F.D.A. Makes Public Generic-Blocking Practices of Drug Companies
F.D.A. Make Public Generic-Blocking Practices of Drug Companies
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Did School District Fail to Protect Students From Bullying?
Earlier this week, a lawsuit was filed against Thomas H. Dudley Family School in Camden, along with school officials, in response to two disabled children being “repeatedly attacked physically and verbally by a bully” at the school. According to the lawsuit, school officials took no action to prevent or stop the bullying.
Alaska Judge Orders Prison to Provide Muslim Inmates Meals Free from Pork Products
On Friday, an Alaska judge ruled that a state prison must provide its Muslim inmates meals completely free of pork products. The decision, writes Newsweek, was announced late last week—mere days after the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit on behalf of two Muslim prisoners at the Anchorage Correctional Complex. The suit claims Islamic
The Trump Administration Says It’s Not Responsible for Losing Track of 1,500 Undocumented Children
After admitting that it’s lost track of an estimated 1,500 undocumented children, the United States is saying that it’s not ‘legally responsible’ for the oversight. The disturbing figure was revealed by a Department of Homeland Security official in an April hearing. Steven Wagner—the agency’s acting assistant secretary—said the Office of Refugee Resettlement attempted to reach
Company Promoting Lead-Based Paint Reaches Settlement with Superior Court
Company Promoting Lead-Based Paint Reaches Settlement with Superior Court
Mississippi’s High Court Won’t Allow Class Actions
Mississippi’s High Court Won’t Allow Class Actions
Adventureland Hit with Lawsuit Alleging Workplace Harassment and Discrimination
After being the target of workplace harassment and sexual and disability discrimination, a former employee at Adventureland decided to file a lawsuit against the amusement park. The former employee, Alisha Munoz, 29, claimed in the lawsuit that while employed at the amusement park “from May to September 2017, she was harassed by managers because of her medical conditions.”
Jury Sides with Children’s Care Hospital and School in Negligence Lawsuit
Back in 2010, the Children’s Care Hospital and School in Sioux Falls was accused by a family of “improperly restraining an autistic student.” As a result, the family of the student, a boy named Ben, filed a lawsuit against the school “for damages they claim the facility caused their son Ben while he was a full-time resident there for about seven months in 2010.” According to the family, Ben suffered lasting emotional distress and negligence. However, earlier today a jury ruled that the children’s hospital and school was not “negligent in its care and did not cause the student lasting emotional distress.”
Customers Sue McDonald’s for $5M Over Quarter Pounder Cheese
McDonald’s is under fire for serving customers cheese on their Quarter Pounder sandwiches. You heard that right. Earlier this month, two McDonald’s customers, Cynthia Kissner and Leonard Werner, filed a lawsuit in Fort Lauderdale for “$5 million because they say they’re being unfairly charged for cheese they don’t want on their burgers.”
Judge Dismisses Michigan Inmate’s ‘Virtual Sex Slave’ Lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought forward by a former inmate who claims to have been used as a ‘virtual sex slave’ by a female counselor. According to the Detroit Free Press, U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland—who issued a judgment in the case on Thursday—said the state can’t be sued, citing governmental immunity. And