Polaris Pays Out Record Settlement for Fire Issues
Polaris Pays Out Record Settlement for Fire Issues
Verdicts & Settlements
Bronx Woman Hit by Bus to Receive Record Settlement
Bronx Woman Hit by Bus to Receive Record Settlement
Target Settles Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit for $3.7M
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/05/business/ap-us-target-settlement.html
Musician Wins Against Opera House Over Hearing Loss
Musician Wins Against Opera House Over Hearing Loss
Texas Bar Agrees to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit for $24K
For many women, pregnancy is a time of excitement. From shopping for baby clothes to stocking up on all the necessary baby gear, battling morning sickness, and making it to a never-ending stream of prenatal checkups, pregnant women have a lot on their plate without having to worry about being discriminated against, especially from their employer. Unfortunately for one Rowlett, Texas woman, she endured pregnancy discrimination first hand from her employer, a sports bar called Nick’s Sports Grill.
Waterpark Co-Owner Indicted On Reckless Murder Charges
Waterpark Co-Owner Indicted On Reckless Murder Charges
FTC & NY AG Put Kibosh on Deceptive Debt Collectors
On March 22nd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York Attorney General Eric Shneiderman (D) announced final orders to permanently ban debt collectors 4 Star Resolution, LLC [also known as Four Star Resolution LLC], six affiliated companies, and three individual defendants from the debt collection industry.
Settlement Reached Between State Officials and Conservationists Over Latah Creek Pollution
A federal lawsuit was recently settled over pollution in the Latah Creek. According to court documents, the settlement came about when “conservationists and the state’s Ecology Department reached an agreement that includes a 10-year plan intended to clean up the frothy brown runoff that spills from Latah Creek into the Spokane River.” The lawsuit itself was filed by the conservationist group, the Spokane Riverkeeper, back in 2015 against the state’s Ecology Department and alleged that “regulators hadn’t done enough to curb soil erosion, high water temperatures and livestock manure that give the creek water its hazel hue.”
Iowa Man Who Blogged About Stinky City Wins Free Speech Lawsuit
A free-speech lawsuit settled earlier today regarding an Iowa man who claimed he was “threatened by city officials with legal action for saying on a website that his hometown smelled like ‘rancid dog food.’” The man, Josh Harms, filed the lawsuit earlier this month in U.S. District Court in an effort to prevent “Sibley officials from suing him.” At the end of the day, the court sided with Harms and awarded him damages.
Mondelez Age Discrimination Lawsuit Results in $200K Verdict
Have you ever been discriminated against for your age? One former manager at Mondelez International was, and filed a lawsuit as a result. Fortunately for her, that lawsuit ended with a jury verdict for $200,000. Joan Konsavage, a long-time employee of Mondelez International, first began getting hints from her supervisor that she should “step aside and let younger employees shine” back during the summer of 2013. Shortly before the comments began, the company, a “multibillion-dollar snack-food giant…split off from Kraft Foods and was building a new team at its Wilkes-Barre distribution center.” However, Konsavage, who was 50-years-old at the time, had no plans of retiring any time some and was not a fan of her boss’s suggestions. In addition, she had a growing list of other concerns that began around the same time.