Legal News

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Saves Sean John From Bankruptcy For $7.5 Million

Category: Blog | December 22, 2021

Sean “Diddy” Combs agreed to pay $7.5 million to buy back the bankrupt fashion brand he founded in 1998 after winning a court supervised auction. “Seeing how streetwear has evolved to rewrite the rules of fashion and impact culture across … Continue reading →

An Indiana Bank Must Lend $27 Million to African American Home Buyers After Being Accused of Discrimination

Category: Blog | December 22, 2021

Old National Bank, based in Indiana, will direct more housing loan opportunities to the Black residents in order to settle a federal racial discrimination lawsuit filed back in October. The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) accused the bank of … Continue reading →

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Settles a Religious Discrimination Lawsuit in Colorado

Category: Blog | December 20, 2021

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will pay $40,000 to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC charged that Arthur J. Gallagher violated federal anti-discrimination laws when it fired a client underwriting associate … Continue reading →

Disneyland Responds to a Lawsuit Over the Magic Key Annual Pass

Category: Blog | December 20, 2021

Disney has hit back at the civil lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in California. The company has filed a notice of removal and plans to take it to the U.S. District Court. Disneyland rolled out a new program called “Magic … Continue reading →

Ben Crump Will Represent the Bloomington Normal NAACP in a Lawsuit Against State Farm

Category: Blog | December 17, 2021

Bloomington-Normal NAACP Vice President Carla Campbell-Jackson has filed a lawsuit against State Farm and hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent her. Campbell-Jackson is suing the insurance giant for discrimination and retaliation she claims she faced during her nearly … Continue reading →

McDonald’s Settles a Discrimination Lawsuit With Former MLB Player Herb Washington

Category: Blog | December 17, 2021

McDonald’s said Thursday it has settled a lawsuit brought against the fast food giant by Herb Washington, a Black franchisee who had accused the company of racial discrimination. Washington — a former Major League Baseball player and the chain’s largest Black … Continue reading →

Regulators Will Investigate Allegations Against the Parent Company of Central Maine Power

Category: Blog | December 15, 2021

Maine utility regulators will investigate allegations raised in a lawsuit against the parent company of Central Maine Power. The investigation by the Maine Public Utilities Commission will focus on whether Avangrid’s expenditures are being passed on to CMP customers, or … Continue reading →

A Lawsuit Accuses a Vermont Juvenile Detention Center of ‘Obscene Abuse’

Category: Blog | December 15, 2021

Seven young people who were detained at Vermont’s now-closed juvenile detention center and another facility are suing state officials and staff alleging “obscene abuse” at both facilities that they say state officials ignored. Vermont closed the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center … Continue reading →

Tesla Faces Another Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Category: Blog | December 13, 2021

A second Tesla employee within one month has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment at the workplace, according to reports by Reuters and Business Insider. Erica Cloud, an assembly line worker at Tesla, filed a lawsuit in California’s Alameda County Superior Court, claiming … Continue reading →

A Trucking Company Loses A Lawsuit From the EEOC Over Gender Discrimination

Category: Blog | December 13, 2021

In the midst of a huge labor shortage in the trucking industry, which is threatening to have a serious impact on multiple supply chains, a trucking company was accused of discriminating against women by implementing a strength job test that unfairly … Continue reading →