Bank of America settled an overdraft lawsuit for $66.6 million last week, marking the umpteenth time the institution has been accused of levying illegally high fees on cash-strapped consumers. Reuters reports that the settlement details were disclosed in a San Diego courthouse. The agreement resolves a two-year old lawsuit, in which plaintiffs said Bank of
A woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment is filing a lawsuit, claiming he defamed her while campaigning for the nation’s highest political office. In a year that’s seen the dismissal and firing of powerful men for misconduct, the allegations against Donald Trump have been largely ignored since his inauguration. Despite scandals bringing
Higher Court Will Decide Whether to Dismiss Student Suicide Case
For weeks we’ve been reading and hearing about reports of sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood big-wigs, most notably, Harvey Weinstein. It would seem, however, that those allegations aren’t only limited to Hollywood. Even the restaurant industry is beginning to see an uptick in sexual misconduct and harassment allegations.
Two settlements have been reached regarding a lawsuit against Ceres that claimed “several police officers secretly video recorded two female civilian co-workers, and in one instance allegedly took video of one employee’s upper thigh and underpants while she was wearing a dress.” The two settlements total $400,000, and at the end of the day the city “admitted no liability in the settlements.”
A lawsuit against Yale University is expected to proceed, even after a U.S. district court judge tossed “out one of the seven counts leveled by a former employee who claimed racial discrimination and harassment by his supervisor.” U.S. District Judge Janet Hall decided to dismiss Leon McCalla’s “claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress” because
Office Plant Placement Leads to Racial Discrimination Case
Pastor To Do Prison Time For Illegal Bitcoin Operation
Nurse Receives Settlement From City and University For Officer’s Actions
A lawsuit has been filed against medical device manufacturers in California. Why? Who filed it? Well, it turns out actor Chuck Norris filed the lawsuit, “alleging a chemical used in MRI imaging scans poisoned his wife,” Gena. According to Norris and the lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court, Gadolinium that was injected into his wife “to improve the clarity of her MRIs have left her weak and tired and with debilitating bouts of pain and a burning sensation.”