Claims of discrimination and retaliation are at the center of a lawsuit involving the state’s most popular tourist attraction, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. A former employee claims she was terminated after requesting accommodations for her disability. Discriminated against, retaliated against and then ultimately terminated. That’s what the federal lawsuit is alleging. Tara Sweeney’s…
“In general, we think we have a good chance in this case on appeal because the lower court found that our client had requested a reasonable accommodation and incorrectly held our client did not engage in the interactive process even though he was required by his employer to be off work for four months without…
Judge Berg said most of the consumers had standing to sue and established an economic injury at the point of sale to survive the companies’ dismissal bids. The truck buyers said that FCA and Cummins misled them about the trucks’ emissions rates, leading them to pay an $8,000 to $10,000 premium for trucks that couldn’t…
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Read Original Article Law360 (July 15, 2020, 6:22 PM EDT) — Google unlawfully made more than $1 billion from unauthorized advertisements it places on websites that are searched for in its Android search app, according to a suit filed in California federal court. In their proposed class action filed on Tuesday, named plaintiffs Best Carpet…
The consumers are represented by Michael W. Sobol and Roger N. Heller of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Daniel M. Hattis of Hattis Law, John A. Yanchunis and Jean Martin of Morgan & Morgan, D. Anthony Mastando and Eric J. Artrip of Mastando & Artrip LLC and Alexander H. Schmidt. Click to see the…
“Rolley and Hampton remain imprisoned and have recovered from the injuries they suffered during the beatings.” attorney Eric Artrip Click to see the original article on AL.com Two inmates who were beaten while handcuffed in an Alabama prison are suing the former sergeant who now faces up to 20 years in prison for assaulting them…
“There is a provision in the lease that releases the tenant if the premises are rendered unusable. The shutdown of her business by the state, and (the landlord) being careless and coming in with COVID and exposing her employees effected destruction under terms of the lease, because she can’t use the premises now.” attorney Teri…
“I think [Webb] was looking to get somebody. I don’t know if he had [the plaintiff] in mind, [The other student] did have [the plaintiff] in mind cause he had a chance to stop it and didn’t.” attorney Eric Artrip Click to see the original article on AL.com By Lily Jackson | ljackson@al.com A highly recruited…
“Plaintiff was called various homophobic slurs and sexually explicit insults by classmates and members of the football team,” the complaint stated. “Others threw or rolled Gatorade bottles at him with insulting notes attached.” Click to see the original article on CBS42 OXFORD, Ala. (WIAT) — A federal complaint has been filed by a former student…