Charmaine Little News


Bloomberg facing lawsuit for dropping campaign workers after promising them jobs through November

By Charmaine Little |
Former campaign workers for ex Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg are calling him out in the Southern District of New York for not making good on promises for his campaign staff.

Company faces securities class action after eczema drug flops

By Charmaine Little |
Anaptysbio, Inc. is up against a securities class action from the City of Hallandale Beach Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Personnel Retirement Trust.

Lawyer allegedly pocketed $235,000 after money accidentally deposited into account

By Charmaine Little |
A legal office allegedly kept $235,000 from CardConnect, LLC (CCN) after the plaintiff accidentally deposited the funds in the defendant’s account.

Southwest flight attendants sue Boeing for lost wages in wake of 737 MAX grounding

By Charmaine Little |
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Several Southwest Airlines employees have filed a class action against The Boeing Company, claiming they have lost significant income because of Boeing’s alleged misconduct.

Texas personal injury lawyers sued by feds to recover part of settlement

By Charmaine Little |
In an attempt to recover a payment made for a Medicare program, the U.S. government sued Carrigan & Anderson PLLC of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Stephen P. Carrigan on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Coal company sues Kentucky's Public Service Commission over new policy

By Charmaine Little |
A coal company has taken its issues with Kentucky Public Service Commission officers and the state’s attorney general to the U.S.

Political groups push for Federal Election Commission to respond to claims against Jeb Bush

By Charmaine Little |
Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 are urging the Federal Election Commission to take action on its Federal Election Campaign Act lawsuit.

DNC requests absentee voter changes during coronavirus

By Charmaine Little |
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party of Wisconsin are pushing for changes in absentee voting to make it easier to cast a vote while social distancing.

Arbitration agreement can't be struck down because plaintiff doesn't like it, court rules

By Charmaine Little |
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A lower court’s ruling to compel arbitration in a case against Carmel Senior Living was affirmed in the Court of Appeals of Indiana on March 17.

JetSmarter sued for breach of contract after allegedly withholding membership benefits

By Charmaine Little |
Breach of contract and fraudulent inducement are just some of the allegations JetSmarter, Inc. (along with Does 1-4) are being sued for in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles.

Mormon church accused of embezzling couple's estate

By Charmaine Little |
A son is bringing attention to a religious organization that allegedly embezzled his parent’s entire estate.

NLRB takes on Virgin Islands casino commission

By Charmaine Little |
A casino commission in Virgin Islands and the government as a whole are being called out for their alleged illegal practices.

Arkansas Supreme Court affirms $225K attorneys fees award against City of Little Rock

By Charmaine Little |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The Arkansas Supreme Court has affirmed a six-figure attorneys fee award against the City of Little Rock after the city was accused of imposing illegal traffic court fees.

Expert's altered testimony didn't harm woman's malpractice case, according to Indiana appeals court

By Charmaine Little |
INDIANAPOLIS – A lower court didn’t err when it denied a woman’s motion to exclude expert testimony in her case against a physician whom she said misdiagnosed her and performed unnecessary surgeries.

Delaware judge says company not liable for minority owner's alleged sexual abuse of minors

By Charmaine Little |
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newline) – The owner of a Newark, Delaware, business was granted its motion for summary judgment in a case over allegations one of its minority owners sexually abused minors.

Facility wins lawsuit after elderly woman was locked out of building, causing frostbite and death

By Charmaine Little |
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court has sided with an Oxford, Michigan independent-living facility in a suit over injuries a senior resident sustained after she exited a door that automatically locked on a winter night.

Audit gets worse for Michigan couple, as court rules for accounting firm in their lawsuit

By Charmaine Little |
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – Because a couple failed to show an accounting firm owed them a certain standard of care, an appeals court stuck to its ruling that granted the firm’s motion for summary disposition.

Man fails in lawsuit against aspirin-maker after destroying bottle and not going to doctor

By Charmaine Little |
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – A man who alleged a mislabeled bottle of baby aspirin caused him severe injuries failed to prove the manufacturer, Advance Pharmaceutical, was at fault as an appeals court affirmed summary judgment for the defendant in the product liability case.

Arkansas court says former Hot Springs employee's appeal 'failed to correct previous deficiencies'

By Charmaine Little |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Rebriefing has been ordered by an Arkansas appeals court in a former city of Hot Springs employee's lawsuit over his termination because his brief was not in compliance with state court rules.

Lawsuit against developer over 5-year-old's death will continue; Dump truck left unattended ran over boy

By Charmaine Little |
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – Due to a genuine issue of material fact, a real estate developer could not escape a lawsuit filed by the family of a 5-year-old who was struck and killed outside of his home by a runaway loaded dump truck from a nearby construction site.