The players of the lacrosse team say they plan to file the suit for both emotional and reputation damage. Many have said that they have suffered with their fellow teammates were accused of sexually assaulting an African-American exotic dancer. The amount of money has not been specified. The people filing the suit are both current […]
Katrina Victims’ Appeal Rejected By Supreme Court
The justices of the Supreme Court had rejected the appeals filed by Xavier University along with 68 other individuals and businesses that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina. They were seeking that the lawsuits against insurance companies to go forth. It was ruled by the lower court that the insurance policies did not cover damages by […]
Polar bear, the first potential victim of global warming.
The Interior Department might act soon on its year-old proposal to make the polar bear the first species to be listed as threatened with extinction because of melting ice from a warming planet. The US administration is nearing a decision that would acknowledge officially the environmental damage of global warming and name its first potential […]
Doomadgee family sue for $900,000
THE family of Mulrunji Doomadgee, who died in a police watch-house three years ago, are claiming damages of nearly $1 million in a lawsuit against his arresting officer and the Queensland Government. Documents filed in the Supreme Court in Brisbane last week, and made available today, show Mulrunji’s de facto Tracey Twaddle and seven of […]
FBI May Get Sued By Egyptian Student Over 9/11 Interrogation
Five years ago, Abdallah Higazy an international student from Egypt was wrongly interrogated by the FBI. He was accused of aiding the 9/11 hijackers with an advanced aviation radio in his hotel room. A lower court had dismissed the lawsuit against the FBI earlier. However, the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit […]