Karen Read has filed a civil lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police and the town of Canton, accusing state and local law enforcement agencies of mishandling the investigation that led to charges that she killed her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe.The complaint, filed Thursday in Bristol County Superior Court,... Read More »
A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that blocked final decisions on immigration applications filed by people from 39 countries, finding that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services exceeded its authority and unlawfully froze parts of the immigration benefits process.In a ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Chief Judge... Read More »
A Florida family has sued The Campbell’s Company and Walmart, claiming a can of SpaghettiOs bought at a Walmart Supercenter contained moving worms or parasites that allegedly caused a mother and her young daughter to suffer parasitic infections and other health problems.Filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the... Read More »
Atmos Energy is facing multiple lawsuits after a natural gas explosion at an Oak Cliff apartment complex in Dallas killed three people and injured several others.The lawsuits accuse Atmos, a natural gas utility that serves parts of Texas, along with a construction company and the apartment property’s management, of negligence... Read More »
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has sued UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, accusing the insurer of receiving more than $100 million in improper MassHealth payments by allegedly overstating the care needs of seniors enrolled in a Medicaid managed-care program.The complaint, filed May 29 in Suffolk County Superior Court, claims UnitedHealthcare, doing... Read More »
A Connecticut man serving a life sentence for murder has been awarded more than $130,000 after a federal jury found that prison officials violated his constitutional rights while he was housed at the now-closed Northern Correctional Institution.Baltas sued former state Corrections Commissioner Angel Quiros and other prison officials over conditions... Read More »
A mother of a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal boy has filed a lawsuit against Baltimore County Public Schools, alleging a former teacher and classroom aide secretly administered melatonin to special-needs students for weeks without parental knowledge or consent.Named as defendants are Baltimore County Public Schools, a former teacher, a classroom... Read More »
Amazon is facing a class action lawsuit in federal court over claims that its Ring doorbell cameras used facial recognition technology to scan, identify, and store people’s faces without their consent.The complaint was filed on June 1 by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt in federal court in Seattle, where Amazon has... Read More »
Fender Musical Instruments Corp. has begun sending cease-and-desist letters to guitar manufacturers that make and sell instruments resembling the company’s Stratocaster, escalating a long-running dispute over one of the most recognizable electric guitar designs in popular music.The move follows a recent ruling from the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany,... Read More »
Singer M.I.A., born Mathangi Arulpragasam, filed a complaint against rapper Kid Cudi, born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, on May 29, seeking more than $2.8 million in damages after being removed from his Live Nation-produced Rebel Rangers... Read More »
