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Image of the 7 Children Killed After Tornado Ripped Through School

Moore Public Schools Settles with Families Who Lost Children In 2013 Tornado

Brianna Smith - June 13, 2017

A settlement has been reached between a suburban Oklahoma City school system, it’s insurer and the families of seven children who died tragically “when their school was destroyed by a tornado” four years ago. The lawsuit itself was filed back in 2014 by the families who endured the devastating loss of their children at Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 20, 2013, and so far no details of the settlement agreement have been released.

A glowing Meredith Jacobs poses for a glamour shot in front of an LIRR carriage.

New York Commuters Sue Long Island Rail Road for Violating Tenants of ‘Civilized Society’

Ryan J. Farrick - June 13, 2017

A summertime ‘rush hour from Hell’ is culminating in a lawsuit filed by New York City commuters against the MTA, Long Island Rail Road, and NYC Transit. “We want the word out,” said a furious Meredith Jacobs to The New York Post. One of two leading plaintiffs in the suit, she said, “We want change,

Sessions Memo Ends Settlement Donations

Dawn Allen - June 13, 2017

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo to all U.S. attorneys and heads of the Justice Department last week that effectively ends settlement donations to third parties.

Shakeup May Not Save Whole Foods Market

Dawn Allen - June 12, 2017

Whole Foods Market is facing hard times. Once the darling of both sustainability advocates and Wall Street, Whole Foods is no longer the unstoppable force of years past. The beleaguered grocer was recently the target of an activist shareholder takeover, and also faces legal, social, and systemic hurdles.

Despite Push Back, Inmate Will Not Give Up Her Case

Sara E. Teller - June 12, 2017

Despite Push Back, Inmate Will Not Give Up Her Case

The Honest Company Agrees to $1.55M Settlement Over Detergent

Brianna Smith - June 9, 2017

Parents, have you purchased Honest Company detergent for your children’s laundry lately? If so, you might be able to cash in on a nationwide, $1.55 million class action lawsuit that Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company recently agreed to pay for misleading “customers about the ingredients in its laundry detergent, dish soap, and multipurpose cleaner.”

Attorney Nabih Ayad answers questions outside a Detroit courthouse

Justice Department Moves to Block Attempt to Obtain Campaign Manuscript of Trump’s Executive Orders on Travel

Ryan J. Farrick - June 8, 2017

The Justice Department is fighting a legal attempt to obtain a campaign-trail document which may have served as the manuscript for Donald Trump’s executive orders on travel. Politico writes that at the center of the maelstrom is a policy memo former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani helped craft for Donald Trump when he was still

United Faces Another Passenger Lawsuit After Trying to Wrestle Away Yennifer Correia’s 400-Year Old Violin

Ryan J. Farrick - June 8, 2017

United Airlines found itself fighting a row with a young musician earlier in the week – not over baggage limits or carry-on fees, but for refusing to let Yennifer Correia take a 17th-century violin onto a plane. On her way from Houston to play with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, Correia was startled when a gate

Vietnam Veteran Sues Over VA Treatment

Brianna Smith - June 8, 2017

A $15 million lawsuit has been filed in Oklahoma City federal court by George Purifoy, a Vietnam veteran who is alleging that “negligent care at Veterans Affairs medical centers in Oklahoma City and Muskogee caused him facial disfigurement, pain and suffering and a shortened life expectancy.” But what exactly happened to prompt Purifoy to file such a lawsuit? What sort of pain and suffering did he undergo?

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