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K.C. Settles With Family of Boy Hit by Fire Truck
The lawsuit was filed by Hope and Gift Nkani, the parents of Obarimomoya, known affectionately as "Momo." The lawsuit alleged negligence on the part of the city, Father and Son Moving and Storage, the Kansas City School District and Securitas Security
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:25A
Muslim woman kicked off Southwest flight sues airline
By City News Service, on October 7, 2011, at 8:08 am A federal discrimination lawsuit was filed in San Diego against Southwest Airlines on behalf of a Muslim woman kicked off a flight that was about to depart Lindbergh Field. Irum Abbasi, an American
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:23A
The Real Agenda Behind Voter Suppression
They feared that new laws like the Clean Air Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act and Highway and Transportation Safety Act (making seat belts mandatory) were just the first wave of an assault on corporate priorities
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:19A
Pregnancy Centers Lawsuit Over Sign Ordinance
The federal lawsuits filed Thursday seek to prevent the city from enforcing an ordinance requiring centers to post entrance signs that state they don't offer or refer clients to abortion or birth control services. The Austin American-Statesman reports
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:17A
Review Student Safety Procedures
A Fayette County student has filed a federal lawsuit against her former high school and its administrators. Last fall, while she was 13 and a student at Mount Hope High School, she was sexually assaulted by a gang of older boys, the girl says.
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:15A
East Texas school officials meet to discuss school-funding litigation
UNION GROVE, TX — The school finance system is broken, and it's going to take a lawsuit to fix it, financial specialist told representatives from 23 East Texas districts Thursday. “We're battling the Legislature to survive,” said Ray Freeman,
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:14A
Family Of Windsor Locks Teen Killed In Crash Settles Suit
AP The family of a Connecticut teenager killed in a car accident has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against a former police officer and the owner of a tavern where authorities say the ex-officer drank alcohol before the crash.
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:13A
Haisla council vindicated
The law suit was launched in late October 2007 by then Haisla chief councillor Steve Wilson and council members Margaret Grant, Rod Bolton, Kevin Stewart, Ken Hall, Ellis Ross, Keith Nyce, Alex Grant Sr., Godfrey Grant Jr., and Henry Amos Sr. - the
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:11A
Fort Worth Diocese Settles Priest Abuse Lawsuit
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth has reached a settlement with six women who accused a Roman Catholic priest of sexual abuse while he served at churches in Arlington and Bedford. The Fort Worth Catholic Diocese was a
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:09A
Miss. SC boots judge off $322M asbestos case
The court ruled Thursday that Smith County Circuit Court Judge Eddie Bowen should recuse himself from further proceedings in the suit, which produced a $322 million verdict against Union Carbide and Chevron Phillips Chemical.
Updated: 10/07/2011 11:09A