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| Black Man's Suit Against Airbnb Can't Move Forward |  | A suit by an African-American man who tried to sue Airbnb for racial discrimination in housing cannot go forward because the room-sharing siteâ??s arbitration policy bars users from suing, a court ruled Tuesday. Judge Christopher Cooper of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. wrote, "No matter one's opinion of the widespread and controversial practice of requiring consumers to relinquish their fundamental right to a jury trial â?? and forgo class actions â?? as a condition of simply participating in today's digital economy, the applicable law is clear." "This Court is not the proper forum for policy objections to mandatory arbitration clauses," he wrote.
Elizabeth Weise, USA Today 11/02/2016    | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Cinco Ranch Woman Sues Takata, Honda Over Air Bag Injury | | Serena Martinez has joined the growing national legal fight over exploding air bags that have been blamed for more than 150 injuries and at least 11 deaths across the U.S. On Tuesday, the 42-year-old Cinco Ranch resident appeared with her attorneys in Houston to announce they are suing the automaker and Takata, for injuries Martinez suffered in the Sept. 11 accident. The alleges the ammonium nitrate-fired air bag sent red-hot shrapnel into the woman's chest and arm.
Ileana Najarro, Houston Chronicle 11/02/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Class-Action Filed Against Johns Hopkins Hospital Over Black Lung Program | | Johns Hopkins Hospital intentionally defrauded hundreds of sick coal miners out of compensation and health benefits while pocketing large sums from coal companies, according to a class action lawsuit filed by the families of two coal miners who died of black lung disease. The lawsuit, which also targets a longtime Hopkins doctor, draws heavily from revelations in an investigative report by the Center for Public Integrity, in partnership with ABC News, about a unit of radiologists who for decades provided coal companies X-ray readings that almost always said the miner didn't have black lung, helping the companies avoid paying benefits under a program administered by the federal government.
Chris Hamb, The Center for Public Integrity 11/02/2016 | | Read Article: The Center for Public Integrity |
| U.S. Top Court Skeptical Toward State Farm Appeal | | The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared unlikely to throw out a jury verdict against State Farm that found the insurance company defrauded the U.S. government when it assessed damage caused by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf of Mexico coast in 2005. The court heard arguments in State Farm's challenge to a 2015 lower court ruling upholding the verdict in a 2006 lawsuit brought by two whistleblowers under the False Claims Act. The suit accused the company of improperly seeking to foist the costs of covering Katrina-related damage to a Biloxi, Mississippi home onto the government rather than covering the costs itself.
Lawrence Hurley , Reuters 11/02/2016 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| DuPont Can't Use Tort Reform Law In Trial, Judge Told | | A testicular cancer plaintiff in multidistrict litigation alleging a DuPont contaminated drinking water urged an Ohio federal judge Monday not to apply the Ohio Tort Reform Act to his upcoming trial, saying his claims accrued before the law took effect. Kenneth Vignerson Sr., argued that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1997 and had been notified of the drinking water contamination in 2004, before the Tort Reform Act went into effect in April 2005.
Brandon Lowrey, Law360.com 11/02/2016 | | Read Article: Law360.com |
| Class-Action Lawsuit Over Wen Hair Products Gets Preliminary Settlement Approval | | A federal judge in Los Angeles gave preliminary approval to a $26.3 million settlement for a class-action lawsuit against celebrity stylist Chaz Dean and marketer Guthy-Renker over Wen hair care products. As of July, the FDA said it received 127 consumer complaints â?? the largest number of reports ever associated with any cosmetic hair cleansing product. The judge must still give final approval of the settlement.
CBSLA.com, CBS Los Angeles 11/02/2016 | | Read Article: CBS Los Angeles |
| Two Families File Suit Over Fatal Palm Springs Bus Crash | | Two families have filed a wrongful death lawsuit over a fatal tour bus crash that took place in Palm Springs, California, last month. The lawsuit was filed by the families of a 63-year-old and a 50-year-old passenger of the bus just four days after the crash. The collision took place on Interstate 10 and resulted in the deaths of 13 people, including the driver. The wrongful death complaint was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Alhambra-based USA Holiday and the estate of the 59-year-old bus driver.
Brian Day, Los Angeles Daily News 10/28/2016 | | Read Article: Los Angeles Daily News |
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