The Justice Department filed a brief Monday supporting a class-action lawsuit that claims Virginia suspends poor people’s driver’s licenses in an “unconstitutional scheme,” court documents show. In July, the class-action lawsuit, Stinnie et al. v. Holcomb , was filed in U.S. District Court in Western Virginia against the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, claiming 940,000 people …
The Genworth campus off West Broad Street near Glenside Drive. (Michael Schwartz) A local Fortune 500 company’s deal to be acquired and taken private by a Chinese conglomerate has caught the ire of at least one disgruntled investor. The members of the board of directors of Henrico-based insurance giant Genworth Financial were sued last week in Richmond federal court by shareholder Harold …
An inmate who gave birth inside a cell at the Tennessee Prison for Women has filed suit, alleging nurses and a doctor “alternately ignored and only occasionally checked on” the pregnant woman during four hours of labor. (Photo: Getty Images ) The family of a man who died after falling ill in a West Tennessee prison has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Centurion, the private …
In the most recent of three class action lawsuits filed by different plaintiffs attorneys, a California man alleges LG Corp. and Samsung Group engaged in an agreement with each other to provide fixed compensation to their employees to avoid competition. The lawsuit, filed by Andrew Amirnovin in California federal court, also alleges the companies are …
The Woodhaven Care Center in Monroeville promises families that a large, accommodating staff will see to the grooming and medical needs of their loved ones. But when retired steelworker Reggie Hickman’s wife, Catherine, became a resident there after suffering a stroke, he says she just languished in bed. “She never got the proper care that she she should have had, being …
Facebook is still tangling with the problems that came to light in August when the company revealed it had been overestimating time consumers spent viewing video ads on its sites. Three advertisers have filed what they hope will turn into a class action lawsuit over the practice. “As a result of Facebook’s ‘fraudulent’ conduct, plaintiffs and members of the class expended money on advertising …
More than 250,000 homeowners who had loans serviced by Wells between 2005 and 2010 and paid for this type of appraisal could receive at least $120 each. Under its mortgage servicing agreement, Wells can require borrowers who default on their loan to provide an informal estimate of the home’s value, usually from a real estate broker. Starting in 2001, Wells Fargo began ordering these “broker …
One of the most important uses of Facebook Inc. ( FB ) and Alphabet Inc. subsidiary Google’s ( GOOG ) artificial intelligence is face recognition technology. Both tech behemoths have combined it with their data processing capabilities to develop new features in their products. For example, Google Photos uses face recognition technology to streamline searches and quickly identify people and …
A second lawsuit arguing Colorado’s laws forbidding people from taking pictures with their ballots is unconstitutional has been filed in federal court, and the matter is likely to be resolved before the Nov. 8 General Election. The second suit was filed in U.S. District Court of Colorado Tuesday, and names three people as plaintiffs: Caryn Ann Harlos, who is the Communications Director …
The family of a man shot and killed by Austin Police officers last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three police officers and Chief Art Acevedo. 25-year-old Richard Munroe called 9-1-1 on July 5, 2015 saying he was distraught. Munroe would not give his address, but the 9-1-1 operator stayed on the line with him until Officers John Nelson, Stephen Johnson and Matt Murphy arrived.