Uber Looks For a Life Line In COO Search
Uber looks for a life line for its current negative reputation in a search for a COO.
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Is the Trump University Lawsuit Really Settled?
Shortly after President Trump was sworn in as our 45th president, he appeared to settle fraud claims stemming from his real estate seminar program at Trump University, otherwise known as the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, by shelling out $25 million. He agreed to settle in order to resolve all of the claims and “to avoid a trial and distractions to his presidency.” However, a former student may throw all that to the wind.
Family of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez Seeks to Stop Deportation
Last week, a 13-year old girl from Los Angeles had to watch as her father, Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, was handcuffed and taken away in a black car. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers had pulled over the family on Tuesday. Avelica was driving his daughter to school in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles when
Big Settlement for Children of Immigrant Killed by Border Patrol
A judge in California tentatively approved a $1 million settlement for the children of an illegal immigrant killed by Border Patrol agents in 2010. Six years ago, Anastasio Hernandez Rojas and his brother were caught by Border Patrol agents trying to cross into the United States near Otay Mesa, California. According to the lawsuit, Rojas was
Attorney Receives Harsh Reprimand From The Georgia Supreme Court
John Michael Spainpleaded receives harsh reprimand for harassing communications with opposing counsel in divorce battle.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed For Immigrant Rights In GEO Center
A lawsuit was recently certified as an immigrant rights class action for those held detention center in Aurora, Colorado.
Final Obama-Era Workplace Rule Delayed By OSHA
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that it will delay one of President Obama’s final workplace protections aimed at protecting “workers from a dangerous element known as beryllium.” Finalized in January of this year, the new rule was intended to go into effect on March 21. However, with OSHA’s delay, the protection won’t be implemented until May 20. Why so late? Well, the delay is partly because OSHA wants to further review the rule, and partly because of President Trump’s regulatory freeze he “initiated when he took office.”
Metlife Has Agreed to $32.5 Million Payout for Racial Discrimination
Metlife has agreed to pay $32.5 million to more than 600 financial service representatives, past and present, in a racial discrimination lawsuit.
Aiken Ordered to Pay Millions to Triple Amputee
Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ordered to pay almost $14 million in damages to a triple amputee patient in a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Family Has Yet To See Money Since $17 Million Malpractice Verdict
Nebraska made history when it handed down the largest malpractice verdict in the state’s history that should have resulted in an injured young girl receiving $17 million to pay for the professional care she will need for the rest of her life. However, a year and a half has gone by since the verdict and not a dime has been paid so far. So what’s the holdup?