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Micha Star Liberty Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Center for Civic Education
Micha Star Liberty has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Center of Civic Education. The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries.
Crosswalk Safety to be Scrutinized After $12 Million in Damages From Injury in Millbrae
REDWOOD CITY, CA - Caltrans and a driver who ran her car into a Millbrae girl walking across El Camino Real were ordered to pay the now-comatose woman $12.2 million in damages, attorneys said Wednesday.
A San Mateo County jury decided Gada Hassan and Caltrans were responsible for the March 2006 collision in a crosswalk near [...]
Transgender Woman Wins Ruling Against Legislature
A federal judge in Atlanta has handed a legal victory to Vandy Beth Glenn, a transgender woman who was fired from her job as legislative editor for the Georgia General Assembly after announcing she would transition from male to female.
In a ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Richard Story ruled Glenn was subjected to sex [...]
Damages Awarded in Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
SAN RAFAEL — A Marin County jury awarded $113,800 in damages against filmmaker George Lucas’ company Wednesday for withdrawing a job offer from a San Francisco woman after she disclosed that she was pregnant.
Lucasfilm Ltd. denied discriminating against Julie
Veronese, and said it revoked its offer of a 30-day job in 2008 as a manager at [...]
Man Files Abuse Suit Against Legionaires
A Mexican man says that leaders of an influential Roman Catholic religious order knew their founder was a child molester and did nothing to stop him, the Associated Press reports.
Jose Raul Gonzalez is seeking unspecified damages from the Legionaires of Christ in a lawsuit filed Monday in Connecticut. The international group has its U.S. headquarters [...]
Lawsuit Claims LAX Hilton Violated Wage Laws
The Hilton Los Angeles Airport allegedly hired scores of housekeepers and other workers through a subcontractor in an illegal scheme to circumvent a city law mandating that airport-area hotel employees receive a “living wage,” according to a lawsuit announced Wednesday.
The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of some 150 current [...]
Bank of America Workers Across U.S. Sue for Overtime
NEW YORK - Workers for Bank of America Corp, one of the nation’s largest employers, have sued the company for allegedly failing to pay overtime and other wages.
The lawsuit filed on Friday in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, consolidates 12 lawsuits filed on behalf of employees in California, Florida, Kansas, Texas and Washington.
It seeks [...]
New Sex Abuse Suit Filed Against Los Angeles Archdiocese
Another sexual abuse lawsuit has been brought against the Catholic Church, this time naming the Los Angeles Archdiocese and former priest Michael Baker. The lawsuit, filed by a 27-year-old man, claims that Baker sexually abused him on multiple occasions 15 years ago at St. Columbkille parish in South Los Angeles. The lawsuit also alleges that [...]
Micha Star Liberty Speaks at SFTLA Event
Micha Star Liberty was honored to speak at a CLE event given yesterday by the New Lawyers’ Division of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, on the topic of “Deposition Basic Training”.
Jailer Files Suit Over Alleged Unlawful Firing
A former jail officer has filed a lawsuit against Texas City claiming she was fired in retaliation for ending a romantic relationship with a police officer.
Latasha J. Olivares worked for the city of Texas City from 2004 until Jan. 5, 2009. During that time, she had a relationship with Cpl. Elroy Montgomery, she claims in [...]
