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Walmart Associates and Allies Applaud California Plaintiffs in Dukes V. Wal
On Thursday, the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) and its allies, including Making Change at Walmart and the National Organization for Women (NOW), stood in support of the California Plaintiffs in the Dukes v.
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:23P
Brazil's Federal Attorneys Want to Annul National High School Exam Due to Fraud
Brazilian government attorneys in the state of Cear have filed a lawsuit calling for the annulment of the 2011 National High School Exam (Enem) that took place nationwide last weekend (October 22-23). Almost 5 million students took the test.
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:22P
A Tennessee Resort Is Suing TripAdvisor For Calling It The 'Dirtiest Hotel In
In the lawsuit, Seaton's attorneys, John Rogers and Sidney Gilreath, seem to argue the ranking is because the site uses "a rating system which is flawed and inconsistent and distorts actual performance and perspective." It also suggests some sort of
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:22P
LIEMANDT v. MEGA RV CORP.
The parties have settled an age discrimination lawsuit on appeal, but, as part of the settlement, have filed a stipulated request to reverse the portion of the judgment awarding punitive damages of $50000 against the employer. We grant the request.
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:21P
ESTEBAN v. WESTFIELD AMERICA, INC.
Maricarmen Esteban filed a personal injury lawsuit against Westfield America, Inc. (Westfield) claiming she was injured when she slipped and fell on wet floor at a shopping mall owned by Westfield. The court granted summary judgment in Westfield's
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:21P
Dairy Queen franchisee sued for civil rights violation
Food Service Holdings Ltd., a Huntington, Texas-based Dairy Queen franchisee, has been accused of violating civil rights in a lawsuit filed by a 17-year-old former employee who claimed to be sexually harassed by a coworker. The employee's guardian
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:18P
Basis Tries Again With New Goldman Lawsuit
In its previous lawsuit, Basis cited a Goldman executive who called Timberwolf, "one shitty deal." Basis' losses on the CDOs spelled its end. "We remain committed to holding Goldman to account," Basis' Stuart Fowler said. Basis' earlier lawsuit was
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:16P
Judge Junks Fraud Charge Against Man In Magnetar Case
A federal judge has dismissed fraud charges against the only individual charged in the Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit over a collateralized debt obligation linked to hedge fund Magnetar Capital. US District Judge Miriam Goldman Cederbaum
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:16P
Lawsuit Filed Against Blackberry for Outage
A lawsuit has been filed in US District Court on behalf of millions of Blackberry customers whose data service was disrupted earlier this month. The suit, against Research In Motion which manufactures the Blackberry device, claims users paid for
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:13P
SC counties may settle primary lawsuit
Last week, Beaufort, Chester, Greenville and Spartanburg counties filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court saying they could be left to pay a large part of the tab for the primary. The counties also questioned the state's authority to run a primary
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:11P