Former Iowa State University tennis player Erin Freeman has settled a civil rights lawsuit with the university for $100,000. The terms of the agreement, excerpts of which were reprinted by the Des Moines Register, allows Iowa State to settle without admitting any wrongdoing. Despite paying out a substantial award, the school says its decision “does
A substantial aspect of the legal system is conducted through written letters to demand or address various elements of the judicial system. The writings introduce judges to facts of the case, state the applicable law, and argue in pursuit of the desired action or resolve to a legal dispute. A legal letter is therefore well researched, clearly organized, and professional in tone and format. However, there are various Do’s and Don’ts to writing a legal letter.
Case Against Former NBA Star Involving Boy’s Drowning Dismissed
Doctor Denies Negligence in Removing the Wrong Organ During Procedure
Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo is at the center of rape allegations filed by a Nevada woman who claims Ronaldo raped her back in 2009 and then “dispatched a team of ‘fixers’ to obstruct the criminal investigation and trick her into keeping quiet for $375,000.” The woman’s suit was filed after she requested police to reopen the criminal case last month. Earlier today, Las Vegas Police confirmed that they had indeed reopened the sexual assault case.
About two dozen beef suppliers and cattlemen recently decided to join a federal Packers and Stockyards Act lawsuit filed by “livestock sellers that claim Kane Beef Processors LLC owes them millions of dollars.” It turns out, Kane Beef Processors LLC, based in Corpus Christi, has been paying $500,000 each month to settle with the cattlemen and beef suppliers, but new businesses have stepped forward arguing they have a “cause to join the case.”
If you’re a parent with a child in daycare, chances are you have a level of expectation that your child will be well cared for while you’re away. Unfortunately, accidents happen, and sometimes those accidents result in lawsuits. For example, the family of a toddler who drowned back on October 16, 2016, at an unlicensed Pittsfield Township daycare filed a lawsuit yesterday against “a number of people connected to the property.” The toddler was 22-month-old Annie Mae Flynn.
Four Native Americans Settle Mormon Church Sexual Abuse Cases
Jury Awards Detroit Area Family $130.5 Million in Beaumont Case
Three middle school officials in the Torrance Unified School District are under fire in a new lawsuit filed against the district claiming the officials “failed to follow up on allegations of sexual abuse by a group of male pupils against an autistic female student.” The suit itself was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and alleges that “Calle Mayor Middle School principal David Mosley, assistant principal James Ashikawa and special education teacher William Kealey violated state law” when they failed to file a police report of suspected child abuse.