The bill for a lawsuit over raises for county officials continues to grow. As of July 28, Onondaga County had paid $154,340.82 to outside lawyers to defend a lawsuit from another elected official. In January, County Comptroller Bob Antonacci sued 19 county officials over the raises approved last year.
A male student has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the University of Colorado claiming the college discriminated against him during a sexual assault investigation that ultimately led to his expulsion. The male student, identified in court documents only as John Doe, denies allegations that he sexually assaulted two female CU students and claims in the lawsuit that CU’s student- …
A member of one of Saskatchewan’s most prominent business families, and his associate, are facing allegations in a lawsuit including self-dealing, mismanagement, and a scheme to wilfully devalue investments in several retirement communities so they could be bought at a fraction of their real value. The allegations against Darrell Remai and his business associate, Sirous Tosh, are contained in a …
A lawsuit claims that Pamela Smart was wrongly put into solitary confinement after a prison guard found a plastic cake knife in her cell. Pame Smart is serving a life sentence in a New York prison for her role in the 1990 murder of her husband, Gregg Smart, in Derry. In a federal lawsuit, Pame Smart alleges that the guard confiscated the knife in 2012, even though she had it for 17 years and it …
A coalition of Civil Rights groups say they will sue the State of Texas to get the justices on the state’s two highest courts, the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, be …
Jackson’s nephews announce legal action over recent Neverland pornography claims. Michael Jackson’s nephews have sued Radar Online for libel over sexual abuse reports published last month, which they describe as a “vicious and unrelenting attack” on the late singer. In June, Radar Online published police documents from a 2003 raid on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California, which detailed items …
Gay rights groups are warning that if the governing body for Texas high school athletics continues to hold firm on their rules regarding transgender students, they’re opening the state up to a lawsuit. An informal policy by the University Interscholastic League, which requires student athletes to play on the team that corresponds to their birth certificate, is poised to become official on August 1. Attorney Paul Castillo with the Texas office of the LGBT rights group Lambda Legal, says …
A memorandum sent last week by the Androscoggin County Commission to all municipal officials in the county was met with anger when commissioners stated that the municipalities failed to offer a “comprehensive settlement proposal” during mediation in their ongoing legal battle. Commissioners sent the memo to explain their side in the dispute and to make certain that the municipal …
Geprags Park in Hinesburg is a popular place for dog walkers, birders and others out for a hike. “This is a regular walking spot for me,” Lisa Barrett said. Barrett lives in Richmond but takes her dogs to the 85-acre park.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office’s decision to twice put a troubled deputy back on patrol puts taxpayers on the financial hook in a federal civil-rights lawsuit, records show. …