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Delta Flight Attendants Claim Uniforms Causing Headaches and Rashes in Lawsuit

Two Delta Air Lines flight attendants are alleging that wearing their uniforms causes skin rashes, headaches, fatigue and other issues in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday. The “Passport Plum” uniforms were made by Lands’ End, a global fashion retailer, and issued to 64,000 employees in May 2018, according to the lawsuit. Land’s End is named as a defendant in the lawsuit; Delta is not. The suit seeks more than $5 million in damages and was filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York by flight attendants Gwyneth Gilbert and Monica DeCrescentis. Gilbert lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and alleges in the lawsuit that she experienced rashes and skin irritations from wearing the uniforms, which consisted of two dresses, a pantsuit, and a sweater set.


Amazonian Tribe Win Lawsuit to Block Big Oil’s Bid to Destroy Half a Million Acres of Rainforest

We will never sell our rainforest to the oil companies. Today, the courts recognized that the Waorani people, and all indigenous peoples have rights over our territories that must be respected. This is a legal precedent for indigenous rights. “This is a huge step forward in the battle to ensure indigenous people’s rights over their lands are respected. Guaranteeing indigenous peoples’ rights to …


Enviro Lawsuit Effectivly Bans Fracking in 1 Million Acres of California

Actress Daryl Hannah (C) joins protesters with Americans Against Fracking during a noon time protest in front of the White House in Washington, August 22, 2013. The group is urging U.S. President Barack Obama to ban hydraulic fracturing on public lands. (REUTERS/Larry Downing) Enviro Lawsuit Effectivly Bans Fracking In 1 Million Acres Of California The federal government effectively banned …


Wyoming Seeks Dismissal of Revised Data Trespass Lawsuit

The state of Wyoming is asking a federal judge to dismiss a revised lawsuit from a coalition of environmental groups who say the state Legislature didn’t go far enough this year in amending laws that would make trespassing to collect data a crime. A coalition of environmental, animal rights and other groups filed suit challenging the original Wyoming data-trespassing laws …