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Man Wearing MAGA Hat in NY Bar Files Spiritual Discrimination Lawsuit

Brianna Smith - October 23, 2017

Do you remember reports of the man, Greg Piatek, who alleged a cocktail bar known as The Happiest Hour, refused to serve him because he was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat? Well, he ended up filing a lawsuit against the bar, and just recently it took an odd turn. When the lawsuit was first filed, Piatek claimed he was discriminated against for his hat’s political statement. Now, however, he claims “he wore the hat, which was sold as campaign gear from President Donald Trump, when he went to visit the September 11 memorial as part of a spiritual expression.”

New York Celebrity Surgeon Fends Off Some Serious Allegations

Sara E. Teller - October 23, 2017

New York Celebrity Surgeon Fends Off Some Serious Allegations

Supreme Court Won’t Honor Student’s $4.5 Million Award

Sara E. Teller - October 23, 2017

Supreme Court Won’t Honor $4.5 Million Award in Abuse Case

Wisconsin Dairy Business Association Settles Lawsuit with Environmental Officials Over Regulations

Brianna Smith - October 20, 2017

A settlement has been reached between Wisconsin environmental officials and the Dairy Business Association after members of Wisconsin’s dairy industry filed a lawsuit “alleging the agency was over-regulating large livestock farms.” The lawsuit itself was filed back in July and claimed the “state Department of Natural Resources had stopped allowing concentrated animal feeding operations to pass runoff through vegetation patches to filter pollution without going through the administrative rule-making process.”

Family of Dead Inmate Says Brain-Eating Fungus Went Untreated and Ignored

Ryan J. Farrick - October 20, 2017

A new lawsuit claims that a 27-year old Kansas inmate died from a brain-eating fungus after prison officials ignored his health concerns. Marques Davis purportedly suffered from prolonged bouts of confusion and pain. Pleading with employees of Corizon Health, which is tasked with overseeing the health needs of prisoners at the Hutchinson Correction Facility, Davis

Court Refuses to Revive Defamation Suit Against Bill Cosby

Ryan J. Farrick - October 20, 2017

A federal appeals court rejected a plea to revive a defamation lawsuit against disgraced entertainer Bill Cosby. The claim dates back to an incident which purportedly took place in 1974. An actress says that Cosby raped her, and later went public with the accusation. After she published an account of her ordeal in a newspaper

Black Contractors Sue Tesla Over Racial Discrimination Claims

Ryan J. Farrick - October 20, 2017

Three former contractors in the employ of Tesla filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging racial discrimination and harassment. The Los Angeles Times reports that the plaintiffs – Demetric Diaz, his father, Owen Diaz, and Lamar Peterson – say they were the target of “racially motivated abuse, including the frequent use of racial slurs” while

Jim Carrey to Give Sworn Deposition Regarding His Late Girlfriend’s Suicide

Brianna Smith - October 20, 2017

After months of delay, actor Jim Carrey will give a sworn deposition in court next week where he will “be forced to answer questions about his late girlfriend, Cathriona White, and her suicide.” He will appear in Los Angeles Superior Court in relation to the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by his late girlfriend’s estranged husband and mother.

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed By Father of Las Vegas Shooting Victim

Brianna Smith - October 19, 2017

By now, many are aware of the tragic shooting that occurred in Las Vegas earlier this month that claimed nearly 6o lives and injured many more. Now that the dust is settling and investigations continue to unfold, some relatives of the victims are beginning to file wrongful death lawsuits against Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort and others. For example, the father of Andrea Castilla, a 28-year-old native of Huntington Beach that was one of the people tragically killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, has filed a “wrongful death lawsuit against the operators of the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort, Live Nation and the manufacturer of bump stocks.”

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Oil Company Agrees to $1.8M Lawsuit Over Overtime Dispute

Brianna Smith - October 18, 2017

A Canadian oil and gas company has agreed to settle a lawsuit with workers working in Colorado. In a lawsuit filed against the company, Ensign Energy Services, the workers claimed they were “denied overtime pay because of the way they were compensated.” The lawsuit itself settled for $2 million and was approved by a “federal judge in Denver.”

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