A federal lawsuit was recently filed in California by the American Wild Horse Campaign and Animal Legal Defense Fund with the hope that it will “block the US Forest Service from capturing and selling wild horses for slaughter.” Nowadays, there are very few wild horses running free in America’s not so wild West, and this new lawsuit hopes to save the few that remain.
Back in July, a resident of Detroit filed a lawsuit against Perry Funeral Home, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, and Harper-Hutzel Hospitals. Inc. over allegations that the defendants “breached contracts by not properly taking possession of, transporting and or storing the deceased remains of infant bodies after requesting a donation for purposes of research.” The suit itself was filed in Wayne County Circuit Court and is in the spotlight in response to recent discoveries inside the Perry Funeral Home.
On Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court reinstated a child slavery lawsuit against the United States’ branch of Nestle SA and Cargill Co. Both companies, reports Reuters, are accused of propagating child slavery on cocoa plantations in the West African nation of Ivory Coast. The decision was made by a panel of judges sitting on
Minnesota Files Lawsuit Against Drug Companies for High Insulin Prices
Earlier this week, a judge in California ruled that Michael Avenatti, lawyer to actress Stormy Daniels, must pay $4.85 million in back pay to an attorney who used to work for his former law firm. The ruling marks the “first time the potential presidential candidate is being held personally liable in the lawsuit over back pay.”
While the University of Southern California settled a sex abuse lawsuit for $215 million on Friday, more women are coming forward to allege abuse against the school’s former head gynecologist. The New York Times reports that the settlement has yet to be approved by a court. It’s among the largest reached by a university facing
Horning Brothers Settles Sexual Harassment Claims with Attorney General
Last week, a class action lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against a handful of electric scooter companies over allegations of gross negligence “related to injuries sustained by both riders and pedestrians.” The suit itself was filed on behalf of nine plaintiffs who allege in the suit that they “sustained injuries due to the proliferation of electric scooters in their communities.” Bird, Lime, Segway, and Xiaomi are the four scooter companies named as defendants in the suit. It’s important to note that two of the defendants, Bird and Lime, are currently operating in Denver, Colorado without proper permits.
On Friday, the United States Supreme Court ordered a temporary halt to the so-called ‘Climate Kids’ lawsuit. Scheduled to move to trial October 29th, Juliana v. United States was last heard in District Court in Oregon. The plaintiffs claim the federal government’s actions have contributed to man-made climate change, violating youths’ constitutional rights to life,
A Seattle judged dismissed a gun storage lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association and a Washington firearms advocacy organization. The suit, writes Fox News, takes aim at state legislation. A recently-passed Seattle ordinance requires that gun-owners ‘lock’ their firearms when not carrying or otherwise using them. King County Superior Court Judge Barbara Linde discarded