17 current and former members of the U.S. military have filed a lawsuit charging the Defense Department of ignoring reports of rape and sexual assault within the military. 15 women, and 2 men say the Pentagon’s failure to investigate the reports of abuse ultimately allowed the rapes and sexual harassment to continue. Many of these…
DetailsValentines Day is a day of activism for some same sex couples in California who are headed to the East Los Angeles County Clerk’s office as part of an effort to gain support to repeal Proposition 8, which prohibits gay marriage in California and the Defense of Marriage Act, which precludes the federal government from…
DetailsThe protests in Egypt began on January 25th asking the President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Since then, the protests have continuously grown in both size and volume. When the protest first started, the majority of the activity was conducted in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Now, protests have spread to other parts of the country including…
DetailsA Mexican jewelry design student is threatening to sue BBC over xenophobic jokes that were made by hosts of the show Top Gear. Among other insulting remarks and stereotypes, the host of the show referred to Mexico as a “lazy, feckless and flatulent” nation. Iris de la Torre is a Mexican citizen living in London.…
DetailsMichael Moore filed a lawsuit on Monday in a Los Angeles court against Harvey and Bob Weinstein alleging they intentionally hid $2.7 million in profits from his most famous 2004 documentary Farenheit 9/11. Moore has already made over $19 million in profits from the documentary. Moore now says the Weinstein brothers’ used deceptive financial statements…
DetailsBank of America recently settled a class action lawsuit regarding the bank’s overdraft fees. The lawsuit charged Bank of America with engaging in “deceptive practices in the management of customer accounts” resulting in excessive overdraft fees. Specifically, the suit claims the bank purposely debited money into customer accounts in a way to maximize overdraft fees. …
DetailsFormer President Jimmy Carter is facing a $5 million class action lawsuit over his 2006 book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” Five readers allege the book contains anti-Israel propaganda and is intended to deceive the public instead of presenting objective and accurate information. The publisher Simon & Schuster has also been named a party to the…
DetailsTwo separate lawsuits were filed against elementary schools in Fayetteville for locking children in the janitor’s closet when they were acting up in class. Each lawsuit is seeking more than $20,000 in damages. The teachers and other students refer to the closet in which the children were placed as “the dungeon.” The school has yet…
DetailsElaine Cyphers, a senior human resources manager at Toshiba Corp has filed a $100 million class action lawsuit on behalf of all current and former Toshiba female employees in the United States. The lawsuit alleges that Toshiba engages in systematic gender bias towards women, especially when it comes to salary and promotions. Men who perform…
DetailsA 5 year-old-boy came to his pre-kindergarten with a loaded handgun. The pre-kindergarten teacher saw the gun fall out of the boy’s pocket. No one was hurt, and the boy did not threaten to hurt anyone. The boy told authorities he found the gun in her stepfather’s car on the way to school and grabbed…
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