Lucasfilm Cracks Down on Lightsaber Academy With Lawsuit
After opening several Star Wars-themed businesses, a man named Michael Brown has been sued by Lucasfilm for infringing on its intellectual property.
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Over Traffic Stop With 2 Black Men
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the City of Colorado Springs and two of its police officers over a traffic stop involving two black men. The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of brothers Ryan and Benjamin Brown, claiming that they were targeted by police because they are young African-American men. (credit: ACLU) A video taken by Ryan …
Cleveland Settles ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Wrongful Death Lawsuit With Black Man’s Family
Kim Palmer| CLEVELAND CLEVELAND The family of a African-American man who died in 2010 after being tasered by Cleveland police will receive a $375,000 settlement from the city, the mayor’s office said on Thursday. Rodney Brown died on New Year’s Eve after a police radio caught him telling officers “I can’t breathe.” First responders were unable to resuscitate the 40-year-old, 12 minutes after …
Lawsuit: Dealerships Turned Off Airbags Before Crash That Killed Couple
Elaina Brown is expecting her first little boy in November. She says her dad would have been so excited. “He was surrounded by girls and he always wanted a little boy and we are finally going to have that.
Boyfriend of Whitney Houston’s Daughter Bobbi Kristina Loses Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Nick Gordon, who was the partner of Whitney Houston’s late daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, has lost a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her estate. Brown, 22, died in July 2015, six months after being found unresponsive in a bath by Gordon and a friend at her home in Atlanta. An autopsy found drug intoxication and the immersion of her face in the water contributed to her death.
Dairy Industry Killed Off 500,000 Cows in Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme
“Cooperatives Working Together actually had information about its so-called ‘dairy herd retirement,’ program on its own website, along with economic analysis … showing how much the industry profited from the program,” Leahy said. “We took that information and analyzed the applicable law.” At least some of that data is still online. A 2009 analysis by Scott Brown of the University of Missouri- …
Family of 13-Year-Old Shot at JBLM File Lawsuit
The family of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a friend at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has filed a …
Attorneys Clash Over Document Release in Ferguson Lawsuit
Defense attorneys in the wrongful-death lawsuit by Michael Brown’s parents cite recent rampages that killed police in warning against expanding who can see unredacted grand jury transcripts related to Brown’s death. A St. Louis federal judge agreed in June to letno more than two attorneys for the defense and each of Brown’s parents see transcripts of grand jury proceedings involving …
Ex-Host Sues Fox Claiming Sexual Harassment, Retaliation
New York — A former Fox News host has sued the network, its ousted chairman and other top executives, claiming they retaliated after she detailed unwanted sexual advances made by her onetime boss, Roger Ailes. Andrea Tantaros described Fox in the lawsuit, filed Monday in New York, as a “sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult.” She said after she complained last spring about Ailes, one of his top …
Sixties Scoop Survivors’ Day in Court Finally Arrives Tuesday
Now, the delaying has been put to a halt, and the plaintiffs are finally about to have their true day in court. On Tuesday, a Superior Court judge will begin hearing arguments in what is known as a summary judgment proceeding. The plaintiffs will attempt to prove that they have enough evidence to forego a trial and prove that Canada had an obligation in law to ensure that indigenous children …