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USA Gymnastics, Karolyis Accused of Ignoring Sex Abuse in Explosive Lawsuit

The USA Gymnastics National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch in Huntsville, Texas, was a dangerous place for young athletes for far too long, a pair of recently filed lawsuits allege. A former USA women’s gymnast filed a civil lawsuit in California Superior Court on Thursday in which she alleges ex-team doctor Larry Nassar …


Killer’s Mother Assisting in Lawsuit Against 2 Gun Dealers

Three years ago a 30-year-old mentally ill man fatally shot a California woman as she admired a scenic view on the Oregon coast, using one of three weapons acquired by the killer’s mother from gun dealers. The family of the dead woman, 57-year-old Kirsten Englund, filed a wrongful death lawsuit earlier this year against two gun dealers who sold the firearms and against the …


New Lawsuit Fights for NYers’ Right to Take ‘Ballot Selfies’

A group of activists has challenged New York State’s law banning “ballot selfies,” and a federal judge has asked officials why he shouldn’t strike it down altogether. Yesterday afternoon, Judge P. Kevin Castel issued an order to show cause requiring New York State election officials to defend the constitutionality of the state law, which …


There’s Now (Allegedly) Videotape in the Latest Biglaw Lawsuit Twist

The gender discrimination lawsuit filed against Chadbourne & Parke is getting crazy. We’ve documented the allegations in the case ; partner Kerrie Campbell claims women partners are paid less than their male counterparts and there is a pattern of gender discrimination. Now Campbell has filed an amended complaint, which added a named plaintiff — and contains a weird allegation.


VW’s ‘Clean Diesel’ Settlement Prioritizes Attorneys’ Interests Over Harmed Consumers

In this Thursday, April 21, 2016, file photo, Joyce Ertel Hulbert, owner of a 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI, holds a sign while interviewed outside the of the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco. A federal judge in San Francisco is facing a deadline on whether to approve a nearly 5 billion deal over Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal that gives most affected car owners the option …


Time’s Up for Justin Bieber to Come to Miami for Paparazzi Lawsuit

Time is up for Justin Bieber to come to Miami by order of the court or face some new legal troubles in the Sunshine State. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jerald Bagley issued an order on September 28th which ordered Justin Bieber to return to Miami within the next 30 days to give a deposition in a lawsuit filed by a photographer who accuses …


Jersey City Teacher Alleges Grade-Fixing, Discrimination in Lawsuit

Allegations of discrimination and grade inflation are at the center of a lawsuit filed by an Arab American high school teacher against the Jersey City public-school district. Nabil Youssef, a math teacher at Lincoln High School, alleges that starting in April 2014 district officials, including Schools Superintendent Marcia V. Lyles, attempted to get him not to fail children in his math class so …


Fundraising Giant Appco Orders External Probe Amid Bullying, Underpayment Claims

The owner of a marketing firm at the centre of an alleged bullying scandal has stood down from his job, as fundraising giant Appco launches an urgent investigation into the treatment of donation-collectors. Appco has ordered all of its 64 other marketing agencies to turn over any details of “suspected or known” bullying and harassment, and provide written assurances that they are not tolerating …


Houston Lawyer Brings EpiPen Lawsuit

Lawyers in Houston are representing consumers in the Midwest who have sued Mylan, the pharmaceutical company, for “deliberate and reprehensible price gouging” …