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Ga. Woman Fired Over Period Leaks: Report
For nearly 10 years, Alisha Coleman worked as a 911 dispatcher for a facility that helps people with disabilities. Coleman claims that in 2016 she lost the job that she loved after experiencing symptoms associated with premenopause. Coleman has teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union after being abruptly let go by the Bobby…
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Attorney Lisa Bloom to Hold Press Conference With Usher Herpes Accuser
R&B singer Usher Raymond has new accusers coming forward and stating that they contracted herpes from the singer. On Monday their attorney, Lisa Bloom, will address the newest lawsuits filed against the singer. Bloom is holding a live conference at 9 a.m. to discuss her clients’ lawsuits against Usher. According to Bloom, Usher allegedly had…
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Usher’s Got It Bad: 2 Women and 1 Man Come Forward With Herpes Claims
Things seem to keep getting worse for Usher. It’s only been a couple of weeks since the world found out that he paid $1.1 million in 2012 to settle a lawsuit after a woman claimed to have contracted herpes from him, and there have been multimillon-dollar lawsuits since alleging that Usher’s been passing out herpes…
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Usher Hit With $20,000,000 Lawsuit Alleging He Infected Woman With Herpes
Last week a woman identified only as Jane Doe filed a $10 million lawsuit against R&B singer Usher claiming that she had unprotected sex with him and he did not inform her about allegedly having herpes. Many wondered if that woman was tested for the virus, and now it’s been revealed that she’s tested positive.…
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3 Years After Jahi McMath Was Declared Dead, Family Still Fights to Have Her Death Certificate Overturned
It has been more than three years since Jahi McMath, a California teenager, was declared dead after going into cardiac arrest following what was meant to be a routine surgery to remove her tonsils and help her sleep apnea. However, a Northern California judge is expected to determine soon whether or not to revoke her…
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Woman Files $10,000,000 Lawsuit Against Usher for Allegedly Exposing Her to Herpes
By now you’ve probably heard about the $1 million settlement that R&B singer Usher made to a stylist who claimed that the pop star infected her with the herpes simplex 2 virus. Court documents show that the singer was allegedly diagnosed with HSV-2 in 2009 or 2010 and knowingly had sex with a woman without…
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2 Black Pastors Sue Coca-Cola, the American Beverage Association, Charging They Deceive Consumers About Soda’s Health Risks
Two black pastors filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association last week, claiming that soda manufacturers knowingly deceive consumers about the health risks associated with the drinks, costing their communities lives through illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke. The complaint was filed in Washington, D.C., Superior Court on Thursday on…
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National Writers Union Prepares to Take Ebony to Court
It’s been a couple of months since #EbonyOwes became a trending hashtag after several freelancers complained about not getting paid, and now the National Writers Union is preparing to take Ebony magazine to court. Ebony, which is owned by Clear View Group, did not meet its own deadline to pay as much as $200,000 that’s…
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La. Cop, Wounded in Attack That Left 3 Officers Dead, Sues Black Lives Matter, DeRay Mckesson
A Louisiana law-enforcement officer has filed a lawsuit against Black Lives Matter, accusing the movement and several of its leaders, including DeRay Mckesson, of inciting violence that led to a gunman’s attack on officers in Baton Rouge, La., last summer, leaving three officers dead. According to the Associated Press, Mckesson and four other Black Lives…