Federal judge lifts court order on Mississippi youth jail
October 26, 2022 GMTJACKSON, Miss (AP) — A federal judge has lifted a decade-long federal consent decree governing a youth jail in Mississippi's capital city.
The original court order was handed down in 2012 and extended several times.
Minneapolis to pay more than $700,000 to Floyd demonstrators
October 20, 2022 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis will pay more than $700,000 to resolve complaints over excessive force by police during protests over the death of George Floyd.
City council members on Thursday approved four separate settlements, with the largest award issued to a group of 11 Minnesotans and one Iowa resident.
Amazon faces $1B class action lawsuit in the UK over Buy Box
October 20, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is facing a $1 billion class action lawsuit in the U.K. over allegations it uses an algorithm to favor its own products and those of third-party sellers who use its storage and delivery services.
People with disabilities sue over blocked Portland sidewalks
September 9, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People with disabilities in Portland, Oregon, have sued the city, saying they can’t navigate its sidewalks because of sprawling homeless encampments.
The federal class action lawsuit says the city has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by allowing homeless people's tents to block city sidewalks, making it difficult for people using wheelchairs, walkers or canes to use them.
Florida woman’s lawsuit says Equifax error made loan pricier
August 4, 2022 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has sued Equifax claiming she was denied a car loan because of a 130-point mistake in her credit report that she says was part of a larger group of credit score errors the ratings agency made this spring due to a coding problem.
Inmates sue prison system over solitary confinement policies
July 28, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Inmates in Massachusetts have filed a class action lawsuit challenging the state prison system's solitary confinement policies.
The three inmates at MCI-Cedar Junction in Walpole — Emmitt Perry, Carlos Bastos and Soksoursdey Roeung — said in a lawsuit filed in state court last Friday that they've been subjected to a combined 23 years of solitary confinement in the prison’s disciplinary unit.
T-Mobile settles to pay $350M to customers in data breach
July 23, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — T- Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to customers affected by a class action lawsuit filed after the company disclosed last August that personal data like social security numbers had been stolen in a cyberattack.
Canada sets $15B deal over Indigeneous child welfare flaws
July 4, 2022 GMTOTTAWA (AP) — The Canadian government said Monday it has signed a $20 billion (US$15.55 billion) agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare.
Lawsuit accuses 3 automakers and parts maker in air bag case
May 24, 2022 GMTDETROIT (AP) — A class action lawsuit is accusing three automakers and a parts manufacturer of knowingly selling vehicles containing air bag inflators that are at risk of exploding. Two deaths and at least four injuries have been linked to such explosions.
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against long-term care tax
April 27, 2022 GMTOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit that was filed by opponents of a mandatory payroll premium to fund Washington state’s recently delayed long-term care program, saying the court did not have jurisdiction since it was a state tax.
Navy barred from acting against religious vaccine refusers
March 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who have objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds.
Investors sue Las Vegas lawyer embroiled in $300M Ponzi scam
March 22, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas attorney who was shot and wounded before his arrest by FBI agents for heading a $300 million Ponzi scheme is facing a class action lawsuit.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday that several investors who say they lost tens of thousands of dollars are suing Matthew Beasley.
Upstate NY jail sued over access to addiction treatment
March 2, 2022 GMTA northern New York county is being accused in federal court of needlessly forcing people at its jail into harmful withdrawals by banning a medical treatment for opioid addiction.
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday against Jefferson County.
ACLU sues over inequities in Maine’s public defender system
March 1, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine sued the system that provides attorneys to those who can’t afford them on Tuesday, saying it fails to provide adequate representation.
Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit
February 15, 2022 GMTFacebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has settled a decade-old class action lawsuit over the company’s use of “cookies” in 2010 and 2011 that tracked people online even after they logged off the Facebook platform.
Judge approves $65M settlement in polluted water lawsuit
February 5, 2022 GMTHOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $65 million settlement in a class action lawsuit with three companies over chemical contamination of the water supply in an upstate New York village.
Lawsuit alleges negligence led to LA sewage spill last July
January 5, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges negligence by the Los Angeles Department of Sanitation led to a massive sewage spill last July, as crews continue to clean up Southern California beaches closed because of a sewage spill last week.
NH seeks to dismiss some youth center suits as they top 100
December 8, 2021 GMTThe number of lawsuits alleging physical or sexual abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center has grown to more than 100, though the attorney general’s office is seeking to dismiss some it says lack detail.
Federal judge tells lawyers to pay in US election fraud case
November 24, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — A federal judge has ordered two lawyers who filed a class action lawsuit alleging the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump to pay more than $180,000 in attorney’s fees for defendants Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook and others, saying the lawsuit was intended to manipulate “gullible members of the public” and helped spur the Jan.
Class action lawsuit filed against new WA long-term care tax
November 9, 2021 GMTOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court seeking to stop the January start of the payroll premium for most employees in the state.
High court struggles with government secrets case
November 8, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struggled Monday with whether to allow a lawsuit by Muslim men claiming religious bias by the FBI to go forward despite the government's objection that doing so could reveal national security secrets.
2 women sue New Hampshire over youth detention center abuse
September 28, 2021 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two new lawsuits alleging abuse by New Hampshire youth detention center workers are the first from female accusers.
Twitter to pay $809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit
September 21, 2021 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors about how much its user base was growing and how much users interacted with its platform.
Missouri attorney general sues to stop school mask mandates
August 24, 2021 GMTMissouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to stop school districts from enforcing mask mandates, requirements aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.
The action drew a rebuke from President Joe Biden, who finds such lawsuits “unacceptable,” his press secretary said Tuesday.
Suit: Brown failed to protect women from sexual misconduct
August 9, 2021 GMTBrown University has systematically and repeatedly failed to protect women from rape and other sexual misconduct, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed recently by four current and former female students.
$65M settlement proposed in New York polluted water lawsuit
July 22, 2021 GMTHOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Plaintiffs in a federal class action lawsuit could get payments and medical monitoring as part of a proposed $65.25 million settlement with three companies over chemical contamination of the water supply in an upstate New York village.
Oregon sued for charging inmates for medical devices
April 23, 2021 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A class action lawsuit has been filed claiming the Oregon Department of Corrections is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act because it charges prisoners with disabilities for prosthetics and other medical devices they need...
Supreme Court sides with Facebook in text message dispute
April 2, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Facebook in a lawsuit over unwanted text notifications it sent, rejecting a claim that the messages violated the federal ban on robocalls...
Lawsuits filed against auto insurers over rates in pandemic
February 24, 2021 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in driving and crashes.
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested in Canada
December 15, 2020 GMTWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested in Winnipeg.
Court records show Nygard, who is 79, was arrested under the Extradition Act and was to appear in a Winnipeg courtroom on Tuesday afternoon...
Bump stock manufacturer seeks Las Vegas shooter’s estate
July 17, 2020 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — The largest manufacturer of bump stocks, the firearm attachments used by the Las Vegas gunman in the worst mass shooting in modern U...
Opioid-dependent kids’ guardians seek to form class in suit
January 10, 2020 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians caring for hundreds of thousands of children born dependent on opioids since 2000 should be grouped together as part of the class action lawsuit filed by local governments and others against the manufacturers, distributors and sellers of prescription pain medication, lawyers argued in a motion filed in federal court in Cleveland.
Delta workers sue manufacturer Lands’ End over uniforms
January 3, 2020 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hundreds of Delta Air Lines employees have filed a pair of class action lawsuits against Wisconsin-based clothing manufacturer Lands' End, claiming that uniforms they are required to wear are causing serious medical problems...
Class action lawsuit filed against UCLA gynecologist
August 6, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two women said in a federal class action lawsuit they were sexually assaulted by a former gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles.
Judge dismisses Oregon prisoners’ lawsuit over spoiled food
July 24, 2019 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit by current and former inmates claiming the Oregon prison system served them spoiled food.
Motions seek to dismiss Oklahoma human trafficking lawsuits
December 23, 2018 GMTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two motions to dismiss federal human trafficking lawsuits against an Oklahoma couple and several companies they operate are pending, including one that's been awaiting action for more than a year...
Lawsuit filed against gas company after Massachusetts blasts
September 18, 2018 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of people who were forced out of their homes for days when dozens of natural gas explosions and fires ripped through three Massachusetts towns...
Judge weighs suit challenging arrests of married immigrants
August 20, 2018 GMTBOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston heard arguments on Monday in a case centered on whether immigrants married to U...
Air Force vet who was part of 1966 nuclear cleanup seeks class action lawsuit
December 11, 2017 GMTA motion for a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of U.S. airmen who allege they suffer from health issues as a result of cleaning up one of the biggest nuclear accidents in history.
Fallout continues for Weinstein and his former company
November 16, 2017 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fallout from sexual harassment and abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein continued Wednesday as the disgraced producer was hit with a new lawsuit, lost an honorary degree and his former company forced to sell off a major film asset because of the scandal...
Google hit with class action lawsuit over gender pay
September 14, 2017 GMTMENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Google faces a new lawsuit accusing it of gender-based pay discrimination...
Rackspace sued for failing to disclose Vodafone contract loss
May 30, 2017 GMTRackspace Hosting has been hit with a securities class action lawsuit from a pension fund that claims the company “intentionally concealed the impending loss” of a contract and the impact it would have on the company’s growth.