Lawsuits & Litigation
Breast Augmentation Photos Posted Without Consent Results in Lawsuit
When visiting any kind of doctor, for whatever reason, many patients expect some level of privacy. Certainly, that’s what a woman expected when she visited a plastic surgeon team for a breast augmentation surgery. Unfortunately for her, her surgeons “allegedly posted before-and-after photos of her surgery on their website without her consent,” and now she is suing the south suburban plastic surgeons who operated on her for violating her privacy.
Des Plaines Settles For $580,000 After Using Zoning to Deny Muslim Organization a Mosque
The Chicago suburb of Des Plaines settled a lawsuit to the tune of $580,000 after denying a Muslim organization the opportunity to convert a vacant building into a mosque. The Department of Justice announced the ruling on Tuesday after Des Plaines settled with the agency as well as The Society of American Bosnians and Herzegovinians.
ACLU Launches Class Action Against South Carolina County for Running ‘Modern Day Debtors’ Prison’
The American Civil Liberties Union is launching a lawsuit against South Carolina’s Lexington County, accusing it of running a modern day debtors’ prison. The ACLU, along with Terrell Marshall Law Group, are targeting what they say is a rampant issue with a class-action suit filed in a U.S. District Court in Columbia, SC. According to
State of Tennessee Agrees to Settlement In Tragic Guardrail Accident Case
A settlement has been reached between the family of Sabrena Carrier and the State of Tennessee for $20,000. The lawsuit itself was filed after Carrier “died when her car hit a guardrail terminal along Highway 394 near Blountville” back in 2008. According to court documents, the “guardrail pierced her car, killing Carrier who worked as an emergency medical technician for Sullivan County EMS.”
Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial Begins
The trial between Commonwealth v. Bill Cosby is in its third day, having started on Monday in Norristown, Pennsylvania. For those who don’t know, the proceedings involve “Cosby’s alleged sexual assault of a woman named Andrea Constand, in 2004.” According to USA today, “Cosby is being tried on three counts of aggravated indecent assault stemming from an encounter with Constand at his nearby home in 2004. She says he drugged her to the point of near-paralysis and then assaulted her as she lay helpless on a couch.”
Defendant In Decade Long Open Case Requests Charges Be Dropped
Defendant In Decade Long Open Case Requests Cbarges Be Dropped
Is ABC News Liable for Defamation Over ‘Pink Slime’ Report?
Have you heard of pink slime? Well it turns out that a “defamation trial over an ABC News report about so-called pink slime, a once-common ingredient in ground beef,” began on Monday after a South Dakota meat processing company claimed the news report “wreaked havoc on its business after it aired in 2012.” But what is pink slime?
Settlement Reached Between Beaufort Inn and Bride Who Was Attacked On Eve of Her Wedding
According to police, Gretchen Rhyan Mazur-Williamson was “badly beaten in a rented cottage at the Beaufort Inn in April 2009” after her assailant “entered her room through a broken rear window and waited for her to return.” As a result of the attack, the woman sued the inn back in 2012, accusing the owner, Associated Luxury Inns of Beaufort, of gross negligence for “failing to adopt and utilize adequate and proper security and emergency procedures for guests.” Now, years later, the Beaufort Inn has agreed to “an undisclosed settlement.”
Michigan Innocence Clinic Client Released After Confession Statement
Michigan Innocence Clinic Client Released After Confession Statement