Brazilian Workers File Suit Against Samsung |
| A group of Brazilian workers have filed suit against technology company Samsung, claiming working conditions at one of the firm's assembly lines violate Brazilian law. According to the suit, the company is forcing workers to work up to 15 hours in a single shift. The suit is seeking $108 million in damages and demands the firm pay for treatment for employees with occupational diseases. Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post 08/14/2013 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
Jury Awards for Man Dismissed from FBI Academy |
| A Virginia jury last week awarded a former FBI academy trainee more than $140,000 for back pay and mental anguish in a suit against the agency. The man claimed in his suit that he was wrongly dismissed from the academy because he has a prosthetic left hand - which he lost in a training accident in 2004 - even though he is "otherwise qualified." FBI officials say it could be years before the man is reinstated in the academy due to budget cuts, but the plaintiff's lawyers are demanding he be placed back into a training program immediately. Wire Report, The Washington Post 08/14/2013 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
Couple Shot By LA Sheriffs Awarded $4.1 Million |
| A Los Angeles couple has been awarded $4.1 million after they were shot 15 times by local sheriff's deputies while homeless and living in a shack. Officers were searching for a parolee when they busted into the shack in which the couple was sleeping; officers saw BB gun resting against a wall and began firing at the sleeping couple. The male victim was shot 14 times and had to have his right leg amputated below the knee. Hailey Branson-Potts, LA Times 08/14/2013 | Read Article: LA Times |
Jury Rules in Favor of Deaf Woman in Missouri |
| A Missouri jury has ruled in favor of a local woman who filed suit against a local nursing school, claiming she was dismissed from the program because she is deaf. In her suit, the woman said the school failed to provide "reasonable accommodations that would have allowed her to complete the program." The jury awarded $50,000 to the plaintiff. Wire Report, Kansas City Star 08/18/2013 | Read Article: Kansas City Star |
Damages in FL Wrongful Death Suit Reduced to $200K |
| A Florida appeals court has reduced an award of $10 million in damages in a wrongful death suit against University of Central Florida to $200,000. The panel ruled that the university's "power of control over its athletics association is sufficient for sovereign immunity afforded to state agencies in civil judgments." Any awards over the $200,000 mark will now have to be approved by the Florida state legislature. Wire Report, USA Today 08/16/2013 | Read Article: USA Today |
Ford to Lower MPG Claim, Make 'Goodwill' Payments |
| Ford Motor Co. has agreed to restate the mpg estimates of its C-Max hybrid and make "goodwill" payments to owners of the vehicle after harsh criticism over inflated mpg advertisements. The fuel economy rating, the company said, comes from a test of its "automotive sibling," the Ford Fusion hybrid; however, it was determined that the Fusion's more aerodynamic design allows it to achieve a better fuel economy. Ford is still facing a class-action lawsuit over the C-Max mpg claims. Jerry Hirsch, LA Times 08/15/2013 | Read Article: LA Times |
Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Niagara Falls |
| A wrongful death suit has been filed over a pedestrian fatality that occurred on Hyde Park Boulevard in Niagara Falls in 2011. The lawsuit claims the pedestrian was hit by a truck driven by another local man and died in a hospital eight days later. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. Staff Report, Buffalo News 08/16/2013 | Read Article: Buffalo News |
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