On Monday, attorneys presented their closing arguments in a case pitting prisoners against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Filed in 2013, the five-week trial brings to a close Dockery, et. al. v. Hall, et. al., a class action suit alleging barbaric living conditions at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian, Mississippi. Although a verdict’s
Bronx Woman Hit by Bus to Receive Record Settlement
Puerto Rico Hits Purdue with Lawsuit Regarding Drug Abuse
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Musician Wins Against Opera House Over Hearing Loss
For many women, pregnancy is a time of excitement. From shopping for baby clothes to stocking up on all the necessary baby gear, battling morning sickness, and making it to a never-ending stream of prenatal checkups, pregnant women have a lot on their plate without having to worry about being discriminated against, especially from their employer. Unfortunately for one Rowlett, Texas woman, she endured pregnancy discrimination first hand from her employer, a sports bar called Nick’s Sports Grill.
The Netflix original, ‘Stranger Things,’ quickly became a favorite among fans and recently completed its second season. However, a new lawsuit is alleging that the creators of the show, Matt and Ross Duffer, “stole the idea for the show from a short film by director Charlie Kessler.” The lawsuit itself was filed by Kessler, though the Duffer brothers have so far denied the allegation and their attorney, Alex Kogner, called the lawsuit “completely meritless.”
A Boston woman whose mentally ill son was fatally shot by police officers is filing a federal civil rights suit against the city. The strange and tragic case has its roots in a 911 call placed out of concern. When Hope Coleman’s 31-year old son Terrence refused to come inside on a cold day, she
A 72-year-old retired registered nurse got the stomach-churning surprise of a lifetime when she allegedly discovered the partial remains of a dead mouse in a carton of Pacific Foods soup. Unfortunately for the woman, Maesel Dorn, the discovery was made after she had already had a bowl of the soup that she now claims made her “violently ill for two days.” As a result of her ordeal, she filed a $400,000 lawsuit earlier this week, alleging that when she notified Pacific Foods of her findings, the “organic foods company tried to brush off her complaints.”
Waterpark Co-Owner Indicted On Reckless Murder Charges