News from April 2018
Man alleges he received unwanted texts from The Gent's Place Men's Fine Grooming
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A Cook County, Illinois individual has filed a class-action lawsuit against a men's grooming company over allegations it sent him unwanted text messages.
Lord & Taylor customer files suit over company's alleged failure to protect financial data
WILMINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A New York consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against a department store over allegations her private information was exposed as a result of inadequate security.
Consumer alleges Nellie's All-Natural Laundry Soda is falsely advertised as all-natural
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against a company over allegations it falsely labels its kitchen and bathroom products as all-natural.
Colorado registered nurse alleges she was terminated over fraud complaints
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A registered nurse formerly employed by a Cortez, Colorado hospital alleges she was terminated after complaining of Medicare fraud.
Stockholder alleges Ericsson financial statements were false, artificially inflated stock
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A retirement system alleges it suffered significant losses and damages because of a decline of market value in shares of a computer networking hardware company.
Colorado business seeks dismissal of transgender man's discrimination complaint
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A Colorado tire shop has filed a motion to dismiss a discrimination complaint filed by a transgender man.
Allegations of pelvic mesh shrinkage considered in C.R. Bard trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – An attorney for Mary McGinnis in her lawsuit against C.R. Bard said during trial that the pelvic mesh McGinnis had installed in her pelvic region in 2009 shrunk and distorted, while the defendant contends it can be tissues attempting to heal that causes mesh shape change, not the mesh.
Massachusetts attorney general seeks to end state's competitive electric supply market
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced March 29 that she has issued a report urging an end to the competitive electricity supply market for individual residential customers in the state.
N.Y. attorney general criticizes Trump administration decision to roll back fuel economy standards
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a statement April 2 following the Trump administration's decision to roll back national fuel economy and pollution standards for automobiles.
Facebook Messenger, Lite app users allege apps scrape call and text logs without consent
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – Users of two Facebook apps allege that their privacy was invaded because Facebook collected their call logs and text data without authorization.
IHOP restaurant operators file motion to dismiss EEOC's harassment allegations
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Two companies in Illinois that operate IHOP restaurants have filed a motion to dismiss allegations from IHOP employees who claimed they faced sexual harassment at work.
Buffalo demoliition company ordered shut down after allegedly operating without permit
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced April 2 that Peter J. Battaglia Jr. and affiliated corporations have been ordered by a state Supreme Court to close down an allegedly illegal concrete crushing and demolition processing facility in South Buffalo.
EEOC: Texas sports bar would not allow pregnant employee to change uniform
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced March 27 that Nick’s Sports Grill, a sports bar in Rowlett, Texas, will pay $24,000 after allegations of pregnancy discrimination.
EEOC, Philippines collaborate to assist Filipino nationals in U.S. workplaces
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines announced March 28 they have renewed the national memorandum of understanding (MOU) that allows the two to work together to confront workplace discrimination.
New leadership at the CFPB means state AGs will be more active in financial consumer protection
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Some states will be even more active in financial consumer protection enforcement now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new director has made it clear the bureau will stay out of the way, an expert on state attorneys general said during a recent interview.
EEOC alleges Arby's franchise operator allowed sexual harassment
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit March 30 against Beavers’ Inc. doing business as several Arby’s franchises in the Southeast, for allegedly subjecting several teenage female employees to sexual harassment.
Dismissal motion still pending in pricing class action against Fossil
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A San Diego man's putative class action lawsuit against an outlet store is in a lull with a six-month-old motion to dismiss still on the table and the defendant's attorneys having changed law firms.
EEOC: Arizona wine bar to pay $100,000 after alleged sexual harassment
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 2 that a federal district court has ordered Scottsdale Wine Café, doing business as 5th & Wine, to pay $100,000 after allegations it allowed two servers to be sexually harassed because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation.
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SEC charges fintech startup founder with fraud, alleges he tricked investors
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced April 2 that Michael Liberty, founder of the financial technology startup Mozidio Inc., has been charged with tricking hundreds of investors into investing in shell companies rather than Mozidio.
Former C.R. Bard VP said company 'chose not to remind' resin maker over use of resin in medical products
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – A former C.R. Bard vice president told a jury April 6 that the use of a resin substance in pelvic implant devices had not been communicated to a supplier of the resin because if the supplier found out its resin material was being used for medical purposes, it might prohibit its availability.