Lawsuit

Missouri State Highway Patrol Whistleblower Files Lawsuit; Claims He Was Forced Out

Former Missouri Highway Patrol Sergeant Randy Henry is now suing the head of the patrol and two other officers after accusing the agency of engaging in a cover-up over an arrestee’s death on the Lake of the Ozarks. Henry, a 29-year veteran of the highway patrol, said he fears the state police won’t do the right thing unless he keeps pushing. Henry may be the …


Jerry Heller’s Defamation Suit Against “Straight Outta Compton” Film to Proceed Despite Death

Jerry Heller might have passed away, but the defamation lawsuit he filed over Straight Outta Compton‘s alleged inaccuracies will continue, his lawyer Mickey Shapiro tells TMZ. Shapiro is adamant about Jerry‘s estate continuing with the $110 million dollar case to clear his name and recently claimed that this lawsuit is what killed him. “We can still prove the defamation and …


Preavy Family Lawsuit Continues

A pending lawsuit has tightened the lips of many Milton officials and prevented them from speaking about the district’s efforts to grapple with revelations about the school’s failure to respond properly to hazing. Officials from Milton High School Co-principal Anne Blake to board Vice Chairwoman Karen LaFond have declined interview requests from the …


Erie Schools Leader Supports Lawsuit Seeking Funding Reform

The lawsuit asks the judiciary to fix the state’s “inequitable” education funding system. The court will hear oral arguments in the case Tuesday in Philadelphia. Badams and a small contingent from Erie plan to be in the courtroom or in an overflow area provided for the public.


Maricopa County Settles Part of Lawsuit From Presidential Primary

Maricopa County elections officials satisfied concerns from Democrats that there will be enough polling locations for the Nov. 8 election, leading to a settlement on one part of a federal lawsuit stemming from March’s presidential preference election. The settlement was filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix. Arizona minority voters, along with state and national Democratic Party …


Update: Secretary of State Needs Quick Decision on Republican Lawsuit

With early voting in Minnesota starting in less than two weeks, Secretary of State Steve Simon is urging the state Supreme Court to decide a D-F-L lawsuit by Monday. That suit seeks to block Donald Trump from Minnesota’s presidential ballot. Republicans call it “a blatant and frivolous attempt to disenfranchise voters.”


Group of MN Students, Parents Files Lawsuit Over Trans Student in Girls Locker Room

A group of female students and their parents is suing the Virginia School District in Minnesota, saying the schools’ compliance with federal transgender locker room use laws led to serious distress. The federal lawsuit comes from Alliance Defending Freedom, on behalf of the group of students and parents (which has dubbed itself Privacy Matters). The complaint was posted online – you can read it …


Man Slaps Lawsuit on Samsung Over Exploding Galaxy S7 Edge

Following 35 known instances of the Galaxy Note 7 battery catching fire and the ensuing controversy that forced the company to recall all units of the recently released smartphone, a new lawsuit was probably the last thing Samsung’s PR team had hoped to face. They are facing it anyway – but not over exploding Galaxy Note 7s. Rather, this new lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey is …


Union County School Had Reports of Teacher Sexually Harassing Student, Did Nothing for Weeks

Ray Head MAYNARDVILLE (WATE) – The mother of a student at Union County High School says the principal and vice-principal received multiple reports of abuse towards her daughter, but chose not to do anything for weeks. The mother, Jodi Cheshire has filed a federal and state lawsuit against former Union County High School teacher Ray Lincoln Head, Union County Principal Linda Harrell and Vice …