Multiple Small Illinois Towns File Lawsuit Against Drug Company
Multiple Small Illinois Towns File Lawsuit Against Drug Company
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Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Involving Man’s Death in the Arrowhead Stadium Parking Lot
Five years after the tragic death of Chief’s fan Kyle Van Winkle, his widow, Jenni Van Winkle finally reached a settlement with the Kansas City Chiefs, bring her wrongful death lawsuit against the team to a close. For those who don’t know, Kyle Van Winkle was a long time Chief’s fan and enjoyed attending home games at Arrowhead Stadium. Unfortunately, while attending a home game in December 2013, he was attacked and left for dead in the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot.
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed 1 Year After Armored Truck Employee Killed at Mid-City Bank
Loomis Armored US LLC and Campus Federal Credit Union recently came under fire in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the “wife of an armored truck employee who was shot and killed while servicing an ATM outside a Mid-City bank last year.” The wife, Erica McBride, alleges in the suit that her husband, James McBride, died as a “result of the joint negligence” by both parties.
Supreme Court (Kind of) Backs Colorado Baker Who Turned Down Gay Couple’s Request for Wedding Cake
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who attracted national attention for refusing to a bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. The decision—which may disappoint some LGBT advocates—is narrow in its application. As the New York Times notes, the majority decision doesn’t explicitly allow businesses to discriminate against
Squeezed: Affording Kids in this Economy
In May, unemployment shrank to a mere 3.8%, but that doesn’t mean affording kids is getting any easier.
Facebook Hit with Facial Recognition Class Action
Facebook Hit with Facial Recognition Class Action
Lowe’s is Forcing Store Managers to Sign Arbitration Agreements
Lowe’s is Forcing Store Managers to Sign Arbitration Agreements
Former Texans Cheerleaders File Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against the NFL Team
Earlier today, five former cheerleaders filed a federal lawsuit against the Texans, alleging the NFL team of paying them “a dime a minute to cheer for pro football players who are paid in the millions of dollars.” The suit itself was filed by the attorney’s Gloria Allred and Kimberly Spurlock and is “the second filed against the Texans and the latest in a series of legal actions accusing NFL teams of failing to pay minimum wage and overtime and in subjecting cheerleaders to unsafe working conditions.”
More Than 228,000 Pounds of Spam Recalled After Oral Injuries Reported
Anyone who’s a fan of Spam may be disappointed to learn that about 228,000 pounds of the product has been recalled by the Department of Agriculture after “four consumers complained about finding metal objects in the affordable food.” As if chewing on metal wasn’t enough for the unfortunate consumers who found the objects in their spam, some even reported sustaining “minor oral injuries” as a result.
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Proposes $210m Trust Fund for Survivors of Clergy Abuse
On Thursday, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced that it would create a $210 million trust fund for hundreds of victims of clergy abuse. The settlement, writes the New York Times, ‘is the result of a years-long battle and arduous negotiations in one of the country’s most high-profile cases involving abuse in the