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New Lawsuit Alleges Uber Drivers Discriminated Against Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy

- March 21, 2018

Did Uber discriminate against a woman with cerebral palsy in Texas? One lawsuit thinks so. According to a lawsuit filed earlier this week, D’Edra Steele was denied rides from a number of Uber drivers on “approximately 25 separate occasions” between 2016 and 2017. In the lawsuit, Steele claims that “drivers repeatedly canceled rides because she requires the use of a service dog” and as a result, she has accused “Uber of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Texas Human Resources Code.” She currently hopes to receive damages for “intentional infliction of emotional distress.”

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Lawsuit Over Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Home Furniture Line Reaches Settlement

- March 20, 2018

A lawsuit involving Joanna Gaines’ furniture line recently reached a settlement, meaning the co-star of HGTV’s Fixer Upper “will not have to sit for a deposition.” What was the lawsuit about, though? Who filed the suit? According to court documents, the lawsuit was filed by “Standard Furniture Manufacturing against its Chinese suppliers LF Products for delivering chairs and sofas labeled ‘top grain leather’ and using water buffalo hide instead.”

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Cyclist Injured in Miami Bridge Collapse Files First Suit Against Construction Companies

- March 20, 2018

A bicyclist who claims he was injured in last week’s Miami bridge collapse is filing a suit against the builders and an engineering firm. Marquise Hepburn, 24, is reportedly suing Munilla Construction Management and FIGG Bridge Engineers. NBC News writes that Hepburn is targeting several other organizations involved in the erection of the Florida International

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What You Need to Know about Online Gambling Winnings & Taxes

- March 20, 2018

What could be better than betting on a long shot at the race track, going to Vegas and pulling the slots, or playing money bingo and winning a big cash prize? Ask anyone who’s had it happen to them and they will tell you that there is absolutely nothing in the world like the feeling you get when you gamble and win. However, the taxes are another story.

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The Rag and Bone Man

- March 19, 2018

In the old days, the rag and bone man collected discards and closed the waste loop. Globalization helped kill him, but will isolationism bring him back?

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