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Wednesday, April 11 2018 |
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A Georgia man is suing his boss for invasion of privacy when his boss overheard negative comments the man made to his wife after the man "butt" dialed his boss.
James Stephens claims he inadvertently dialed back his boss, Michael Coan, after finishing a late evening call with him. During the second ("butt" dial) call, which lasted roughly 12 minutes, Coan overheard James complaining about him to his wife. The next day, Coan confronted James about the call and gave him the choice to resign or be fired.
Now, James and his wife are suing Coan for eavesdropping, claiming Coan invaded their right to privacy with "voyeuristic eavesdropping." Coan, who works for the State of Georgia, filed a motion to dismiss the suit arguing he was acting in his official capacity as a state supervisor when he was listening to the pocket-dialed call of a subordinate employee and, thus, deserves immunity.
According to news reports, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in 2015 on a similar case, opining that someone who pocket dials another person does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy because they placed the call.
—Source: cbsnews.com |
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Wednesday, April 04 2018 |
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A college student is suing a local bar and bartender in Oregon for $3.7 million after cutting his finger on broken glass.
According to news reports, University of Oregon student Winston Martin was seated at the bar at Max's Tavern watching bartenders learn how to make drinks when a bartender used a pint glass instead of a shaker to mix up a margarita. According to the lawsuit, the bartender was unable to pull apart the pint glass from the shaker and when Martin, attempting to help, tried to separate the two, the glass shattered, slicing his hand and leaving a deep cut to his left finger, which required stitches. Martin claims he has lost sensation in his finger and that his hand remains in constant pain.
Martin is suing Max's Tavern, the owners, and the bartender, claiming the injured finger has made him unable to "pursue a host of attractive, lucrative careers," most notably medical school.
—Source: KEZI.com |
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Thursday, March 15 2018 |
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A court has dismissed a lawsuit against Starbucks that alleged the coffee giant was underfilling its lattes and mochas to reduce costs, an action the plaintiffs claimed constituted fraud and false advertising.
Oakland, California-based U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected plaintiffs’ claim in the nationwide class action lawsuit that Starbucks cheats its customers by using a “fill-to” line on baristas’ pitchers that is too low. Although they conceded that foam was an essential part of a latte or mocha, the plaintiffs also complained that the foam included in those beverages should not count toward the advertised volumes. The court, finding a lack of evidence, dismissed the charges.
"Accordingly, plaintiffs fail to show that lattes contain less than the promised beverage volume represented on Starbucks' menu boards," Rogers wrote.
Starbucks maintained that its cups hold more than the advertised number of ounces, and that the "fill-to" lines provide guidance to baristas as to how much cold milk, which expands when steamed, to pour into pitchers.
—Source: NYPost.com |
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Thursday, March 08 2018 |
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Rapper Kayne West has resolved his $10 million lawsuit against his insurance carrier, Lloyd's of London.
After cancelling part of his 2016 Saint Pablo tour, citing exhaustion that resulted in as short stay at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital Center, Kanye sought to collect under his insurance policy. Lloyd's of London refused payment, claiming Kanye's "strained, confused and erratic" behavior was spurred by marijuana use, a violation of the drugs and drink clause of the policy.
A judge in California has dismissed the case, noting the parties have "amicably resolved" the contract breach.
—Source: dailymail.co.uk |
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Wednesday, February 28 2018 |
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A Nashville doggie day care is suing several individuals for libel, fraud and other charges related to Facebook posts.
The Dog Spot in East Nashville is seeking $2 million against Jamie Bayer and Bari Rachel Miley Hardin for allegedly posting false comments on Facebook. According to news reports, Bayer posted "...how many dogs have died at The Dog Spot?" and, "I found out two dogs died there. Since then I've heard up to four, and recently even seven." And Hardin is accused of saying, "Lots of dogs have been killed there" and "people can't talk when they've been paid off."
The Dog Spot denies the statements.
"It's not acceptable, it's not freedom of speech. you cannot yell fire in a movie theater," said Chad Baker, one of the owners of The Dog Spot. "Just because it's Facebook, doesn't mean you can go on, and say things that are not true, and what's being said about us is not true."
Hardin's attorney responded saying, "This lawsuit is just another transparent attempt to silence The Dog Spot's many deeply unhappy customers..." and "The Dog Spot is about to learn a very expensive lesson about free speech, and we look forward to seeing them in court for a short period of time and exposing this ridiculous lawsuit for the sham that it is."
A separate lawsuit filed recently against The Dog Spot claims at least one dog death at the day care. Rachael Waldrop's Chihuahua "Hall" died after an incident with a larger dog last year.
—Source: riverinteractive.com |
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