Monthly Archives: June, 2020

Lyft Settles ADA Complaints, Agrees to Pay Damages and Change Policy

Lyft settled an Americans with Disabilities Act case brought by the United States Monday after the rideshare company was accused of discriminating against riders with disabilities The...

Bayer Agrees to Pay Over $10b to Settle Roundup Claims

Bayer has agreed to pay over $10 billion in a settlement which covers about 75 percent of the many cases alleging the herbicide Roundup...

Tesla Under Investigation for Touchscreen Failures

Tesla is currently facing investigations from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) following several reports of touchscreen failures from its Model S vehicles....

Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Agriculture Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced a bill called the FARM (Frontline At-Risk Manual) Laborers Protection Act, which would establish hazard pay and 10 days of paid...

Court Enjoins Ky. Price-Gouging Staute as Extraterritorial

The Eastern District of Kentucky issued an opinion on Tuesday granting the Online Merchants Guild’s motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that the Attorney...

Ninth Circuit Sides With HUD in Medical Marijuana Conflict of Law

The 9th Circuit clarified the steps necessary to challenge marijuana classifications under federal law that conflict with classifications under state law. Emma Nation sued the Department of...

Texas Residents Allege Drinking Water Contaminated with Drilling Fluid

Four Texas residents and the Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association claim companies who pumped 36,000 gallons of drilling fluid, allegedly containing seven probable human...

Egg Antitrust Case Will Proceed Under Rule of Reason Standard

A panel of Third Circuit Judges affirmed on Monday a decision from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania that ruled for the defendants in an...