Lawsuit Filed After Man Killed by Off-Duty HPD Officer
HOUSTON (KTRK) — The last words Phillip Garcia spoke to his mother were two years ago. He said, “I love you and thanks for everything. That was his good-bye to me,” said Sonia Garcia.
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Twin of Slain Woman Files Lawsuit Against Baltimore County Police
Jenny Carrieri said she has lost confidence in how the police are handling the case and wants to give the file to a private investigator in the hopes of solving the death or at least turning up some new leads. “We feel that the case should have been solved by now.
High-Interest Loans Tempt Families Waiting for NFL Settlement Checks
If you Google the words “concussion” “settlement” and “loan,” you’ll find ads. Lots of them. And they’re all variations on a theme: The NFL has agreed to pay former players up to $1 billion. No one knows when the payments will begin. And former players are struggling, sick, bankrupt. They need money. Now. Then comes the hook. Or rather, the promise: “We can solve this problem for you,” the ads promise former players. “It’s not a loan. It’s an advance on the money you’re due. And if the settlement doesn’t go through or if your claim is denied, you don’t have to pay back that advance.” The small print may mention that if you get the money, you’ll repay that alleged non-loan and interest of 40 percent…or more. The former NFL players being offered these deals are especially …
An Uber Labor Movement Born in a LaGuardia Parking Lot
Last Tuesday afternoon, at LaGuardia Airport’s Lot 7, fifty Uber drivers logged out of the app and staged a strike. Lot 7 is where drivers typically wait to pick up arriving passengers, and it was full of rows of black and gray sedans and S.U.V.s. The protesters stood at the entrance to the lot, holding hand-drawn signs that read, “Support us we have family too” and “Bring back rates to where …