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Trump Administration Agrees to Protect Humpback Whale Habitat

- August 28, 2018

Late last week, President Trump and his administration agreed to protect a humpback whale habitat in the Pacific Ocean. The agreement was announced after American Indian and conservation groups sued the government for leaving the whales vulnerable to “ship strikes, oil spills and entanglements in fishing gear.” The groups that filed the suit in federal court included the “Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Island Restoration Network and the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation, a nonprofit that represents American Indian tribes.”

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Convicted Murderer Osbaldo Jose-Nicholas Awarded Quarter-Million in Brutality Suit

- August 28, 2018

Illinois inmate and convicted murder Osbaldo Jose-Nicholas was awarded close to a quarter-million dollars in an excessive force lawsuit against prison guards. The St.-Louis Post Dispatch reports that last week’s verdict included $1,000 in compensatory damages for Nicholas and $251,000 in punitive damages against prison employees. Jose-Nicholas, writes the Dispatch, says he was brutalized partway

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Family of Late Singer Prince Sues Physician Over Opioid Prescriptions

- August 28, 2018

The family of late singer and rock star Prince is suing the man’s former physician, claiming the doctor’s decisions led to an opioid overdose. Prince Rogers Nelson, writes The New York Times, ‘died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl’ on 15 April, 2016. Authorities investigating Prince’s death say his doctor, Michael Schulenberg, admitted prescribing opioids

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American Muslim Woman Sues U.S. Customs Over Confiscated iPhone

- August 26, 2018

An American Muslim is suing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, alleging officials took her iPhone and copied its data without good cause. Rejhane Lazoja, 39, says she was stopped at Newark Liberty International in February. Accompanied by her 6-year old daughter, Lazoja was returned home to the United States from Switzerland. The suit, filed on

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Babyganics Settles Lawsuit Accusing it of Violating Marketing Laws

- August 24, 2018

As any parent knows, the baby aisle at any grocery or retail store is overwhelming for even the most seasoned among us. With endless brands to choose from and varieties of products to sift through, dashing to the store for a replacement sippy cup or bottle of lotion can turn into an hour-long ordeal in no time. This is especially true of product labels are confusing or misleading. In fact, when this happens, some parents just opt to file lawsuits. That’s exactly what happened earlier this week. A group of parents filed a “class-action lawsuit alleging that the language used on Babyganics packaging, such as the name ‘Babyganics’ and terms like ‘mineral-based’ and ‘natural’ violated marketing laws.”

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Second Lawsuit Filed Against Oklahoma Couple Over Human Trafficking Allegations

- August 24, 2018

A federal lawsuit was recently filed against a pair of business owners in Oklahoma, alleging that they lured “immigrants to the US on work visas then paid them substandard wages.” This latest suit was filed back in June by three “Jamaican immigrants who came to the US under student work visas between 2008 and 2012.” It’s the second lawsuit of it’s kind. Last year another suit was filed by “three Filipino immigrants who came into the country on temporary work visas in 2012” and experienced similar conditions the three Jamaican immigrants allegedly did.

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Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Coast Guard Over Inadequate Disaster Preparedness Plan

- August 23, 2018

The U.S. Coast Guard is at the center of a new lawsuit filed by two environmental groups, the National Wildlife Federation and the Environmental Law & Policy Center. According to the two groups, their decision to sue came in response to the U.S. Coast Guards “admitted inability to respond adequately to a Great Lakes oil spill.” As a result, the lawsuit seeks to “invalidate the response plans for facilities such as Enbridge, which operates Line 5 beneath the Straits of Mackinac.”

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