Judge Calls Elephant Personhood Case “Frivolous”
Judge Calls Elephant Personhood Case “Frivolous”
Lawsuits & Litigation
Judge Lets Fiat Chrysler Age Discrimination Lawsuit Continue
A judge ruled shortly before Christmas Day that an age discrimination lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles would be allowed to continue. An opinion issued on December 18th tossed aside FCA’s move to dismiss the suit. Attorneys for the company had hoped to force the four plaintiffs into arbitration, only to be denied by Judge Laurie
Online Employment Ads Allegedly Discriminate Against Older Candidates
Online Employment Ads Allegedly Discriminate Against Older Candidates
Manhattan Physician Charged with Over-prescribing Opioids to Addicts
Manhattan Physician Charged with Over-prescribing Opioids to Addicts
Lawsuit Alleges Insys Unlawfully Pushed Highly Addictive Subsys Spray
Lawsuit Alleges Insys Unlawfully Pushed Highly Addictive Subsys Spray
New York City Slumlord Steven Croman Agrees to Pay $8m Settlement
Infamous New York City landlord Steven Croman has agreed to pay $8 million in a settlement, which alleged he’d “bullied” tenants out of rent-controlled apartments. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced less than two week ago that he’d reached an agreement with the landlord. On top of $8 million toward the settlement’s restitution fund, the
Former Inmate, Plaintiff, and Civil Rights Advocate Bobby Battle Dies at Age 80
A former inmate named Bobby Battle whose landmark 1972 rights lawsuit led to a reform of the Oklahoma prison system died this week at the age of 80. “Bobby is an unsung hero. He had the guts to stand up and do the right thing,” said Stephen Jones, the main attorney in Battle’s suit. According
Illegal Immigrants in San Diego Sue Private Prison Contractor CoreCivic
Illegal immigrants incarcerated in San Diego are suing prison contractor CoreCivic, claiming the company is exploiting their labor and may be violating human trafficking laws. In a class action suit filed Wednesday, plaintiffs have claimed they’re being paid as little as $1.50 per day at Otay Mesa Detention Center. Working as kitchen staff, janitors, and
Alaska Airlines Under Fire in Recent Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed against Alaska Airlines by a Spokane Valley woman after she claimed “a contractor failed to escort their elderly mother to her gate for a flight to Spokane.” Because of that failure, the elderly woman, Bernice Kekona, fell down an escalator and her injuries from the fall led to her death in September. The lawsuit itself was filed on behalf of Kekona’s eldest child, Darlene Bloyed, and was filed in “King County Superior Court in Seattle, where Alaska Airlines is based.”
Judge Dismisses Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
When Michael Jackson was alive, there were numerous accusations surrounding the pop star of inappropriate behavior. One such case came from a former choreographer, 35-year-old Wade Robson, who alleged in a lawsuit that “Michael Jackson molested him as a child.” However, earlier this week, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, “resolving one of the last major claims against the late singer’s holdings.” In dismissing the lawsuit, the judge, Mitchell L. Beckloff found that “the two Jackson-owned corporations, which were the remaining defendants in the case, were not liable for Robson’s exposure to Jackson.” His decision did not “rule on the credibility of Robson’s allegations themselves.”