Target Settles Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit for $3.7M
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/04/05/business/ap-us-target-settlement.html
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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.
Did ‘Stranger Things’ Creators Steal Idea for the Hit Show?
The Netflix original, ‘Stranger Things,’ quickly became a favorite among fans and recently completed its second season. However, a new lawsuit is alleging that the creators of the show, Matt and Ross Duffer, “stole the idea for the show from a short film by director Charlie Kessler.” The lawsuit itself was filed by Kessler, though the Duffer brothers have so far denied the allegation and their attorney, Alex Kogner, called the lawsuit “completely meritless.”
Were Mouse Guts Really Found in Pacific Foods Soup? One Lawsuit Thinks So.
A 72-year-old retired registered nurse got the stomach-churning surprise of a lifetime when she allegedly discovered the partial remains of a dead mouse in a carton of Pacific Foods soup. Unfortunately for the woman, Maesel Dorn, the discovery was made after she had already had a bowl of the soup that she now claims made her “violently ill for two days.” As a result of her ordeal, she filed a $400,000 lawsuit earlier this week, alleging that when she notified Pacific Foods of her findings, the “organic foods company tried to brush off her complaints.”
Latest Data Hack Compromises Card Data of 5M Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor Customers
Another data hack has occurred, this time compromising sensitive credit card data of more than five million customers who shopped at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. According to Gemini Advisory, the cybersecurity research firm that identified the recent hack, the incident was orchestrated by a “well-known ring of Russian-speaking hackers known as Fin7 or JokerStash.” The research firm also said that the stolen information “appears to have been taken using software that was implanted into the cash register systems at the stores and that siphoned card numbers until last month.”
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.
Co-Owner of Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts Arrested in Connection with Fatal Accident
Almost two years after the tragic accident at Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts claimed the life of 10-year-old Caleb Schwab, the co-owner of the waterpark, Jeffrey Wayne Henry, has been arrested. Currently, Henry is being held without bond “in Texas pending his return to Kansas to face charges in connection with the accident that caused the boy’s death.” Last week the “company’s Kansas City, Kansas park and its former director of operations, Tyler Austin Miles, were indicted in Kansas state court,” and soon after a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.
Does Lyft Discriminate Against Disabled Customers?
Lyft was recently hit with a class-action lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Advocates after two people alleged the company discriminated against them by not “making available wheelchair-accessible cars in the San Francisco Bay Area.” Filed in Alameda County Superior Court, the lawsuit goes on to accuse the ride-sharing company of directly violating “the law by not providing an equal and accessible transportation option to all.” In addition, in failing to provide wheelchair access to customers, the lawsuit alleged “Lyft is in violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which guarantees people with disabilities are entitled to full and equal accommodations, and claims the company is in “violation of the California Disabled Persons Act.”