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Lawsuits & Litigation
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Pandering to For-Profit Schools Shot Down By Judge
A federal judge ruled that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s decision to rescind protections for students defrauded by for-profit colleges should be reversed. But, reports the New York Times, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss put the ruling on hold for 30 days, to give the Education Department time to respond. Moss’s decision could drastically alter
CORRECTION: Vizio Moves to Settle Class Action Regarding Unauthorized Data Tracking
Vizio Moves to Settle Class Action Regarding Unauthorized Data Tracking
Did University Help Cover-Up Fatal Botched Abortion? One Lawsuit Says Yes
A wrongful death lawsuit was recently filed against the University of New Mexico (UNM) and abortionist Curtis Boyd by the sister and mother of 23-year-old Keisha Marie Atkins. Atkins passed away in February 2017 during a late-term abortion, and now her mother and sister want justice against the parties who allegedly covered up the cause of her death.
McDonald’s Sued Over the 2017 Fatal Shooting of Zachary Zumwalt
McDonald’s recently came under fire in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man “fatally shot in the parking lot of a Springfield McDonald’s.” According to the suit, the death of the man, Zachary Zumwalt, was totally preventable and claims “McDonald’s is partially to blame for the fatal shooting.” But what happened? What led to Zumwalt’s death?
Lawsuit Claims Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Caught Fire in Woman’s Purse
Do you have one of the new Galaxy Note 9 phones? If so, a new lawsuit filed earlier this week may interest you. According to a lawsuit filed yesterday, the new phone allegedly caught fire. The incident occurred barely a month after Koh Dong-jin, the CEO for Samsung, “promised consumers the batteries on the new Galaxy Note 9 are ‘safer than ever.’”
Lawsuit Between Rape Victim and Los Vaqueros Trail Riders Reaches $575K Settlement
A lawsuit stemming from a 2012 incident settled earlier this week for $575,000. It was filed on behalf of a woman, Brie Ana Williams, and claimed she was raped at a Los Vaqueros Trail Ride event at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Williams filed her lawsuit against rodeo after she said “someone raped her during an event associated with the trail riders in Dayton in 2012.” Though a settlement was finally agreed to, the complaints against the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo were dismissed.
Judge Dismisses Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Earlier this week a judge dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an Ohio State student who was killed by Brian Golsby in February 2017. The student was Reagan Tokes. She was kidnapped, raped, and then fatally shot by Golsby, a convicted sex offender. Since the incident, Golsby has been convicted and will serve life in prison for the murder. Prior to the incident, he had been released from prison for three months and “was wearing a GPS ankle monitor while under the watch of the state’s Adult Parole Authority.”
Vermont Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma
Vermont is the latest state to sue Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma L.P. over its opioid drug, OxyContin, joining many others in the fight against the large manufacturer for sparking a nationwide epidemic. The state is accusing the company of using deceptive marketing practices to advertise its painkillers as an appropriate treatment for chronic pain. Vermont Attorney
Lawsuit Accusing President Trump of ‘Inciting to Riot’ is Dismissed
Earlier this week, a lawsuit against President Trump was dismissed. The suit was filed by three protesters who accused the president of ‘inciting to riot’ after “they were roughed up at a March 2016 campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky during Trump’s White House run.” The decision to dismiss the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said they “did not state a valid claim under Kentucky law against Trump or his campaign, and Trump’s speech was protected by the First Amendment because he did not specifically advocate violence.” The suit was dismissed on a 3-0 vote.