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Judge Rules Democrats’ Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump Can Proceed

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause can move forward. U.S. District Judge Emmett G. Sullivan of the District of Columbia ruled against Justice Department lawyers who sought a mid-case appeal to a higher court and a stay on proceedings in the meantime. …


A 21-Year-Old Who Was Shot in the Chest During the Las Vegas Shooting Is Suing the Mandalay Bay Hotel

A victim of the Las Vegas shooting has filed a lawsuit against
the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

On Monday, 21-year-old Paige Gasper filed a lawsuit against the
Mandalay Bay and MGM Resorts International, the hotel’s parent company, alleging that the hotel was “negligent or grossly negligent” in failing to notice or take precautions against the shooter stockpiling guns in his room, and that employees were not adequately trained to notice and report suspicious activity. …



Watchdog Group Expands Lawsuit Against Trump

A legal watchdog group is expanding a federal lawsuit filed earlier this year against President Trump, accusing him of violating the Constitution by continuing to own and profit from his far-flung business empire. The amended complaint, to be filed on Tuesday in a federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleges that Mr. Trump has harmed an organization that represents …


Lawsuit: Forced to Have Sex With 1,000 Men, Girl Now Suing the Motel That She Says Let It Happen

Lawyers in Pennsylvania say their client was sexually exploited at a motel for years, alleging the teen girl was a victim of human trafficking who was forced to have sex with more than 1,000 men. The teen’s lawyers are using Pennsylvania’s human trafficking law to sue the motel where they say their client was sexually exploited, marking the first civil suit under the law since it was enacted in …


Trump Restaurant Lawsuit Could Be Tried in 2017

President-elect Donald Trump has no plans to settle his lawsuit against a celebrity chef who pulled out of opening a restaurant in one of Trump’s hotels, a lawyer for the Trump Organization told a judge on Tuesday. Trump is suing restaurateur Geoffrey Zakarian, who canceled a deal for a restaurant in Trump’s hotel in downtown Washington after Trump made disparaging comments about Mexicans and …


Homeless Angels’ Attorney: Lawsuit Should Be Dismissed

An attorney for Homeless Angels said she plans to file a motion asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the group by the owner of a south Lansing hotel where the nonprofit once housed Lansing-area homeless families and individuals. Attorney Denise LaFave Smith, who represents the nonprofit, said it has limited financial resources and no intention of …



Developer Files $400M Lawsuit vs. St. Joe’s Hospital Over Demise of Paterson Hotel Deal – News

The collapse of the plan to build a hotel and conference center next to St. Joseph’s hospital has resulted in the filing of a lawsuit on Thursday in which the would-be developer is seeking $400 million in damages from the medical center. An artist’s rendering of a hotel proposed for Paterson. The 51-page complaint by the nonprofit group that proposed building hotel alleges that St. …


Disney Disaster: Family Files Lawsuit Against Grand Californian Hotel and Spa

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa is facing a lawsuit from a Northern California family after bedbugs at the acclaimed hotel allegedly ruined their 2014 vacation. According to a lawsuit filed by the family in Los Angeles Superior Court, they were bitten by bed bugs during their stay at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa. Joseph and Danielle Jones filed on behalf …