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Activist Behind Affirmative Action Cases Sues Major Law Firms

Aug 22 2023 // A group founded by the conservative activist who led the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions on Tuesday sued two major U.S. law firms over fellowships they offer to...

Texas Pipe Company Faces Department of Labor Lawsuit for Violating Whistleblower Protections

Aug 22 2023 // A Department of Labor lawsuit claims a Tyler, Texas pipe manufacturer violated federal whistleblower protections after the company fired an employee because they requested to use a respirator to protect them from smoke and...

New York Knicks Sue Toronto Raptors Alleging Stolen Scouting Reports

Aug 22 2023 // The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, claiming a former Knicks employee stole scouting reports and other proprietary information after getting a job offer at the rival National Basketball Association team.The...

Judge Tosses Erie Lawsuit Over Maryland’s Handling of Redlining Allegations

Aug 22 2023 // A federal judge has dismissed an Erie Insurance complaint over how the Maryland insurance regulator has been handling allegations that the insurer unfairly discriminated against communities served by Black insurance agents...

Police Who Fatally Shot Pregnant Woman Sued by Her Family in Colorado

Aug 22 2023 // Destinee Thompson was supposed to be on her way to lunch with her stepmother in August 2021 when Colorado police, mistaking her for a robbery suspect, fatally shot the pregnant mother as she fled in her minivan.Frustrated...

Judge Allows ACLU to Join Lawsuit Over Sex Designation on Kansas Driver’s Licenses

Aug 21 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A judge has agreed to allow the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit that seeks to force the state to list the sex that people were assigned at birth on their...

Court Nixes Suit Over New Jersey Gun Liability Law, Says Challengers ‘Jumped the Gun’

Aug 21 2023 // A federal appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a New Jersey law that allows the state attorney general to bring “public nuisance” claims against gun manufacturers and others who market firearms.A...

Victims of Deadly Smoky Mountain Fire Get Another Chance at Lawsuits

Aug 21 2023 // GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Victims of a deadly 2016 wildfire that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it burned through a Tennessee tourist town will have another chance to seek compensation from the...

Texas Seeks Millions From Planned Parenthood in Suit Against Abortion Provider

Aug 18 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) __ Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements – and pay far more in fines on top of that – in a lawsuit that appears to be the first of its kind...

Florida Art Museum Sues Former Director Over Forged Basquiat Paintings Scheme

Aug 18 2023 // ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida art museum which was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings has sued its former executive director and...

Buffalo Shooting Lawsuits Claim Social Media, Gun Firms, Parents Enabled Killer

Aug 18 2023 // YouTube, Reddit and a body armor manufacturer were among the businesses that helped enable the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, according to a pair of lawsuits...

Hawaiian Utility Sued by Homeowner Over Lahaina Fire

Aug 17 2023 // The Hawaiian power company in the crosshairs after wildfires ripped through parts of Maui faces a new lawsuit blaming its equipment for starting blazes that claimed more than 100 lives and wreaked billions of dollars in...

Woman Sues Food Emporium After Prosciutto Slip ‘n Fall

Aug 17 2023 // A woman who fractured her left ankle during a trip with her husband to the Italian food emporium Eataly in Boston last year is blaming her injury on a piece of ham.Alice Cohen was heading to an area where food samples are...

Ex-Staffers Accuse Northwestern University of Failing to Address Toxic Coaching Environment in Lawsuit

Aug 16 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Three former members of Northwestern University`s baseball coaching staff filed a lawsuit against the school on Monday, saying they lost their jobs for trying to report bullying and derogatory abuse by the...

Texas Files Lawsuit Against Shell, Alleging $1M in Environmental Damage from Petrochemical Plant Fire

Aug 16 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) __ Texas is suing Shell and is seeking more than $1 million, alleging a fire at the oil giant`s Houston-area petrochemical plant damaged the environment.The May 5 fire at the plant in the suburb of Deer...

Family Pushes Back After ‘Blind Side’ NFL Player’s Lawsuit Over Conservatorship

Aug 16 2023 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for being the inspiration for the movie “The Blind Side,” filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh...

Umpire Hernandez Loses Again in Lawsuit Versus MLB

Aug 16 2023 // Umpire Ángel Hernández lost again in his racial discrimination lawsuit against Major League Baseball when a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his case on Tuesday.The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a...

New York City Pension Plans Seek to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Fossil Fuel Stakes

Aug 16 2023 // New York City pension funds filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed in May that alleged the plans breached their fiduciary duties by selling billions of dollars of fossil fuel assets. The lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs...

Boston Man Hopes His Civil Rights Suit Bankrupts White Supremacist Group

Aug 15 2023 // A Black teacher and musician who says members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through Boston last year has sued the organization.Charles Murrell III, of...

Arkansas Restaurant Chain Sued for Sexual Harassment

Aug 14 2023 // Simply Slims, L.L.C., and or Dixie Chicken, L.L.C. d/b/a Slim Chickens in Hot Springs, Arkansas, violated federal law when it subjected a class of teens and young adults to sexual harassment and a sexually hostile work...