Former NBPA head Billy Hunter was removed three years ago under a cloud of suspicion regarding improper practices, including the hiring of family members in key positions and contract situations. Hunter is suing the union for wrongful termination, and now ESPN reports that some extremely big names have been served for deposition in the case: Hunter won a major contention point in June when a …
Gawker Media’s new owner, Univision, has removed previously published posts on Gawker sites Deadspin, Gizmodo and Jezebel that relate to the company’s legal issues. Gawker Media executive editor John Cook said in a memo to staff that Univision execs Felipe Holguin and Jay Grant suggested deleting seven posts because they were “under active litigation against Gawker Media” and that Univision …
Several students and parents from Virginia High School are suing the district over transgender locker room policies. According to court documents, several families calling themselves Privacy Matters is suing for what they call inappropriate behavior by a transgender student in the girls locker room. The lawsuit that has been brought forward against the Virginia school district …
The anti-LGBT Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has filed yet another lawsuit against a high school on behalf of some anonymous plaintiffs for respecting the needs of a transgender student. The suit against Virginia High School in Virginia, Minnesota makes the same legal arguments as nearly identical suits filed in Illinois and North Carolina, but stands out for the way it demonizes the …
A jury has awarded an Anderson woman more than $4.6 million after she was stuck by a needle picked up in a Target parking lot. Before Carla Denise Garrison’s lawsuit against Target Corp. went to trial, her lawyer offered to settle with the retailer for $12,000, but the offer was rejected. When the trial concluded Thursday, a jury determined that Garrison was entitled to well more than that.
As parents, we trust that product lines sold in stores are safe for our children, but over the years there have been several lawsuits filed against companies such as Johnson & Johnson and The Honest Company, claiming otherwise. On Thursday, a new lawsuit was filed against Babyganics, a popular “baby-safe” product line that retails online and in stores like Target and Walgreens, by the mother of …
Talking with a mother who sued Pop Warner football By Jane McManus | Sep 8, 2016 espnW.com John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images The concern about repeated head trauma in football is filtering from the NFL into the youth ranks and on Sept. 1, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Pop Warner football and USA Football. One of the lead plaintiffs is Kimberly Archie, whose son, Paul Bright …
Former Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Randy Henry is now suing the head of the patrol and two other officers after accusing the agency of engaging in a cover-up over an arrestee’s death on the Lake of the Ozarks. Henry, a 29-year veteran of the highway patrol, said he fears the state police won’t do the right thing unless he keeps pushing. Henry may be the …
The city of Austin and the Austin Firefighters Association are violating the Texas Constitution by paying firefighters while they’re conducting union activities, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by conservative groups in Travis County. The suit, filed by the Austin-based Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute on behalf of Austin residents Mark Pulliam and …
Yesterday, Philip Haney, a former Department of Homeland Security analyst who has become a prominent right-wing anti-Islam activist since retiring, spoke at a conference in Washington, D.C., organized by the anti-Muslim group ACT for America. Near the end of his remarks, Haney took questions from the audience, including one from a woman who asked his thoughts about Abdulrahman Alharbi, a …