Redfin has agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle federal lawsuits that claim U.S. homeowners were saddled with artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their home as a result of longstanding real estate industry practices. The online brokerage and real estate services company disclosed the proposed settlement Monday in a regulatory filing with the […]
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Northwestern facing lawsuits, calls for president to resign after reaching agreement with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
CHICAGO — Northwestern University is facing at least two lawsuits and several resignations in the wake of its agreement with pro-Palestinian protestors to end the encampment on campus. CAIR-Chicago joined hosted a press conference Thursday afternoon saying they stand in solidarity with the anti-war demonstrators protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. CAIR Executive director Ahmed Rehab […]
Bill would reduce YDC lawsuits by paying victims more, expanding eligibility
As of March 31, the most recent data available, the state had received 418 claims, many of them this year, according to the office administering the fund. (Annmarie Timmins | New Hampshire Bulletin) The state is responding on two fronts to the hundreds of claims of sexual and physical abuse from individuals held as children […]
Texas man will not get $100 million or free Walmart shopping for life after judge tosses lawsuits
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A judge has thrown out two lawsuits filed by a Texas man who sued Walmart in federal court for $100 million — or “unlimited free lifetime shopping at any Walmart,” according to court documents. Roderick Jackson, of Waskom, Texas, filed two handwritten complaints in January claiming he was suing Walmart for […]
Wisconsin Republicans recruiting legion of monitors to observe polls, set stage for lawsuits
MADISON – The Republican National Committee and Trump campaign plan to deploy tens of thousands of volunteers and attorneys to monitor and challenge voting processes in battleground states, including Wisconsin — an effort rooted in the former president’s false election claims, characterized as safeguarding from “Democrat tricks from 2020.” GOP officials say they plan to […]
The Gateway Pundit files for bankruptcy protection amid defamation lawsuits
The Gateway Pundit, a far-right blog that has frequently peddled political misinformation, has filed for bankruptcy, citing the lawsuits it faces over its conspiracy-fueled coverage of the 2020 presidential election. In a statement Wednesday, founder Jim Hoft blamed “progressive liberal lawfare attacks against our media outlet” and said that the decision to seek Chapter 11 […]
Lara Trump Claims RNC Has Lawsuits In A Literally Unbelievable Number Of States
Anyone who thought Lara Trump got her job as co-chair of the Republican National Committee just because her father-in-law is the former president better eat some humble pie. That’s because Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law proved herself to be a political strategist without equal during an interview on Newsmax Monday night. Lara Trump not only told Eric […]
Texas appeals court sides with Sidney Powell, rejecting attorney discipline over her Trump election lawsuits
An appeals court in Texas ruled in favor of Sidney Powell last week, upholding a state court judge’s ruling that tossed out an attorney discipline petition against the lawyer for her involvement in former President Donald Trump’s election reversal efforts. Powell stands out as a Trump-aligned attorney who has so far been able to defeat […]
Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election
CHICAGO (AP) — As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch. The Republican National Committee, newly reconstituted under Trump, has filed election-related lawsuits in nearly half the states. Recent lawsuits over voter roll maintenance in […]
Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put the civil cases seeking to hold […]
Maine lawmakers reject bill for lawsuits against gunmakers and advance others after mass shooting
Maine lawmakers turned down a proposal to allow residents to sue gunmakers over injuries stemming from illegal gun sales while advancing several other proposals after last year’s Lewiston mass shooting. The Maine House of Representatives previously passed the proposal about illegal gun sales, but the Maine Senate rejected it Friday night. The proposal was designed […]
Crime-Ridden San Francisco Seeks To Allow Lawsuits Against Grocery Stores Fleeing The City As Mass Corporate Exodus Continues
Crime-Ridden San Francisco Seeks To Allow Lawsuits Against Grocery Stores Fleeing The City As Mass Corporate Exodus Continues San Francisco has long been feared to be falling into a doom loop, a situation where taxpayers leaving the crime-ridden city results in lower tax revenues leading to cuts in services and rising taxes, making it even […]