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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 [...]
Jury Orders Drugmaker to Pay Damages for Discrimination
NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Novartis AG must pay $250 million in punitive damages for discriminating against thousands of female sales representatives over pay, promotion and pregnancy, a U.S. jury ruled on Wednesday.
Lawyers for about 5,600 current and former women employees covered by the 2004 class action lawsuit said it was the largest [...]
School Sued Over Sex Abuse of Teen Student
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-The parents of a 16-year-old girl have sued an Easthampton private school, claiming she was sexually assaulted by a teacher.
The plaintiffs are not named in the lawsuit last week against The Williston Northampton School, three administrators and former biology teacher Dennis P. Ryan. It does not specify damages.
The lawsuit claims Ryan built a relationship [...]
Judges OK Class-Action Suit Against Wal-Mart
In a closely watched case, a sharply divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled 6-5 that a sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart could proceed as a class action for more than a million women. The suit is the biggest employment discrimination case in the nation’s history.
After a decade of pretrial maneuvering, the decision by the [...]
Tulsa to Settle Lawsuit Against 3 Police Officers
A $150,000 settlement has been reached between the city of Tulsa and a local family who had accused three officers of severely beating their 16-year-old African-American son. The lawsuit accuses the officers of “racial discrimination and using excessive force” against the boy for no reason. The lawsuit states that the boy suffered damaged vision on [...]
