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October, 2008

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against City

Added: 2008-10-31 14:11:37

A lawsuit has recently been filed against Oklahoma City and the local school district by the family of a teenager who drowned. The lawsuit is claiming wrongful death over the death of Philip Jones, who drowned in 2007. The lawsuit was filed by the parents of the deceased teenager claiming that he w...

Transgender Lawsuit Reinstated by Courts

Added: 2008-10-30 14:12:44

A lawsuit that was filed by a transgender former inmate has been reinstated by the state appeals court after originally being rejected by a San Francisco Superior Court jury. The lawsuit had claimed that prison guards failed to protect the inmate from being beaten and raped by other inmates at the ...

Lawsuit Settled Over Cool Papa Bell Cards

Added: 2008-10-29 14:16:17

The daughter of Negro League legend, James Cool Papa Bell and the Topps Company Inc have agreed to settle a lawsuit relating to baseball card of the legend that were issued by Topps. The lawsuit was filed in 2006 by the legend's daughter, Connie Brooks, and was filed on behalf of Mr Bell's estate. ...

Lawsuit Filed Against JT

Added: 2008-10-28 14:17:21

A former busboy who worked at the Manhattan restaurant of singing superstar Justin Timberlake is filing a lawsuit against the star and his restaurant. Twenty six year old Felipe Ramales states that whilst he was working at JT's Southern Hospitality BBQ and Bar in Manhattan he was not paid an adequa...

Lawsuit Filed Against Chrysler Financial Services

Added: 2008-10-27 14:18:13

Chrysler Financial Services is being sued by a Minnesota car dealer, who claims that by freezing credit lines the company acted in bad faith causing problems with day to day businesses proceedings as well as with the intended sale of a rental car business. The plaintiff, Danny Hecker, claims tha...

Lawsuit Against Mall to go to Trial

Added: 2008-10-24 14:20:00

A lawsuit that was filed against a mall is set to go to trial, and the jury selection is set to begin this week, according to a recent report. The lawsuit was filed by a woman against the Waterworks Mall management, after the plaintiff claimed that inadequate security measures at the mall resulted ...

Hagan Drops Lawsuit Against Opposition

Added: 2008-10-23 14:22:27

According to a recent report the US Sen-elect, Kay Hagan, has dismissed her lawsuit against opposition, US Sen Elizabeth Dole, after initially claiming that the woman that she defeated in the elections had run an advertisement that attacked her personal faith. It is claimed that Dole, who is a r...

Attorneys Claim Racial Discrimination Following Hurricane

Added: 2008-10-22 14:23:24

A federal lawsuit was filed earlier this week by a group of civil rights attorneys against the Louisiana Road Home Program. The lawsuit alleges racial discrimination by the program, which is a ten and a half billions dollar program that is aimed at helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina to rebuil...

American Apparel Makes Statement in Response to Wrongful Termination Lawsuit

Added: 2008-10-21 14:24:34

Officials from the company American Apparel have made a statement following a lawsuit that was filed against the firm by a former employee, Mr Hernandez, who claimed that he was wrongfully terminated from his position at the firm. A statement from the firm read: "American Apparel denies all of t...

Peeping Tom Victims File Lawsuits

Added: 2008-10-20 14:25:21

The victims of a peeping tom landlord from Norristown have been filing lawsuits against the landlord, who has been accused of being a peeping tom by authorities in the area. A number of tenants that were renting from Thomas C Daley of Phoenixville have decided to take action against him. A lawye...

Lawsuit Over Football Player Deaths Settled

Added: 2008-10-16 14:26:39

According to recent reports lawsuits that were filed by the families of two football players that were killed in 2005 have been settled. The two players, Darrell Russell of Santa Monica and Michael Paul Bastianelli, died in December 2005 after the borrowed car that they were in crashed into a parke...

Google Loses Lawsuits Over Copyrighted Images

Added: 2008-10-15 14:29:14

Internet search engine Google has lost two lawsuits in Germany over the use of copyrighted images that have been used to create thumbnail images for its image search engine. Courts in Germany have ruled that the use of the images to create thumbnails is a violation of copyright laws. In the Unit...

Insurance Firm Settles Hurricane Lawsuits

Added: 2008-10-14 14:30:26

An insurance firm has agreed to settle two class action lawsuits filed against it over its payout for damage caused by hurricanes. The lawsuits were filed against the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp for failure to pay out on hurricane claims in a timely fashion, and the firm has now agre...

Lawsuits Filed Against Recently Built Hotel

Added: 2008-10-13 14:33:56

According to a recent report two lawsuits and a number of liens totalling more than one million dollars have been filed against a hotel and conference centre that was built in February. The action has been taken against the Parke Hotel and Conference Centre in Bloomington. Many mechanics liens a...

Record Company and Yoko Drop Lennon Lawsuit

Added: 2008-10-10 14:36:52

According to a recent report the record company EMI, and John Lennon’s wife, Yoko Ono, have dropped a lawsuit that had been filed in relation to the Lennon hit Imagine. The lawsuit had apparently been filed against the makers of a documentary, who had allegedly used parts of the song without perm...

Cop Claims Could Result in Lawsuits

Added: 2008-10-09 14:37:54

A University of Auckland legal expert has said that revelations from a former officer that he deliberately gave false evidence could lead to a range of problems, including convictions being quashed, lawsuits being filed, and compensation having to be paid out. Former officer, Patrick O’Brien, adm...

Eli Lilly Settled Lawsuits With over Thirty States

Added: 2008-10-08 16:57:09

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has apparently settled lawsuits with over thirty three states in connection with its drug Zyprexa, which is used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The lawsuits were filed by the states after accusations that the manufacturer had touted the drug t...

Ortho Evra Maker Has Spent Millions on Settling Lawsuits

Added: 2008-10-07 14:39:53

According to a recent report the maker of the birth control patch Ortho Evra, Johnson & Johnson, has so far paid out over sixty eight million dollars on settling lawsuits relating to the patch. The patch has been linked to a number of health problems, such as heart attacks, blood clots, and strokes...

Two Bars Sued Over Smoking in Public Areas

Added: 2008-10-06 14:41:33

Public Health has reportedly sued two bars for breaches with regards to smoking in public areas. The bars are the English George and Dragon, which is in Seattle, and also the Middle Eastern themed Zaina Café in Belltown. However, Public Health of Seattle and King County has filed a lawsuit against...

Rock Tenn Sued Over Sexual Harassment

Added: 2008-10-03 14:42:43

Manufacturer, Rock Tenn, is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over allegations of sexual harassment. It is being claimed that the firm violated federal law by allowing female employees to be sexually harassed by a male co-worker. An official from the commission said ...

Man Files Lawsuit Over Removal of Penis

Added: 2008-10-02 14:46:14

A man from Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against a doctor in Shelby County, after claiming that his appointment to have a circumcision turned into a full scale penis removal. Sixty one year old Phillip Seaton attended the appointment with Dr John Patterson last October. According to the lawsuit S...

Lawsuit Against Calgary Can Proceed

Added: 2008-10-01 14:47:17

According to recent reports a lawsuit that was filed against the city of Calgary four years ago has been given the go ahead to proceed by the Alberta Court of Appeal. The lawsuit was filed following the serious injury of a young boy following a car crash. The lawsuit originally sought around six...

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