Six More States File Opioid Abuse Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma
Six More States File Opioid Abuse Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma
Lawsuits & Litigation
Burger King, Two Guys Foods, Inc. Under Fire in New Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
No one should ever feel discriminated against while purchasing food in a restaurant, but that’s exactly what happened to one homeless Boston, Massachusetts man back in 2015. While visiting a Burger King one morning, Emory Ellis went to pay for his meal and ended up in the back of a police car and a three-month stay in jail instead. Why? Well, it turns out he was “wrongfully accused of using counterfeit cash.” Since the incident, Ellis has decided to sue the “fast food giant and franchisee for nearly $1 million, claiming he was discriminated against because of his appearance.”
Service Members Ask Appeals Court to Revisit Burn Pit Lawsuits
Service Members Ask Appeals Court to Revisit Burn Pit Lawsuits
Michigan State University Will Pay $500 Million to the Victims of Former Physician Larry Nassar
Michigan State University will pay $500 million to the victims of former physician Larry Nassar, who molested hundreds of girls and young women while working as a sports medicine specialist on-campus. According to the New York Times, the settlement will entail the largest amount ever paid in a sex abuse scandal involving an American university.
Devastating Pit Bull Attack Prompts Lawrenceville Family to File Lawsuit Against Dog Owner
Earlier this month, three people were attacked by a pair of pit bulls near Five Forks Trickum Road in Lawrenceville. Now, one of the people who sustained injuries has decided to file a lawsuit against the owner of the pit bulls. The lawsuit was officially filed by Zagoria Law, a personal injury law firm, on behalf of Zhongkai Mao, 77. The suit names Rosa Garcia as the defendant
Did AT&T Discriminate Against Pregnant Employees?
AT&T’s mobile phone subsidiary, AT&T Mobility, recently came under fire after being accused of pregnancy discrimination. In response to the alleged discrimination, two women filed a federal lawsuit that officially accused AT&T mobility of “firing them for pregnancy-related absences in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws.” According to the plaintiffs, Katia Hills and Cynthia Allen, the company’s “attendance policy, which assigns point-based demerits for late arrivals, early departures, and absences, discriminates against pregnant women.” It turns out, both Hills and Allen were terminated from their positions “after accruing points for missing work because of pregnancy-related medical care, and, in one plaintiff’s case, her infant son’s emergency medical needs as well.”
District Reaches Settlement in Wrestling Coach Case
In October 2016, a jury found the 50-year-old Thomas Joseph Snider guilty of molesting 25 students while he was a boy’s wrestling coach for Torrance High School. The district has now, finally, reached a $31 million settlement with twelve of these students in a negligence lawsuit their families brought against it. Snider committed his crimes
Attorney Scores Win in Quest Diagnostics Class Action Certification
On April 30, attorney Paul B. Maslo of Napoli Shkolnik PLLC scored a win in a class action certification motion in Vecchio, et. al. v. Quest Diagnostics, et. al., a case involving the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the employer’s failure to pay minimum wage and overtime in violation of that Act.
Goodwill Agrees to Pay $850,000, Settling Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
In a recent agreement to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, Goodwill Industries of the East Bay Area “and an affiliate have agreed to pay $850,000 to eight current and former employees,” according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit was originally filed by the EEOC against Goodwill and Calidad Industries Inc., after “six female janitors assigned to work the night shift at the federal building in Oakland alleged they faced routine sexual harassment by their direct supervisor.”
Former Model Loses Her Life During Deadly Scabies Outbreak
Former Model Loses Her Life During Deadly Scabies Outbreak