Porta Potty Odor Leads to Class Action Lawsuit
Porta Potty Odor Leads to Class Action Lawsuit
Lawsuits & Litigation
Cummins Inc. Hit With Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
A lawsuit was recently filed against Cummins Inc. for “allegedly violating a gender discrimination law stemming from the pay of a woman who worked at a company call center in Tennessee.” The lawsuit itself was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of Krista Clements. According to the lawsuit, Clements was “unfairly paid less than a male counterpart, Scott Olivio, even though they performed equal work at the call center in Nashville.”
Iowa Resident Takes $75 Speeding Ticket to Supreme Court
Iowa Resident Take $75 Speeding Ticket to Supreme Court
Beef Products Inc. Establishes Fund To Help Employees Impacted by Plant Closures
Do you remember the pink slime dispute between Beef Products Inc., ABC, and ABC’s parent company, Disney? Earlier this year the dispute ended when Disney agreed to a $177 million litigation settlement, but the damage to Beef Products Inc. (BPI) had already been done, according to the company. According to the company, the lawsuit damaged its reputation and resulted in a drop in sales, plant closures, and layoffs. Fortunately, the recent settlement has allowed company owners to establish a “$10 million fund to benefit former BPI employees impacted by plant closures.”
In Response To Wrongful Death Lawsuit, Jim Carrey Files a Counter-Suit
After a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against him, Jim Carrey is making it known that he has no intentions of just rolling over and backing down. Rather, he decided to counter-sue his accusers, the family of his deceased girlfriend, Cathriona White.
Whole Foods, Broken Social Contract
Whole Foods is back in the news. Recently, the beleaguered corporate pawn and shell of a once-awesome grocery retailer washed up on the shore of our newsfeeds with a couple reports worth noticing: a data breach and an allegedly wrongful termination.
Lawsuit Filed by Former Abu Ghraib Inmates Allowed to Advance After 9 Years
After almost a decade of false starts and dismissals, a lawsuit filed by former inmates at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is moving ahead. The suit is directed against the civilian interrogators who were contracted and charged with overseeing the facility, which made international headlines after a series of terrifying photographs were made
Cabot Finally Settles Two Decade-long Drilling Lawsuits
Cabot Finally Settles Two Decade-long Drilling Lawsuits
Former Employee, EEOC File Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Florida Whataburger
In one of the latest stories about workplace discrimination, a Whataburger chain in Florida is being sued by a former manager after she was allegedly “retaliated against and forced to resign because she would not carry out racially discriminatory hiring practices as directed by higher-ups.”
Convicted Murderer from Georgia Will Receive a $550,000 Settlement Over Loss of Leg
A diabetic and convicted murderer from Georgia will receive a $550,000 settlement from the state after suing over the loss of a leg. The New York Times and Atlanta Journal-Constitution report that the inmate, Michael Tarver, originally filed the suit in longhand and without legal aid over three years ago. Tarver accused Dr. Chiquita Fye,