Category: lawsuit

Ohio Judge Rejects Bid to Reinstate $300 Federal Jobless Benefit

An Ohio judge on Thursday rejected a bid to reinstate the $300 supplemental federal pandemic jobless benefit that the state’s governor blamed for sidelining workers and decided to end early. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Holbrook on Thursday ruled against an effort by several Ohio plaintiffs to force the payout of the extra…


Family of Boy Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Files Lawsuit

MINNEAPOLIS—The family of a boy who was thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April 2019 has filed a lawsuit accusing the mall of failing to provide proper security. The complaint filed Tuesday says the mall and its security detail knew about the previous “violent, aggressive, and erratic” behavior displayed at…


Missouri Attorney General Sues to Block St. Louis Area Mask Mandate

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit on Monday to stop the mask mandate in St. Louis City and St. Louis County, alleging that the newly reimposed masking requirement is “arbitrary and capricious” and violates the state constitution. Schmitt, a Republican, filed the suit (pdf) in a circuit court in St. Louis County, naming…


Washington Post Reporter Sues Paper, Alleging Discrimination After She Went Public as Sexual Assault Survivor

A Washington Post reporter has sued the paper for allegedly discriminating against her by preventing her from covering stories about sexual misconduct and the #MeToo movement after she publicly spoke out about being a victim of sexual assault. Felicia Sonmez, a national politics reporter, said in a complaint filed Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court (pdf)…


Larry Elder Sues California Secretary of State Over Decision to Keep Him Off Recall Election Ballot

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision by California’s Secretary of State to block him from running in the state’s special recall election in September, alleging he’s the target of political “shenanigans” that are “dangerous and unconstitutional.” Elder, a Republican who on July 12 entered the gubernatorial race to…


California Pension Fund Agrees to $2.7 Billion Lawsuit Deal

LOS ANGELES—The nation’s largest public pension fund has agreed to pay up to $2.7 billion to refund policyholders hit with huge hikes in their premiums, it was announced Tuesday. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, or CalPERS, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over the fee hikes that were imposed on nearly 80,000 people…


‘I Look Forward to It’: Trump Says He’ll Sit for Twitter, Google, Facebook Lawsuit Deposition

Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he is eager and willing to provide sworn testimony in a deposition in his lawsuits against Google, Twitter, and Facebook so he can talk about the 2020 election. “I look forward to it, actually,” Trump told Bill O’Reilly on Thursday night about possibly sitting for a deposition, coming a day…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 8)

Tokyo’s state of emergency means no spectators at the Summer Olympic games, former President Trump’s lawsuit against big tech is based on a unique legal theory that some say could change the nature of the internet, and a financial disclosure reveals House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband bet millions of dollars on Big Tech companies.


Ohio Can Sue VW Over Emissions Scandal, State’s Top Court Rules

Ohio’s Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state’s attorney general to move forward with a lawsuit against Volkswagen AG over its “Dieselgate” scandal and manipulation of emissions-control systems. The court ruled 6–1 that the federal Clean Air Act did not pre-empt state law-based claims that Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pursuing,…


Newsom Sues to Get Listed As a Democrat on Recall Ballot, Citing ‘Good Faith Mistake’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday filed suit against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber in a bid to get his Democrat party affiliation included on the ballot for the state’s upcoming recall election after an error on the part of his staff led to its absence. Newsom’s office received formal notification of the recall…