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$3 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Organizers of Charlottesville Rally

Two women who were injured in the car attack in Charlottesville Saturday have filed a $3 million lawsuit against the alleged driver of the car as well as the man who organized the white nationalist rally. Named in the lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in Charlottesville, is James Alex Fields, Jr., the 20-year-old Ohio resident who is charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious …


Lawsuit Filed Against 30 People, Groups Connected to Unite the Right Rally

Two people are filing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against those they believe are responsible for a deadly car attack by the Downtown Mall. Plaintiffs Tadrint Washington and Micah Washington name a total of 30 defendants in their lawsuit, including James Alex Fields Jr., Jason Kessler, and Vanguard America. The sisters are seeking a trial by jury in Charlottesville Circuit Court, and a total …


Former Gang Member Wins $22 Million in Lawsuit

Two years ago, a federal jury handed a mere $80,000 to a wrongfully convicted ex-El Rukn gang member who spent more than a decade on Death Row only to be cleared of a double murder. Nathson Fields called it a “travesty” at the time and he called for a federal investigation. But little did he know, his decades-long legal saga wasn’t over.


New Jersey School District Sues Turf Maker After Report of Defects

New Jersey’s largest school district has sued the country’s leading maker of artificial turf after a report that executives knew fields might not live up to lofty marketing claims. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by Newark public schools comes after a review of internal emails and interviews by NJ.com found that Montreal-based FieldTurf sold more than 1,000 fields to towns, schools …


Eastman Chemical Settles Water Crisis Lawsuit

Eastman Chemical has settled a class action lawsuit over the contaminated drinking water supply that occurred in 2014. The lawyers for Eastman said that a preliminary settlement had been reached with the class. West Virginia American Water has still not settled claims against it, but the trial was pushed back one more day to try and reach an agreement, according to U.S. District …


Former Deputy Improperly Sought Arrest of Spring Valley Parent, Lawsuit Alleges

Seven months before former Richland County sheriff’s deputy Ben Fields made national news by pulling a student from her chair and tossing her in a Spring Valley High School classroom, Fields caused the unlawful arrest of an innocent woman who was helping another Spring Valley student, a lawsuit in federal court alleges. Although Fields got an arrest warrant for the woman, Holly Johnson, a …


Rubber in Artificial Turf Causes Health Concerns

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Coated rubber: Ambient or cryogenic rubber like that in crumb rubber but coated in colorants, sealers or antimicrobial substances that encase the rubber. Ethylene propylene diene monomer: Polymer elastomer. Resistant to atmospheric and chemical agents.