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USDOJ: Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit alleging that Equity Homes Inc, PBR LLC, BBR LLC and Shane Hartung violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by failing to provide features that would make their multi-family
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:03A
Australia fund files new suit seeking over $1 bln from Goldman
SYDNEY Oct 28 (Reuters) - An Australian fund has filed a new lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court seeking more than $1 billion in damages from Goldman Sachs , accusing the investment bank of selling it risky debt it expected would tumble in
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:02A
Gay military couples sue over benefits
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Boston, says the government's Defense of Marriage Act violates their constitutional rights and asks the military to recognize their marriages and provide spousal benefits. Under the federal Defense of Marriage
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:01A
Cooley Law School case puts online critics under fire
I did not ever contemplate that my blog would be the subject of a lawsuit or that anything contained in it would be alleged to be 'defamatory.' "This appears to be little more than a textbook SLAPP suit (strategic lawsuit against public participation),
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:01A
Dodgers lawyer: Bryan Stow may share responsibility in attack
LOS ANGELES—Two men accused of brutally beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow in a Dodger Stadium parking lot on opening day should be held liable for potentially tens of millions of dollars in a family lawsuit, an attorney who represents the
Updated: 10/28/2011 02:01A
Tonya Cooley 'Real World' Cast Member Sues: 'I Was Raped with a Toothbrush'
A cast member on MTV's "The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins" claims male members acted like animals during production, in one case raping her with a toothbrush ... this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ. Tonya Cooley filed the suit
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:57A
BlackPlanet.com sued after woman allegedly raped for porn film
Two men charged in a federal indictment are also named in the lawsuit seeking $10 million. The indictment claims the men lured nine women for “auditions,” drugged and then sexually assaulted them. The assaults were filmed and sold online as pornography
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:55A
Dream Act Referendum Supporters Intervene in Lawsuit
Parrott wants the DREAM Act put to a referendum. by Jessica Talson, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS - An Anne Arundel County Court has ruled that MDPetitions.com can intervene in a lawsuit between proponents of the recently passed Maryland DREAM Act and
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:40A
NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com | Calif
They say the state makes exceptions for men with certain medical conditions and should make similar allowances for Sikhs, Muslims, Orthodox Jews and others whose religion requires facial hair. Under the settlement, the state will not change its rules
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:39A
KUSI News Weather Sports San Diego Calif. Sikh barred from job over beard settles
(AP) - California has settled a lawsuit filed by a man who was barred from becoming a prison guard because he refused to shave the beard required by his Sikh religion, officials said Thursday. Civil rights organizations said the Department of
Updated: 10/28/2011 01:33A