Sentences with phrase «lawsuits filed has»

While the number of employment civil rights suits increased dramatically during the 1990s, reaching a peak of 23,735 in 1998, the number of lawsuits filed has declined dramatically since, falling to 13,831 in 2014.

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Lila Chavez, the passenger who filed the lawsuit, claimed she has suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and other personal injuries in the days after the flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, according the the lawsuit detailed by NPR.

Under Kalanick, Uber had run roughshod over regulators, faced accusations of rampant sexual harassment, and allegedly obtained medical records of a woman in who said an Uber driver in India had raped her (Uber recently settled a U.S. lawsuit that the woman had filed against the company).

Two more investors have filed lawsuits against Theranos, a few weeks after Walgreens sued the embattled startup for $ 140 million.

In the latest development, Tidal was hit earlier this week by a $ 5 million lawsuit filed by a group that claims the service hasn't paid them the royalties they are owed.

Waymo, the Google self - driving project that recently spun out to become a business under Alphabet, has filed a lawsuit against self - driving truck startup Otto and its parent company Uber for patent infringement and stealing trade secrets.

HINDMAN, Ky. (AP)-- A Kentucky jury has awarded two former coal miners who filed a civil lawsuit claiming defective dust masks led to their debilitating black - lung disease $ 67.5 million in damages.

NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Akorn, Inc. («Akorn» or the «Company»)(NASDAQ: AKRX) and certain of its officers.

Indicate what late fees you'll charge, if any; that the customer is responsible for any attorney's fees or collection costs incurred at any time, either during or prior to a lawsuit; and the venue where such a suit would be filed.

Over the years, his children have filed lawsuits against each other over pieces of their late father's empire.

Forrest ruled that Trump could not avoid a deposition because, as the brand's CEO when the lawsuit was filed, she allegedly has a personal involvement in the lawsuit.

Simon Property Group Inc. filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Aug. 21, claiming the coffee giant had not fulfilled its lease obligations and «put its stock price above its contractual obligations, the viability of Simon and its Shopping Centers, other retailers and consumers who count on the Teavana stores,» USA Today reports.

Two other companies that own or license Jones's patents, ArrivalStar and Melvino Technologies, have filed hundreds of lawsuits in the U.S. in recent years.

He appointed Scott Pruitt, who has opposed the EPA and has filed numerous lawsuits challenging environmental regulations, as head of the EPA, and has rolled back many of Obama's regulations.

Popular West Coast burger chain In - N - Out has filed a lawsuit against delivery startup DoorDash for delivering its burgers, claiming it has asked the delivery startup repeatedly to cease selling its dishes.

Magnetar's tactic of filing lawsuits challenging takeover valuations in order to make money, also known as appraisal arbitrage, has become increasing popular with hedge funds in recent years, especially in the merger litigation hotbed of Delaware.

Former Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx) chief executive Michael Pearson has filed a lawsuit against the Canadian drugmaker, alleging it refused to pay him more than 3 million shares he is owed, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

The US Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block that merger.

Kroger filed the lawsuit just two weeks after Lidl, which has 10,000 stores globally, opened its first stores in the US.

Google then filed an anti-SLAPP motion, which under California state law, can move to throw out lawsuits that have the intent to suppress free speech.

Of course, Ackman has waged a very public battle, teaming with Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), to buy Allergan, resulting in Allergan filing a lawsuit against the hostile bidders and, now, the SEC is reportedly investigating the legality of the Ackman - Valeant bid.

Several customers filed a lawsuit to recoup their losses, but a judge ruled that the gift cards — worth an estimated $ 210.5 million — would not be refunded.

After filing a lawsuit against Delta, the California Office of the Attorney General sent out approximately one - hundred letters to mobile app developers to notify them that they had thirty days to comply with CalOPPA or face a fine of $ 2,500 per download.

In mid-January, Depp filed a lawsuit accusing The Management Group, which had represented him for more than a decade, of fraud and mismanagement.

Rodrigues, a member of the opposition Rede party (led by former presidential candidate and environment minister Marina Silva), has proposed blocking the president's decree, and plans to file lawsuits in Amapá and Pará to carry out the preventative measure.

In the years following the placement of the additional coverages, the client had several employment - related lawsuits filed against the company, all of which proved baseless.

«The battleground has shifted to the legal courts and the court of public opinion,» he said, referring to lawsuits filed by tribes and an effort planned by the Lakota People's Law Project to rally lawmakers and others in Washington, D.C., to their cause.

However, the Financial Times reported that the government has fresh concerns caused by Fox being named in a U.S. lawsuit filed last week that alleges it disseminated «fake news» on the murder of Seth Rich, an aide to the Democratic Party.

The tribes have been fighting the construction since last summer, when an initial lawsuit was filed.

Speculation over Ailes» future had been growing since former host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit on July 6, and several women, including Megyn Kelly, the star anchor, reportedly stepped forward, saying they, too, had experienced unwanted sexual advances from Ailes.

In February, the agency filed a lawsuit against RD Legal Funding LLC, alleging that the lawsuit lender had scammed 9/11 responders by paying high - cost advances on settlement payouts and lying about the terms of the advances.

Matt Zuchetto, a lawyer in Washington state who has filed class - action lawsuits against debt - settlement companies, says many established players simply modified their fee structures.

That distinction was lost on the labor lawyers who filed four separate lawsuits on behalf of employees who claimed that they'd been illegally misclassified as freelancers.

The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Dana Zzyym, who was born with ambiguous sex characteristics, and had been attempting to travel to Mexico City for a meeting of intersex people - those born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not fit the typical definitions of male or female.

Lastly, this act would grant power to both residents and prosecutors to file civil lawsuits after a data breach.

A number of lawsuits have been filed against the company for allegedly mishandling people's data.

Whether or not Scaramucci files his lawsuit, his threat has set a dangerous precedent: that attacking a public figure can lead to costly legal fees.

There are a host of last - minute disputes, but the Democratic Party has filed at least seven federal lawsuits in an effort to stop so - called «ballot security» campaigns by either the Republican National Committee, local Republican parties, the Trump Campaign, or Stop the Steal.

He's still going to have to deal with lawsuits shareholders filed against the Tesla - SolarCity merger prior to the vote.

The school would be shut down after five years and, earlier this year, a $ 25 million settlement was finalized with former students who filed a lawsuit against Trump's real estate academy for predatory practices.

And while many startups and tech companies that depend on open access to the Internet have cheered those rules, which reclassify Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as public utilities under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, cable and telecommunications industry representatives have already filed several lawsuits that challenge the regulations.

Abbott is no stranger to lawsuits against the federal government, having filed more than 25 during his tenure.

Addressing the lawsuit, filed by plaintiff Marcus Vaughn, the company stated it had investigated the «disappointing behavior involving a group of individuals who worked on or near Marcus Vaughn's team» several months ago, and had fired three of the individuals involved.

At the time, Microsoft had recently filed nine lawsuits and issued 50 cease - and - desist letters as part of its anti-piracy efforts.

Two federal worker unions have filed lawsuits against the office so far.

The DoL has filed a lawsuit to compel Google to turn over its internal compensation data.

Dalian Wanda Group has filed at least 10 lawsuits with the Chinese courts and intends to press criminal charges against online rumor mongers, after word spread last week that Wang Jianlin, the group's founder and chairman, was removed from a flight out of China.

Using a barrage of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, TRAC has been able to gather data buried in the Justice Department's own computer files (minus the individual case numbers that might be used to identify defendants).

Oregon has filed a lawsuit against software giant Oracle that accuses that company of fraud for its role in building the state's failed health insurance exchange.

Pishevar said he would focus on identifying «who is responsible for spreading false rumors about me» and pursuing a defamation lawsuit he filed in November against political research firm Definers Public Affairs, its founder Matt Rhoades and president Joe Pounder.