DeSantis' "Perla" identified as Army vet Perla Huerta is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence agent and combat medic specialist Salon · Oct 3, 2022
Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit, say lawyers Lawyers for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, facing a U.S. lawsuit over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told a court on Monday the crown prince's appointment as prime minister last week ensured him immunity from prosecution. Reuters · Oct 3, 2022
EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in state history involves tens of millions of misspent dollars earmarked for needy families The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
Burlington Stores employees win $11 million in overtime pay settlement Discount retailer Burlington Stores, formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory, has agreed to an $11 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming that it refused to pay overtime to assistant store managers who weren't bona fide managers with the power to hire or fire employees but could work 50 to 55… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 3, 2022
LIV Golf's lawsuit vs PGA Tour branded "silly" as Tommy Fleetwood gives verdict on rebels LIV Golf have found themselves embroiled in a legal battle with the PGA Tour amid the sport's ongoing civil war, and European star Tommy Fleetwood has labelled the dispute 'silly'. Daily Mirror · Oct 3, 2022
Supreme Court won't take up MyPillow head's defamation case The Supreme Court says it won’t intervene in a lawsuit in which Dominion Voting Systems accused MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell of defamation for falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
Slavery descendants fight to memorialize a cemetery in Maryland Development has forced many historically Black communities around the country to uproot and disperse. Cemeteries often remain the only proof that those communities existed. WEKU · Oct 3, 2022
Will election conspiracy theories cause permanent damage to democracy in Kansas? KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In early September, Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden spoke with a group of Johnson County conservatives known as the “Liberty People” about his efforts to investigate voter fraud. Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022
Untested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger case Memphis' long-held problems with testing rape kits quickly have come under renewed scrutiny with Cleotha Henderson's arrest last month in the killing of Eliza Fletcher, a mother and kindergarten teacher who was abducted while jogging The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022
$4 million verdict for LAPD captain over fake nude photo shared by cops LOS ANGELES — A jury awarded a female Los Angeles police captain $4 million in damages Friday in her sexual harassment lawsuit against the city over a nude photograph that was doctored to look like her and shared around the department. Los Angeles Times · Oct 1, 2022
Trump fraud lawsuit goes to judge who held him in contempt The New York attorney general’s lawsuit accusing Donald Trump and his company of fraud has been assigned to a state court judge who repeatedly ruled against the former president in related subpoena disputes — including holding him in contempt, fining him $110,000 and forcing him to sit for a deposition The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022
Victims of mass shooting that killed seven file lawsuit against suspected gunman's dad The plaintiffs in the case which include the amilies of people killed as well as survivors still suffering from their wounds blame the alleged shooter's dad for s for sponsoring his son’s gun permit Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022
Diddy faces lawsuit from former nanny, calls allegations a ‘meritless shakedown’ LOS ANGELES — Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing legal action from a former nanny who claims she was wrongfully terminated. Los Angeles Times · Sep 30, 2022
Uvalde families file sweeping lawsuit The lawsuit says each defendant played a part in the shooting’s tragic outcome Salon · Sep 30, 2022
Miami Herald · Sep 30, 2022 Legal battle over Miami bank allegedly controlled by Venezuela intensifies The legal battle over the control of a Miami bank alleged to have been secretly run by the Venezuelan government is heating up, following the efforts of its original owner to take back the reins of the bank’s Curaçao-based parent company.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 Ed Sheeran’s request for US copyright lawsuit to be dismissed is denied The British musician faces accusations that parts of his track Thinking Out Loud were taken from the 1973 hit Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30, 2022 Unfounded election fraud accusations pour in to Illinois officials As they’ve done across the nation, conspiracy theorists have inundated Illinois election officials with form letters demanding voter records and threatening lawsuits.
WEKU · Sep 30, 2022 A look inside the legal battle to stop Biden's student loan relief The legal cases all face the same challenge: finding a plaintiff who will be clearly harmed by debt cancellation.
WEKU · Sep 30, 2022 Texts released ahead of Twitter trial show Elon Musk assembling the deal Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter went down via private text messages between the Tesla CEO and a small circle of Silicon Valley's rich and powerful, according to court filings released this week.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 Biden slashes back student loan relief plan as Republican launch lawsuits Changes expected to affect some 770,000 borrowers, official said
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 Martha’s Vineyard migrants demand flight companies preserve records or risk ‘federal court sanctions’ Lawyers suing DeSantis administration urge two firms to preserve records
Reason · Sep 30, 2022 Six States File Lawsuit Challenging Biden Student Debt Cancellation Program The lawsuit has a more conventional - and stronger - basis for standing than that filed yesterday by the Pacific Legal Foundation.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California wildfires sparked by the utility’s equipment
Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022 New York attorney general seeks Trump trial by end of 2023 New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a court filing she wants to go to trial in the state’s fraud lawsuit against Donald J. Trump and the Trump Organization by the end of next year.
Reuters · Sep 30, 2022 Costa Rica to suspend tariff benefits for Panamanian products amid trade dispute Costa Rica will suspend tariff benefits for Panamanian products, the country's foreign trade ministry said on Thursday, marking another step in a trade dispute that started in 2020 and is the subject of a World Trade Organization (WTO) lawsuit.