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Hagens Berman: Judge Agrees Consumers Deserve To Pursue Lawsuit Against Toyota
Posted on 1 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A federal judge has rejected Toyota's efforts to dismiss a class action lawsuit that seeks damages related to unintended acceleration by Toyota vehicles, the law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP announced Dec. 1 ( In Re: Toyota... Read More

Tags: Toyota recall , Toyota , Hagens Berman , unintended acceleration , Litigation , lawsuit , complaint , Judge James V. Selna , In Re: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing Sales Practices and Product Liability Litigation

Fired N.Y. Banker's Suit, And Suits, Raise Eyebrows
Posted on 29 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) It went viral as the ultimate example of being punished for circumstances beyond one's control: a woman who said she was fired from her banking job because she complained that her male colleagues called her bodacious figure a workplace... Read More

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Title IX Complaints Filed For 12 School Districts
Posted on 11 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) The National Women's Law Center filed complaints against 12 school districts Wednesday alleging they failed to offer equal opportunities for female athletes. NWLC officials say they believe statistics from 2006 indicate the districts... Read More

Tags: Title IX , Wake County , Nina Chaudhry , College Sports Council , New York City , Henry County , National Women's Law Center , Chicago , Columbus , sports , Deer Valley Unified School District , Worcester , Marmion Dambrino , Houston , Deer Valley , Henry County Schools , Marcia Greenberger , gender discrimination , Anne Courtney Coorssen , Irvine , NWLC , Oldham County Board of Education , female athletes , Litigation , Sioux Falls , U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights , complaint , Clark County , Oldham County

Retired NFL Player Fred Barnett Files Class Action Lawsuit To Protect Retiree Images
Posted on 15 Jul 2011 by Travis Burchart

Sports Illustrated called NFL Films "the most effective propaganda organ in the history of corporate America." Whether that's true or not, retired NFL player, Fred Barnett, thinks the NFL and NFL Films is, at the very least, an effective... Read More

Tags: National Football League , NFL Films , class action , right of publicity , Litigation , lawsuit , complaint , football , NFL , Fred Barnett

High Court Hears Arguments On Privacy Of Petition Signers
Posted on 28 Apr 2010 by Bajeerah LaCava

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) Individuals who signed a referendum petition opposing Washington state's "everything but marriage" same-sex domestic partner law have a right to keep their identities private, an attorney representing the... Read More

Tags: Sen. Ed Murray , domestic partners law , Sam Reed , Robert M. McKenna , Privacy , Litigation , complaint , U.S. Supreme Court , same-sex marriage