Prince’s Estate Sues Domain Name Company For Trademark Infringement
Prince’s Estate Sues Domain Name Company For Trademark Infringement
Lawsuits & Litigation
Nike Slapped with Gender Discrimination Suit
Nike was just hit by a gender discrimination lawsuit alleging the company violated “state and federal equal-pay laws and fostered a work environment that allowed sexual harassment.” The suit was filed in Portland, Oregon in federal court on behalf of four former Nike employees, all of them women, who claim they were paid less than their male counterparts and argue that their managers allowed the harassment against them.
Trump Praises Texas A.G.’s Decision to Sue Over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
President Donald Trump has cast his support behind a Texas-led lawsuit which aims to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Often referred to by its acronym, DACA, the initiative lent renewable residency and work permits to immigrants who arrived to the United States as children. Put into effect by Barack Obama, the program
Federal Judge Blasts Justice Department, Blocks Deportation of Eight Asylum-Seekers
On Thursday, a federal judge blocked the deportation of eight asylum-seekers who’d been removed from the United States after their claims of suffering from gang violence and domestic abuse were canned by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said it was unacceptable that the case’s two plaintiffs—a mother and daughter—had been placed on
White Hall, Arkansas Judge Accused of Running Debtors’ Prison
A district judge based in White Hall, Arkansas, is accused of operating a ‘debtors’ prison,’ repeatedly locking up citizens too impoverished to cover court fines and fees. Local and national civil rights organizations are taking up the case of six Arkansas residents who claim they were caught up in an inescapable circuit of punishment. Each
Lawsuits Allege JUUL is Deceptively Marketing Products to Teens
Lawsuits Allege JUUL is Deceptively Marketing Products to Teens
Lawsuit Claims United Airlines Pilot Shared Sexually Explicit Photos of Flight Attendant Online
United is under fire once again, this time in connection to sexually explicit photos of a flight attendant that one of its pilots allegedly posted online. According to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), United knew the pilot was posting the “humiliating, explicit photos of the flight attendant online” for years without doing anything to stop it.
Austin Harrouff Hit with Wrongful Death Lawsuit Two Years After Attacking and Killing Florida Couple
Remember that man who attacked a couple in their Florida home in 2016 by biting, beating, and stabbing them? At the time of the attack, many were quick to say that the young college man simply suffered from a mental illness. However, the family of the woman who was attacked, Michelle Mischcon Stevens, filed a wrongful death lawsuit earlier this week against Austin Harrouff, the young man who attacked her and her husband.
Islamic Advocacy Organization Sues Government Over Terror Watchlist, Alleged Discrimination
An Islamic advocacy organization is planning to sue the federal government over its terror watchlist. USA Today reports the suit touches on a recently revealed program—operating under federal instruction, air marshals allegedly kept tabs on air passengers with no known links to terror groups. Gadeir Abbas, senior litigation attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations,
CoreCivic Faces Protests and Lawsuits for Denying Diabetic Prisoners Proper Treatment
Protests at the headquarters of for-profit prison corporation CoreCivic are drawing attention to the company’s practice of denying diabetics timely treatment. Three inmates have sued CoreCivic over its medical practices. Plaintiffs say they’re provided sub-standard healthcare. Insulin shots are administered without routine, complicating detainees’ ability to regulate their blood sugar. A class-action suit filed earlier