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Menards Faces a Barrage of Class Action Suits for Wage Theft

The first was filed in Indiana by Maurice Bradley, formerly an hourly worker in Menards’ manufacturing division. He alleges that Menards used a “compensation scheme” of requiring workers to clock out for any amount of time spent in breaks, including the mere minutes it takes to use the bathroom, get a drink of water, or smoke a cigarette. Menards would then subtract wages accordingly, violating …


$325K Wedding Nixed After Brawl Erupts at Rehearsal Dinner, Suit Says

Till death do us punch. A ritzy Manhattan wedding rehearsal dinner descended into a brawl after the groom’s parents objected to a toast on the eve of the couple’s $325,000 nuptials at The Pierre hotel, according to a lawsuit between warring would-be in-laws. At some point during the chaos, the seething bride gave her betrothed an ultimatum: “Make a choice, me or your mother,” according to a …


Atheist Group, Tennessee Sheriff Settle Easter-Photo Lawsuit for $41,000

An atheist group and a Tennessee sheriff have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the latter’s Easter-themed message on Facebook this March, the Cleveland [Tenn.] Banner reported on Friday. The plaintiffs will be paid $15,000 in damages and their attorneys will recoup $26,000 in legal fees, paid out by a lawsuit-insurance fund paid into by local taxpayers, the newspaper noted. The …


Lawsuit Claims Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Tried to Cover Up Needless Killing by Deputy

Bradley County Sheriff Deputy Tiffany Oakley Bradley County Sheriff Deputy Tiffany Oakley Photo by Contributed Photo /Times Free Press. The family of a 23-year-old man shot to death last year by a Bradley County, Tenn., deputy has filed a $3 million lawsuit saying he was needlessly killed and charging the sheriff’s office covered up what really happened. When the shooting happened on July 28, …