Major drug makers helped fund Iraqi militias that attacked U.S. troops, a lawsuit alleged Tuesday. Pictured: Iraqi military forces engage in operations in an undated photo. (Associated Press)
U.S. and European drug companies indirectly yet knowingly funded Iran-backed Iraqi militias that carried out attacks against U.S. troops, veterans of the Iraq War alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.7 million payment Tuesday to settle a lawsuit brought by the daughters of a man who committed suicide in the Twin Towers jail. The suit had alleged that jail mental health officials failed to properly diagnose Eric Loberg’s mental state and the degree to which he was a suicide risk. The 48-year-old Loberg, diagnosed as schizophrenic, …
The new Mercedes-Benz football stadium has dazzled fans and excited citizens of Atlanta. But, a lawsuit obtained by our FOX 5 I-Team, claims the Falcons should be paying an estimated $26 million dollars per year in property taxes. The Fayetteville attorney who filed the lawsuit says Atlanta Public School kids are missing out on 13 million dollars in taxes a year.
Officers shot Julie Huff nine times while trying to take down Cedric Norris. Norris was supposed to be in prison in Texas when he robbed the Bank of Eufaula. Norris walked into the bank and shot and killed Randy Peterson.
Lawyers for President Donald Trump are asking a federal judge to toss a civil lawsuit accusing the president of violating the Constitution because his businesses accept money from foreign governments. In a court hearing in New York on Wednesday, Justice Department lawyers were expected to argue that the ban on foreign money is meant only to address gifts or emoluments to the …
The state Supreme Court has ruled that a class action against Carrabba’s Italian Grill can proceed, while sinking a similar class-action lawsuit accusing TGI Fridays of price gauging customers. Patrons of the restaurant chains alleged the establishments failed to post beverage prices and that they were charged one price for their first drink and a different price for their second …
Attorneys working on behalf of Aaron Hernandez’s young daughter have refiled a lawsuit to claim the former football player was the victim to the National Football League and helmet manufacturer Riddell Inc. The legal tango in the case of the former New England Patriots star continues, nearly six months after he was found hanging in his cell at Shirley’s Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. …
The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board’s woes are headed to court. A group of activists, joined by an historic Treme church and two frustrated residents, sued Monday (Oct. 16) to attempt to force the public agency to divulge any future drainage problems in real time. The lawsuit accuses the utility of failing to properly notify customers about the condition of its drainage pumps and power …
Today, the Brady Center and co-counsel Covington & Burling filed suit against the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit was filed after the ATF failed to comply with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for information regarding ATF’s secret — but leaked — memo about reducing regulations on the gun industry as well as documents about gun dealers that, according to ATF inspections, did not comply with their legal obligations to avoid selling guns to dangerous people. …
Lark Turner Last week, a complaint was filed against the organizers of the Charlottesville rally that left one woman dead and many others injured. The lawsuit alleges that the rally organizers violated Reconstruction Era statutes and state laws by organizing a rally intended to result in violence. The lawsuit has been much covered; here, we wanted to quickly highlight the (too) easy takes on …