HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a settlement agreement in a Title IX lawsuit Thursday. It also cited multiple examples including better pitching machines, infield tarps, locker rooms, dugout improvements, and funding for the baseball team than the softball team at Lee High School. The …
A local judge will reveal later this month whether a lawsuit that followed the City Council’s February 6th decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee can proceed to trial. Following a Friday afternoon hearing, Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Rick Moore indicated he might make a decision within two to three weeks. A prolonged furor over the …
A small energy drink company with South Dakota origins has won a legal victory against former food giant Sara Lee, reviving a lawsuit that had been dismissed. A three-judge panel with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a district court judge in Texas wrongly dismissed some claims made by Jacked Up against Sara Lee. The decision comes nearly a year to the day when Jacked Up’s founder was jailed in Lake County, South Dakota on charges that he murdered …
As “digital disruption” changes the way we consume information, especially news, a top lawyer has called for new and novel ways to contact shareholders and consumer of products who might have a windfall from a class action. Barrister Michael Lee, SC, who’s run a host of major class actions on behalf of shareholders and consumers, said the traditional way of notifying investors about a class …