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Push for Cab Access Grows
The Justice Department said Thursday that the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has failed to provide fair service to the disabled, and until it does, every new yellow cab in the city should be wheelchair accessible.
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:49A
'Hurt Locker' lawsuit brought by Iraq war vet thrown out
"It was a disservice to all of those other soldiers for Sgt. Sarver to claim that he was the only soldier that was the basis for the hero of the film. I am glad that the Court has decided to dismiss the lawsuit." Sarver's attorney Todd Weglarz said he
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:49A
More South Plains ISD's join school finance lawsuit
More school districts on the South Plains have joined a coalition suing the state over the school finance system. Last week the tally in the area was eight: Smyer, Southland, Tulia, Floydada, Lockney, Olton, Petersburg and Whitharral ISD's.
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:45A
Russell Pearce's "Patriots" Prevaricate Their Carbuncles Off About Sequoia
It's important to note that Lewis, who is the principal of CFA (a former Thomas J. Pappas School for homeless children) and an assistant superintendent for Sequoia, is not a defendant in the wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a former fundraiser
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:42A
Texas Roadhouse faces charges
FARGO – Texas Roadhouse, a national restaurant chain with locations in North Dakota and Minnesota, is accused in a federal lawsuit of discriminating against prospective employees based on age. FARGO – Texas Roadhouse, a national restaurant chain with
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:35A
Cambridge settles long-running discrimination lawsuit
The City of Cambridge and two women announced yesterday that they have settled a workplace-discrimination case that began in the late 1990s, a battle that already has cost the city millions of dollars in a related case.
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:30A
Students claim Hispanic bias in interrogation
Among the lawsuit's demands: information gathered by the officers must be destroyed so it isn't used against them down the road. The Glendale Police Dept. had not responded to comment on the lawsuit Thursday. The LAPD says that they have not seen the
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:27A
Endangered Sea Turtles Drowning In Shrimp Nets, Groups Sue For More Protection
The lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington claims the National Marine Fisheries Service violates the Endangered Species Act by letting some shrimpers operate without required turtle excluder devices on their nets and exempting some shrimping from the
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:26A
Texas Schools Lawsuit Centers on 'Adequate' Education
Haynes and Boone has been in discussions with numerous superintendents and school boards about the coming lawsuit. They anticipate filing the lawsuit by the end of the month or early next month. An October 11 press release by the Texas School Coalition
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:25A
Lawsuit seeks damages in fatal drunk driving crash
ASHEVILLE — A drunk driver who killed a woman in a head-on interstate crash was served alcohol at four city bars that night even though it was obvious she was intoxicated, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Mandie Kirkconnell's
Updated: 10/14/2011 12:19A