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June, 2008

Rapper Sued Over Rolling Stones Song

Added: 2008-06-27 14:35:00

Rapper Lil Wayne is being sued by a musical publishing company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones song 'Play with Fire', stating that the rapper released an altered version of the song without getting permission. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday against the singer by Abkco Music Inc. Li...

Muslim Women File Lawsuit Against Mcdonalds

Added: 2008-06-26 14:30:18

According to a recent report two Muslim women have filed a lawsuit against the fast food chain McDonald, claiming that one branch of the eatery refused to employ them because of the headscarves that they wore as part of Muslim tradition. The two women, Toi Whitfield of Detroit and Quiana Pugh of...

Rapper Filed Lawsuit Against Taco Bell

Added: 2008-06-25 10:05:28

Rapper 50 Cent has filed a lawsuit against the fast food eatery Taco Bell, stating that he did not give the firm permission to use his name in order to endorse their commercials for special deals. Taco Bell apparently used the rapper's name in order to promote special deals they had on, which were ...

Lawsuit Filed Against Bank Of America

Added: 2008-06-24 14:27:34

A lawsuit has been filed against the Bank of America by a former employee who states that he was discriminated against by the financial giant. Joseph L Paul, a black former employee, claims that he was moved from a high ranking position in New York to a lower job in Hartford, with the bank stating ...

Man Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Cops

Added: 2008-06-23 14:16:34

A paralyzed man has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department, stating that he was ignored and beaten by officers when he ran into problems in 2006. The man, Daniel Casares, was actually accused of striking an officer and resisting arrest, but he has denied this claims, accusing the pol...

Antioch Police Department Accused Of Harassing Low Income Residents

Added: 2008-06-20 14:14:52

The Antioch Police Department has been accused of harassing and intimidating low income residents in the town in a bid to drive them out of town. Police have been accused of misconduct and racism, and a class action lawsuit has now been filed against the city in response to the alleged problem. ...

Family Receives Compensation After Employee Urinated In Food

Added: 2008-06-19 14:25:37

A family has won forty thousand dollars after filing a lawsuit in Cheyenne County District Court following an incident where they were served food at a restaurant and it was found to have been tainted by spit and urine from a Taco Bell employee. The couple and their two young sons ate the food a...

Indy Winner Files Lawsuit

Added: 2008-06-18 14:12:28

A former Indiana 500 winner has filed a lawsuit stating that he was physically harmed and his civil rights were violated when he was arrested in 2006 during an incident at a roadblock. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week against Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White and Deputies Jason Katz, Sh...

Dell Faces Lawsuit Over Underpaying Employees

Added: 2008-06-17 14:09:41

Computer giant Dell is facing a class action lawsuit after being accused of underpaying thousands of employees. It is alleged that the computer manufacturer underpaid around five thousand employees that worked in call centers. The lawsuit was given class action status last week by a federal judge. ...

Lawsuit Filed After Death Of Boxer's Sister

Added: 2008-06-16 14:08:19

A lawsuit has been filed over the death of the sister of Joe Louis, a Detroit boxing legend. His sister died after freezing outside an assisted living center five months ago. The ninety two year old woman wandered outside, and subsequently froze to death, and the centre, the Heatherwood, has been a...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed

Added: 2008-06-13 14:07:00

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Cook County by the parents of a toddler who was recently killed after an iron gate fell on him and crushed him. The incident occurred last week at the Cabrini-Green rowhouses. The project's management firm has been accused of negligence, with the lawsui...

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Wizards

Added: 2008-06-12 14:04:32

A lawsuit has been filed by a former female employee of the Kansas City Wizards, who claims that she and various other female workers were subjected to sexual harassment. The lawsuit was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court earlier in the week by Kathryn Carver. The defendants named in the laws...

Workers File Lawsuit Over Pay At Rapper's Club

Added: 2008-06-11 14:22:31

Workers from a nightclub owned by rap star Jay-Z have filed a class action lawsuit over pay conditions at the club in which they work. The rapper was in the headlines last week after wowing crowds at the famous Glastonbury festival in England, where he enjoyed the headline spot and received some ex...

US Defense Contractors Sued Over Iraq Torture

Added: 2008-06-10 14:01:59

Three Iraqis and one Jordanian have filed a lawsuit against a group of US defense contractors, claiming that the defendants were involved in their torture and humiliation when they were at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. The lawsuits have been filed in Greenbelt, Maryland; Detroit; ...

Class Action Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Giant

Added: 2008-06-09 14:00:40

The decision of a lower court to allow plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit to try and recover money from sales of a drug by a pharmaceutical giant has been affirmed recently by an Ontario Appeal court. Eli Lilly & Co may end up paying out over nine hundred million Canadian dollars as a result ...

Puzo's Estate Sues Paramount Over Games

Added: 2008-06-06 13:59:02

The estate of world famous Godfather author Mario Puzo, which is represented by his son, Anthony Puzo, is suing Paramount Pictures over royalties for the series of video games that was based on the smash hit book and movie, The Godfather. The lawsuit claims that Paramount Pictures owes the estate o...

Woman Blames Premature Birth On Fall At Wal-Mart

Added: 2008-06-05 13:57:58

A woman has filed a lawsuit after claiming that her baby was born prematurely after she fell over in a Wal-Mart store. The Hagerstown woman has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart following the incident. Radhia Haj-Mabrouk claims that she slipped on some water on the floor of the Wal-Mart on Garden Gr...

Lawsuit Filed Against NASCAR

Added: 2008-06-04 13:56:56

A lawsuit has been filed against NASCAR by a woman that is alleging that she was discriminated against both sexually and racially when she worked for NASCAR as a Nationwide Series Official. Her employment at NASCAR was terminated in October of last year, and officials from NASCAR said that this was...

Insurance Firm Pulled Plug On Dying Patient Says Lawsuit

Added: 2008-06-03 13:55:58

A health insurance company is being sued by the family of a woman that died from the eating disorder anorexia, with the lawsuit claiming that the insurance firm denied care to the young woman when she was in hospital being treated for the disorder. The father of Janell Smith, who was from San Di...

Kroger Co Settles Discrimination Lawsuit

Added: 2008-06-02 13:53:44

Grocery giant Kroger Co has announced that it is settling a lawsuit that was filed by a number of black employees or former employees that were claiming racial discrimination. The firm will be settling the 2001 lawsuit for a total of sixteen million dollars. The class action lawsuit had been fil...

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