IRS officials facing a Tea Party lawsuit over alleged targeting say their lives would be in danger if they testify publicly. The federal lawsuit in Cincinnati is one of several filed against the IRS over its handling of applications for tax-exempt status from conservative groups. Lois Lerner and Holly Paz have indicated in court filings that they received death threats and have …
The White House said the American Civil Liberties Union showed its true colors Thursday by threatening a lawsuit to block President Trump’s executive order that protects political speech by religious institutions and faith-based groups. “I don’t think anybody is surprised at the ACLU wants to come out against Republicans,” said White House deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders. “They talk about …
A third black woman employee has joined a racial discrimination suit against Fox News, which, based on the deluge of allegations that have surfaced in recent months, appears to have been operating as some sort of emotional torture dungeon from the 1950s. Monica Douglas, Fox News’s manager for credit collections, alleges in the lawsuit that comptroller Judith Slater spent years subjecting her to …
The Guardian published a new interview with Tesla engineer and current employee AJ Vandermeyden on Tuesday, wherein Vandermeyden lays out what she sees as a history of discriminatory treatment in a male-dominated work environment. Vandermeyden’s new statements were made in the context of a suit she filed last year against Tesla, and follow major revelations at Uber of systemic harassment issues …
A Calwell woman who was suing the Canberra Hospital and two doctors over alleged failures stemming from migraine drug treatment has settled the case for $12 million. It had been alleged that as a result of the alleged failures, Stacey Louise Cave, 40, suffered a stroke and brain damage, and was left dependent on a wheelchair. The case stemmed from Ms Cave’s use of the drug Deseril over many …
Nearly five months after Roger Ailes was ousted from his position as chairman of Fox News Channel, the sexual harassment accusations against him continue. On Tuesday, Lidia Curanaj , now a Fox 5 reporter whose legal name is Lidija Ujkic, filed a 28-page discrimination and hostile work environment suit …
A lawsuit has accused Stanford University of systematic negligence for failing to stop an alleged sexual predator accused of assaulting numerous women during his time at the university. The complaint, filed Monday, alleged college staff failed to connect the dots accusing the male student, identified only as “Mr. X,” of sexual assaulting four female students over the course of four years. In …
The picture, labelled Exhibit 14 in the joint petition was described as being, “Extremely personal and sensitive in nature”. The petition filed last month (14Oct16) further requested that the image “Should not be shared with the public until absolutely necessary (at trial).” Both parties noted, …
A former disc jockey who was fired from a radio station in Denver after Taylor Swift alleged that he groped her is firing back in court, saying her story “defies credibility.” David Mueller was fired from KYGO after an alleged incident backstage at a Swift performance at the Pepsi Center in Denver in 2013. The superstar alleges that Mueller reached up her skirt and touched her inappropriately …
Queensland class action over unpaid wages for Indigenous people ‘setting a national precedent’ Posted September 23, 2016 12:54:51 Lawyers say a class action in Queensland over unpaid wages to Aboriginal people is setting a national precedent, as dozens more come forward in other states to say they were not paid properly. Key points: More than 300 people are suing the Queensland Government in …