Dr. Gerard Stanley Jr. Announces Closure of SCULPT Surgical Facility
Dr. Gerard Stanley Jr. Announces Closure of SCULPT Surgical Facility
Lawsuits & Litigation
Nestlé Receives Official Letter Debunking Poland Spring® Lawsuit Claims
Nestlé Receives Official Letter Debunking Poland Spring® Lawsuit Claims
Gender and Pay Discrimination Prompts Another Lawsuit
Fox News and CNN aren’t the only news outlets under fire for discriminating against employees. Yesterday, four female employees of the Detroit Free Press filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the newspaper and Gannet Co., it’s owner, alleging “they have systematically received lower pay than their similarly situated male peers.” Additionally, it also alleges that Gannet Co. and the Free Press “violated the federal Equal Pay Act and the state civil rights law, which bars gender discrimination, by disparately compensating women while they do equal work with the same skills as comparable men.”
After Tragic Death, Family Files Wrongful Death Against Columbus Police Department
After spending time in police custody in Columbus, Ohio, a father of three passed away, prompting his family to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the police division. At the moment the lawsuit is “alleging that excessive police force contributed to his death,” and is “seeking more than $2 million.” But what happened? Most people don’t die after being kept in police custody.
Court Decision Could Make Prosecutors All But Immune From Misconduct Consequences
A federal appeals court in New York is sitting on a decision that could make prosecutors all but immune from the most serious allegations of wrongdoing or misconduct. An article published in The New York Times outlines the present difficulty in holding prosecutors accountable for their own mistakes – including those which result in wrongful
$5.9M Settlement Awarded to Widow of Worker Killed in 2011 Truck Accident
It’s never easy losing a loved one, especially when it’s sudden and unexpected. Unfortunately for one woman, she had to experience the heartache of losing her husband in a tragic work accident. However, instead of getting lost in her grief, she filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her husband’s employer. Now, years after her husband’s death, Mary Kriete-Green of Fontana, Wisconsin has agreed to “a nearly $6 million payment from the companies involved in the death.”
State of Missouri Under Fire in Latest Workplace Discrimination Lawsuit
A mental health hospital in Fulton, Missouri, as well as the state of Missouri, is under fire in a new lawsuit alleging workplace discrimination. According to the lawsuit filed by Jerome Morgan, a Jamaican native and employee at the mental hospital, “he was assigned to tougher jobs and called racist names because he is black.” At the moment, he is seeking $25,000 in damages. However, Morgan’s case is only one in a series of many discrimination cases “brought by state workers, including a recent decision that could award $2 million to a female employee of the Missouri Department of Corrections.”
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
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