Child Sex Scandals in the Catholic Church and Schools May Bring Legal Changes
Several states, including New Jersey and New York, are contemplating major changes to the way they treat lawsuits filed by victims of child sex abuse.
Lawsuits & Litigation
Judge: Companies Can (Kind of) Discriminate Against Older Job Applicants
A judge discarded an age discrimination lawsuit, ruling that, while companies cannot mistreat older employees, they’re still entitled to set stilted hiring criteria.
Orange County Woman Sues Chrysler, FCA Group After Headrest Deployed While She Was Driving
An Orange County woman recently sued FCA US, formerly known as the Chrysler Group, after the headrest in her 2014 Dodge Avenger snapped forward while she was driving.
Massachusetts Says the Sackler Family at Fault for the Epidemic
Massachusetts’ lawsuit, originally filed in June in Suffolk County Superior Court, was the first by a state to pursue Purdue’s Sackler family directly and hold them personally responsible for contributing to the opioid epidemic.
Girl Groped on United Flight Says Airline Didn’t Do Enough
A teenage girl is suing United Airlines, claiming its employees did little to mitigate a 2017 sexual assault.
Class Action Claims Trump Administration Uses Immigrant Kids as ‘Bait’
Underage asylum-seekers can be released to sponsors in the U.S. while awaiting trial or immigration hearings. A class action says the Trump administration’s begun using kids as ‘bait,’ meant to entice their parents or relatives into arrest.
Class Action Accuses Oregon of Devaluing Special Education Students’ School Time
A class action claims that Oregon is punishing disabled children by sending them home early for acting out in class.
Math Teacher Sues Jefferson City Public Schools for Racial and Age Discrimination
Naveed Malik, a math teacher for Jefferson City Public Schools, is suing the district for racial and age discrimination. He also alleges he was subjected to a hostile work environment and retaliation.
Complaint: District’s Native Students Experience Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Education plans to investigate allegations that the Wolf Point School District in Montana discriminates against Native American students by pushing them into underfunded programs and publicly reprimanding them, leading to suicides.
Acting NY Supreme Court Judge Tosses Jewish Discrimination Suit Against Airmont
Note: this article previously reported that the First Liberty Institute had been involved with a state-level lawsuit against Airmont. While the First Liberty Institute has been involved in federal litigation against the village, they did participate in the recently-dismissed lawsuit. A New York state judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit brought by a Hasidic Jewish