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Menards Files Lawsuit Against ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corp. Over Injury Reports

- April 12, 2018

Earlier this week, Menards filed a lawsuit against a Georgia company in response to a number of personal injury claims “tied to moving walkways installed in some of the home improvement chain’s stores.” The lawsuit itself was filed in Eau Claire County Court against ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corp. and accused the company of not living up “to its warranty and other parts of a contract to install the walkways intended to transport people and carts,” resulting in injury reports, as well as “breach of contract, breaking Wisconsin product warranty laws and for failing to assume defense in two pending injury cases.”

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Class Action Alleging Prisoner Mistreatment by Mississippi Department of Corrections Concludes Arguments

- April 10, 2018

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

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Texas Bar Agrees to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit for $24K

- April 5, 2018

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.

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Did ‘Stranger Things’ Creators Steal Idea for the Hit Show?

- April 4, 2018

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.”

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