Cities and the suburbs around them are in a state of transition. We used to hear about urban decay and white flight, but that trend has been reversing for a while as the Millennials come into their own. Now, we’re enjoying a revitalization of some cities, and facing a long, slow suburban decline.
Former Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Jan Adams was awarded a $1.275 million in a lawsuit which claims the department had retaliated against her following testimony against colleagues. The LA Times reports the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the settlement on Tuesday “without comment.” Adams had blown the whistle on colleagues she claimed were
Service Dog Shot To Death – Owner Found Dead In Home
After being accused of sending unsolicited text messages to Washington consumers, Uber has agreed to “pay the state’s Attorney General’s Office $40,000 to cover investigation fees” and will stop sending the unsolicited texts. The complaints of the text messages began rolling in back in 2014 with people claiming they were receiving “texts from Uber and having no way to opt-out of the messages.”
Accusations of a racially-charged work environment and tied noose cost a New Jersey county authority $97,000. Scott Henry, a former employee of New Jersey’s Atlantic County Utilities Authority, filed a lawsuit in August 2015 claiming he’d been harassed by two coworkers. Henry, who is black, said he’d found a noose “hanging from a chair in
Class Action Status Sought In Lawsuit Against Louisiana’s Defense System
A lawsuit, which is seeking class action status, has been filed on behalf of the victims of a deadly bus crash that occurred in Baltimore last fall. It is seeking $10 million in damages, and alleges that the school bus driver that caused the accident was “wrongly cleared to work despite previous crashes and health problems.”
Another recall has been issued, this time for a popular organic chicken sausage produced by Perdue Foods LLC. The recall was issued after complaints started rolling in from customers claiming they found “pieces of blue plastic inside the product,” specifically the “organic Italian chicken sausage manufactured under its Harvestland brand.”
Earlier this year, a settlement was reached between the family of Kansas State Representative, Scott Schwab and the owner of the Schlitterbahn Water Park as a result of the tragic death of their 10-year-old son, Caleb Schwab. According to court documents, the family will receive nearly $20 million in settlement payments from the companies involved in the 10-year-old boy’s death on the Verrückt water slide, though at the time of the settlement agreement back in January, it was unclear how much each party would be required to pay. Now, more details have emerged, revealing that the Schwab family settlement might be the “largest settlement of its kind paid in a wrongful death case involving a minor in either Kansas or Missouri.”
Former President Barack Obama publicly called on members of Congress to fight back against a Republican repeal and replacement of his signature Affordable Care Act. Since leaving office, Obama has, as a matter of policy, steered clear of political discourse. He has retained a neutral and even somewhat optimistic tone concerning the Trump administration. The