After years of litigation over the 2012 firing of a single Cook County sheriff’s police officer, dozens of other officers, jail guards and courtroom deputies fired for misconduct could get their jobs back, and hundreds more suspended without pay could be in line for possibly six-figure payouts. The state Supreme Court last month declined to consider an appeal of a lower court ruling that found …
Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (“Alliance” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq- AIQ-News) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Tahoe Investment Group Co., …
Kansas City-based Federal Judge Ortrie Smith approved a settlement in a nationwide class action lawsuit that has Missouri roots. The case involved a Missouri man’s lawsuit against Remington Arms Company for a faulty trigger.
Turning aside objections from gun owners, legal experts and nine state attorneys general, a federal judge has given final approval to a landmark class action settlement involving some 7.5 million allegedly defective Remington guns, CNBC reports this morning. The ruling allows the owners of some of Remington’s most popular firearms — including the iconic Model 700 rifle — to have …
Fulton County Police spokeswoman Maureen Smith says one person was selling a phone in the 400 blk of Fairburn Rd. in the City of Atlanta when they received a report that the victim was driving from that location to a Wells Fargo bank at 1120 Fairburn Rd. Atlanta in the Fulton County police jurisdiction. Smith says the investigation is active …
A Kansas high school student has filed a federal lawsuit accusing an assistant football coach of sexually harassing her. The student, who is not identified, and her mother filed the Title IX lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, against the Smith Center School District and Brock Hutchinson, a longtime assistant high school football coach at Smith Center …
SHAREHOLDER UPDATE: Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces an Investigation of The Board of Directors of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. -BRCD News provided by Brodsky & Smith, LLC Nov 09, 2016, 21:35 ET Share this article BALA CYNWYD, Pa. , Nov. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC announces that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Brocade …
A federal appeals court Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against three Round Rock police officers involved in a 2014 traffic stop that left a Florence man paralyzed, ruling that excessive force was not used despite the severity of the driver’s injuries. William Slade Sullivan, described by the court as heavily intoxicated, morbidly obese and handicapped, was severely injured while being forcibly …
BENSALEM, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased Quorum Health Corporation (“Quorum” or the “Company”) (NYSE: QHC) securities: (1) pursuant and/or traceable to Quorum’s false and misleading Registration Statement issued in connection with the Company’s spinoff from Community Health Systems, …
The attorney representing parents of two Benghazi victims filed an affidavit in federal court asking for a default judgment against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she didn’t respond to a lawsuit they filed against her in August, LawNewz reported. The lawsuit from Pat Smith and Charles Woods — parents of U.S. Foreign Service member Sean Smith and Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods who died …