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Lawsuits Aug 20, 2019

Robert De Niro’s Company Files $6 Million Lawsuit Against Former Employee Who Binge-Watched 55 Episodes of ‘Friends’ in Four Days

Robert De Niro’s film production company has filed a $6 million lawsuit against a former employee for “breaching her fiduciary duties” after being accused of embezzling money and binge-watching Netflix at work, including reportedly watching 55 episodes of Friends in just four days. Chase Robinson, who was made vice-president of production and finance at Canal Productions in 2017, left the …

Class-Actions Mar 1, 2018

Lawyers for Victims of Las Vegas Massacre File Class Action Lawsuit Against Concert Promoter LIVE NATION

Lawyers representing victims of the massacre at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas filed suit Friday to force the concert promoter, LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, to refund all 22,000 tickets sold to attendees.

“It’s hard to believe that it’s almost March 2018 and only a portion of those who purchased tickets to the October concert, which ended in massacre, have had their money refunded,” said attorney Mark Robinson …

Settlements Feb 24, 2017

Madison Settles Lawsuit With Family of Black Teen Shot by Officer

The family of Tony Robinson, the 19-year-old fatally shot by police in Madison in 2015, has apparently settled a federal civil rights lawsuit. Family members and their attorneys plan to hold a news conference Thursday to discuss the $3.3 million settlement. Madison police officer Matt Kenny, who is white, shot the unarmed black teenager March 6, 2015 in an apartment house …

Lawsuits Sep 2, 2016

Federal Lawsuit Filed Over After Oklahoma Prisoner’s Death

The brother of a man who was strangled while being restrained by staff at the Caddo County Detention Center has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging jailers used excessive force and failed to provide the man with adequate medical care. Video of an incident that authorities say led to the death of a Caddo County inmate was released on Monday. The state medical examiner said the inmate …

Lawsuits May 22, 2016

Jury Hits Debt Collector With $38M Judgment

The money from the class-action lawsuit will be split among 1,589 people. “What we asked the jury to do was to not just return the illegal money that was taken, but to also return the profits that were made from that money,” said Phillip Robinson, an attorney with the Consumer Law Center LLC. Robinson said debt collection company LVNV Funding LLC re-invested the money collected from Maryland …

Lawsuits May 2, 2016

Davie Woman Sues Shampoo Company, Wen by Chaz Dean, Saying It Caused Balding

In February, a woman from Orlando posted this photo and reported, “Each time [I used Wen], I had clumps of hair falling out in my shower, all over my comb and brush… I had so much hair falling out that I got scared and started crying.” In 2009, Los Angeles-based celebrity hair stylist Chaz Dean released Wen, a line of hair-care products that purportedly cleans and conditions without harsh …