Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Deceased Jail Inmate Reaches Settlement
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Deceased Jail Inmate Reaches Settlement
Psychiatrist and Clinic Facing Lawsuit from a Dozen Former Patients
Psychiatrist and Clinic Facing Lawsuit from a Dozen Former Patients
For-Profit Secondary Schools Offering Money, Pizza for Student Referrals
An early October investigation by ProPublica shows how for-profit secondary schools incentivize their students to refer their friends for enrollment. ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell opened an article on the subject with the story of 17-year old Lyla Elkins, who’d transferred to the private North Nicholas High School in Cape Coral, FL, in 2016. Elkins had
Christian Alcoholics & Addicts Rehab Program Accused of Stealing Workers’ Comp
An Oklahoma-based drug rehabilitation program called Christian Alcoholics & Addicts in Recovery has been accused of stealing its participants workers’ compensation claims. A former participant in the program, Fred Barbee, had his story published early in the week. Barbee was sent by a ‘drug court judge’ in Tulsa, OK, to a rehabilitation program – Christian
The American Dream – Sold Out
Requiem for the American Dream. Americans wonder in sadness at our current reality. How did it happen? Thinkers have analyzed and documented how we arrived at this point in our history. When “we the people” face growing existential threats of an unlivable world, increasing inequality, and political bondage, we need a clear understanding of how this happened to the American Dream.
Man Receives $4M Settlement After Wrongful Conviction
Can you imagine being sentenced to prison for a crime you didn’t commit? Unfortunately, wrongful convictions happen from time to time, subjecting normal, every day people to long prison sentences for crimes like theft, arson, and even murder. For example, Joseph Sledge spent “37 years in prison for crimes he did not commit.” Now he’s set to receive $4 million after Bladen County and insurance companies agreed to settle a lawsuit that Sledge filed against the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. But what happened? How was he found guilty and imprisoned for nearly four decades?
Chamber of Commerce v Real Conservatives
The Chamber of Commerce might conjure up images of small business and good conservatism, but the companies interested in real conservation are leaving.
Menards Faces Three Class Action Suits Over Wage Theft
Home improvement chain Menards is facing three separate class action lawsuits, all of which accuse the retailer of stealing its employees’ wages. The first complaint was filed in federal court by a disgruntled low-level employee, Maurice Bradley. The Indiana man alleges that Menards used a strange “compensation scheme” to ensure its employees were only being
Man Warns Earth of Alien Invasion, Arrested for Intoxication
Man Warns Earth of Alien Invasion, Arrested for Intoxication
Patient Left Paralyzed Due to Long ER Wait Time
Patient Left Paralyzed Due To Long ER Wait Times