Another black student has been humiliated by school faculty over hair. Pearland Independent School District in Texas is being hit with a lawsuit by parents Dante Trice and Angela Washington, who say faculty at Berry Miller Junior High School disciplined their son, J.T., by using a black Sharpie marker to color in the boy’s fade haircut, which staffers allege violates the school’s dress code. …
The “Public Charge” rule was issued on Aug. 12. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will apply the new rule on applications filed after Oct. 15. But the Acting Director of USCIS Ken Cuccinelli told the Washington Times that the rule will not automatically disqualify applicants. Concerning food services and Medicaid, non-citizen households use more than 25 percent more …
The family of a Utah woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a local pharmacy and her assisted living facility, alleging they gave her the wrong medication that led to her painful death in July 2018. Just a few weeks after 75-year-old Gloria Dunn chose to live at the Bel Aire Assisted Living Facility in Utah County, Utah, her health began to deteriorate at an alarming rate. When Gloria …
Clime Capital has settled a Federal Court class action in principle for an agreed sum of $8.3 million. Consequently, investors that purchased UGL shares within the claim period have suffered compensable loss, Clime and IMF said. If the settlement becomes unconditional, IMF expects to gain about $8.3 million, which includes the reimbursement of project costs. Clime recently made an off-market …
Facebook could face billions of dollars in damagesFacebook’s attempt to throw out a class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology has been rejected. Social media users in the US state of Illinois claimed Facebook illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent through its “Tag Suggestions” feature. A US court of appeal voted 3-0 to …
He says Ottawa rejected her visa – saying they don’t believe she will return to Kenya when the 180 days are up. Kinsella believes the approval of temporary resident visas to Canada for citizens of non-visa countries are racist and bigoted. He says he is trying to rectify the situation with this lawsuit. He says he was receiving help from Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger during this process but that …
In the wake of a civil lawsuit against the Merrimack County Attorney’s Office, the county’s three commissioners said Monday they have limited oversight of the department and the decisions of its top prosecutor, who is chosen by voters. “While the Board of County Commissioners is generally responsible for overseeing all aspects of county government, the elected County Attorney is solely responsible for overseeing the functions of the County Attorney’s office, including its investigative, prosecutorial and law enforcement functions,” Commissioners Chairwoman Tara Reardon wrote in a letter distributed Monday. “As a result, the Commissioners are limited in their ability to determine how the County Attorney’s office is run and where it focuses its efforts.” Last week, former sexual assault investigator Jennifer Adams sued Merrimack County and County Attorney Robin Davis, who is accused of creating a hostile work environment since taking over more than seven months ago. Through her attorney Charles Douglas, Adams has brought multiple civil claims against Davis and the county in Merrimack County Superior Court, including intentional infliction of emotional distress, gender discrimination and aiding and abetting unlawful discriminatory practices. Adams is seeking
(“Settlement Class Counsel”) announce that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division (“Court”) has approved the following announcement of proposed class action settlements with the MITSUBA Defendants and DENSO Defendants. The lawsuit claims that Defendants conspired to raise, fix, maintain, and stabilize prices, rig bids, and allocate the supply of …
Ford and Lincoln owners could get money from the MyFord Touch class action settlement. The class action site claims plaintiffs sued Ford Motor Company alleging that certain Ford and Lincoln vehicles sold or leased before August 9, 2013 were equipped with defective MyFord Touch or MyLincoln Touch information and entertaining systems (“MFT”). Plaintiffs further allege that Ford charged a premium …
For over two years, five Fordham students have waged a legal battle against Fordham University to establish a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at the Lincoln Center campus. On Aug. 5, the students landed a victory in court when Justice Nancy Bannon annulled the university’s decision to overrule United Students Government (USG) vote to grant club status to SJP. SJP has faced resistance from the University to attain full club rights and privileges since 2015. In December 2016, Keith Eldredge, dean of students, said that the group’s presence on campus would be “polarizing,” and made a final decision to permanently ban the group. The university’s decision resulted in The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) listing Fordham University as one of the 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech in 2017. The ranking has been bemoaned by students on both sides of the political aisle, and is frequently used as an argument against the University involving itself in student demonstrations…