Apple Loses Bid To Dismiss FaceTime App Lawsuit
Apple Loses Bid To Dismiss FaceTime App Lawsuit
Lawsuits & Litigation
Data Breach in Sabre’s Hotel Reservations System Results in Class Action Suit
Sabre is under fire after a resident in California decided to file a class action lawsuit against the company over a “credit card data breach in Sabre’s SynXis hotel reservations system.” In the lawsuit, the allegations against Sabre are many, and include “breach of implied contract, negligence, several violations of California’s unfair competition law, unfair and deceptive business practices, constitutional invasion of privacy, breach of the covenant of duty of good faith and fair dealing, and violation of state data breach laws.”
Trump Administration Proposal to Deregulate Fracking on Public Lands
A proposal from the Trump administration could revoke Obama-era public land restrictions on fracking. The suggestion comes from the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management and was published in the Federal Register earlier in the week. According to The Hill, the repeal would entail a complete overhaul of 2015 standards on the ‘disclosure of fracking
Quirky Genius Allegedly Well-Versed in Fraud
Quirky Genius Allegedly Well-Versed in Fraud
Maryland and Baltimore Settle for $1 Million with Family of Tyrone West
Officials representing the State of Maryland and City of Baltimore agreed to pay a total of $1 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit with the family of Tyrone West, who was killed during an encounter with police in 2013. The settlement comes some four years after West was died during an altercation with law enforcement
Trump Attorneys Ask Judge to Dismiss Suit Filed by Kentucky Campaign Protesters
Attorneys for President Donald Trump are asking a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit which accuses the commander-in-chief of encouraging his supporters to thrash protesters at a campaign-trail rally in Kentucky. The New York Times recounted the story – originally published by the Courier-Journal – on Tuesday. Reports and legal filings indicate that the
Chipotle’s Legal Woes Continue As Employees, Customers Fall Ill
Chipotle’s Legal Woes Continue As Employees, Customers Fall Ill
Chicago Settles Traffic Lawsuit – Still Work to be Done
Chicago Settles Traffic Lawsuit – Still Work to be Done
Top Scientists Accuse the Salk Institute of Gender Discrimination
Gender discrimination is back in the news. This time two top scientists have decided to sue their employer, the Salk Institute, because they believe that “they and other women have suffered long-term gender discrimination at the renowned California research center.” According to Vicki Lundblad and Katherine Jones, the two women suing the institute, the California research center “has long been an “old boys club.” The women described the culture at the Salk Institute as “a culture where women are paid less, not promoted and denied opportunities and benefits simply because they are women.”
A Third Lawsuit Filed By A Female Professor Against Salk
A Third Lawsuit Filed By A Female Professor Against Salk