No media organization wants to be dragged into court. But if The New York Times is indeed sued by Harvey Weinstein over its exposé published Thursday about “decades of harassment” on the part of the movie mogul, there could be one upside for the paper. On Friday, Danielle Rhoades Ha, a Times spokeswoman, called upon Weinstein to release employees from any nondisclosure agreements they may have …
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Sunday the city would sue the administration of President Donald Trump in the wake of threats to withhold millions of dollars in federal grants from so-called sanctuary cities. Iowa City has signed onto a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department in a fight over federal grant funding for cities that limit local law enforcement’s role in immigration enforcement. The suit, brought by the city of Chicago, is seeking an injunction barring …
On Wednesday, news broke that Flavor Flav is suing co-founding Public Enemy member Chuck D, along with others from the Public Enemy camp, over alleged unpaid profits. Chuck D took to Twitter on Thursday to address the issue, lamenting the “drama” and blaming Flavor Flav’s new management for the lawsuit. Vacillating between apparent disappointment concerning Flavor Flav’s actions as well as …
A former Martinsville High School principal is suing the city, city council and the city’s school board, claiming reverse discrimination as a result of a demotion last year. Angela Weinerth and her attorney Glen F. Koontz, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Danville, seeking a jury trial and at least $8 million in punitive damages, $105,000 in back pay and …
A new lawsuit could upend Jacksonville’s system of detaining poor defendants charged with minor crimes. The lawsuit filed Thursday says Jacksonville’s system of money bail — that is, someone charged with a crime must pay a set amount to be released without regard to the defendant’s ability to pay — violates poor defendants’ rights to equal protection under the law. The current system allows the …
The family of a man shot and killed by a Little Rock police officer last year filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday, claiming his death could have been prevented and questioning the way the police department handled its investigation of the shooting. Attorneys for the family of 46-year-old Roy Lee Richards filed a lawsuit against the officer, the city and the …
Honda Motor Co. said Friday it has agreed to pay $605 million to settle a lawsuit filed by U.S. vehicle owners seeking compensation for economic losses related to recalls of Takata Corp. air bags. With the settlement by Honda, the Japanese automaker which had sold the most vehicles carrying Takata air bags, six automakers from Japan and Germany will pay a total of more than $1.2 …
Does this sound familiar: You answer a phone call from a number you don’t recognize. The automated voice on the other end of the call congratulates you on possibly winning a free vacation cruise. In reality, you probably did not win a cruise.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner is now facing a lawsuit. At issue, cornea donations. The I-Team learned of the lawsuit right after it was filed this morning by the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin.
Louisville is taking aim at the nation’s largest drug distributors by filing a new lawsuit demanding that they pay for the city’s overdose epidemic. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell knows all about the horrors of that epidemic — not just as a city official, but as a dad. “This is an insidious monster,” he said.