News from September 2019
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Belle Tire Distributors to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Belle Tire Distributors, Inc., a tire, wheels and auto service company, has agreed to pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Initiative Finds Minneapolis ‘eat Street’ Restaurants Owe $367,359 in Back Wages and Damages to 162 Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime, minimum wage and record-keeping requirements at 15 restaurants in Minneapolis' "Eat Street" district during an education and enforcement initiative.
Major League Baseball wants $5.8 million award enforced against Dominican media company
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Major League Baseball Properties has asked a federal court to uphold an arbitration award of $5.8 million in its case against a Dominican Republic media company who allegedly failed to make scheduled payments for annual broadcast rights.
Ingredient in Bombay Sapphire Gin at issue in class action lawsuit
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – An individual is suing Bacardi over allegations that an illegal substance in the state of Florida is an ingredient in a type of gin.
Stackla alleges denial of use of Facebook, Instagram is destroying business
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A content-gathering company is suing Facebook and Instagram alleging that it was blocked from using the social media sites without just cause.
Manufacture of life-saving devices under threat from PFAS legislation, industry says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Any legislation designating an entire family of chemicals as hazardous and toxic could deter medical device makers from producing life-saving devices, manufacturers are warning.
Lawsuit: Cows producing Fairlife milk aren't humanely treated
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California man is suing Fairlife alleging that the company purposefully misled consumers about the welfare of the cows that produce the company's milk products.
Lawsuit alleges Chipotle's food is not GMO-free as advertised
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California woman is suing Chipotle Mexican Grill over allegations it deceives consumers that its food is genetically modified organism-free when she alleges it is not.
Lawsuit alleges hydraulic fluid sold by Tractor Supply is not suitable for use in tractors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Two California men have filed suit against Tractor Supply Co. over allegations it sold hydraulic fluid that was misrepresented as suitable for tractors.
McDonald's customer files lawsuit alleging dollar menu prices are misleading
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Los Angeles man is suing McDonald's alleging the fast food chain misled him about the price of a breakfast item on its dollar menu.
Air travelers, manufacturers face extra costs if 'hazardous' chemical amendment passes, AIA leader warns
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Air travelers and aerospace manufacturers may face extra costs if an amendment designating a family of chemicals as hazardous is included in legislation currently being discussed in congressional conference, an industry leader is warning.
'Absolute panic' as cities, counties face deadline on opioid 'negotiation class'
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Cities and counties are worried and confused as they face a November deadline to join or opt out of an unprecedented “negotiation class” that could determine how much money they get from opioid litigation, a lawyer who represents Texas municipalities said.
Design studio can't be forced to make invitations for same-sex wedding, court rules
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – Arizona's highest court has ruled that a Christian-owned design studio’s custom-made invitations are a form of free speech and the city of Phoenix cannot force it to create invitations for same-sex weddings.
Campground gets victory over family who sued after tree limb fell on them
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A campground sued by a family who filed a personal injury claim against it after a tree fell was granted its motion for summary judgment by a Delaware court.
Md. hospital ordered to hand over mental health records of man accused of sexually assaulting a minor
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – Maryland’s St. Luke Institute will have to hand over some mental health records of a man alleged to have sexually assaulted a minor in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Minnesota Supreme Court rules Baywood Home Care has to pay more than $1 million for failure to pay overtime
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – Minnesota’s Supreme Court has reversed a ruling from the state's Court of Appeals in a wage dispute case involving a home health care agency.
Mississippi Supreme Court rules doctor's motion to strike patient's affidavit in opioid case should be granted
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – Mississippi's high court has ruled a lower court erred when it denied two motions filed by a physician in an opioid-related suit filed by a patient.
Wrongful death case sent to arbitration by Mississippi Supreme Court
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – A wrongful death case against Ocean Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center (OSHRC) will go to arbitration, Mississippi's highest court has ruled.
Supreme Court of Utah takes 'case-by-case' approach in artificial hip case
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Utah had to determine if a hip implant device manufacturer could be held responsible for a man’s injuries after a hip replacement on Sept. 5.
Airports will face 'extensive and costly litigation' if PFAS included in Superfund law, group says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Airports would face "extensive and costly litigation" if a family of chemicals used in firefighting foam is designated hazardous under the Superfund law, airport executives warn.