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Metro East Black Contractors Organization Suing IDOT
IDOT has not seen the lawsuit and won`t comment on it. But department officials insist they have been making a great deal of progress in putting more minorities and women to work. MEBCO calls that propaganda. The president of MEBCO Dr. William Mason
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:23P
B.C. snake charmer loses legal challenge but can appeal for licences
In spite of Monday's dismissal, Demcak - who was forced, under the regulations, to close his travelling exotic-animal road show - said he felt vindicated when Justice Catherine Wedge ruled that Demcak could appeal to BC's director of wildlife for a
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:23P
Calif. farmworkers win unfair labor practices settlement
The settlement is the result of a lawsuit filed in 2009 by California Rural Legal Assistance, which represents the workers. The lawsuit accused the grower of violating state and federal law, including failing to pay minimum wage and overtime,
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:22P
Appellate Court denies county's request to reconsider Scotts Valley property
SCOTTS VALLEY - An appellate court has declined to reconsider its decision last month that awarded Scotts Valley millions in back property taxes, setting the stage for a possible fight in the state Supreme Court.
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:21P
School district sues Valparaiso over zoning change (LAWSUIT)
Attorneys for the School Board filed the lawsuit after city commissioners changed the zoning designation for the school district's 13-acre parcel on Edge Avenue. The 30-page complaint discusses in some detail the actions taken since last summer that
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:21P
Protesters sue UC Berkeley for police brutality
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court by 24 students and community members who claim they were jabbed, clubbed and pulled by their hair by baton-wielding police on Nov. 9. Occupy protesters clashed with the officers when the demonstrators
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:13P
C.P. awards consulting contract on Stillwater project
The city is a defendant along with Stillwater developers in a 2009 lawsuit brought by the Stillwater Homeowners Association and a few individual homeowners alleging negligence that led to flooding and damage to homes. The lawsuit seeks protection from
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:13P
Farmworkers win unfair labor practices settlement
The settlement is the result of a lawsuit filed in 2009 by California Rural Legal Assistance, which represents the workers. The lawsuit accused the grower of violating state and federal law, including failing to pay minimum wage and overtime,
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:13P
USDA fines Ringling Bros. Circus over treatment of animals
The lawsuit alleged that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus systematically abuses and exploits elephants. (CNN) -- The US Department of Agriculture has slapped the parent company of the "Greatest Show on Earth" with
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:12P
American Scene
Sgt. Meyer filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against his former employer, BAE Systems OASYS Inc. The 23-year-old says the company retaliated after he raised objections to its sale of weapons systems to Pakistan. BAE Systems spokesman Brian Roehrkasse
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:10P