Monthly Archives: June, 2020

USDA Receives Lawsuit from Farmers Claiming Missed Noninsured Payments

Two farms filed a class action lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Sonny Perdue claiming their payments from...

COVID-19 Exposure Notification Privacy Bill Introduced

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, along with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Sen....

Iowa Governor Petitions USDA to allow COVID-19 aid to Liquid Egg Producers

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, as well as Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig sent a...

Settlement Approved in Cognizant Wage Case

The Eastern District of California has issued an order regarding a motion for a preliminary settlement between plaintiffs claiming underpayment and IT services company...

Employee Can Be Terminated for Refusal to Drug-Test, R.I. Court Rules

On May 29, the Rhode Island Supreme Court published an opinion concerning an appeal centered on a review of the state employer drug...

PetSmart Removes CBD Class Actions to Federal Court

Pet supply chain PetSmart has removed two class actions brought against Friday to the Southern District of Florida The state court complaints, both...

Lawsuit Alleging Walmart Overcharges for Meat Products Survives Dismissal

The Southern District of Florida denied a motion to dismiss in a case against Walmart, Inc. The plaintiff, Vassilios Kukorinis, filed the lawsuit against...

SEC Wins Terminating Sanctions Against Cryptocurrency Creator

A judgment has been reached in a securities fraud case between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Blockvest, LLC, a purported financial services...