2018 - Page 57 of 161 - Legal Reader

City of San Juan Capistrano, Blenheim Facility Management Settle Lawsuit Involving Riding Park

Brianna Smith - September 7, 2018

Blenheim Facility Management (BFM) and the City of San Juan Capistrano recently agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the Orange County Coastkeeper regarding the “Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park at San Juan Capistrano.” The lawsuit was filed back in July 2017 in the U.S. District Court and argues that the riding park, which is owned by San Juan Capistrano, “contributed to pollution in San Juan Creek.” According to the suit, the “BFM is the operator of the park.”

Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings Heat Up as President Questions Free Speech

Ryan J. Farrick - September 7, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has passed his third day of confirmation hearings. Three days and dozens of altercations. According to Fox News, 69 people were removed from the Capitol on Thursday alone. Police say that another 37 were removed from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s room in the Hart Senate Office Building. All of them,

Bernie Sanders’ Stop BEZOS Act Attracts Flak for Being Anti-Worker

Ryan J. Farrick - September 7, 2018

A controversial bill sponsored by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, entitled the Stop BEZOS Act, is attracting flak for its poor design and unintended consequences. Named in obvious reference to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the bill would tax large companies on the amount of public benefit their workers are forced to avail. Sanders says that if

Oregon Man Sues Instructor After Sword-Fighting Lesson Goes Wrong

Ryan J. Farrick - September 7, 2018

An Oregon man who says he was stabbed in the eye during a sword-fighting lesson is suing his course instructor for $9 million. The lawsuit says the injury occurred last year, during a sword-fighting class at the Elks’ Milwaukie Portland Lodge. Instructor Jason Romandelle Brown called upon a beginner student to participate in a demonstration.

Attorney General and Former Senior Manager Convinced JUUL Targeted Teens

Sara E. Teller - September 7, 2018

PAX Labs introduced its electronic cigarette, called JUUL, in June 2015, and although the marketing campaign wasn’t specifically geared toward teens, a former senior manager said that he and others in the company were well aware it could appeal to them. After the device hit the streets, teenagers immediately began posting images of themselves “JUULing”

New York City Garbage Hauler Required to Halt Operations

Sara E. Teller - September 7, 2018

New York City Garbage Hauler Required to Halt Operations

Negligence Case Against Galilee Memorial Gardens Set to Begin This Week

Brianna Smith - September 6, 2018

A trial involving Galilee Memorial Gardens, a cemetery in Tennessee, is set to begin. According to a class action lawsuit filed against the cemetery, Galilee Memorial Gardens mishandled an untold number of caskets, allowing them to be crushed and stacked. As a result, many bodies and remains were lost. Since the dispute was filed, the cemetery gates have remained closed, though opening statements in the trial began earlier this week. In total, relatives of nearly 1,200 dead people joined the suit against the “licensed funeral homes accused of sending bodies to Galilee for three years after the cemetery’s registration expired in December 2010.”

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Tristar Centennial Hospital Under Fire in Lawsuit After Man Dies from Needle Left Inside Him After Surgery

Brianna Smith - September 6, 2018

When is the last time you had to undergo surgery? Chances are, it went off without a hitch and you were eventually sent home without any major complications or medical tools accidentally left floating around your insides. One Tennessee man wasn’t so lucky. In May 2017, 73-year-old John Burns Johnson was admitted to Tristar Centennial hospital in Nashville to undergo an open heart surgery. However, a month after the procedure, he died. According to a lawsuit filed by Johnson’s family, the surgeon who performed his open heart surgery left a needle inside of him, resulting in his death.

Filmmaker Tyler Perry Announces Suit Against Florida Deputy Accused of Murder

Ryan J. Farrick - September 6, 2018

Filmmaker Tyler Perry is supporting a lawsuit against a Florida sheriff’s deputy who’s now accused of murdering a black man nearly fifteen years ago. Perry announced the lawsuit along with Marcia Williams and her attorney, Benjamin Crump. The litigation is targeting former Collier County deputy Steven Calkins. Williams says Calkins murdered her 27-year old son

Guatemalan Families Sue Government for Taking Kids at Mexican Border

Ryan J. Farrick - September 6, 2018

A federal lawsuit accuses U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House chief of staff John Kelly of conspiring to separate Central and South American families at the Mexican border. The Boston Globe reports that the plaintiffs say the government’s actions were illegal and unconscionable. Consequently, the suit demands that the administration pay for inflicting

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