‘War Dogs’ – The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth?
‘War Dogs’ – The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth?
Lawsuits & Litigation
Woman Dies During Sexual Act – Boyfriend Found Not Guilty
Woman Dies During Sexual Act – Boyfriend Found Not Guilty
Target Corp. Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $18.5M
Remember that big data breach at Target stores across the country back in 2013? It compromised “tens of millions of customers’ credit and debit card information.” Now, years later, Target Corp. has agreed to pay “$18.5 million to 47 states, including California, and the District of Columbia” as part of a settlement over the data breach. The only states not included in the settlement are Alabama, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Judge Gets Probation For His Less-Than-Honorable Plans
Judge Gets Probation For His Less-Than-Honorable Plans
University of Iowa Pays $6.5 Million to Settle Sexual Discrimination Lawsuits
The University of Iowa announced on Friday it would pay $6.5 million to settle sexual discrimination lawsuits brought against it by two former employees. Iowa’s longtime senior associate athletic director, Jane Meyer, and her partner, women’s field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum, filed the suits following Griesbaum’s firing in 2014. Both women cited Griesbaum’s controversial termination
Chef Batali and His Restaurant Sued For Discrimination
According to the New York Daily News, “Isaac Franco Nava, an openly gay pastry chef who has worked at two of Batali’s restaurants in New York City,” has decided to sue “the owners of Batali’s West Village eatery Babbo for discrimination based on his sexual orientation and race.”
Couple Sues American Muslims for Palestine, Claims Ties to Terror Group Which Shot Son
An American couple whose young son was shot at a bus stop near Jerusalem over twenty years ago is filing a lawsuit against a U.S.-based organization, American Muslims for Palestine. Stanley and Joyce Boim, whose 17-year old son David was fatally shot by members of Gaza-based Hamas in the West Bank, are suing American Muslims
County Claims Drug Manufacturers Aided In Overdose Epidemic
Orange County, New York has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma LP, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, N) and other drug makers alleging they engaged in fraudulent marketing that played down the risks of prescription opioid painkillers leading the drug epidemic.
Walmart Treats Pregnant Women as ‘Second Class Citizens’
Two female ex-employees of Walmart, Otisha Woolbright and Talisa Borders, along with A Better Balance, National Women’s Law Center and DC-based law firm Mehri & Skalet,have filed a lawsuit against Walmart claiming their superiors treated thousands of pregnant workers as “second class citizens”.
