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Will Arpaio's popularity continue amid lawsuit?
2012-05-13 03:27:00 The careers of most politicians would crumble under the heavy scrutiny that the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America now faces.
Martha Hart files an updated lawsuit against Vince and Linda McMahon and WW
2012-05-10 01:10:00 Martha Hart filed an updated lawsuit against Vince and Linda McMahon and WWE in the ongoing battle over WWE's usage of Owen Hart's name and likeness. The new claims include: *Owen's name would have reverted back to strictly his usage after his passing. *That Owen's legal name is not a "ring name" and therefore WWE does not have the rights to use, market and promote that name in their materials and DVD releases. *That WWE released eight DVDs and other items (including the WWE Encylopedia) without proper payments to Owen Hart's estate per his contract with Titan Sports, which required that royalty payments continue after his death. *WWE used original intellectual property such as family photos without the estate's permission. *That the Owen Hart Foundation has been hurt its unwanted association with WWE through their usage of Owen Hart video and material. Linda McMahon filed a motion on May 2nd asking for more time to respond to the updated complaint. There was a sett...
By: KLQ Blog
Court: Ex-Bush aide protected from torture lawsuit
2012-05-03 10:34:00 For the second time this year, a federal appeals court shielded a former Bush administration lawyer from a lawsuit filed by a convicted terrorist who alleged the attorney's so-called "torture memos" led to his illegally harsh treatment while in U.S. military custody.
The Outcome of My Lawsuit From an Unhappy Tenant ? Part 2
2012-04-22 13:18:00 Last week I wrote about how a lawsuit against me by one of my tenants for $5,000 got dismissed and how I countersued and won about $3,500. I got several questions about the lawsuit, which I?m going to attempt to answer today. The reason I ended up getting sued in the first place was because ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Outcome of My Lawsuit From an Unhappy Tenant – Part 2
The Bachelor lawsuit needs to go away
2012-04-19 21:33:00 I never thought I would be defending the show The Bachelor, but something needs to be said about the lawsuit that is being filed by two wanna be contestants who were turned away at a casting session. Nashville natives Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson filed a class action lawsuit against ABC and the producers of... Read more »
Howard Stern lawsuit vs Sirius XM Radio thrown out
2012-04-17 14:22:00 A judge has dismissed radio shock jock Howard Stern's lawsuit accusing Sirius XM Radio Inc of failing to pay him stock awards he claimed were due for helping the satellite radio company exceed growth targets.
The Outcome of My Lawsuit From an Unhappy Tenant
2012-04-15 19:19:00 Several weeks ago, I wrote about how I was getting sued by one of my tenants for the first time ever. To give you a quick recap, I had a tenant sign a lease and then the day she was supposed to move into the property she claimed that it was ?uninhabitable? and wanted her ...This Article is Copyright © 2004-2011 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Outcome of My Lawsuit From an Unhappy Tenant
Anti-abortion grandpa faces lawsuit
2012-04-04 23:38:00 Dick Retta stands outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in downtown Washington three days a week, trying to persuade pregnant women not to get abortions.
RICK ROSS WINS LAWSUIT
2012-03-30 15:35:00 Per TMZ.com Rapper Rick Ross can keep his name, thanks to an L.A. County Superior Court judge who shut down a bid from former drug dealer "Freeway" Rick Ross who tried to hoard the name. "Freeway" Rick Ross had filed suit against the rapper, claiming ownership of the name. In fact, the rapper has strongly intimated in his songs his name was inspired by the drug dude. In the song "Hustlin" for example, Ross makes several references to large-scale drug dealing -- despite what Freeway says ... the rapper never dealt drugs in his life. But the judge today ruled "Freeway" Rick has no case, and threw the lawsuit out. source
By: Ghetto Fabu
Using A Bone Graft Attorney Is Important To Join The Class Action Lawsuit
2012-03-21 11:39:00 If you have become ill or injured due to a bone graft, attorneys are available to help you to join the class-action lawsuit and seek compensation for your pain. Any bone graft attorney can tell you that the procedure was only approved for certain parts of the spine and neck yet the manufacturer looked the other way when doctors chose to experiment on poor unsuspecting victims like yourself. Many of these people are experiencing pain, discomfort, and some have even reported losing mobility or becoming paralyzed. Whether your symptoms are severe or minor, or even if you have no symptoms at all, if the graft was placed somewhere on your body where it should not have been, a bone graft attorney will help you seek justice. No one wants to feel like a lab rat and this is why bone graft attorneys around the country are helping victims to speak out and take a piece of the settlement. A bone graft attorney can tell the courts how your faulty bone graft may have caused you to lose your job, l...
Lawsuit pins false advertising on Brett (AP)
2012-02-07 19:48:00 Lawyers are seeking class-action status for a lawsuit that claims Hall of Fame slugger George Brett has been falsely advertising necklaces and bracelets as being able to help improve health and sports performance. A lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Des Moines claims Spokane Valley, Wash.-based Brett Bros.
By: MLB News Blog
Chevron Ecuador: Kerry Kennedy To Make $40 Million Off Scam Lawsuit
2012-01-17 19:31:00 Talk about being party to an extortion. This blogger saw a Chevron Ecuador-related post on Kerry Kennedy and thought “Man, never saw her name involved in all this much until recently.” Now, I know why. According to The New York Post, the environmental ambulance-chasing, ceviche-eating-while-planning-f-raud-on-video, self-described “lawyer for the plaintiffs” Steven Donziger not only gave (Read More...)
Dodgers settle lawsuit with Fox (AP)
2012-01-11 07:16:00 The Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox settled their lawsuit late Tuesday night, removing an impediment to the sale of the bankrupt team. In a motion filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, the Dodgers said they were abandoning their attempt to sell future media rights and will adhere to their contract with Fox’s Prime Ticket ...
By: MLB News Blog
Google Get 200+ Patents From IBM: Gets Ready For Upcoming Lawsuit Against O
2012-01-09 06:57:00 The patent wars are heating up in every major software company around the world. A lot of companies are treading this path carefully. The only thing that makes sense is to hoard up as many patents as you can to fortify yourself against patent lawsuits and trolls. That is exactly what Google has done. They recently acquired 200 more patents from IBM which cover a wide spectrum of web services like email, server backups, database optimization, ad serving and mobile web page display. Google has gotten many patents earlier from IBM last year. There is one more important patent which deals with social networking and Google plans to use it to boost Google+. They acquired more than 2000 patents during the period from June to December last year. Google is all set to buy Motorola Mobility to boost Android and its manufacturers and keep them safe from Microsoft’s and Apple’s patent litigation, pending an Anti-trust review. They are now lending these and other patents to Android manufactu...
By: WATblog
Steve Jobs Action Figure Prompts Threat of Lawsuit from Apple [Apple Threat
2012-01-06 02:41:00 Apple is extremely protective of its intellectual property, which is evident with how they pursue legal action for the unauthorized use of their designs, trademarks and technologies. But what if it’s the likeness of Steve Jobs that’s being copied? Apple is threatening to sue a Chinese manufacturer for the production ...
Monta Ellis: Sexual Harassment Lawsuit By Erika Ross Smith Panned On Twitte
2011-12-21 22:04:00 Whatever Monta Ellis did, Erika Ross Smith’s just opened herself up to a World of bad media. The problem with what seems to be a flurry of sexual harassment claims and charges in the New Media Age is they are starting to make the accusers look really bad. Such is the case with Erika Ross (Read More...)
Lawsuit: Porn made for hostile workplace
2011-12-01 14:29:00 Via Scoop.it – News for Greens A top Webster Electric Cooperative official’s habit of watching pornography while on the job made the office environment so hostile, women began to refer to it in coded words and one complained to human resources, according to a lawsuit filed…Via www.news-leader.com Tags: the office environment, Webster Electric Cooperative, hostile ...
By: News for Greens
Mariah Yeater Dismisses Paternity Lawsuit: Justin Bieber To Sue!
2011-11-16 21:39:00 Justin Bieber?s alleged baby mama, Mariah Yeater, decided to discretely dismiss the paternity lawsuit, in which she demanded the ?Baby? singer to take a paternity test to prove he was the father of her three month-old baby boy, Tristyn. Mariah Yeater PHOTOS: Justin Bieber?s Alleged Baby Mama Mariah?s lawyers, Lance Rogers and Matt Pare, also ...
Justin Bieber Paternity Lawsuit: Will He Take The DNA Test?
2011-11-02 21:09:00 Is Justin Bieber the daddy of baby Tristyn Anthony Markhouse Yeater? The answer to this question can be quickly answered by a DNA test, which is exactly what the baby mama, Mariah Yeater, is demanding from the ?Baby? singer. Justin Bieber’s Alleged Son: Baby Tristyn FIRST PHOTOS The 20 year-old woman wants Justin to be ...
Oakland News: Carson Palmer To Raiders, CEDA Lawsuit, Sidebar, Oakland Hill
2011-10-19 04:38:00 The Oakland News is dominated by the Oakland Raiders trade for now-former Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Carson Palmer. In case you missed it, here’s the first seven minutes of today’s press conference at Raiders Headquarters: What cracked me up about the start of the press conference was that Coach Jackson said “There’s a report out there (Read More...)
Online Payment Giant PayPal Files A Lawsuit Against Google Wallet
2011-10-03 10:19:00 Just last week, we reported that Google has come out with a NFC based mobile payment service, dubbed the Google Wallet. Google has been a frontrunner when it comes to using NFC for a variety of new and innovative applications. Google Wallet allows you to tap your NFC-enabled Android phone against a card reader and make payments. Now the online payment giant PayPal went on a rampage, filing a lawsuit against Google and two former PayPal executives who now work for Google. It accused the executives of ‘misappropriation of trade secrets’ and ‘breach of fiduciary duties’. Google had been negotiating with PayPal for over two years regarding online money transfer on mobile devices. Just before the deal was about to be signed, Google poached the PayPal executives, which led to PayPal filing a lawsuit. PayPal’s view on NFC is rather interesting because it doesn’t believe, unlike Google, that NFC will be of any use in the next three or four years. That ...
By: WATblog
Online Payment Giant PayPal Files A Lawsuit Against Google Wallet
2011-10-03 10:19:00 Just last week, we reported that Google has come out with a NFC based mobile payment service, dubbed the Google Wallet. Google has been a frontrunner when it comes to using NFC for a variety of new and innovative applications. Google Wallet allows you to tap your NFC-enabled Android phone against a card reader and make payments. Now the online payment giant PayPal went on a rampage, filing a lawsuit against Google and two former PayPal executives who now work for Google. It accused the executives of ‘misappropriation of trade secrets’ and ‘breach of fiduciary duties’. Google had been negotiating with PayPal for over two years regarding online money transfer on mobile devices. Just before the deal was about to be signed, Google poached the PayPal executives, which led to PayPal filing a lawsuit. PayPal’s view on NFC is rather interesting because it doesn’t believe, unlike Google, that NFC will be of any use in the next three or four years. That ...
By: WATblog
Statement By Wallace "Gator" Bradley On New Federal Lawsuit by Me
2011-06-22 23:50:00 STATEMENT BY WALLACE "GATOR" BRADLEY ON NEW FEDERAL LAWSUIT BY MELVIN JONES, VICTIM OF JON BURGE 312-371-6914 This is good, the most important thing is the fact that he was tortured, framed by Jon Burge and Crew; it was covered up; he sent to the joint for life, did six (6) years, Judge Pincham wrote the opinion for the Illinois Appellant Court that got him a new trial; the jury found him not guilty.The City of Chicago used his testimony to suspend and later to fire Jon Burge; Flint Taylor used his testimony in many suits against the City of Chicago; the Federal Government used his testimony on the witness stand that found Jon Burge guilty; attorney Frank Avila...
PMA Files Lawsuit Deeming Affiliate Law, HB 3569, Unconstitutional
2011-06-01 20:00:00 In March, you may recall that I wrote this Open Letter to Governor Quinn, asking him to veto HB 3569, which would allow the state to start collecting sales tax on internet purchases. It is against the Constitution of the United States (Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3, and the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act) for states to collect internet sales tax if a company has no base in said state. Take for instance, one of the biggest hot topics of this debate, Amazon. Amazon has no home in Illinois. There are no warehouses here. The only Amazon presence in the state of Illinois comes in the form of affiliates, people like me,...
Residents, Ex-Alderman File Lawsuit Against Lincoln Park Hospital Plan
2011-05-27 06:04:00 Martin Oberman sues city of Chicago and developers for the "illegal rezoning" of the Lincoln Park Hospital site.
Donald Duck settles groping lawsuit
2011-05-18 21:05:00 Pennsylvania woman April Magolon has settled her lawsuit with Donald Duck, the employee wearing the costume and the Disney Corporation for an unconfirmed amount after she sued for an alleged incident in which Donald groped her breast. This case reeks of greediness. April Magolon was visiting the park, and one would assume she was posing ...
Lawsuit: Union Loses Case, Loses Face
2011-03-30 17:07:00 Fighters often raise their hands in victory after even the most lopsided bout and that's what's happening in the latest court decision. But it's a victory for the CTU in only the narrowest sense, and a hit on their credibility that they're making such a big deal out of a decision that doesn't get anyone's job back. Do they think we're idiots? I guess they do. Read all about it here....
FOIA Lawsuit Against CPD
2011-01-07 06:21:00 The Better Government Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Chicago Police Department alleging that the agency wrongfully denied the nonprofit's Freedom of Information Act request for records related to Ald. Edward Burke's security detail.(Full story here.)This is what I look forward to being the first of many lawsuits filed in 2011 regarding FOIA requests. I hope that I can file a few myself. Congrats to the BGA for getting the ball rolling. I look forward to seeing just how much moola we spend having some of our officers watching Burke drink coffee, have lunch, play golf, watch House, etc.Good stuff. Also... I know you've been waiting... our first FOIA request is written. Will post tomorrow. Yippie!!...
Slip & Fall Lawsuit Season
2010-12-27 15:32:00 Winter is here, and so is that ice that never seems to melt until sometime in April. Hopefully, you will make it through the season intact. Many, however, will slip and fall. Some will suffer serious injuries and decide to sue a neighbor, store owner, or management company for their damages (like medical bills, pain, and permanent harm). A common complaint is that our society is plagued with frivolous lawsuits over everything from hot coffee to falling tree branches. These cases get played up in the media. The truth is that you can't sue just because you got hurt. Correction: You CAN sue, but you won't win. And you'll have trouble finding a lawyer to take your case. At...
Facebook Faces Lawsuit For Patent Infringement
2010-11-26 06:45:00 Many of you may be wondering why we cover quite a large number of news stories on Facebook. We certainly cannot help in this regard given the fact that it is a global phenomenon today. And it’s the more the merrier proposition now. Businessweek reports that Facebook was sued for patent infringement by a person behind Priceline.com. And the person is none other than its co-founder Jay S. Walker, who also owned Walker Digital LLC, a Connecticut based company that develop, protect and commercialize intellectual property, which lost most of its stocks during the dotcom bubble crash. The company has filed a lawsuit against the social networking giant stating that it has misappropriated an invention that helps computers users establish anonymous communications. In the claim, Walker mentioned that three of his company’s employees invented a system that allows users to manage and control effectively the flow of personal information and Facebook violates that invention. There is specu...
By: WATblog
CTA news: Crime, lawsuit, Bus Tracker
2010-11-02 22:02:00 "Going Public" rounds up the week in CTA news.>> A former CTA bus driver, who says she was victim of sexual harassment, requested a new trial because of the jury's makeup. The appeals court's decision.>> CTA's Bus Tracker won an Innovation Award on Monday.>> The Sun-Times has details about the GPS software used for Bus Tracker.>> On Monday, a woman reportedly had purse snatched at the Harrison Red Line stop, according to the Chicago News Report.>> On Sunday, there was reportedly an attempted robbery at the Bryn Mawr Red Line stop, the Chicago News Report reports.>> A man was reportedly pushed on the Green Line tracks Friday in an attempted robbery, WLSAM reports....
Jonathan Lee Riches, "Lawsuit Zeus", gets sued
2010-09-17 21:54:00 Meet Jonathan Lee Riches, Federal Bureau of Prisons register # 40948-018:Riches is serving a sentence for wire fraud, and is scheduled to be released in March, 2012. He was featured here in a piece I wrote about frivolous prison lawsuits:Jailbird Dungeons & Dragons, and other bizarre prison lawsuitsMr. Riches, an inmate in Kentucky, is widely considered to be the most litigious man in the world. He has filed over 3,800 lawsuits while incarcerated. Yes, you read that correctly: 3,800 lawsuits, all filed pro se while in prison. Riches has referred to himself as "Lawsuit Zeus"; others have referred to him as "the Patrick Ewing of Suing"--which hurt his feelings, according to a lawsuit that he subsequently filed against the Guinness...
eBay In A $3.8 Billion Lawsuit
2010-07-15 13:49:00 Everyone is familiar with the online auction giant eBay. It has often happened that a small time company sues a bigger company to hog the limelight and to get a piece of its earnings. This has precisely what has happened with eBay. A small company called XPRT Ventures has slammed eBay with a hefty $3.8 Billion over a claim that eBay had stolen XPRT’s previous patented technology, back in 2003. Supposedly, the technology in the online payment system that PayPal had introduced was shared confidentially by XPRT’s representatives. PayPal had incorporated that technology in an April 2003 patent called “Method and System to Automate Payment for a Commerce Transaction”. If eBay is found to have violated the terms, then it has to pay upwards of $11.4 Billion in damages. eBay representatives, on the other hand, say that this claim is without merit and that they are looking into it. In fact, XPRT has claimed that eBay has infringed upon six patents that al...
By: WATblog
Walsh Campaign Again Faces Lawsuit
2010-06-24 23:00:00 Former Campaign Manager Files Amended Complaint for Unpaid Services MORTON GROVE, IL -- This morning in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Keith Liscio, former Campaign Manager for 8th Congressional District Republican nominee Joe Walsh, filed an amended complaint against Walsh's campaign for unpaid campaign management services on behalf of his firm Patrickson-Hirsch Associates. Liscio originally brought suit against the campaign in January seeking payment of $20,000 in unpaid fees but that complaint was dismissed without prejudice last month on a pair of legal technicalities. Specifically, the judge in the case ruled that Liscio's complaint must explicitly state that Mr. Walsh and Mr. Liscio's agreement in the case was oral and that the complaint must list Liscio's campaign duties and...
Parties talk about lawsuit challenging ?open? primary victory
2010-06-09 17:13:00 Disgruntled California voters have blown up their election system by approving Proposition 14, which tosses out the current political party-based primary system in all but presidential races. With 48 percent of precincts statewide reported, the measure was ahead with 57 percent of voters in favor of it and 43 percent against. Although results were not official, California’s ...
Does The Fire Code Lawsuit Stand A Chance?
2010-06-08 15:39:00 This what I hate about education news: Lots of coverage of the press event: Teachers to Challenge Classes Sizes of 35 WBEZ... Chicago Teachers Union to sue over class sizes Sun Times... Teachers union to sue board over larger class sizes Catalyst... Teachers union says it will sue over CPS plan to boost class size Current... Chicago Teachers Union to file suit to block increased class size Tribune... But little reporting on whether the strategy has any chance of persuading the Board to come up with a strategy that doesn't involve raising class sizes, or is just an election-week stunt. Even if you can't get CPS to respond, where's the law school professor or city government expert telling us the...
Arizona, immigration and flawed ACLU lawsuit
2010-05-19 00:02:00 Not surprisingly, the American Civil Liberties Union was quick out of the gate with a lawsuit challenging Arizona's new anti-illegal immigration law. Unfortunately, one of the plaintiffs raises a red herring in the suit, according to the Times:Ten individual plaintiffs have joined with the groups in suing. They range from two Jane Doe plaintiffs who say they lack convincing documents and could be psychologically hurt by a police stop, to Vicki Gaubeca, a naturalized citizen who lives in New Mexico, regularly travels to Arizona, and worries her state driver's license doesn't meet the stricter Arizona requirements. Another plaintiff, Arizona resident Jim Shee, who is of Spanish and Chinese descent, said he has been stopped twice over the past month by local...
CTA to pay about $11 million to settle lawsuit
2010-04-16 18:30:00 The CTA confirmed Friday it has agreed to pay about $11 million to a 28-year-old man for injuries he sustained in a 2007 collision with a CTA bus.The details of the agreement, which stemmed from the man's lawsuit, are still being finalized, CTA spokeswoman Wanda Taylor said.On January 3, 2007, a No. X54 Cicero express bus hit a car carrying three people at 19th Street and Cicero Avenue in Cicero, according to a Tribune report at the time.Seven people were injured, the Tribune reported. The bus, which was en route to Midway Airport, also struck a light pole.In a press release, the man's attorney, Leonard S. Becker, said, "Our client's tragic injuries rendered him incapable of properly caring for himself...
Illinois Lawsuit Loan Sharks? Stop This Latest Trial Lawyer Bill
2010-04-13 00:37:00 From the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform... Illinois' reputation for lawsuit abuse hurts our jobs climate. The last thing we need are measures in Springfield that would encourage trial lawyers to file more lawsuits. So then why are our state legislators considering a law that would do just that? This wrongheaded bill (S.B. 3322) would legimitize a new "lawsuit lending" industry in Illinois -- creating new "lawsuit loan sharks" who loan money to help people file lawsuits. More Illinois lawsuits? That's the last thing we need. This bill has passed the Senate and is pending in the State House: click here to email your state representatives today to oppose the "Lawsuit Loan Shark" bill. A recent Harris survey of...
Have you heard about this lawsuit?
2010-03-31 23:40:00 Court: Boss can't read employee's emails to/from her attorney Movie downloaders sued Pfizer: No generic Viagra for you! ~~~ Follow me on Twitter @jenfernicola....
Lawsuit: Burger King employee spit in my Whopper!
2010-03-31 23:27:00 Read more here: Burger King employee spit on my Whopper! Follow me on Twitter @jenfernicola....
Lawsuit: Injured by cart full of Hostess baked goods
2010-03-29 23:24:00 A woman is suing Hostess Brands and its employee for injuries she says she sustained when the employee pushed a cart into her and caused her to fall. Patricia Armanetti says that on February 28, 2009, while shopping at Dominick's in Park Ridge, the following occurred: - Defendant Jack Drury, an agent of Hostess Brands, was pushing a cart of bakery items.- Bakery items fell off the cart Drury was pushing.- As Drury attempted to catch the bakery items, he pushed the cart into Armanetti, causing her to fall. Continue reading after the jump, including a copy of the complaint. Follow me on Twitter @jenfernicola....
Lawsuit: Struck in the head by armrest at movie theater
2010-03-24 21:56:00 A woman is suing a Niles, Illinois movie theater for injuries she says she sustained after the armrest struck her in the head when she bent down to answer her telephone. Taj Showers says that on June 14, 2008, while at the Kerasotes Niles Showplace 12 for the matinee viewing of the "Incredible Hulk" with her son, she bent down to "discreetly answer her telephone" when the armrest of her seat "suddenly dropped from its upright position and struck her on the head." Continue reading after the jump, including a copy of the complaint. Follow me on Twitter @jenfernicola....
Google and Facebook Slapped with Patent Lawsuit
2010-03-11 20:14:00 Google and Facebook were recently slapped with a lawsuit by a New York-based company for patent infringement, according to a news report on Bloomberg?s BusinessWeek. The company is Wireless Ink Corp, which runs the Winksite service. In the complaint, filed Tuesday at the Federal Court in Manhattan, the company alleges that a patent regarding ?ways of ...
Conspiracy, Intrigue, Heartbreak Pepper Parking Ticket Lawsuit
2010-03-06 04:06:00 This story gets weirder and weirder. The Tribune's Problem Solver columnist Jon Yates has been following the case of Mark Geinosky for over a year. He's the gentleman that received 24 phantom parking tickets written for addresses his vehicle has never been and "coincidentally" by the same two police officers. The internal police investigation is still going on, but is supposed to wrap up soon. But in the meantime, Geinosky has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City of Chicago, and two Chicago police officers. The suit is accusing the cops of some sort of conspiracy with Geinosky's ex-wife to banish him into parking ticket hell. Geinosky was even receiving parking tickets AFTER the vehicle was sold and...
Lawsuit: Atlantis picked wrong tile for rainy Bahamas
2010-02-25 23:19:00 A woman is suing the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas after she slipped and fell on outdoor tile. Nancy Wietek says that on February 25, 2008, while a guest at the resort, she slipped on "wet and excessively slippery tile of an outdoor walking path." According to the complaint, the resort was negligent when it, among other things, failed to "adequately inspect and make safe the premises for hazards, when reasonably anticipated events like rain showers, which occur with some frequency in the environment, made the tile excessively slippery" and when it failed to "requir[e] that an appropriate tile be installed for the environment in which it is used." Read the complaint after the jump. Follow me on Twitter @jenfernicola....
Class Action Lawsuit against AT&T over taxes on internet access
2010-02-06 00:02:00 A class action lawsuit has been filed against AT&T alleging violation of state and federal law prohibiting taxation on internet access. According to the complaint, AT&T improperly charges Illinois customers state and local sales tax on internet access on its monthly bills. It lists the charges as a separate charge on bills to customers, the complaint states. The complaint states that the Internet Fairness Act prohibits state and local governments from imposing taxes on internet access and, while Illinois law imposes a tax on telecommunications service, it does not impose it if it is already prohibited by federal law. Read the complaint after the jump. Follow me on Twitter @jenfernicola....
Black Eyed Peas: Boom Boom Lawsuit
2010-01-30 04:42:00 Are we dealing with some Black Eyed Thieves? The "queen of Chicago juke" aka Phoenix Phenom has filed a law suit against the Black Eyed Peas claiming they copied "Boom Boom Pow." The lawsuit alleges the Peas had access to the Phoenix Phenom song of a similar name, Hip Hop Wired reports.I do not like BEP, so believe me, I'm not defending their corny legacy. In fact, I haven't counted them as hip-hop since "Falling Up."But I don't hear that big of a similarity. Pop the trunk, listen to both and let me know. Are they similar? Here comes the judge....(That's your cue.)I heard a snippet on the TV news and wasn't convinced. Help me decide. That, or we may...
Lawsuit: Not hired by Wirtz Beverage because of race, age
2010-01-30 00:16:00 Three men have filed a lawsuit against Wirtz Beverage Illinois, which does business as Judge & Dolph, for alleged race and age discrimination in hiring. Craig McCarrell, Joseph Duplessis and Nathaniel Chavis Jr. say that they worked for Union Beverage Co. before it was acquired by Judge & Dolph and when they applied for positions with Judge & Dolph, they were not hired because they are black. The complaint states that almost all former Union Beverage employees hired by Judge & Dolph are white. The plaintiffs are also suing Union Beverage Co. because when they worked there, they were segregated to work in the "central" or "metro" division that was all black, according to the complaint. Nathaniel Chavis Jr. is also suing... |
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