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| Google, Viacom Win Dismissal of Kids' Privacy Lawsuit | | 
| | A lawsuit against Google and Viacom alleging the violation of children's privacy was dismissed on Tuesday. The lawsuit alleged that the companies compiled unique electronic identifying information about children who used the nick.com website and used that information to advertise to those children. The information gathered included information the children shared with Google. U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler, who previously dismissed similar claims back in July, said that the plaintiffs failed to show that the companies' conduct was "highly offensive."
David Voreacos, The Seattle Times 01/21/2015    | | Read Article: The Seattle Times |
| Texas Man Falsely Arrested for Walmart Theft Files Suit | |
| | A man from Georgetown, Texas, who was wrongfully accused of theft at a Walmart store, has filed a lawsuit against the Cedar Park Police Department over the incident. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was charged with theft after two police officers recorded the wrong license plate number and falsely identified him as the man who committed the crime. The incident took place on January 7 and he was held in jail for the following two days. The lawsuit contends that one of the police officers lied about having surveillance footage which clearly identified the plaintiff as the suspect.
Tom Miller, KVUE-TV 01/21/2015 | | Read Article: KVUE-TV |
| Employee Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against McDonald's | |
| | A lawsuit has been filed against McDonald's Corp by a group of former employees in Virginia who allege "rampant racial and sexual harassment" at several of the fast-food chain restaurant's locations. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday and alleges that the plaintiffs, nine African-American and one Hispanic worker, faced discrimination and wrongful termination while they worked for three locations run by a single franchisee. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs contacted McDonald's Corp to file complaints over their firings, but the company did nothing. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia.
Staff Report, Reuters 01/22/2015 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Gun Maker Gets Newtown Lawsuit Moved to Federal Court | |
| | Gun maker Remington has moved a lawsuit by families of those shot in the Sandy Hook school massacre from state to federal court, where at least one expert says it has less chance of succeeding. Nine families sued Remington and others in Bridgeport Superior Court in December arguing the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the shooting should not have been sold for civilian use because of its overwhelming firepower. A 10th family joined the lawsuit adding a wrongful death claim
PAT EATON-ROBB, AP, ABC News 01/22/2015 | | Read Article: ABC News |
| Residents File Lawsuit Over Deadly Apartment Fire | |
| | A lawsuit has been filed over a deadly fire at an apartment complex in San Antonio, Texas. The fire took place at the Wedgwood Senior Living Apartments in late December and ended in the deaths of six residents, as well as injuries to many others. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday and accuses the apartment complex of failing to install and maintain appropriate safety measures. The lawsuit lists a number of faults including "the lack of fire sprinklers inside the 11-story building, failing to install or maintain smoke detectors, smoke alarms and fire extinguishers, and failing to adequately notify elderly residents of how to evacuate in the event of a fire." Many more plaintiffs are expected to be added to the lawsuit.
Myra Arthur, KSAT.com 01/21/2015 | | Read Article: KSAT.com |
| Deadly Bacteria on Medical Scopes Trigger Infections | |
| | The deadly pattern of illnesses began to emerge in 2012 at hospitals in Seattle, Pittsburgh, Chicago. In each case, the culprit was a bacteria known as CRE, perhaps the most feared of superbugs. And in each case, investigators identified the same source of transmission: a specialized endoscope. Investigators found that the device accumulates bacteria that are not always removed by conventional cleaning, so infections can pass from patient to patient. Yet neither the scopes' manufacturers nor the FDA have publicized or offered guidance on the problem.
Peter Eisler, USA Today 01/22/2015 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Texas Has 3rd Highest Homeowners Insurance Rates in U.S. | |
| | Insurance rates for Texas homeowners continue to rank third highest in the nation and are still well above the national average, according to a new report by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The average annual cost of the most commonly sold policy in Texas was listed at $1,661, an increase of 5.2 percent from the previous year and a figure that was about 60 percent higher than the national average of $1,034.
TERRENCE STUTZ, The Dallas Morning News 01/22/2015 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
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