A lawsuit claiming that Twitter should take some responsibility for the rise of ISIS has been refiled with a revised complaint that the service’s direct messaging system is akin to providing jihadists with a satellite phone. It is the complainants third attempt in holding Twitter to account for the rampant extremism on the platform, with the lawsuit previously being …
A local lawyer who told people they could legally grow marijuana despite a federal law saying the opposite now faces a lawsuit accusing him of profiting off crimes. Ian Christensen’s law firm told couples like the Yandells that if they medically needed marijuana, he could get them a doctor’s certificate that would protect them from arrest, according to Scott and Marsha Yandell’s lawsuit. After …
A $100-million class-action lawsuit has been leveled against Rabbi Bernard “Barry” Freundel, the Georgetown rabbi arrested in 2014 for six acts of voyeurism. Freundel filmed women disrobing before immersing themselves in the National Capital Mikvah, constructed at his direction in 2005. A mikvah is a ritual bath that married Orthodox women use after their monthly menstruation.
A 52-year-old woman has been awarded $188,914 for sexual abuse by her uncle more than 30 years ago. The woman, referred to as N.L. in court documents to protect her identity, filed a lawsuit against J.-P.L. for …
The Morris County freeholders have started doling out historic trust fund grants to religious institutions, despite a lawsuit to stop the awards, a report says. The governing body last week approved grants for 12 applicants, including four religious groups, The Record reported. A total of 32 organizations will get a share of this funding cycle’s $2.7 million in grants, the report …
The notorious Animal and Zoological Park in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania has closed in response to the March 2016 lawsuit filed by nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, with pro bono assistance from Partner John W. Caldwell and Associate Brian L. Saunders, members of the Intellectual Property Group of the law firm BakerHostetler in Philadelphia. The group filed the suit on behalf of concerned local residents against …
David Tepper is the odds-on favorite to win an $11 billion lawsuit against Caesars Entertainment. That’s according to the mediator trying to hammer out a deal between the casino giant and holdout creditors in the contentious bankruptcy of Caesars’ biggest operating unit. Creditors, including Tepper’s Appaloosa Management, have sued Caesars in New York, accusing the non-bankrupt parent of …
A proposed constitutional amendment on attorneys’ fees and damages in medical lawsuits is being challenged by the Arkansas Bar Association, which filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that voters will be deceived by the wording approved for the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Lawyers and medical interests have lined up on opposing sides of the proposed amendment, also known as Issue 4, which would …
Twelve families, representing Washington’s eight public charter schools – including Excel Public Charter School in Kent – as well the Washington State Charter Schools Association, filed a collective motion last week to intervene in a recently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the schools. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson also a filed a motion on the state’s behalf last …
The rapper claims his endorsement deal for Blast by Colt 45 entitles him to a share of a $700 million corporate sale. Snoop Dogg is one step closer to trial with Pabst Brewing Co. after a California judge on Monday declined to drop the rapper’s lawsuit against the beverage company like it’s hot. Snoop sued in 2015, claiming Pabst breached their endorsement deal when the company was sold and it …