Riddell Intends to Vigorously Defend Its Reputation Against Hernandez Lawsuit
Riddell Intends to Vigorously Defend Its Reputation Against Hernandez Lawsuit
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Man Wearing MAGA Hat in NY Bar Files Spiritual Discrimination Lawsuit
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.”
Meijer Recalls More Than 30 Vegetable Products Amid Listeria Concerns
You may have heard that Mann Packing issued a massive recall of packaged vegetables “across the United States and Canada earlier this week” amid listeria concerns. Now, Meijer Inc. is recalling its own “packaged vegetables in six U.S. states because of possible contamination from Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.”
Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Business As Usual
This month’s Gulf Coast oil spill, Hurricane Harvey’s floodwater, and Midwestern farm fields may seem completely unrelated to each other, but they are. How?
New York Celebrity Surgeon Fends Off Some Serious Allegations
New York Celebrity Surgeon Fends Off Some Serious Allegations
Supreme Court Won’t Honor Student’s $4.5 Million Award
Supreme Court Won’t Honor $4.5 Million Award in Abuse Case
Wisconsin Dairy Business Association Settles Lawsuit with Environmental Officials Over Regulations
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
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
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
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