Tag: Lawsuits
New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law
OAKLAND, Calif. — Ride-hail drivers and a union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Proposition 22 — a ballot measure that exempted Uber and other...
Court: Universities can be sued over cancer gene mix-up
DETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeals has reinstated lawsuits against two universities over mistaken results that were discovered years after two sisters were...
Ex-medical manager wins $3.6M in whistleblower settlement
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis-based medical supply company’s former manager has won $3.6 million in a settlement of her whistleblower lawsuit accusing that company and...
8 minority jail officers allegedly kept off Chauvin’s guard
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — Eight Minnesota jail guards filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging racial discrimination after they were barred from working on the floor where a...
Judge: No media protection for blogger, must reveal sources
<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A blogger who was sued for defamation over an article criticizing a former Arkansas school board member must disclose her...
Nursing home protections limit families who want to sue
<p>In her room at a Georgia nursing home, Bessie Burden was so concerned about the coronavirus that she wore a mask — sometimes two...
Racial discrimination claims against Whole Foods dismissed
BOSTON — A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by Whole Foods Market employees who alleged the supermarket...
8 minority jail officers allegedly kept off Chauvin’s guard
MINNEAPOLIS — Eight Minnesota jail guards filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging racial discrimination after they were barred from working on the floor where a...
Honduran-born US citizen settles lawsuit over jailing
<p>NEW ORLEANS — A Honduran-born United States citizen has settled a lawsuit with a Louisiana sheriff’s office that jailed him in 2018 on suspicion...
Judge: No media protection for blogger, must reveal sources
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A blogger who was sued for defamation over an article criticizing a former Arkansas school board member must disclose her...