Sentences with phrase «alleges in a federal lawsuit»

«Lawsuit: Tiffany Pushed Out Employee with Cancer Mutation» (Associated Press) «Lisa O'Rourke alleges in a federal lawsuit that the New York - based company discriminated against her because she carries a gene mutation that put her at high risk for developing cancer, and she was compelled to have surgeries that her lawyer says were life - saving.»

In 2016, a former teacher at North Nicholas High, an ALS school in Florida's Lee County, alleged in a federal lawsuit that staff there helped students cheat and tampered with grades, falsifying course completion forms for some failing students to make it look as if they passed.

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The lawsuits, each filed by individual artists in a US federal court in Los Angeles, ask a judge to create a class - action suit in which other alleged victims can collectively seek damages.

Cohen is a defendant with Trump in Daniels» other pending lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court, which seeks to void the nondisclosure agreement about the alleged affair.

Also on March 27, a group of Facebook users filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that the social media giant's Messenger app collected information about their phone calls and text messages.

The Department of Labor lawsuit, originally filed in 2012, alleged that the company flouted the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because its workers weren't making minimum wage ($ 7.25 an hour) when their bosses required them to take unpaid breaks, according to the Associated Press.

[107] This class action lawsuit was filed in 1994 with Selma Buycks - Roberson as lead plaintiff and alleged that Citibank Federal Savings Bank had engaged in practices forbidden under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act.

On Friday, Apple filed a lawsuit in a San Diego federal court alleging that Qualcomm is charging too much for «standard essential» patents and is withholding nearly $ 1 billion in royalty cap «rebates» in retaliation for Apple's cooperation with anti-trust investigators in the U.S., South Korea and elsewhere.

The home - rental site filed a lawsuit Monday (June 27) in federal court alleging rules recently passed by the city of San Francisco violate free speech and privacy laws.

A U.S. Federal Judge James Donato has ruled Monday that Facebook must face a class - action lawsuit alleging that the social network has used facial recognition process to tag people in photos unlawfully.

(Source: Fox News) BILLINGS, Mont. — A 35 - year - old man imprisoned for drug possession has filed a $ 10 million federal lawsuit against Yellowstone County, alleging jailers interfered with his satanic religious practices while he was in jail.

BILLINGS, Mont. — A 35 - year - old man imprisoned for drug possession has filed a $ 10 million federal lawsuit against Yellowstone County, alleging jailers interfered with his satanic religious practices while he was in jail.

Retired players Dave Christian, Reed Larson and William Bennett filed a class action lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday alleging that the league has promoted fighting and downplayed the risk of head injuries that come from it.

A Manhattan federal judge ordered The New York Times to produce the author of an editorial for testimony next week in former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's lawsuit alleging she was defamed by a false claim that her political committee incited the gunman who shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in 2011.

A federal judge has cleared the way for an employee at the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to continue a lawsuit in which he alleges he was targeted for speaking out about problems at facilities for the developmentally disabled.

ALBANY — A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed a lower court's decision not to halt last year's County Legislature elections based on a lawsuit alleging voting rights violations in the county's redistricting plan.

Ms. Cater filed a federal lawsuit against Mr. Hoyt and Mr. Cuomo in November, alleging the governor's office had turned a blind eye to her complaint.

On July 19, the Green Party of Tennessee, and the Constitution Party of Tennessee, jointly filed a new lawsuit in federal court, alleging that the new ballot access law passed this year is just as unconstitutional as the old one.

The U.S. Justice Department announced it filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections, alleging that the board's Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than 117,000 Brooklyn voters from the rolls before the primary election simply because they had not voted in previous elections.

DiPizio has filed a lawsuit in state and federal court claiming that state officials acted illegally when they terminated her company's contract to build the Canalside ice rink, alleging the contract was given to a Rochester - based firm that had contributed big money to Cuomo and other officer holders.

Donald Trump earned a victory in Manhattan federal court after a judge tossed out a model's lawsuit alleging his Trump Model Management stiffed her out of more than $ 200,000 as part of a modeling scam.

The revised lawsuit in Manhattan federal court alleges FedEx made nearly 33,000 illegal shipments of cigarettes to consumers in New York state between 2006 and 2012.

In a shocking Manhattan federal court lawsuit filed Saturday, Lisa Marie Cater alleges former Empire State Development Corp. regional president William «Sam» Hoyt got her a job at the DMV and then leveraged it to «manipulate, sexually harass and sexually assault» her.

In 2007, New York Attorney General Cuomo filed a third federal lawsuit alleging similar claims, as well as other claims over which the State has unique enforcement authority.

AbTech, the company at the center of Dean and Adam Skelos» corruption trial, claims its insurance company refuses to pay legal bills associated with federal investigations — in violation of an agreement, a new federal lawsuit alleges.

A former Queens DA tells Page Six that Anthony Weiner could face lawsuits in federal court and in North Carolina over his alleged sexting with an underage teen girl.

Two former residents of the Syosset Mobile Home Park are seeking $ 14 million in damages from Nassau County, the county sheriff's department and Nassau police for alleged wrongful eviction and deprivation of civil rights, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.

While the population of the city's jails is lower than ever, there has been an increased focus on them, following news stories about brutality at the hands of correction officers, a rise in inmate - on - inmate violence, efforts to end or reduce solitary confinement and a federal lawsuit that alleged a «culture of violence» in the city's jails.

Donald Trump earned a victory in Manhattan federal court Wednesday after a judge tossed out a model's lawsuit alleging his Trump Model Management stiffed her out of more than $ 200,000 as part of a modeling scam.

The Osun State Government, also on Monday, confirmed plans to file a lawsuit against the Federal Government over alleged abuses committed by security personnel deployed in the state during the election.

The Justice Department slapped the city with a federal lawsuit in December over alleged civil - rights violations against teen inmates.

A federal judge in Alexandria, Va., has dismissed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement by iParadigms LLC, the company that runs the Turnitin plagiarism - detection service.

The program has recently come under fire from the U.S. Department of Justice, which has filed a lawsuit alleging the program is impeding federal school - desegregation efforts initiated in the 1970s.

In April, after several press conferences to criticize the city's approach to school safety, FES joined with 11 students and their parents to file a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the city had been negligent in keeping schools safe, alleging that black and Latino students were harmed in particulaIn April, after several press conferences to criticize the city's approach to school safety, FES joined with 11 students and their parents to file a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the city had been negligent in keeping schools safe, alleging that black and Latino students were harmed in particulain keeping schools safe, alleging that black and Latino students were harmed in particulain particular.

The complaint notes that this action is similar, but narrower in scope, to 18 separate lawsuits pending in federal district courts around the country which allege a university defendant breached its Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciary duties by allowing TIAA to collect excessive fees from the university's retirement plan.

The largest student loan servicing company in the country, Navient, is currently embroiled in a federal lawsuit with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleging that the company «systematically and illegally» failed borrowers.

Within months after adoption, merchant generators and trade groups filed lawsuits alleging that New York and Illinois ZECs infringe upon federal energy market regulation and are in violation of the interstate dormant Commerce Clause.

The BLM's approval of the Ivanpah Project triggered yet another lawsuit, this one from the Western Watersheds Project over the federal government's alleged failure to comply with environmental laws in the California Desert Conservation Area.

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The Dallas Observer reports (via Consumerist), that Gary Cole, an inmate at a high - security prison in Colorado, filed a federal lawsuit in Texas this week alleging that Taco Bell stole his idea for the Doritos tacos.

Rudinplay filed its own lawsuit the next month in Manhattan federal court that alleged the dispute could cause financial backers to retreat, causing $ 10 million in damages.

In another lawsuit, he challenges the constitutionality of the federal Violence Against Women Act, alleging that the law «was created by feminist organizations to provide alien wives alleging abuse a fast track to permanent residency by violating the U.S. Constitutional rights of citizen husbands.»

Two weeks ago, Legal Blog Watch mentioned that a band formed in 1989 as Supernova had filed a federal court lawsuit alleging trademark infringement and other claims against the producers of the rock - reality show Rock Star: Supernova.

On Tuesday, EMI — which controls rights to the Beatles» recordings in conjunction with Apple Corp. — filed a federal copyright lawsuit against BlueBeat and its parent company, Media Rights Technologies, alleging that they are conducting «one of the largest piracy operations on the Internet.»

Pitt notes that a federal judge refused to dismiss a recent lawsuit alleging that officials with the Philadelphia Housing Authority created an environmental hazard that endangered residents in that city.

In Altria Group v. Good, the court said that federal law does not preempt smokers from bringing lawsuits under Maine law alleging deceptive marketing of light cigarettes as healthier.

«Comprehensive federal statutory schemes, such as the SDWA, preclude rights of action under Section 1983 for alleged deprivations of constitutional rights in the field occupied by the federal statutory scheme,» the appeals court wrote in Mattoon, which stemmed from a lawsuit on behalf of 68 Berkshire County, Massachusetts, residents who alleged they came down with giardiasis, commonly known as «beaver fever,» after drinking contaminated water.

Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit released a written opinion in a premises liability lawsuit against the federal government, alleging that the United States Forest Service, through its employees, was negligent in the maintenance of bike trails in a forest.

As a result, the Court vacated a $ 399 Million damage award against Samsung Electronics Co. in a lawsuit alleging infringement of design patents covering features of Apple, Inc.'s iPhone smartphones and sent the case back to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal for further analysis.

Other developments also include a class action lawsuit filed last week in the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench and which has been brought against the federal government and the Canadian Wheat Board on behalf of western Canadian farmers seeking to recover the alleged value of the assets of the Canadian Wheat Board.