lawsuit
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Tupac Photographer Hits Kendall and Kylie Jenner With Lawsuit Over T-Shirt Line
Well, well, well. It looks as if Kendall and Kylie Jenner are going to have to actually put their money where their mouths are after attempting to sell their tasteless, “vintage” T-shirts that feature photos of hip-hop legends Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. More specifically, Los Angeles-based photographer Michael Miller has slammed the sisters with…
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Democratic National Committee Fraud Lawsuit Is the Biggest Story in Politics That No One Is Talking About
Can you sue former President Barack Obama because he told you you could keep your doctor under Obamacare but your insurance company dropped you anyway? Not likely. If President Donald Trump’s wall gets built but it comes out of American taxpayers’ pockets instead of Mexico’s, can we all sue him? Even a jury composed of…
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How Much Is a Black Life Worth? We Calculated It
This week, Philando Castile’s family was awarded $3 million to settle a civil wrongful death lawsuit against the tiny township of St. Anthony, Minn. A week earlier, CNN reports, the family of Mike Brown reportedly received $1.5 million from the city of Ferguson, Mo., in the 2015 death of the 18-year old. It seems like…
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City of Ferguson, Mo., Settled With Michael Brown’s Family for $1,500,000 in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The city of Ferguson, Mo.’s insurance company paid out $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-year-old who was gunned down by Police Officer Darren Wilson in August 2014. The amount was disclosed Friday in response to an open-records request from the Associated Press,…
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ACLU Sues DC Police, Claims Officers Wrongfully Arrested Protesters During Trump’s Inauguration
The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department, claiming that officers wrongfully arrested innocent protesters during President Donald Trump’s inauguration back in January. According to The Hill, among the plaintiffs are a photojournalist, a legal observer and two protesters, who the lawsuit…
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Family of Michael Brown Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit With the City of Ferguson, Mo.
A federal judge approved a secret settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown over his 2014 shooting death at the hands of now former Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the settlement amount was not disclosed Tuesday in U.S. District Judge E. Richard…
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2 White Men Assaulted Black Teen Near His Home in Campaign to Run Interracial Family Out of Va. Neighborhood: Lawsuit
A black teenager was called racial slurs and attacked by two white men near his home in Virginia as part of an effort to run his interracial family out of town, a federal lawsuit claims. Yes, this is in 2017. Well, to be precise, the attack occurred in 2015. The men involved in the attack…
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Family of Autistic Man Whose Therapist Was Shot by North Miami Police Files Lawsuit Against City, Police Officers
The family of a man with autism, whose therapist was shot by a North Miami cop, is slapping the city of North Miami and four local police officers with a lawsuit, claiming that their loved one’s civil rights were violated in the aftermath of the shooting. According to CBS Miami, it was only on Monday,…
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Steve Harvey’s Ex-Wife Plans to Sue Him for $60,000,000
Steve Harvey’s ex-wife Mary Shackelford is planning to sue him for $60 million and says he ruined her life. Shackelford’s lawsuit includes allegations of child endangerment, torture, conspiracy against rights, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract and even “soul murder.” “Soul murder is achieved by a combination of torture, deprivation and brainwashing,” the…