San Francisco Man Wrongfully Accused of Fatal Shooting Sues City
San Francisco Man Wrongfully Accused of Fatal Shooting Sues City
Lawsuits & Litigation
Dell EMC Agrees to Settle Race, Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit for $2.9M
Gender, race, and pay discrimination allegations against Dell EMC were just settled for more than $2.9 after the U.S. Department of Labor accused the computing giant of “allegedly paying female workers in Santa Clara, Pleasanton and North Carolina less than men.”
Vehicle Owner Accused of Negligence in Double Fatal Car Accident
A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed in response to the tragic death of two parents in Green Bay, Wisconsin, who died in a car crash in 2016. The accident occurred on a Friday evening in February 2016 when a Dodge Durango flew through a stop sign going 55 mph and slammed into a Saab driven by James and Wendy Rush. The driver of the Dodge Durango was Daniel Boucher, who was 27-years-old at the time of the accident, according to the police report.
Principal is Transferred While City Settles Harassment Lawsuits
Principal is Transferred While City Settles Harassment Lawsuits
Seattle Family Settles Lawsuit for $13M After Relatives Killed by Repeat Drunk Driver
A lawsuit related to a couple killed by a drunk driver in Seattle’s Wedgewood neighborhood back in 2013 recently settled for $13 million. The lawsuit itself was filed against the city of Seattle by the couple’s son, Dan Schulte, “whose wife and infant son was also injured in the crash.” Schulte decided to file his lawsuit against the city because he believed the city failed in “supervising people known for driving intoxicated.” The wrongful-death and personal injury lawsuit was settled in time to avoid a jury trial.
Ahstabula Man Sues City After Calling Police on Armed Intruder and Getting Shot
A man from Ashtabula, Ohio, is filing a civil rights lawsuit against the city and several of its police officers. Brendan Hester, writes the Star Beacon, filed the federal suit with the Northern District of Ohio on Monday. The 24-year old man alleges that Ashtabula and two of its local officers, Daniel Gillespie and Spencer
St. Paul’s Hit with more Sexual Assault Lawsuit Allegations
St. Paul’s Hit with Another Sexual Assault Lawsuit
More States Prepare to ‘Go to War’ Against Drug Companies
More States Prepare to ‘Go to War’ Against Drug Companies
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Ends with $700,000 Settlement Agreement
Over two years ago San Diego musician Nicki Lyn Carano was driving when a “giant tree fell o her car in Pacific Beach.” Since her tragic death, her parents spent time filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the city that finally reached a settlement recently for $700,000. In their lawsuit against the city of San Diego, Carano’s parents, Anthony and Carole Ann Carano, alleged “city authorities had ‘actual and/or constructive knowledge’ that there was a defect in the tree that caused their daughter’s death
Disability Rights Advocates Launch Class Action Against Stanford, Claiming Discrimination
Berkeley-based Disability Rights Advocates is filing a class action against Stanford University on behalf of at least three students, all of whom, says the DRA, faced discrimination due to mental health issues. First reported by The Fountain Hopper last Thursday, the suit alleges that Stanford placed three students on ‘involuntary leaves of absence’ after they