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Lawsuits, News May 21, 2019

Civil Rights Suit Filed Over Stephon Clark Arrests in Sacramento

On March 19, 2019 Civil rights attorney Mark Merin outlines about the upcoming legal battle for the 84 people who were arrested at a recent Stephon Clark protest in East Sacramento. Attorneys for the marchers confronted by police during Stephon Clark demonstrations in East Sacramento are suing the city of Sacramento, Sacramento County and its police and sheriff’s departments in federal court alleging civil rights violations in the mass crackdown that netted 84 people in the March protest. The 34-page suit filed Thursday in Sacramento federal court by attorneys Mark Merin and Paul Masuhara alleges a lengthy list of claims, including assault, false arrest, false imprisonment, unreasonable search and retaliation in the March 4 demonstrations that ended with riot gear-clad police and deputies herding the protesters onto the 51st Street overpass.

Lawsuits Dec 19, 2016

Clark Atlanta Faces Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit by From Former professors

Several former Clark Atlanta University professors have sued the school after they claim they were wrongfully terminated during a massive layoff. They have won a portion of the case already but are now asking another jury to help them in recovering their losses. “It’s been a hard journey,” stated former professor Lonzy Lewis.

Lawsuits Dec 7, 2016

Lawsuit Prompts Forest Service to Reinstate Elk Security Standard

Helena-Lewis Clark National Forest has decided to withdraw a controversial change in elk security requirements in the Divide area near Helena that sportsmen’s groups argued in a lawsuit could have negatively impacted big-game habitat. The Divide Area west of Helena includes about 155,480 acres of public land located in Lewis and Clark and Powell counties. In March, the Forest Service removed the Big Game 4a standard. That standard required secure areas for elk and other big game species on …

Lawsuits Sep 15, 2016

Chipotle Slapped With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Chipotle’s latest debacle has arrived in the form of a racial discrimination lawsuit. A former employee in California filed suit against the downtrodden burrito chain on Tuesday, claiming she was fired after complaining about preferential treatment given to other employees, MyNewsLA reports. According to the suit, Sheqweshu Clark began working at a Chipotle in El Segundo in June 2012 and “was …

Lawsuits Jul 11, 2016

Wrongful Death Suit Fired Over Marshall Square Fire

The suit was filed Thursday by Barbara Ellington, the last surviving daughter of Dorothy Carpenter, the lone resident who died in the fire. Ellington’s lawsuit is the first to claim negligence by Columbia County as well as individual employees, including the county’s fire marshal Brian Clark, battalion chief Jimmie Paschal, special operations chief Danny Kuhlmann, Capt. Gary Griffith and Lt. …

Lawsuits May 24, 2016

Lawsuit: Bar Overserved Motorcyclist, Led to Friend’s Death

A Columbia bar has been accused of serving so much alcohol to one of its underage patrons that he became extremely intoxicated and crashed his motorcycle, killing a 19-year-old woman who was riding with him. The State of Columbia reported Saturday that the father of crash victim Caitlin Clark has filed a lawsuit against the Tin Roof bar. The …