The Manhattan federal lawsuit reportedly accused the Malaysian couple of violating laws on the protection of human trafficking victims. — AFP picKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — A US federal lawsuit has alleged that a Malaysian diplomat and his wife made their Sri Lankan domestic helper work more than 15 hours a day for below minimum wage at less than US$1.71 hourly. US paper the New York Post reported …
San Diego law firm Finkelstein & Krinsk LLP announced today that it is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Netflix on behalf of current and former shareholders over alleged false and misleading business information issued by the streaming service’s executive officers. In an email to VideoInk, Finkelstein & Krinsk LLP CEO Jeffrey R. Krinsk said that the potential suit would …
Several students and parents from Virginia High School are suing the district over transgender locker room policies. According to court documents, several families calling themselves Privacy Matters is suing for what they call inappropriate behavior by a transgender student in the girls locker room. The lawsuit that has been brought forward against the Virginia school district …
A lawsuit by a Tennessee high school basketball player who was raped and assaulted by teammates claims school officials knew athletes were being abused but did nothing. The victim, identified only as John Doe, was a freshman at Ooltewah High School in December when he was held down by two older players while a third forced a pool cue into his rectum, tearing his bladder. Last week, one of the …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the 3M Co. by a man who claims he invented Post-it notes. Alan Amron settled a 1997 lawsuit against 3M but sued again in January. He sought $400 million in damages, claiming the Minnesota company breached its previous agreement not to take credit for the sticky-back paper products.
The plaintiffs and the defendants in the ongoing Sandy Hook Elementary School gun lawsuit continue to pursue their respective, but divergent, legal goals in the state Superior Court case. The plaintiffs want to obtain detailed information from the defendants about the marketing of the semiautomatic rifle that a gunman used to kill 20 first graders and six educators at the school in …
As parents, we trust that product lines sold in stores are safe for our children, but over the years there have been several lawsuits filed against companies such as Johnson & Johnson and The Honest Company, claiming otherwise. On Thursday, a new lawsuit was filed against Babyganics, a popular “baby-safe” product line that retails online and in stores like Target and Walgreens, by the mother of …
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Pop Warner, claiming the organization knowingly put players in danger by ignoring the risks of head trauma. Jimmie Session has been coaching kids since 1984 and says the Bulldogs have had few injuries in those 30-plus years. “You put your shoulder pads on, hit and wrap,” says Coach Session.
A civil lawsuit is accusing two current student athletes at Buchanan High School in Clovis of sexual assault. It’s a case Eyewitness news has been following for a couple of weeks now, after discovering the lawsuit against the two students and their parents. The 16 year old girl who reported the assault last summer is from out of town.
A federal lawsuit aims to get enough votes counted to place the issue of recreational marijuana use on the November 2016 ballot. File photo Two people who signed and circulated petitions for Michigan’s recreational marijuana vote have filed a federal lawsuit meant to stop the printing of November ballots until the signatures are counted. They argue Michigan voters should decide marijuana …