In the upper chamber, Democrats used computers to speed-read the bill in question, which ultimately prompted a lawsuit against Senate President Leroy Garcia. A similar scene played out as the House considered House Bill 1177, the red-flag legislation, on March 4. After Representative Steven Humphrey, a Republican from Severance, requested that the bill be read at length, several House clerks …
Update: Mount Sinai board says it will launch probe of discrimination claims*Update, 23 May, 4:23 p.m.: The co-chairs of the Board of Trustees at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai yesterday told the medical school’s faculty that the board is forming a “special committee to review matters related to the allegations of discrimination,” as well as any other related issues. The faculty …
The Fresno Bee endorsed Nunes in several subsequent reelection bids, until the congressman began snubbing the newsroom. It’s been more than a year since Nunes has communicated with the Bee’s newsroom. It’s not yet clear how much he’s raised since the McClatchy suit was filed. … I’ve had many cases where it was clear that a party filed a lawsuit to achieve other objectives, but this is so …
The plaintiffs in the case claimed Avandia, which is used to treat Type 2 diabetes, increased the risk of cardiovascular events including heart attacks and congestive heart failure. It took almost a decade for the class-action lawsuit to finally deliver results for the plaintiffs. The company will pay $3,666,666.67 into a fund for people who suffered myocardial infarction, coronary artery …
The family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond last year filed a $50 million civil rights lawsuit against ex-officer Mohamed Noor, the police department and the city. At a news conference earlier in the day, Frey avoided going into specifics about the Noor verdict because of the lawsuit. “Minneapolis is an extraordinary city, and like cities throughout the nation, we also have difficulties with police …
An attorney representing dozens of survivors and family members of victims killed in the Pulse nightclub massacre amended their negligence lawsuit on Thursday to claim the club’s owners illegally transferred it to another company months after the incident. The suit now alleges Pulse owners Barbara and Rosario Poma made the change to prevent those suing them from being privy to its value. At the …
New Delhi (CNN Business) PepsiCo has backed down from a controversial fight with Indian farmers it accused of illegally growing its registered potatoes. The company is withdrawing a lawsuit it filed last month against four small Indian farmers for growing a potato variety it had registered for exclusive use in Lays potato chips. “After discussions with the [Indian] government, the company has …
A former Ocoee High student who was sexually abused by two teachers at the school when she was 17 years old filed a lawsuit last month accusing Orange County’s school district of negligence, court records show. Disney’s new 270 acre solar facility is capable of supplying power to two of their four theme parks. CAPTION Disney’s new 270 acre solar facility is capable of supplying power to two of …
Now James is alleging that Cleveland School District officials took away the chance for her to be salutatorian because they “feared white flight.” (Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Ross)The school district did not respond to a request for comment. It’s not the first lawsuit Ross has filed against the Cleveland school district on behalf of a graduate alleging discrimination. In contrast, nearly 100% of …
She wanted to report to the Cobb County Police Department that her car had been damaged a week earlier. Now, Sierra Castle is suing Cobb County, Sheriff Neil Warren, and Col. Janet Price over her experience at the Cobb County jail. In Colorado, after Lindsay Saunders-Velez was sexually harassed and assaulted in a male prison, she sued the state Department of Corrections for failing to protect …