Lawyers for Ron Hickman of Harris County filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by a rape victim whom prosecutors got a judge to put in jail after the victim had a mental breakdown while testifying against her accused rapist. Channel 2 exposed the situation of “Jenny” and another rape victim who were held in jail so prosecutors could make sure they testified against …
The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announces that a lawsuit was filed in Illinois on behalf of certain purchasers of shares of Stericycle Inc (SRCL) & (SRCLP) over alleged Securities Laws Violations by Stericycle Inc. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for certain NASDAQ:SRCL & SRCLP investors. Investors who purchased shares of Stericycle Inc …
Go figure, after eleven seasons of hard work on a television show, all it takes is one on-set altercation and kicking a show’s writer to find yourself out of the job. At least that’s what happened to Thomas Gibson who was fired from Criminal Minds. Initially a suspension, on Friday it was made official that Criminal Minds had lost FBI special agent Aaron Hotchner thanks to the altercation.
When the technology firm SPARC sold the core of its business last fall, its executives were in for a big payday. Their incentive packages, intended to give them a stake in the company’s success, awarded them a slice of the eight-figure deal, which was among the highest-profile and priciest buyouts in Charleston’s technology industry in recent years. The question is, how much should they have made?
In a deposition obtained by the Washington Post, Donald Trump appears to brag that his presidential campaigning has boosted his personal brand — which is so central to a lot of his business ventures. “I think people like politics. And they like to be around the name and maybe meI think people really dig it,” he says.
Despite the state’s request for an expedited ruling, a federal judge took no action Friday on a request to block the Obama administration’s guidelines to accommodate transgender students. U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor did not issue a ruling from the bench after an almost two-hour-long hearing during which state attorneys — as part of a Texas-led, 13-state effort to block …
A popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in Montrose has been sued by the family of a man that was fatally shot outside the club last year. According to the lawsuit filled with the Harris County District Clerks office, the victim, 22 year-old Juan Carlo Ramirez and a ‘friend’ were leaving F Bar, when Ramirez was shot and carjacked on March 12, 2015. Legal documents allege that nightclub owner Irwin Palchick, …
The owner of two Florida Mountain communications towers that collapsed in 2014 is suing Verizon for nearly $500,000. North Adams Tower Company alleges that upgrades Verizon made to equipment it owns on one of the towers caused it to collapse and take with it a second tower on March 29, 2014. The first tower to collapse was 160 feet tall.
Attorneys for the IRS have gotten their hands on an email that appears to buttress their case that Herb Simon received a sweetheart deal when he acquired his ailing brother Mel’s 50 percent ownership in the Indiana Pacers in early 2009, just a few months before Mel died at age 82. Whether Mel got full value for his stake matters because, if he didn’t, Herb effectively received a massive …
The Washoe County School District has agreed to pay $1.35 million to two families that accused a teacher of abuse at Marvin Picollo School, according to public documents filed in court Friday. The suit, filed Nov. 18 in U.S. District Court, alleged that during the 2013-14 school year two 8-year-old girls were the victims of physical, verbal and emotional abuse …