Giving More Meaningful Holiday Gifts
Giving more meaningful holiday gifts can make the Christmas season truly satisfying; it just takes a little effort and a new perspective.
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Kushner to Pay Tenants $88K to Resolve Class Action Lawsuit
Kushner to Pay Tenants $88K to Resolve Class Action Lawsuit
Actelion Will Pay $360 Million to Resolve Government Investigation
Actelion Will Pay $360 Million to Resolve Government Investigation
NYCLU Suit Asks State Division of Human Rights to Do Its Job
The New York Civil Liberties Union is launching a legal maneuver that could compel the state to allow its Division of Human Rights to investigate certain complaints lodged against local police departments. The case, writes the Watertown Daily News, stems from a complaint filed with the Division of Rights by transgender Watertown resident DeAnna LeTray.
Black Employees Claim Tesla Can’t Control Widespread Racism
Tesla is coming under fire by some of its black workers, who’ve filed multiple lawsuits in an effort to purge the company what they said is widespread racism. According to the New York Times, many of the complaints originate in Tesla’s Fremont, CA factory. Interviews, e-mails and sworn legal statements have been filed by more
Waukee Community School District Agrees to Settle Suit Involving Former Bullied Student
There is never an excuse for bullying, especially in schools. Unfortunately, it happens and can often have a long-term effect of a person’s self-confidence and overall emotional health. One family with a student in Waukee Community School District even recently filed a lawsuit over the bullying their daughter endured at school. The student, Berkley Maschka, attended Waukee schools last year. According to the lawsuit, school administrators allegedly “failed to protect Berkley from ongoing bullying — and then assaulted the third-grader when she refused to go to her classroom.” As a result of the lawsuit, the family was recently awarded a “$150,000 settlement from the district.”
CORRECTION: GEFCO Hit with Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Workplace Fatality
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Contamination Scare Prompts Del Monte to Recall Canned Corn Products
Concerns over potential contamination prompted Del Monte to recall certain canned corn products. According to the notice, the recall includes more than “64,000 cases of ‘FIESTA CORN Seasoned with Red & Green Peppers.’” It turns out, the recalled corn may have been under-processed. When this happens, it may result in “potentially deadly contamination and illness.”
Can Beer Save the World?
Breweries around the world are using their fizzy powers to lift social and environmental causes as well as economies and spirits. Can beer save the world?
Peter Brown, U.S. Citizen, Almost Deported to Country He’d Visited On a Cruise
Immigration advocates are suing the federal government on behalf of Peter Brown, a U.S. citizen who was almost deported over an ICE request. The groups’ lawsuit states that authorities in Monroe County, Florida ignored Brown’s insistence that he was a citizen. Even after a judge ordered the man released, Brown was kept incarcerated after the