November 18, 2021 | National Law Journal
'Forced Labor'?: Class Action Targets Salvation Army Over Work Therapy ProgramThe complaint filed in federal court in Chicago said the group exploits vulnerable drug and alcohol rehab participants by threatening them with jail or the loss of food and shelter if they don't work for pennies per day.
By Greg Land
6 minute read
November 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online
'Too Little, Too Late': 11th Circuit Rejects Collections Agency to Revive Defense, Upholds Award for PlaintiffsThe 11th Circuit opinion said Michigan-based Equity Experts "waged a long-term collection campaign" against the plaintiffs "based on a debt they did not owe."
By Greg Land
6 minute read
November 16, 2021 | Daily Report Online
FLSA Suit Rings Salvation Army's Bell Over 'Pennies an Hour' Paid to Rehab Program MembersThe complaint said participants in the Salvation Army's drug and alcohol "work therapy" rehab programs are forced to work 40 or more hours a week for as little as $1 a day.
By Greg Land
6 minute read
November 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Suburban Newspaper Publisher Sues Google, Facebook Over Ad Market Monopoly Claims"Freedom of the press is not at stake; the press itself is at stake," said a lawsuit accusing Google and Facebook of using their digital dominance to monopolize advertising markets.
By Greg Land
4 minute read
November 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Investor Search Firm's Claims Against Blockchain E-Commerce Co. Clear Hurdle in Federal CourtGeorgia-based broker-dealer FT Global sued blockchain online mall operator Future Fintech over claims it stiffed the financial services company for more than $2.3 million for landing $23 million in investor funding.
By Greg Land
5 minute read
November 10, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Ex-Corrections Officer Hit With $638K Judgment Over Enabling Attack on Inmate Caught on CameraThe Newton County Detention Center inmate sued a now-former corrections officer over claims he deliberately allowed three other inmates to enter the plaintiff's cell and brutally attack him.
By Greg Land
6 minute read
November 10, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Photojournalist Jailed During Atlanta's BLM Protests Sues City, Cops Over Curfew ArrestPhotojournalist Sharif Hassan was jailed over violating a curfew his lawyers say illegally allowed officers to arrest some journalists while "select" reporters were exempted.
By Greg Land
6 minute read
November 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Cop's Botched U-Turn Into Motorcyclist's Path Nets $1.2M Fulton Jury AwardThe plaintiff, an aspiring boxer, was unable to train for two years due to his injuries, derailing his dream of going pro due to injuries suffered when an unmarked police car turned into his path.
By Greg Land
6 minute read
November 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Six Years After Suffering Brain Injury in Rear-Ender, Woman Settles for $1.5MPlaintiffs attorney Bethany Schneider said the defendant driver's insurer, Liberty Mutual, finally agreed to tender its policy limits of $250,000 only as trial approached. But when she demanded six times that, given a yearslong wait, the insurer agreed.
By Greg Land
3 minute read
November 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Federal Bench Trial Nets $630K Award for Woman Hurt in FedEx Semi Rear-EnderThe plaintiff was injured when the Hyundai Accent in which she was a passenger was struck from behind by a FedEx semi on Interstate 75 in 2017.
By Greg Land
6 minute read
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