Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
The Department of Justice is allegedly concerned that RealPage’s products act as a shield for landlords, who can use the company’s services to share information about rental prices and vacancy rates to artificially limit supply and thereby inflate costs.
The parents of an Arizona teenager who was beaten to death at a Halloween party have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against seven individuals suspected of participating in the assault. According to The Huffington Post, 16-year-old Preston Lord died at the hospital on October 28 after being attacked at the Queen Creek home of Roberto
“The defendants charged about $10 for each chip, $10 for the chip that killed Harris, $10 for his life,” attorney Douglas Sheff said. “Isn’t it clear that these defendants knew full well that this chip was unreasonably dangerous? And isn’t this an obvious marketing campaign designed to attract kids to that very danger?”
“Moab still doesn’t get it,” Joseph Petito said in a statement. “The case has never been about money. […] It has always been about seeking accountability and fighting for change that will save lives.”
Although the terms of the settlement are confidential, the joint statement indicated that the university will create a new position—that of “Title VI Coordinator”—to oversee how the school responds to complaints of discrimination related to protected characteristics such as race, religion, and national origin.
Black students in Pinckney schools, the lawsuit says, “have suffered emotional trauma and substantial disruption to their education.” Some have since left the district “out of fear for their physical, personal and educational well-being.”
“Fox published and disseminated these Intimate Images to its vast audience of millions as part of an entertainment program in order to humiliate, harass, annoy and alarm Mr. Biden and to tarnish his reputation,” the lawsuit alleges.
“Housing discrimination against DACA recipients is not only irrational, it’s unlawful,” said MALDEF president and general counsel Thomas A. Saenz. “Our economy—and our humanity—are distorted and diminished when we allow such discrimination to occur.”
The lawsuit was filed after the Marion Police Department searched the offices of a local newspaper in a raid that appeared to have been politically motivated.
A federal appeals court has rejected Walmart’s request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of overcharging consumers with “deceptive and unfair pricing practices.” According to FOX Business, attorneys for plaintiff Yoram Kahn say that Walmart—the world’s largest retailer—regularly attempts to “[take] advantage of consumers in Illinois and nationwide” by either tolerating or encouraging