In the wake of a reversal in a Cuban policy that prevented those born in Cuba from taking cruises to the island, a class-action lawsuit against Carnival Cruises and its Fathom line was pulled Thursday. A notice of voluntary dismissal was filed in U.S. District Court in Miami on behalf of Francisco Marty and Amparo Sanchez, who previously had been refused bookings on Fathom’s maiden voyage from …
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of six people denied licenses. All of them are currently authorized to work in the United States as they wait for the federal government to process their applications for lawful permanent residency (also known as a green card), which can take several years. Some of the plaintiffs have had valid driver’s licenses for years but were denied under Georgia’s new …
Victims of Haiti’s raging cholera epidemic got a glimmer of good news recently when a class-action lawsuit seeking recompense from the United Nations for its role in spreading the disease finally got a hearing in a New York courtroom. The three judges on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit panel asked tough questions of both sides — the US government is representing the United …
Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Müller has apologized for cheating diesel car emissions tests on his first official US visit since the scandal broke in September. “We know that we have let down customers, authorities, regulators and the general public here in America,” the head of the German carmaker said at a media reception on the eve of the Detroit auto show. “We are – I am – truly sorry …
Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Müller has apologized for cheating diesel car emissions tests on his first official US visit since the scandal broke in September. “We know that we have let down customers, authorities, regulators and the general public here in America,” the head of the German carmaker said at a media reception on the eve of the Detroit auto show. “We are – I am – truly sorry …