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Judge Orders Vallejo to Release Cop’s Employment Records in Excessive Force Lawsuit

A federal judge gave the city of Vallejo 14 days to release the employment information of a former Vallejo police officer accused of using excessive force during a July 2017 incident. Steve Darden, and former Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou are all named in the lawsuit filed by Carl Edwards. For the first 30 seconds of Muniz-Bottomley’s camera footage, there is no sound, until he taps the …




BlueNRGY Group Announces Settlement of Securities Class Action

BlueNRGY Group Limited (OTC PINK: CBDEF) (“BlueNRGY”) today announced that an agreement in principle has been reached to settle all previously disclosed securities litigation naming as defendants BlueNRGY, one of its U.S. subsidiaries, certain of its current and former officers and directors, and various third parties involved in the company’s …


Mom Assaulted & Arrested for Stopping Cop From Killing Her Dog on Video Files Lawsuit

In 2015, the Free Thought Project broke the story and the video of a courageous mother, Tiffanie Hupp who stepped in front of an officer who was about to shoot her dog. For stopping the trooper from killing her dog and getting slammed to the ground in front of her 4-year-old son, Tiffanie was charged with misdemeanor obstruction. Of course, Hupp pleaded not guilty, as the …


AVENGED SEVENFOLD Lawsuit Could Set New Legal Precedent

According to The Pulse Of Radio , a lawsuit brought against AVENGED SEVENFOLD by its former label, Warner Bros. Records , could set a new legal precedent if it actually comes to trial. Warner Bros. sued AVENGED SEVENFOLD in late 2015 after the band left the label by citing the California Labor Code’s “seven-year rule.” The rule allows for parties to exit contracts after seven years if certain …


Samantha Ramsey Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Settled for $3.5 Million

Attorneys Al Gerhardstein and Jeff Mando said Wednesday that the civil lawsuit brought by the family of Samantha Ramsey was settled by an agreement between the parties on Tuesday. The terms of the settlement include a payment of $3.5 million to cover all damage claims, attorney fees and expenses, a joint news release stated. Additionally, the release stated, the Boone County Sheriff’s …


AmpliPhi Biosciences Announces Settlement of Pending Lawsuit

AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation (NYSEMKT:APHB), a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of novel bacteriophage-based antibacterial therapeutics, today announced the settlement of its pending lawsuit with NRM VII Holdings I, LLC (“NRM”). The lawsuit relates to a complaint filed by NRM against AmpliPhi and the members of its board of …


Netflix Moves to Strike Relativity’s ‘Desperate and Futile’ $1.5 Billion Lawsuit

Netflix is looking to strike down a $1.5 billion lawsuit from Relativity Media claiming breach of contract and libel, saying the embattled production company only wants to blame the streaming giant for its failure. The lawsuit from Relativity, on which TheWrap reported exclusively in October , said Netflix acted in “bad faith” over an output deal that paid millions to Ryan Kavanaugh’s company …


Navajo Nation Announces Lawsuit Against EPA for ‘unprecedented’ Gold King Mine ‘disaster’

The Navajo Nation announced Monday plans to file a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over damage stemming from last year’s Gold King Mine spill, calling it an “unprecedented environmental disaster.” The New Mexico-based nation is scheduled to hold a press conference Tuesday on its reservation near the San Juan River, which was contaminated after an EPA-led crew accidentally …