Water in a school district north of Pittsburgh is so heavily contaminated with lead and copper that a student suffered irreversible damage to her nervous system and the entire school is being tested, her parents say in a federal class action. Lead plaintiff Jennifer Tait sued the Butler Area School District and its former Superintendent Dale Lumley on behalf of her daughter. …
Twenty-three people were sickened and one person died. Last month we talked with the family of Joe Butler, a 29-year-old, who contracted the severe form of pneumonia. He is now out of the hospital, but has a long road ahead of him.
Former employees of Rep. Tammy Duckworth who filed a workplace retaliation lawsuit against the Illinois Democrat are rejecting a settlement offer. Their decision means the case will likely go to trial — scheduled to begin on Aug. 15, about three months before election day. According to the Chicago Daily Herald, which first reported the news, the former employees, Denise Goins and …