A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions on the procedure. The lawsuit says the Alabama law to criminalize abortion is clearly unconstitutional and would harm women by forcing them to continue pregnancies against their will. Robinson told The Associated …
Los Angeles-based law firm Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP said last week it had filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who acquired Barrick shares between February 16 and April 24 this year. The complaint alleges that Barrick made materially false and/or misleading statements during the period about the situation at the …
This week’s guest on Open Mic is Tom Martin, President and CEO of the American Forest Foundation. In this week’s interview Martin explains forest owners desire to amend federal policy to treat wildfires as natural disasters preserving funding for land conservation and stewardship programs. Martin explains how estate taxes threaten family forest owners and says amendments to corporate taxes …
Samsung was handed a rare win this week when a judge decided not to pause its defense of a lawsuit over faulty washing machines. Judge Donald Middlebrooks of the Florida Southern US District Court this week denied a request from Plaintiff Kenneth Menzer that his class-action lawsuit against the Korean electronics giant be put on hold so he can decide whether to hop on board an identical class …
It has been one full week since Donald Trump’ s lawyer threatened the New York Times with a lawsuit. Seven whole days and…? Nothing.
When Mylan ( $MYL ) quickly settled its Medicaid allegations a week ago with a $465 million payment, analysts and politicians predicted the company’s EpiPen trouble would be far from over. Now, that’s ringing true as the pharma faces a shareholder lawsuit pressing for damages from related share price drops. Bernstein Liebhard announced a class action suit claiming securities violations at Mylan …
A Colorado Springs law firm said it is readying a lawsuit targeting the manufacturers of a firefighting foam believed to have contaminated drinking water in Security, Widefield and Fountain. McDivitt Law Firm said it plans to file a lawsuit this week over the fouling of the Widefield Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to thousands of residents in southern El Paso County. McDivitt is …
The federal lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment that the 2014 “anti-Tesla” law is unconstitutional and asks for an injunction to prevent its enforcement.
The Michigan Department of State last week denied Tesla’s application for a dealer license to sell to consumers, citing the law, which is backed by big auto companies and their dealerships. It has not decided on Tesla’s bid to register a vehicle repair facility in the state, which is home to the Detroit Big Three carmakers. …
The for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute is facing more lawsuits from employees following its decision to shut down. The Indianapolis Star reports ( http://indy.st/2bWfpLB ) that two new lawsuits say the company violated federal law by not providing 60 days’ notice. Another lawsuit earlier this week sought class-action status on behalf of the 8,000 employees who are losing their …
Eugenie Bouchard’s fall last year at the United States Open is still reverberating. Bouchard, who late one night after a mixed-doubles win sustained a concussion that forced her to withdraw and miss subsequent tournaments, filed a lawsuit in October against the U.S. Open and the United States Tennis Association. Ranked 39th, Bouchard lost her first-round match at this year’s Open on Tuesday …