AFT Union Reaches Landmark Settlement with the Education Department
AFT and ED reach a settlement in the public service workers’ loan forgiveness suit.
Verdicts & Settlements
Judge Dismisses Subway “Mystery Tuna” Lawsuit
The plaintiffs will still be allowed to re-file their lawsuit, provided it lives up to legal standards.
Federal Magistrate Dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo Rape Lawsuit
The magistrate found that the alleged victim’s attorney had acted in bad faith.
Lawsuit Provides Blind Individuals with Access to New York State’s Emergency Mass Notification System
Individuals who use screen readers to access visual information could not independently use the NY-Alert website to register for urgent alerts or to choose how to receive alerts, putting them at risk during an emergency.
Syracuse University to Pay $3.7m to Settle Wage Discrimination Lawsuit
The settlement will provide up to $19,000 for eligible full-time female professors and faculty.
Texas Judge Enters Default Judgment Against Infowars Host Alex Jones
A later hearing will determine Jones’s financial liability.
Clint Eastwood Wins $6.1m CBD Defamation Lawsuit, Calls Losers “Scammers”
A Lithuania-based CBD distributor will have to pay Eastwood $6.1 million for using his likeness without his permission.
Lawsuit: Idaho Springs, CO, Police Abused and Tased Deaf Man
Two Idaho Springs officers purportedly assaulted Colorado resident Brady Mistic, who is deaf, for not responding to their verbal commands.
Former “Apprentice” Contestant Omarosa Manigault Newman Beats Trump in Arbitration
The former “Apprentice” contestant and her attorney won a ruling which found that Trump’s nondisclosure agreement is unenforceable.
Activision Blizzard Offers Federal Government $18m Discrimination Settlement
The company, which was accused of tolerating sexual harassment against female employees, offered the settlement the same day the federal E.E.O.C. sued it.