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City not liable for unqualified inspector's OK of stairs that caused slip-and-fall
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - An Iowa city can’t be sued for hiring an unqualified inspector who failed to flag stairs that didn’t meet building code requirements, the state Supreme Court ruled, shutting down an apartment building owner’s attempt to drag the city into a slip-and-fall lawsuit.
Justice Shawn Ellen LaGrua receives GAWL's top honor
Justice Shawn Ellen LaGrua has been honored with the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers' (GAWL) prestigious Kathleen Kessler Award. This accolade is presented annually to a female attorney who demonstrates exceptional professionalism and dedication to service within the legal community. The award commemorates Kathleen Kessler, a pioneering trial attorney who tragically lost her life in the 1996 ValuJet Flight 592 crash.
Wireless carriers settle for $10.25 million over deceptive advertising claims
Attorney General Liz Murrill has announced a $10.25 million settlement involving several major wireless carriers, including AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. This settlement addresses investigations by state attorneys general into alleged deceptive advertising practices by these companies.
Wireless carriers settle for $10.25 million over deceptive advertising practices
Attorney General Liz Murrill has announced a $10.25 million settlement involving AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. This agreement resolves investigations by state attorneys general into alleged deceptive advertising practices by these wireless carriers.
Attorneys seeking fees in some insurance cases must show their work
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys seeking fees incurred as a result of insurer's not negotiating in good faith will have to give up some of their secrets.
Sexual harassment plaintiffs can speak freely after settlements, New Jersey court rules
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Victims of sexual discrimination and harassment are free to tell their stories, even if they signed settlement agreements that stipulated they do not.
Maker of Boeing fuselages resists Texas AG's demand for information
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Kansas company that makes fuselages used in Boeing 737s is fighting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request for company records.
Lawyer sues Fla. country club after he's not allowed to visit with mother
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer says he was wrongfully kept from visiting with his mother at a Florida country club and has gone to court.
States urge Congress to defund United Nations agency over alleged terrorism ties
Attorney General Liz Murrill, alongside a coalition of 24 states, has urged Congress to permanently withdraw funding from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). This call follows allegations that UNRWA is linked to terrorist activities.
Attorney General Murrill calls on Congress to defund U.N. agency over alleged terrorist ties
Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a coalition of 24 states in urging Congress to cease funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The coalition sent a letter to Congressional leaders advocating for the permanent defunding of UNRWA, citing alleged ties to terrorism.
American Airlines to ex-flight attendants: You've already lost in court once
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - American Airlines says it has already defeated claims it tricked flight attendants into retiring early, pointing to their earlier failed lawsuit.
Police officer loses job over Facebook posts about Milwaukee Bucks player
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A police officer who was fired over offensive Facebook posts after he arrested former Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown doesn’t have a constitutional right to get his old job back, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled.
Lawsuit says child at daycare allowed to play with toys leaking bleach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida daycare facility faces allegations it let a child play with toys that appeared to be leaking bleach.
Fla. city accused of putting corpse in wrong burial plot
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida lawsuit alleges the City of Boca Raton took the remains of a woman's mother and placed them in the burial plot the daughter had planned for herself.
Tennessee teachers get favorable ruling in challenge to Prohibited Concepts Ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee educators will get to move forward with their challenge to the state's Prohibited Concepts Ban, which they argue will open them to disciplinary proceedings started by disgruntled students and parents.
Wendy's hit with lawsuit after fired teenager disappears for five days
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Parents of a 17-year-old daughter who worked at a Florida Wendy's say her wrongful firing caused her to be missing for five days.
Labor Dept.'s new rule on bad investment advice challenged in court
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Groups challenging the Department of Labor's new rules concerning who can be considered a "fiduciary" and held liable for the loss of retirement funds say courts have already rejected this effort.
Professional Article Title: Buckeye Institute Challenges Michigan's Anti-Religion Amendment in School Choice Case
The Buckeye Institute, along with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), filed an amicus brief in Hile v. Michigan, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule Michigan's anti-religion Blaine amendment unconstitutional.
Wrongful death case says window in apartment gave way, leading to fatal fall
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The owner of a Boston apartment building faces a lawsuit over the death of a man who fell out of a second-story window.
Fla. convenience store blamed after customer shot, paralyzed
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida woman who was shot at a Tallahassee convenience store is suing for her injuries, which include her being paralyzed from the waist down.