Apple is now facing another lawsuit that pertains to iTunes. Apple is being sued by three iTunes users who allege that Apple disclosed their listening habits to advertisers. The lawsuit alleges that Apple released personal listening information directly to third parties and also granted app developers access to iTunes libraries via the Media Player framework. However, data brokers are said to …
Plaintiffs say Precision Castparts polluted thousands of homes around in Southeast Portland manufacturing plantFive residents of Portland and Milwaukie have asked Multnomah County Circuit Court to certify their ongoing litigation against Precision Castparts as a class action lawsuit. Founded in 1956, Precision Castparts manufactures metal castings at its …
Two former Dartmouth students have signed on as plaintiffs to an ongoing lawsuit that alleges that for over 16 years College officials ignored evidence of sexual misconduct by three former psychological and brain sciences professors. In an amended version of the original plaintiffs’ complaint filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, the two former students bring forward additional allegations of sexual assault and harassment, adding to an already significant and graphic list of charges made by seven other women who allege that the three PBS professors turned the department into a “21st century Animal House.”
An attorney representing dozens of survivors and family members of victims killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre amended their negligence lawsuit on Thursday to claim the club’s owners illegally transferred it to another company months after the incident. The suit now alleges Pulse owners Barbara and Rosario Poma made the change to prevent those suing them from being privy to its value. At the …
But for the creators of the hit ’90s sitcom, the show has been a sticking point for many years. Wind Dancer Production Group and writers-producers Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra, Tam O’Shanter, and David McFadzean have been involved in a tricky lawsuit against Disney since 2013. They’re claiming that Disney has made 1.5 billion from the show, and they’re alleging they’ve been cheated out of a …
On Wednesday, advocates and professionals in the cannabis industry descended on a federal court in New York to watch Justice Department lawyers try to dismiss a case against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The suit involves a motley crew of …
A federal judge ruled Oct. 4 that sweeps of homeless people and their belongings may continue as a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the city of Seattle’s rules regarding the practice moves through the court. Judge Ricardo Martinez denied motions filed by attorneys representing the plaintiffs — four homeless individuals impacted by sweeps, the Real Change Homeless Empowerment …
The Canadian federal government of Justin Trudeau yesterday responded to a group of lawsuits by agreeing to pay C$750 million to the survivors of the “Sixties Scoop” program, in which 20,000 First Nations children were removed from their parents’ households and placed with non-indigenous foster or adoptive parents. The …
The Justice Department Friday settled a class action lawsuit filed by those unable to enter the U.S. following President Donald Trump’s initial travel ban. The settlement would allow for people who attempted to enter the country at first but could not to enable anyone whose visas were rejected the right to reapply. …
Justice may be slow, but this is ridiculous. The Manhattan federal judge who is overseeing a class-action lawsuit against 26 financial firms for allegedly rigging US Treasury auctions last held a hearing for the case on Aug. 22, 2016, court records show. At that time, Judge Paul Gardephe questioned whether the plaintiffs, a group of pension funds and other investors, had made a “plausible case …