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Class-Actions Aug 21, 2017

Vishal Sikka Resigns: Infosys Board Didn’t Trigger His Exit to Cause Losses, US Investors’ Class Action Suit Will Fail

A few US institutional investors are planning to file a class action suit against the board of Directors of Infosys Technologies Ltd (Infosys) which is in the eye of a storm following resignation by its CEO cum MD Vishal Sikka. Infosys is listed both in India and in the USA. The US listing became necessary after Infosys raised capital through public issue made there in the form of American …

News Aug 21, 2017

Joel Silver Sued Over Assistant’s Death in Bora Bora

Joel Silver, his company Silver Pictures, and its employee Martin Herold have all been named in a lawsuit regarding the death of Silver’s former personal assistant, Carmel Musgrove. The suit, filed by Musgrove’s estate and parents, is suing all three parties for wrongful death. Musgrove was found dead at age 28 on a beach in Bora Bora during a star-studded trip to the island hot spot in 2015.

Lawsuits Aug 17, 2017

Prison Death Lawsuit Cites Sheriff David Clarke: Report

Prison death lawsuit cites Sheriff David Clarke: report By Mallory Shelbourne – 08/15/17 09:11 AM EDT The family of an inmate who died in a Milwaukee jail has reportedly filed a civil suit against Milwaukee County and Sheriff David Clarke. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Clarke is one of numerous defendants named in the lawsuit over the 2016 death of inmate Terrill Thomas, who died …

Lawsuits Aug 15, 2017

7-Eleven Lawsuit Marks Latest Chapter in Cook County Soda Tax Battle

Another day brought another lawsuit against a major retailer for its implementation of the new Cook County soda tax. Walgreens was sued on Monday after a consumer found he was charged the tax when he purchased two bottles of unsweetened flavored water. On Tuesday, McDonald’s was accused in a suit of improperly applying the tax as part of the subtotal, meaning the county sales tax was then …

News May 15, 2017

City Smacks Landlord With Lawsuit for Illegal Airbnb Rentals

The city just unleashed its biggest ever crackdown on a landlord illegally using Airbnb. Lower East Side building owner Rose King has been slammed with a $1.2 million lawsuit by city lawyers alleging she illegally rented a slew of units in three buildings through the short-term rental service. King has been hiding behind a middle man and at least nine aliases to create a network of transient …

Lawsuits May 15, 2017

New Lawsuit Claims Fyre Festival Was Fraud From the Start

Organizers of the failed Fyre Festival have been hit with another lawsuit — this time from an investor who claims the fiasco was a massive fraud from the start. Oleg Itkin of Manhattan says he handed over $700,000 from January to April after organizer William McFarland showed him a “projected income statement” showing $932 million in expected revenue by November 2017, according to court papers. …

Lawsuits, News May 10, 2017

Saucon Valley District Allows Racism to Flourish

A Lower Saucon Township couple say their sons have endured racial slurs and race-related attacks in Saucon Valley schools and administrators have failed to protect them. Kerry and Sheila MacLean sued the school district in federal court over race-related events they said they have logged since they moved into the school district in 2013. According to the lawsuit, their high school- and middle …

Lawsuits May 10, 2017

Miss. Sheriff’s Department Illegally Targeted Black Population for Decades

Betty Tucker had invited a few guests over for a cookout in the garden of her Canton, Miss., home when two plainclothes sheriff’s deputies walked into her home. Even though they didn’t have a warrant, they came in, checked her pockets and the pockets of her guests, searched her patio on their hands and knees, and then left. It wasn’t much different for Quinetta Manning.

Lawsuits May 10, 2017

Zillow Faces Lawsuit Over ‘Zestimate’ Tool That Calculates a House’s Worth

It was bound to happen: A homeowner has filed suit against online realty giant Zillow, claiming the company’s controversial “Zestimate” tool repeatedly undervalued her house, creating a “tremendous road block” to its sale. The suit, which may be the first of its kind, was filed in Cook County Circuit Court by a Glenview, Ill., real estate lawyer, Barbara Andersen. The suit alleges that despite Zillow’s denial that Zestimates constitute …