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City Council examining doing away with cumulative elections
The current system of electing at-large council members was introduced in 1987, the result of a lawsuit brought by members of the city's black community who were concerned about a lack of minorities elected to local political offices.
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:45A
MJ doc legal woes mount
Medicus is asking a judge to rule that it is not responsible for paying any of Murray's legal bills in his fights with various medical boards, Joe Jackson's lawsuit or his criminal defense. The case was on hiatus until after the criminal trial.
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:39A
Tribes, small-town residents fear Oklahoma City will drain their lake
The lawsuit says Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican, and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board mistakenly based their deal with Oklahoma City on state law, rather than federal law, which the tribes argue governs cases of Indian water rights.
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:38A
Lawsuit: Couple sickened by cockroaches on flight
BY AP November 12, 2011 11:34PM CHARLOTTE, NC — A North Carolina couple is suing Air Tran Airways, alleging they were sickened by cockroaches coming out of air vents and storage areas on a recent flight. They say flight attendants ignored their
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:34A
Malpractice lawsuit claims medical acts disabled child
It also claims that a one-day delay in surgery further complicated problems caused by the delivery. The lawsuit does not list a dollar amount but asks for a jury trial to determine damages for Starla's "medical costs, considerable pain and suffering,
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:14A
Texas Failed Conversion Suit Grinds On
Save First Basin's supporters denied there had been any wrongdoing, but the Odessa, Texas-headquartered First Basin sued in 2008 in the District Court of Ector County, and the litigation has been going on ever since. “I don't think that I have anything
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:13A
Parents want to see video from bus incident
By Cara Hogan chogan@eagletribune.com An Atkinson family may file a civil lawsuit against the Timberlane Regional School District after a school bus driver allegedly berated their 11-year-old son. Two weeks ago, Eric Roux said, his son got off the bus
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:12A
Natick Mall condo owners allege fraud, seek refunds
But last month, the owners of 11 units filed a lawsuit against the complex, its owner, and a former representative, alleging they were lied to and pressured to close sales before Nouvelle's enormous financial issues could be discovered.
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:11A
Hotel worker sues employer for $34 million over alleged racist pranks
Jones said the latest incident occurred Tuesday, a day after he filed an initial discrimination lawsuit over an alleged incident in October 2010, the New York Daily News reported. In an amended lawsuit, Jones said a hotel painter confronted him wearing
Updated: 11/13/2011 12:05A
Cape Fear Valley's ER is under fire over complaints of long waits and maltreatment
This month, the lawyers involved with the choking case filed another lawsuit on behalf of a Fayetteville woman who alleged that she was kicked out of the ER and arrested while in severe pain from a kidney infection. Only when she began hyperventilating
Updated: 11/12/2011 11:58P