Jul 08 ‘Sleeping Fan’ strikes ESPN, MLB, Yankees with $10 million lawsuit By Diane Jeanty A sleeping baseball fan featured during ESPN commentary is striking back with a $10 million lawsuit Commentary from two ESPN announcers about a sleeping baseball fan could be a $10 million problem for Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees… Continue reading
Jun 25 NFL settlement to lift cap on concussion spending By Matt Ehrichs Today's settlement expands the estimated $675 million cap required to fund the program, to being uncapped for any retired player who develops neurological problems like dementia, Lou Gehrig's disease, and Parkinson's. Continue reading
Jun 25 Boehner says House plans to sue Obama By David Espo, Associated Press Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday the Republican-controlled House will file an election-year lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of failing to carry out the laws passed by Congress. Continue reading
Jun 10 California judge strikes down teacher protections in landmark case By Kyla Calvert Mason Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu struck down multiple California laws providing job protections for the state’s public school teachers, calling them unconstitutional, reports KPCC in Los Angeles. The lawsuit was filed in 2012 by Student… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Tech companies settle wages lawsuit for $325 million By PBS News Hour Major tech companies including Apple, Adobe, Google and Intel have settled a huge class action lawsuit alleging they colluded not to go after each others’ employees, effectively holding down salaries. Alison Stewart talks with Arik Hessedahl of Re/code about the… Continue watching
Apr 23 Lawsuit alleges FBI misused no-fly list to recruit would-be Muslim informants By Ellen Rolfes Four Muslim men who are U.S. residents have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging that their rights were violated because they refused to spy on their local Muslim communities on behalf of the FBI. They claim that the… Continue reading
Jan 27 Quentin Tarantino sues Gawker over leaked film script By Zachary Treu Film director Quentin Tarantino filed a copyright lawsuit against blog network Gawker Media and others for "allegedly facilitating the dissemination of copies" of "The Hateful Eight," an unproduced screenplay that was leaked to the public last week, according to Te… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch News Wrap: New York State Files Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit Against JPMorgan Chase News Wrap: New York State Files Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit Against JPMorgan Chase… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Big Stakes on Small Devices: Apple and Samsung Square Off in Federal Court Big Stakes on Small Devices: Apple and Samsung Square Off in Federal Court… Continue watching
May 21 Watch Catholic Groups Sue Over Contraception Coverage A group of Roman Catholic leaders and institutions sued the Obama administration over the federal mandate to provide birth control to employees, saying it violated religious freedom. Gwen Ifill and The Wall Street Journal's Janet Adamy discuss the lawsuit. Continue watching