Lincoln County by the girl’s parents against Carlson and …