Nov 29, 2024
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Los Angeles Bank Pays $31M Settlement For Lending Discrimination

City National Bank has agreed to pay $31 million to settle claims brought by the Department of Justice alleging the bank committed lending discrimination in Los Angeles County. The DOJ recently announced the multi-million dollar settlement with City National, Los Angeles County’s largest bank, which resolved claims that the bank... Read More »

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Seattle Renters Sue Over Alleged Algorithmic Price-Fixing

Renters throughout Seattle, Washington, have banded together to file a class action lawsuit that alleges they are the victims of price-fixing perpetuated by a software company’s algorithmic influence. Named in the lawsuit are the software company and nine property management companies that subscribed to the company. The lawsuit stems from... Read More »

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Walgreens Can Fire Employee for Racial Epithet

In an unusual case of “he said, she heard,” a maintenance mechanic at Walgreens was dismissed for using the term “wetback” when referring to a fellow employee of Mexican descent. He got fired, then sued for discrimination under California’s Fair Housing and Employment Act. He claimed he was dismissed because... Read More »

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California Bar Seeks to Disbar John Eastman, Trump’s Legal Advisor

The State Bar of California has filed 11 disciplinary charges against John Charles Eastman, one of the chief legal advisors to ex-President Donald J. Trump regarding the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The allegations assert that Eastman “engaged in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist”... Read More »