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Otter Creek Reservoir Drowning Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

- January 15, 2018

A mother recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a handful of “state and federal entities” after her 17-year-old son, Chase Clark, drowned back on August 6, 2016. The tragic accident occurred “in Otter Creek Reservoir in Piute County while his family was attending a family reunion.” Shortly after the accident, the mother, Melissa Betley, “hired attorney Eric Olson with the law firm, Eisenberg, Gilchrist & Cutt to investigate the drowning.”

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Former Custodian Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Franklin Township Public Schools

- January 14, 2018

One of the tragic truths of our time is that racial discrimination still exists, and happens every day. One former custodian who used to work for Franklin Township Public Schools found this to be true when he experienced racial discrimination first hand and was “wrongfully terminated from his job.” As a result of his treatment, the former employee, Curtis Warren Sr., filed a lawsuit back in 2014 against “Franklin Township Public Schools, the township school district, the township school board and various board and district officials.”

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Lawsuit Prompts Kid Rock to Change Name of His ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ Tour

- January 13, 2018

Singer and songwriter Kid Rock is expected to go on tour throughout 2018, though he recently had to change the official name of his tour from ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ to ‘The American Rock N Roll Tour.’ The change came on the heels of a lawsuit filed against the performer back in December by Feld Entertainment, “longtime owners of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, over the right to use that trademarked tagline.”

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Cherokee Nation Lawsuit Over Opioids Faces Hurdles from Federal Judge

- January 12, 2018

Recently, a federal judge in Oklahoma issued a setback to a “Cherokee Nation lawsuit seeking to stop the flow of addictive opioid painkillers in its territory by issuing a preliminary injunction to prevent the case from being heard in tribal court.” The judge, U.S. District Judge Terence Kern, came to his decision because he felt the “tribal court lacked jurisdiction because the lawsuit involving six wholesale drug distributors and pharmacy operators does not directly concern tribal self-government.”

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Lawsuit Filed Against Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Over “The Rest of Our Life” Song

- January 12, 2018

When most people hear the names Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, they think of country music, not copyright infringement. However, a recent lawsuit has the country music power couple caught in the middle of “alleged copyright infringement.”The lawsuit itself was filed by “songwriters Sean Carey and Beau Golden” and also names “Ed Sheeran, Amy Wadge, Johnny McDaid, Steve Mac, Sony/ATV and WB Music” in addition to the couple.

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Driven to Death for His Faith, Parents of Marine Corps Recruit Raheel Siddiqui Fight to Keep Lawsuit Alive

- January 11, 2018

The parents of Marine Corps recruit Raheel Siddiqui are fighting to keep a lawsuit over their son’s death alive. Last month, in December, the federal government filed a motion to dismiss the litigation, arguing that federal civil courts lack jurisdiction on military affairs. Siddiqui’s mother and father were hoping to win $100 million damages and

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Montrose Memorial Hospital Agrees to $400K Settlement, Ending Age Discrimination Lawsuit

- January 10, 2018

After losing an age discrimination case in court, Montrose Memorial Hospital has to pay “29 former employees — ages 40 and older — a total of $400,000 in a settlement.” The lawsuit itself was filed back in September 2016 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and resulted in a “multi-year investigation sparked by former longtime employees, some with over 20 years experience, who alleged they were fired or forced to resign due to their age.”

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