HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Huntsville City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a settlement agreement in a Title IX lawsuit Thursday. It also cited multiple examples including better pitching machines, infield tarps, locker rooms, dugout improvements, and funding for the baseball team than the softball team at Lee High School. The …
Thirty-seven former Ohio State athletes, including ex-football players, filed a Title IX lawsuit against the school Wednesday, the latest federal lawsuit that alleges sexual abuse by former team doctor Richard Strauss. He served in various roles in his 20 years at Ohio State, including more than a decade as a team doctor. According to the lawsuit, some athletes reported Strauss’ abuse to former …
Blake Griffin’s tense relationship with the Clippers came to an end when he was traded to the Detroit Pistons.Kevin C. Cox A palimony lawsuit filed by Blake Griffin’s ex-fiancee has brought to light more details regarding just how tense his relationship was with the Los Angeles Clippers, and particularly point guard Chris Paul, during his tenure with the team. The lawsuit, which was published …
On Oct. 17 of last year, Erin Henderson was one of two Jets players with a team-high seven tackles in a loss to the Cardinals. It was the second straight game Henderson led New York in tackles. Five days later, the Jets placed him on the non-football injury list, effectively ending his season.
A former Milwaukee Bucks cheerleader who claimed in a lawsuit that she and her colleagues were underpaid has reached a settlement with the team but the organization maintains it did nothing wrong. The settlement agreement filed Wednesday calls for the Bucks to pay $10,000 to Lauren Herington, who filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in 2015. The Bucks will pay $115,000 for her …
Disability-rights advocates deemed Tuesday a “sad day” after Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law new limits on accessibility protections, contending he and state legislators chose business interests over civil rights despite having a practical alternative. Lawmakers for months worked to design legislation to discourage attorneys from using state-accessibility law to “shake down” businesses. Lawsuits alleging violations of the Arizonans with Disabilities Act, the state …
The next fight for the Raiders may be in a courtroom, as the city of Oakland is considering a lawsuit against the Silver and Black. The issue: a $90 million stadium commitment by taxpayers. The Oakland City Council was meeting in a private session Tuesday afternoon.
A jury has sided with the Cleveland Indians in the lawsuit brought by a fan who was partially blinded by a foul ball during a game. Keith Rawlins, of Rochester, New York will get no money after jurors found the team was not responsible for Rawlins’ injuries during the July 20, 2012 incident at Progressive Field. The jury announced its verdict late Friday, after a day of …
The first red flag should’ve been Stan Lee’s involvement with something new. A Santa Monica judge has ruled in favor of a company that was defrauded for $500,000 by a producer who tricked it into investing in a bizarre failed marketing scheme for the National Hockey League. Filmula Entertainment was approached by Aldo LaPietra in 2012, with promises that the NHL’s “Guardian Project”—a Stan Lee- …
University of Virginia football players staged a gladiator-style fight between a pair of incoming freshmen, a dangerous hazing incident that resulted in a concussion and jeopardized the career of a promising young receiver, according to a federal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. For weeks this past the summer, upperclassmen had taunted, …