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Jury Awards Family of Deceased Mother of Three $3.9M, Ending Wrongful Death Suit

Brianna Smith - March 5, 2018

Late last week a jury agreed to a “nearly $4 million verdict…in the case of the wrongful death of a mother of three,” Garylyn Langell. In handing down the verdict, the jury agreed that “an ER doctor was culpable in Langell’s 2011 death,” not her family physician. In addition to the verdict, the jury “awarded past economic damages at $490,000, and past non-economic damages at $3.5 million.” But what happened? How did Langell die, and what role did the ER play in her death?

Keyboard and gavel; image via www.goodfreephotos.com CC0.

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Press Release - March 5, 2018

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Muslim Women Forced to Remove Hijabs for Mugshots Settle with New York City

Ryan J. Farrick - March 4, 2018

Three Muslim women forced by New York police officials to remove their hijabs for mugshots settled with the city for $60,000. According to The New York Times¸ the agreement was reached Monday and first reported the following day. Kimberly Joyce, spokeswoman for the city’s law department, said, “The resolution of these matters were in the

Gymnast Aly Raisman Sues Olympic Organizations Over Nassar Scandal

Ryan J. Farrick - March 2, 2018

Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman is launching a lawsuit against the United States Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, accusing both organizations of failing to protect her and dozens of other girls from former team doctor Larry Nassar. The suit, writes The New York Times, was filed in California Superior Court on Wednesday and publicly announced at

Did a Doctor’s Misdiagnosis Cause a 7-Year-Old Girl’s Death? One Mother Thinks So.

Brianna Smith - March 2, 2018

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/mom-blames-kid-death-misdiagnosis-woodhull-doc-suit-article-1.3840136

Judge Calls California’s Actors’ Age Law Unconstitutional

Sara E. Teller - March 2, 2018

Judge Calls California’s Actors’ Age Law Unconstitutional

Lesbian Couple Denied Refugee Child Adoption by Federally Funded Agency

Sara E. Teller - March 1, 2018

Lesbian Couple Denied Refugee Child Adoption by Federally Funded Agency

Family of Bullied Massachusetts Boy Can’t Sue Due to Tort Claims Act

Ryan J. Farrick - February 28, 2018

The family of a bullied Massachusetts boy won’t be able to go after their local school district due to an outdated law limiting liability. On Tuesday, the state’s Supreme Judicial Court dismissed the litigation, citing the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act. Under the act, school districts are shielded from liability in the event a student is

$80K Settlement Reached Between Ebony Magazine and Freelance Contributors

Brianna Smith - February 28, 2018

When most people do a job, there’s a certain expectation that they will be compensated in a timely matter. In fact, many jobs today pay weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. However, for dozens of freelancers working for Chicago-based Ebony magazine, their paychecks never arrived. As a result of not being paid, many of the freelance contributors filed a lawsuit against the publication. Fortunately for them, Ebony magazine “has agreed to pay $80,000” to cover “unpaid work stretching back more than two years.”

Dam Bar Owner Wants to Settle Copyright Infringement Dispute with ASCAP

Brianna Smith - February 27, 2018

Elda Brandt, the owner of Dam Bar, recently made it known that she wants nothing more than to settle her “copyright infringement dispute with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a nonprofit performance rights organization.” For those who don’t know, the ASCAP filed a lawsuit against her in federal court “for playing unlicensed music.” So far she has been asked to pay “about $4,000 in licensing fees to ASCAP; Broadcast Music Inc., a music rights organization; and the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, or SEASAC, also a performance rights organization.” To help defend herself against the complaints from ASCAP, Brandt said she plans on “hiring a Seattle lawyer to represent her.”

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