News from September 2018
EEOC: Staffing agency refused to hire applicant with learning disability
PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania staffing agency refused to hire a worker for a food packaging position due to a learning and other mental disabilities, according to a federal agency.
Time Warner Cable purchaser accused of moving employee with night blindness to evening shift
MILWAUKEE — A federal agency has filed a lawsuit against the purchaser of Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications LLC, for allegedly moving an employee with night blindness and cataracts back to an evening shift in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
West Virginia utility employee alleges she was fired for objecting to supervisor's sexual advances
ABINGDON, Virginia — A West Virginia electric utility company is facing sexual harassment and retaliation charges from the federal government for allegedly subjecting a female employee to comments about her body from a male supervisor who then terminated her job for objecting to the sexual harassment.
EEOC alleges Gulf Coast shipbuilder fired employee for making discrimination claims
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against a Gulf Coast shipbuilder for allegedly firing an employee placed by a staffing agency due to his past claims of discrimination against the shipbuilder.
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Kessinger Hunter Management to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Kessinger Hunter Management, Inc. (KHMI), a national commercial property management company with its primary corporate offices in Kansas City, Mo., will pay $50,000 to a former employee, change its policies, and provide training to employees to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL: A.G. Underwood Announces Arrest Of WWJ Construction, Inc. Owner For Failure To Pay Workers Over $29K In Wages
Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced the arrest and arraignment of Shing Tung Wong, 63, of Queens, owner of WWJ Construction, Inc. for allegedly failing to pay five construction workers for hourly work.
Alabama Supreme Court allows breach of warranty claim to stand in surgical mesh suit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – A decision regarding the appeal of a lawsuit over medical malpractice allegations was handed down by Justice James Allen Main of the Alabama Supreme Court on Aug. 24.
Oyster farmers can sue commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources Dept., Ala. SC rules
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama on Aug. 19 reversed a decision of the Montgomery Circuit Court, reinstating the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by oyster farmers.
New Jersey man fights to keep his house, seeks reversal of $12.5M ruling in junk fax suit
A New Jersey man whose business is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and who might lose his home is fighting a $12.5 million judgment against him in an Arkansas court because of what he maintains was the innocent sending of a single fax.
Woman alleges she purchased mislabeled glucosamine supplement from Walgreens
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A New York woman alleges that a supplement she purchased at a Walgreens location did not contain the ingredient as advertised.
HomeAway alleges New York City ordinance is unconstitutional
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – An online marketplace for searching and booking short-term and vacation housing alleges a New York City ordinance is unconstitutional.
Philadelphia's appeal to plaintiffs crosses borders; 41 Dominicans file pesticide lawsuit there
PHILADELPHIA – Americans from all over the country have traditionally flocked to Philadelphia courts, to the point their plaintiff-friendly reputation has resulted in a “Judicial Hellhole" designation, and now plaintiffs are coming from other countries to seek their day in court.
Hale v. State Farm settles for $250 million
State Farm and plaintiffs have agreed to settle protracted RICO litigation for $250 million on the opening day of what was expected to be a long-running trial at federal court in East St. Louis.
Worcester County starts pretrial supervision initiative at local jail
A pretrial supervision program aimed at reducing recidivism and failure-to-appear rates, as well as decreasing the Worcester County Jail population, is now in operation.
Sony Music gets good news from court in lawsuit over Michael Jackson posthumous album
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Recording giant Sony Music obtained a favorable decision in an appeal involving tracks of a Michael Jackson posthumous album.
California court reverses ruling in Pep Boys asbestos case; Decedent was a 'do-it-yourselfer'
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California appellate court has reversed and remanded in part a ruling in a case filed by the seven adult children of a Los Angeles man who passed away of mesothelioma.
Frontier Natural Products Cooperative salt is falsely described as organic, consumer alleges
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California consumer alleges she was misled into buying a brand of salt because of false representations.
Kovack Securities aided in breach of fiduciary duty, consumers allege
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – A Florida broker-dealer and its president/owner are alleged to have aided in a breach of fiduciary duty by assisting in a fraudulent asset transfer.
Freedom Watch alleges Facebook, others are censoring content 'for purely political reasons'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit corporation based in Washington, D.C. alleges that social media companies are using their "position of influence and great market power" to "re-craft the nation into their leftist design," according to a complaint filed in federal court this month.
Closed Illinois refinery reaches settlement to clean up contaminated soil, groundwater
CHICAGO — Premcor Refining Group Inc., has agreed to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater at its closed Illinois refinery site as part of a settlement with the state, bringing years of litigation to a close.