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Lawsuits May 23, 2016

Racially Motivated Bullying or Mere Accident? Texas Mother Files Lawsuit After Her Black 12-Year-Old Daughter Came Home From School Outing With Severe Neck Burn

A Texa girl, 12, was injured by rope around her neck during an overnight campout with her sixth-grade classmates. (Photo : Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A Texas mother filed a lawsuit against a private school after her black 12-year-old daughter came home from an overnight school outing with severe neck burn. She suspected that her daughter was a victim of a racially motivated bullying, however, …

News May 23, 2016

Paramount’s Star Trak Axanar Lawsuit Will Be Dropped

Posted on Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 by Ethan Anderton Just before 2016 began, the producers of a crowdfunded Star Trek fan film called Axanar received some bad news in the form of a lawsuit from Paramount Pictures. At the core of all the legal mumbo jumbo, the lawsuit claimed ,”The Axanar Works infringe Plaintiffs’ works by using innumerable copyrighted elements of Star Trek, including its …

News May 23, 2016

UT Race, Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Sees New Life, Could Hear Testimony From Mack Brown

Bolstered by a recent court ruling in Kearney’s favor, her lawyers say they’ll vigorously push for sworn statements from Brown, former athletic director DeLoss Dodds, former school president Bill Powers and current women’s athletic director Chris Plonsky over how school officials handled both cases. “We will go as high as we have to go,” Kearney attorney Jody Mask said. “No one will be off …

Lawsuits, Settlements May 23, 2016

Washington Man Gets $100K for Excessive Force in 2014 Arrest

A Washington man who was repeatedly punched, Tasered and bit by a police K9 during a 2014 arrest will get a $100,000 settlement for the beatdown. The city of Tukwila, Wash., agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit filed by Linson Tara, who was the victim of excessive force when cops attempted to arrest him for yelling and screaming in a UPS freight yard. The suit not only won Tara …

News May 23, 2016

Family Plans Lawsuit After Deadly Pursuit

The family of a woman killed earlier this month when she was hit by another motorist fleeing law enforcement plans to sue the agencies involved in the chase. Kimberly King’s family retained Matt Morgan of Morgan & Morgan after King’s Cadillac Escalade was struck head-on by a woman fleeing sheriff’s deputies in Mascotte on May 12. Mascotte police, who were aiding deputies, threw …

News May 23, 2016

Artist Britto Lawsuit Against Apple, Design Firm Dismissed

A lawsuit filed by artist Romero Britto against Apple Inc. and a design firm claiming misuse of his distinctive images and colorful style has been dismissed. Miami federal court documents show the 2015 lawsuit was dropped last week. No details were provided, but all parties will pay their own costs.

Legal News May 23, 2016

Federal Judge to Hear Evidence in Redistricting Lawsuit

A federal judge will launch a three-day trial this week to decide whether legislative district boundaries that Wisconsin Republicans drew four years ago amount to an unconstitutional attempt to consolidate power. Twelve voters who support Democrats filed a lawsuit last summer alleging state Assembly district boundaries created in 2012 were unfairly designed to help GOP …

Lawsuits May 23, 2016

Van Buren Teachers Removed in Cheating Probe Sue District

Four Van Buren Public Schools teachers are suing the district, saying they were falsely accused of cheating on a state exam and their rights were violated when they were removed from the classroom and placed on paid administrative leave. The four teachers — Pamela Bradley, Michelle Komaromi, Brent Held and Rebecca …

Notices May 23, 2016

American Capital (ACAS) ALERT: Johnson & Weaver, LLP Launches an Investigation Into the Fairness of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of American Capital, Ltd.; Are Shareholders Getting a Fair Price?

On May 23, 2016, American Capital announced it had signed a definitive merger agreement with Ares Capital. Under the terms of the transaction, American Capital shareholders will receive total cash and stock consideration of $14.95 per fully diluted share. American Capital shareholders will receive $6.41 in cash per share, plus 0.483 Ares Capital shares for each American Capital share, or $7.34 …

Lawsuits May 23, 2016

Lawsuit: Leftist College Profs Accused of Inciting Mob

A lawsuit has been filed against officials at California State University, Los Angeles, over a mob that tried to prevent columnist Ben Shapiro from speaking on campus. WND reported in February when the conservative commentator and author spoke despite protesters setting off a fire alarm and barricading the front door to the auditorium, forcing attendees to use a back door. A Twitchy post …