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| Grandmother's Lawsuit Against Texas School Dismissed | | 
| | A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against the Northeast Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas. The lawsuit was filed by the grandmother of a student who alleged she faced mental anguish because she was issued a criminal trespass warning after confronting an administrator outside a school board meeting. Earlier this year, the school district lifted the warning and allowed the plaintiff to attend the school board meetings. Her lawsuit sought $100,000 in damages. U.S. Magistrate Judge Pamela Mathey issued an opinion stating that the school district did not violate the rights of the plaintiff.
Robert Taylor, KSAT.com 12/08/2014    | | Read Article: KSAT.com |
| Justices Say Security Screening at Work Isn't Paid Time | |
| | Workers don't have to be paid for the time it takes to go through security screening at the end of the day, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday. The decision by Justice Clarence Thomas represents a victory for Amazon.com, whose warehouses in Nevada were the subject of an employees' lawsuit. It follows a trend established by the justices on workplace entrances and exits. In January, the court ruled unanimously that putting on and taking off protective gear for work is akin to changing clothes and not worthy of compensation.
Richard Wolf, USA Today 12/09/2014 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Takata Air-Bag Judge Stalls Proposed Consumer Class Suit | |
| | Consumers can’t immediately pursue a lawsuit against Takata Corp. and multiple carmakers claiming loss of vehicle value tied to air-bag recalls while awaiting a decision that would combine more than 50 cases before one judge. U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King today stayed proceedings in a proposed class action filed in Miami federal court and denied a plaintiffs’ request for immediate disclosure of evidence. A panel of federal judges will decide after a Jan. 29 hearing whether the Florida case will be combined with the others and, if so, which judge would oversee the lawsuits.
Margaret Cronin Fisk and Susannah Nesmith, Bloomberg 12/09/2014 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| GM Ignition Switch Death Toll Hits 38 | |
| | Two more death claims have been approved by the General Motors Co. compensation fund for those killed or injured because of defective ignition switches in GM cars, bringing the total of approved death claims to 38. Compensation fund adviser Kenneth Feinberg also said Monday that seven additional injury claims had been approved, bringing the total to 51.
David Shepardson, Detroit Free Press 12/09/2014 | | Read Article: Detroit Free Press |
| Mazda: U.S. Recalls Over Takata Air Bags to be Expanded | |
| | Mazda Motor Corp will soon expand a recall of vehicles in the United States involving potentially defective air bags by Takata, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The carmaker will make existing regional recalls within the U.S. nationwide but has not yet determined the number of vehicles involved or when it will launch the recall
Reuters, Reuters 12/09/2014 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Lawsuit Over Apple iPods Loses Last Plaintiff | |
| | The recently-filed class action lawsuit over Apple iPods has faced a setback in that it no longer has a plaintiff. On Monday, a federal judge disqualified the only remaining plaintiff in the case based on the fact that she had never purchased an iPod for which she was seeking damages. The dismissal of the last remaining plaintiff gave Apple the opportunity to seek the lawsuit's dismissal; however, the judge said that the lawsuit can proceed if the case can find a new plaintiff by Tuesday morning.
Brian X. Chen, The New York Times 12/08/2014 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
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