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Press Release: Families of Prisoners Sue Nation’s Largest Providers of Inmate Calling Services for Fixing and Lying about Prices
Today, families of prisoners filed a class action lawsuit against Global Tel*Link Corp. (“GTL”), Securus Technologies, LLC (“Securus”), and 3Cinteractive Corp. (“3CI”) for charging unlawfully inflated prices for collect calls made by incarcerated individuals in jails and prisons througho…
Law 360: Drivers Say Some VW Engines Stall In Traffic
A proposed class of drivers on Thursday accused Volkswagen Group of America Inc. of selling vehicles with an engine defect, saying they experienced stalling when they slowed down and had to pay out of pocket for repairs. Marilyn Dickinson and Kate Conroy told the Northern District of New York that V…
New York Times: Appeals Court Allows Emoluments Suit Against Trump to Proceed
A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday revived a lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by profiting from his Washington hotel, a decision that will most likely lead the Justice Department to appeal to the Supreme Court to keep the plaintiffs from gathering evidence …
Digital News Daily: Court Revives Lawsuit Accusing Apple Of Duping iPhone Purchasers
Apple must face claims that it duped consumers about the amount of storage capacity in iPhones and iPads, a federal appellate court ruled this week. The ruling, issued by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, reversed a decision by U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila in San J…
HFA Sues SquareTrade for Allegedly Failing to Fully Reimburse Consumers as Promised
HFA, in partnership with the Gibbs Law Group, have filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against SquareTrade, Inc. ("SquareTrade") for allegedly failing to fully reimburse consumers who purchased the company's protection plans and subsequently qualified for reimbursement from them.
SquareTrade sel…
Time Magazine: How Housing Voucher Programs Can Hurt the Low-Income Families They’re Designed to Help
The Stay Lodge hotel room in Charlotte, N.C., where Shanna Lee lives with her 3-year-old daughter, Lavi, isn’t much to look at. There’s a queen-size bed pushed up against the wall, a mini-fridge in the corner and a toddler’s pink kitchen play set purchased for $5. The most valuable item in the…
Washington City Paper: Renter With a Housing Voucher Sues Real Estate Company for Income Discrimination
A D.C. resident with a federal housing voucher is suing a Colorado-based real estate company for income discrimination. Tiana Martin was just looking for new housing to rent in or near Dupont Circle, where she was already living. In her search, she came across Latrobe Apartment Homes located at 13…
The Times-Tirbune: Lackawanna County Sued over Use of Prisoners at Recycling Center
For more than a decade, Lackawanna County has coerced people jailed for failing to pay child support to work for just $5 a day at its recycling facility in violation of anti-slavery, human trafficking and labor laws, attorneys for three former inmates claim in a federal lawsuit.
HFA Files Lawsuit against Anning-Johnson and Hitt Contracting for Failing to Pay Lawfully Owed Wages
Handley Farah & Anderson filed a class and collective action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of a group of former employees of Anning-Johnson Company, a subcontractor of Hitt Contracting Incorporated. The Complaint alleges that these employers failed to…
HFA Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Workers Denied Wages by LGB Construction and Jose Jimenez
Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of a group of former employees of LGB Construction, alleging the employer failed to properly compensate workers for work done at numerous construction sites in the District of …