Lawsuit

Broome Weighs Lawsuit Against Opioid Drugmakers

Broome County is considering filing a lawsuit against opioid drugmakers, a move that would make the county one of the first in the nation to try to hold pharmaceutical firms responsible for the costs of addiction. County officials confirmed talks with Manhattan-based attorneys are in progress, as well as the broad outlines of a potential lawsuit. A suit would follow the template of Suffolk County, which in August enlisted Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national law firm that has recovered $5 billion in verdicts and settlements, to sue 15 pharmaceutical companies and individual medical doctors. Simmons Hanly Conroy “envisions commencing …


Family of Man With BB Gun Shot Dead by Police Files Lawsuit Against APD Officers

The family of a man shot and killed by Austin Police officers last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three police officers and Chief Art Acevedo. 25-year-old Richard Munroe called 9-1-1 on July 5, 2015 saying he was distraught. Munroe would not give his address, but the 9-1-1 operator stayed on the line with him until Officers John Nelson, Stephen Johnson and Matt Murphy arrived.


Falmouth Doctor Files Lawsuit Seeking Right to Die

A Falmouth physician who is terminally ill with Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer filed a lawsuit this week in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, asserting that he has a constitutional right to obtain a lethal dose of medication, with the help of his doctor, to die when he chooses and avoid needless suffering. The lawsuit was filed by Dr. Roger M. Kligler, a …


Latina Files Lawsuit Against Company for Harassment With Trump Photo

This upcoming election has sparked a lot of chatter about racial tensions within the United States. A Hispanic woman has taken the step of filing a civil rights lawsuit against her company for harassment allegations stemming from the upcoming election. According to FOX News Latino , Hispanic woman Alexandra Avila says her white co-workers at an Iowa claims office used images of Donald Trump to …


Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Related to Kanawha County Water Crisis

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit related to the Kanawha Valley water crisis back in 2014. That’s when there was a chemical spill at Freedom Industries in Charleston that impacted drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people in nine counties. A class action lawsuit was filed against Eastman Chemical and West Virginia American Water after …


Muslim Discrimination: Edible Arrangements Founder Kamran Farid Denied Membership to Connecticut Yacht Club

The co-founder of fruit basket company Edible Arrangements has filed a lawsuit against a prestigious yacht club in Branford, Connecticut, claiming he was denied full membership because of his race, religion and country of origin. Kamran Farid, who was born in Pakistan but moved to the U.S. when he was a toddler, is Muslim. Farid, along with his wife Kara, filed the lawsuit last week against …


Lawsuit Challenges Denver’s Sweeps of the Homeless

When Jerry Burton’s sleeping bag and tent were removed by city workers from his campsite near a rapidly developing area close to downtown Denver, he was able to start over again with backup gear he keeps hidden for emergencies — whether his or someone else’s. Now he’s one of nine homeless people suing in federal court to try to stop the city’s sweeps of homeless encampments and, as he …



PuppyFind Lawsuit Has Ties to Area Breeders

Eric Swafford, Tennessee state director for the Humane Society of the United States, speaks about the possibility of new legislation and a lawsuit with connections to Madison County breeders. Seven people filed a lawsuit last week against PuppyFind.com. …


Family Sues DCYF Over Sexual Assaults

The state’s child protection agency and Easter Seals failed to protect two young girls from “horrific” sexual abuse by their biological parents despite repeated warning signs, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The civil lawsuit filed by the grandparents – also the adoptive parents of the girls – accuses the state’s Division for Children, Youth and Families and Easter Seals of disregarding …