Lanier gains lawsuit protection
The D.C. police chief's new five-year contract explicitly states that she is protected from civil and criminal lawsuits and drops a paragraph about collective bargaining at the center of a lawsuit brought by the Fraternal Order of Police. Including an indemnification clause, which means Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy L. ...
Lawsuit seeks to overturn job protection for teachers
Are teacher protections a bust for students? Laws protecting teacher tenure rules in California are being challenged in the courts. Students Matter - a new nonprofit that describes itself as an organization "committed to ensuring that all of California's children receive a quality education" - filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday .
Apple defends Siri against class action lawsuit
Apple asks an Oakland, Calif. judge to throw out a class action lawsuit targeting the iPhone 4S' digital assistant Siri
Lawsuit filed in ballot stuffing
A candidate on the losing end of a ballot-stuffing scheme in Lincoln County is now suing a half dozen current and former county officials in federal court for $57,000, plus unspecific punitive damages.The lawsuit also sheds new light on Lincoln Countys 201...
Schwab loses lawsuit to halt FINRA action
A federal court judge threw out a lawsuit by Charles Schwab Corp that had sought to stop its regulator from disciplining the brokerage for trying to take away customers' rights to sue it in class actions. ...
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Andrea Sneiderman, Hemy Neuman
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Andrea Sneiderman and Hemy Neuman for the death of Andrea's husband, Rusty Sneiderman.
Facebook hit with $15 billion class action user tracking lawsuit
Facebook is once again being sued for tracking its users even after they logout of the service. The latest class action lawsuit demands $15 billion from Facebook for violating federal wiretap laws.
Lawsuit Aims to Ignore Clean Water Act
A new lawsuit calls for the Environmental Protection Agency to take charge of water quality in the Mississippi River Basin. American Farm Bureau Legal Counsel Danielle Quist explains why that’s a bad idea. AFBF’s Johnna Miller files this report.
Dayton airport pollution a danger, lawsuit claims
Three Tipp City families have filed a federal lawsuit claiming that pollution from Dayton International Airport threatens their health and has killed all the life in nearby Mill Creek.