When the state attorney general recently asked Connecticut’s highest court to revive the lawsuit brought by Sandy Hook families against Remington Arms, it might have appeared that he was taking sides. Instead, Attorney General George Jepsen was demonstrating that the families’ longshot lawsuit has broader …
Three years after Kansas City settled claims that it had failed to pay certain overtime wages, Fire Department medical staff are back in court saying the city is circumventing the court’s ruling. A lawsuit filed Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court on behalf of certain emergency medical technicians and paramedics says the city has lowered some pay scales — so that the plaintiffs continue to …
Five current and former Howard University students are alleging in a federal lawsuit that the school didn’t respond quickly and equitably to female students’ sexual assault reports. News outlets report that …
An ex-employee of billion-dollar investment firm Renaissance Technologies is suing chief co-executive Robert Mercer, who reportedly fired the man after he spoke out against Mercer’s political, and allegedly racist, views. The lawsuit, filed by former employee David Magerman on Friday, May 5, accuses Mercer of making a series of racist comments about African-Americans. Magerman claims he asked …
Ten Medina County residents are among more than 60 people in three counties who joined in filing a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the proposed $2 billion NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline. The 50-page complaint was filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for Northern Ohio against NEXUS and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. A Final Environmental Impact Statement, or FEIS, was …
YMCA changes breastfeeding policy after mother files lawsuit WESTERLY, R.I. — A Rhode Island YMCA being sued by a mother who claims the agency wouldn’t allow her to breastfeed in public says it had developed a policy allowing mothers to breastfeed in the facility in response to her complaint. The American Civil Liberties Union said Friday it filed a lawsuit against …
Two more students who were punished for their roles in a racist Instagram incident at Albany High are suing school district officials and their principal, alleging violations of their right to free speech, as well as being forced to endure public shaming, violence and emotional abuse. Related Articles Students also allege that school district officials and administrators “created a …
Hustler Hollywood’s plans to develop a boutique to sell merchandise and materials carrying the adult magazine’s brand are back on track after a settlement of the company’s federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Fresno. The city agreed to pay $15,000 to Hustler Hollywood for the company’s attorney fees. The two sides reached the settlement in U.S. District Court on the company’s plans …
Davis and Bozeman Law Firm, along with attorney Robert Spence, have filed a civil lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court on behalf of the family of Jalen Johnson (Milan). Johnson, 24, was fatally shot April 23 after seven bounty hunters and bail bondsmen confronted Johnson and his three friends in the parking lot of the Walmart Neighborhood Market on …
Attorneys held a news conference Tuesday morning to discuss a civil lawsuit filed after a 24-year-old man was shot by bounty hunters. “The civil action on behalf of Ms. Anita Jenkins will seek to hold accountable the individuals and business entities responsible for her son’s tragic, but preventable death,” said Mawuli Davis. Jalen Johnson, also known as Jalen …