A former cadet at Georgia’s Riverside Military Academy is suing the school’s administration for failing to prevent hazing and sexual assault. NBC News reports that the plaintiff, who was aged 12 to 13 years old at the time of the alleged abuse, is named only as L.A. in the suit. Filed in U.S. District Court
A massive class-action suit has been filed against Marriott International on behalf of 500 million guests whose information was compromised in a security breach. Honolulu’s Star Advertiser reports that Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, along with co-counsel Morgan & Morgan, filed the suit Friday, alleging that Marriott failed to “ensure the integrity of its servers and
Conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi is filing a federal lawsuit against special counsel Robert Mueller, the former FBI chief charged with investigating the Trump campaign’s alleged relationship with Russia. Now, the 72-year old conspiracy theorist is saying he faces indictment by Mueller. Corsi claims the special counsel illegally searched his phone records and leaked grand jury
A medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed by Cronin & Maxwell, a Jacksonville-based law firm, on behalf of a mother who had a needle left inside her spine when she underwent a C-section 15 years ago. The suit was filed against the Naval Hospital Jacksonville and alleges the medical facility “covered up a medical mistake by leaving three centimeters of a broken needle inside” Amy Bright’s spine. Despite the fact that Bright had her C-section 15 years ago, she just learned last year that the needle was “still lodged in her spine.”
A medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed against David Tomlinson of Grand Anesthesia Group after a routine wrist surgery went wrong. The lawsuit was filed by Jill Lubing and alleges that Tomlinson and his professional group were “negligent and didn’t follow proper safety precautions when administering a nerve block at St. John’s Medical Center in March 2015.” Tomlinson and her lawyers have so far denied the allegations.
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Earlier this month, a racial discrimination lawsuit was filed against Charter Communications by an African-American entrepreneur and entertainer, Byron Allen, that just got the go-ahead from a federal court that it may proceed. The lawsuit itself alleged that Charter Communications treated Entertainment Studios poorly compared to white-owned companies. According to Judge Milan Smith Jr., the
The family of deceased Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the government. Bulger, reports Fox News, was killed inside a West Virginia prison just over a month ago. The circumstances surrounding his death remain uncertain. Hank Brennan, described by Fox as Bulger’s long-time attorney, told the Wall Street
Nine African-American workers say they faced regular racism and severe harassment at General Motors Co.’s Toledo, OH, factory. The Toledo Blade reports that the nine employees—some of whom have since left GM—claim the company allowed overt racism, lending to a hostile work environment and fear-infused atmosphere. A lawsuit filed by the group claims that complaints
An Iowa student whose parents say she was bullied without consequence has reached a settlement with her local school district. The Des Moines Register reports that the parents of 11-year old Berkley Maschka filed a federal lawsuit against Waukee Community School District, claiming its administrators did nothing to protect the girl from ongoing harassment. When