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Chamber Sues Over Seattle Law Letting Uber Drivers Unionize
Chamber Sues Over Seattle Law Letting Uber Drivers Unionize
Chamber Sues Over Seattle Law Letting Uber Drivers Unionize
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the city of Seattle over a law that allows drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working conditions. The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court says the ordinance violates and is pre-empted by federal antitrust law and illegally allows for-hire drivers to get together and set rates. The...
Sportscaster’s Lawyer Describes Shock Over Nude Photos
Sportscaster’s Lawyer Describes Shock Over Nude Photos
Sportscaster’s Lawyer Describes Shock Over Nude Photos
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lawyer for Erin Andrews says the sportscaster was shocked, humiliated and traumatized when she discovered that someone had secretly filmed her nude and posted the video on the Internet. Andrews has filed a $75 million lawsuit against the owner and manager of the Marriott at Vanderbilt as well as the man who pleaded guilty to stalking her...
Sea-Tac Airport Workers Sue Over $15 Wage Back Payments
Sea-Tac Airport Workers Sue Over $15 Wage Back Payments
Sea-Tac Airport Workers Sue Over $15 Wage Back Payments
SEATTLE (AP) — More than a dozen workers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport filed lawsuits on Wednesday over the $15 minimum wage they say they have not been paid. Their Seattle lawyers estimate the employees are owed as much as $20,000 each in back pay since the higher wage went into effect more than two years ago. Air...
Holy Trademark Batman!
Holy Trademark Batman!
Holy Trademark Batman!
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con may be on the verge of resolving an ongoing name-trademark dispute. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that attorneys for the two pop-culture conventions asked a federal judge to give them more time to work on a possible agreement on name rights. ...
Settlement Agreement Reached in Albertsons, Haggen Lawsuit
Settlement Agreement Reached in Albertsons, Haggen Lawsuit
Settlement Agreement Reached in Albertsons, Haggen Lawsuit
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Albertsons will pay $5.75 million to settle a lawsuit that sought up to $1 billion in damages related to the sale of stores to Haggen, currently involved in bankruptcy proceedings. The Bellingham Herald reports Haggen said in the lawsuit that Albertsons systemically eliminated competition in more than 130 local grocery markets across five states. ...
Nearly $60 Million Settlement Reached in Taylor Bridge Fire
Nearly $60 Million Settlement Reached in Taylor Bridge Fire
Nearly $60 Million Settlement Reached in Taylor Bridge Fire
SEATTLE (AP) — Lawyers say a settlement of nearly $60 million has been reached for their clients who suffered damages as the result of a 2012 blaze near Cle Elum. Rod Nelson with Abeyta Nelson law firm said Monday in a news release that a total settlement of $59,750,000 was reached between contractors and 124 people related to the Taylor Bridge Fire...
Texas A&M Suing Indianapolis Colts For 12th Man
Texas A&M Suing Indianapolis Colts For 12th Man
Texas A&M Suing Indianapolis Colts For 12th Man
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M has filed a federal lawsuit against the NFL's Indianapolis Colts that university officials say is meant to protect their 12th Man trademark. The lawsuit is intended to protect the phrase "Home of the 12th Man" and variations of it that the university contends have brought its fan base "national renown...
The Big Brat-tle Is Settled
The Big Brat-tle Is Settled
The Big Brat-tle Is Settled
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two Wisconsin sausage companies have settled their legal battle over who can call their product a "backyard brat." Klement Sausage Co. sued Johnsonville Sausage in federal court for trademark infringement. The Milwaukee company says it trademarked "backyard bratwurst" in 2009 and that Johnsonville's use of the phrase "backyard grilled brat" violated f
It's Not Nice To Fool The Beer Gods
It's Not Nice To Fool The Beer Gods
It's Not Nice To Fool The Beer Gods
MIAMI (AP) — A $20 million lawsuit settlement has been approved that would give cash to drinkers of U.S.-brewed Beck's beer over misleading packaging emphasizing its German origins. A Miami federal judge approved the national settlement Tuesday...

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