Taitz has initiated a number of lawsuits on behalf of the "birther" movement; all were dismissed by the courts, and on one occasion Taitz was ordered to pay $20,000 as a sanction for misconduct in filing frivolous claims. Taitz has unsuccessfully run for statewide office in California three...
Enforcement Actions: File lawsuits or administrative complaints in regions where infringement occurs. Famous brands like Louis Vuitton and Chanel actively combat piracy to maintain their market integrity. What Are the Famous Federal Trademark Factors? A mark is considered famous under the Lanham Act...
He filed lawsuits against the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. Characterized as an immigration hard-liner, Cuccinelli sought to prohibit undocumented immigrants from attending universities, repeal birthright citizenship, force employees to speak English in the workplace. As CIS ...
Features Bruce Kaster, the lawyer in Ocala, Florida who has been filing lawsuits against tire companies on behalf of automobile accident victims. Impact of the product recall of tire manufacturer Bridgestone Corp., a unit of Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., on Kaster; Background of Kaster's distrust ...
Eventually, customers noticed and questioned fees on accounts they didn’t know they owned or they didn’t ask for. The number of complaints caught the attention of regulatory agencies. The company was fined $185 million, in addition to over $2.7 billion in civil and criminal lawsuits. The ...
Buc-ee's has filed many similar lawsuits in the past and won all of them but one. The one loss is against an Omaha, Nebraska based chain called Bucky's. They wanted to expand into Texas with Buc-ee's filing suit to prevent the move. Buc-ee's lost and Bucky's now has four locat...
In 2009, UnitedHealth, a leading insurance company, paid $350 million to settle lawsuits brought by the American Medical Association and other physician groups for shortchanging consumers and physicians for medical services outside its preferred network. ...
1. Mariner Bugs Out (1962) Cost:$18.5 million Disaster:The Mariner 1 rocket with a space probe headed for Venus diverted from its intended flight path shortly after launch. Mission Control destroyed the rocket 293 seconds after liftoff.
In September 2015, three class action lawsuits brought in California accused Nestlé, Hershey, and Mars ofturning a blind eye to human rights abusesby cocoa suppliers in West Africa while falsely portraying themselves as socially and ethically responsible. Nestlé, Cargill and ADM are currently faci...
Subject to many lawsuits spanning back to the 19th century, AT&T became entangled in one it no longer could escape. In 1974, the U.S. Department of Justice brought suit against the telecommunications giant, citing it had violated antitrust laws. Specifically, AT&T was accused of monopolizing th...