Is Monsanto To Blame After Students, Teachers Poisoned?

A lawsuit was filed against Monsanto and local officials after families and teachers allege they were “sickened at a school outside of Seattle.” According to the lawsuit, which was filed earlier this week in King County Superior Court, local officials and Monsanto “allowed the school site to grow toxic with the use of the now-banned industrial chemicals known as PCBs.” As a result, many parents claim “their children’s health deteriorated while they attended Sky Valley Education Center, an alternative K-12 school in Monroe, Washington.”




Judge Lets Fiat Chrysler Age Discrimination Lawsuit Continue

A judge ruled shortly before Christmas Day that an age discrimination lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles would be allowed to continue. An opinion issued on December 18th tossed aside FCA’s move to dismiss the suit. Attorneys for the company had hoped to force the four plaintiffs into arbitration, only to be denied by Judge Laurie





New York City Slumlord Steven Croman Agrees to Pay $8m Settlement

Infamous New York City landlord Steven Croman has agreed to pay $8 million in a settlement, which alleged he’d “bullied” tenants out of rent-controlled apartments. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced less than two week ago that he’d reached an agreement with the landlord. On top of $8 million toward the settlement’s restitution fund, the