Legal News

Amazon Sues the New York AG Office Over its COVID-19 Response and Employee Termination Regulations

Category: Blog | February 15, 2021

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the New York Attorney General (OAG) for allegedly unlawfully attempting to subject it to state oversight of activities concerning its COVID-19 response and the termination of its activist employee Christian Smalls. In March, Amazon … Continue reading →

A Fired Employee is Suing Wayfair Over Age and Caregiving Discrimination

Category: Blog | February 12, 2021

Not long after the pandemic shut down schools and offices around the country, Richard DiBona, a 53-year-old software manager at Wayfair, sent a message to his team letting them know he would probably be “getting bugged more” by his kids due to … Continue reading →

Parents Sue Robinhood After Son Commits Suicide Believing He Lost $730K

Category: Blog | February 10, 2021

The family of a novice stock trader who killed himself after mistakenly believing he lost more than $700,000 is suing Robinhood Financial, claiming the popular stock-trading platform’s business practices “directly” led to their son’s death. The complaint, filed Monday in … Continue reading →

A Lawsuit Against Whole Foods was Dismissed for Punishing Employees for Wearing BLM Masks

Category: Blog | February 8, 2021

BOSTON — Almost all of the claims in a federal lawsuit against Whole Foods for punishing employees who wore Black Lives Matter face masks have been dismissed, including claims made by a Randolph resident. The lawsuit named 14 plaintiffs, including Suverino Frith, … Continue reading →

Grocery Store Trade Groups File a Lawsuit Against Seattle Over Mandatory Pay Raise

Category: Blog | February 5, 2021

Two trade groups representing grocery stores in the Pacific Northwest sued the city of Seattle on Wednesday for requiring stores to increase workers’ hazard pay by $4 an hour amid the coronavirus pandemic. Under the city ordinance, all large grocery stores with … Continue reading →

A Former New Jersey Public Works Director is Being Sued for Harassing an Employee with Autism

Category: Blog | February 3, 2021

An employee in the Belmar Department of Public Works in Monmouth County has filed a lawsuit alleging he was harassed and verbally abused because he has autism. Colton Hines, 22, of Neptune, claims in court papers that Michael Campbell Sr., … Continue reading →

AMC Theatres has Raised Nearly $1B to Avoid ‘Imminent’ Bankruptcy

Category: Blog | February 1, 2021

AMC Theatres says it has raised nearly $1 billion in recent weeks — a sum that should help the struggling movie theater chain avoid filing for bankruptcy protection. The Leawood, Kan.-chain announced Monday that it had raised $917 million in … Continue reading →

Families of the Couple Killed in the Botched Houston Police Raid are Suing the City

Category: Blog | January 29, 2021

(CNN)The families of a man and woman killed in a botched police raid in Houston have filed lawsuits against the city and police department, according to two separate complaints filed Wednesday. Rhogena Nicholas and her husband Dennis Tuttle were killed along with … Continue reading →

Woman Whose Family Was Handcuffed at Gunpoint Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Aurora, Colorado

Category: Blog | January 27, 2021

A Black woman who was removed from her car at gunpoint with her underage family members by Aurora, Colorado, police officers last year has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city and police officials. The woman, Brittney Gilliam, had taken her … Continue reading →

Dominion Voting Systems Filed a Defamation Lawsuit Against Rudy Giuliani Over Voting Fraud Claims

Category: Blog | January 25, 2021

Dominion Voting Systems has filed a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani, following months of baseless claims from Donald Trump’s personal lawyer that the company’s systems were rigged in the favor of the Democrats on 3 November’s presidential election. The 107-page lawsuit, which was filed … Continue reading →