Judge: Starbucks Customers May Seek Damages Over Underfilled Lattes
San Francisco – A federal judge said two Starbucks customers may pursue a lawsuit accusing the coffee chain of cheating patrons by underfilling lattes.
Israeli Judge Approves $400 Million Class Action Against Facebook For Violating Privacy
An Israeli court has approved a class-action suit against Facebook for violating users’ privacy, ruling that a clause in Facebook’s terms of use requiring all suits to be heard in California courts is invalid.
Israeli NGO Threatens To Sue Boeing Over Deal With Iran
Shurat Hadin – Israel Law Center on Thursday told US aerospace giant Boeing that it will place liens on any of its airplanes slated for Iran if it goes through with an announced sale.
Judge Sets Stage For Rabbi Freundel Class Action To Move Forward
When Rabbi Bernard “Barry” Freundel, a nationally recognized authority in Jewish law, and the longstanding rabbi of Georgetown Synagogue-Kesher Israel Congregation was arrested in October 2014 on charges of voyeurism, the news made national headlines and generated two proposed class action suits.
Iraq To Sue Israel For Destroying Nuclear Reactor In 1981
In a surprising move, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Humam Hamoudi announced that his country is determined to sue Israel for bombing the Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981.
Goldman Sachs Hired Prostitutes To Win Libyan Business
Goldman Sachs bankers paid for prostitutes, private jets and five-star hotels and held business meetings on yachts to win business from a Libyan investment fund set up under Gaddafi regime, the high court in London was told yesterday.
Orthodox Jewish Woman Suing Former Employer For Passover Sanctions
An Orthodox Jewish woman has gone to a federal appeals court in her lawsuit against a former employer with claims she was punished for taking off time for the Passover holiday.
Uber Faces Fraud Accusations In Anti-Trust Case
The judge in Uber‘s New York anti-trust case has ordered the release of documents to determine if the private investigators hired by the ride-hailing service gathered information about its competitors in a fraudulent manner.
Monsey – Frum Residents File Lawsuit Against Frum Developer
In the first action of its kind in Rockland County, a group of frum residents in Monsey brought a lawsuit against a frum developer with the approval of daas Torah, seeking a stop work order, an injunction against further building and other relief, TOT News has learned.
Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Accused of Swindling $1B From Investors
Sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein is being sued by a former business partner who accuses him in a $1bn lawsuit of ripping off up to 200,000 investors, according to papers filed in a United States federal court.