Orlando-Based Massage Therapy Company Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $27K
Orlando Float, a massage therapy company based in Orlando, recently settled a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit for $27,000.
Lawsuits & Litigation
Decision Paves the Way for Trial in Petersburgh, New York Water Contamination Case
Plaintiff attorneys Weitz & Luxenberg are applauding a New York Supreme Court judge’s decision against Taconic Plastics denying summary judgment and clearing the way for New York’s first certified class action case involving perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) water contamination to go to trial. The lawsuit alleges that the release of PFOA from Taconic’s manufacturing facility contaminated
Lawsuit: Wayne County’s Vehicle Seizure Program is Illegal
One woman was forced to declare bankruptcy after being hit with a $1,800 fee to get her car back–all because her boyfriend had been at a “suspicious” barbecue.
FBI Faces New Claim in Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit
The woman says her stint at the FBI academy in Quantico, VA, was sabotaged by male trainers seeking to preserve a “good-old-boy” network.
South Carolina Will Only Pay $1m to Woman Whose Baby Died in Prison Toilet
Guards allegedly prevented anyone from going near a toilet in which the premature baby was trapped for close to half an hour.
ACLU Sues ICE for More Info on 2019 Texas Immigration Raid
The raid–among the largest in ICE history–culminated with more than 280 arrests.
Philadelphia Public Schools Sued by Teachers Union Over Growing Asbestos Issue
The union representing teachers working in Philadelphia public schools is suing the district over allegations that the district has failed to remedy a growing asbestos issue that may be putting the health of teachers and students at risk.
Walgreens Pays $7.5 Million to Settle Fake Pharmacist Claims in California
Kim Thien Le may have illegally filled about 750,000 prescriptions, many of which were for highly addictive opioids.
Michigan Department of Corrections Sued for Leaving Mentally Ill Inmate to Die Tied to Chair
An attorney for the estate of inmate Jonathon Lancaster, who died last year in a Michigan prison, says the issue is symptomatic of how mentally ill prisoners are treated.
Hillary Clinton Allegedly Used Secret Service Detail to Dodge Rep. Gabbard’s Lawsuit
An attorney for Gabbard suggested that Clinton may have used Secret Service agents to avoid being served notice of the suit.