Freed man sues after key murder witness revealed to be blind
After serving 12 years in prison for murder and then being exonerated after investigators found that a key witness was legally blind, a Chicago man is now suing the city and police department. Darien Harris was convicted in 2014 and sentenced to 76 years in prison for shooting and killing an 18-year-old man at a […]
Anti-abortion activist Mark Houck sues DOJ over ‘retaliatory’ arrest
Mark Houck‘s life was changed forever in the fall of 2022 after he was arrested at gunpoint in front of his family following an investigation into his anti-abortion activism outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia. After the Pennsylvania-based Catholic father’s acquittal by a jury in January 2023, Houck is demanding accountability for the Department of […]
Group sues NC county over Confederate monument thanking ‘faithful slaves’
North Carolina residents have sued their county in federal court to remove a Confederate monument that thanks “loyal slaves” and honors the Confederacy. Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County, a black community organizing group, argues that Tyrrell County’s Confederate monument violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment because it contains racist language. The monument, […]
Indigenous ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Costume Designer Sues Apple for Racial Discrimination
Assistant costume designer on Martin Scorsese’s films Killer of the Flower Moon She is suing Apple Studios for racism, claiming that her work as a Native American was suppressed during awards season. In the lawsuit, Native American costume designer Christy Marie Hoffman claims that her work researching and designing costumes for the period drama was […]
Family of dancer who died from eating mislabeled Stew Leonard’s cookie sues store
The family of a professional dancer who died after eating a mislabeled Stu Leonard cookie is suing a popular grocery chain, the cookie manufacturer and employees for wrongful death. Orla Baxendale, 25, was rehearsing at a dance studio in Connecticut on January 11 when she suffered a severe allergic reaction to vanilla Florentine cookies containing […]
Family of supermarket employee sues over daughter’s COVID-19 death | FOX 5 DC
A Prince George’s County judge denied part of a motion on Tuesday to dismiss the case in a lawsuit filed by the family of a … source
Justice Department sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation over live event monopoly
In a move that will primarily affect music but could have ramifications in the sports world, the Department of Justice announced Thursday that it would move forward with a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment. The lawsuit alleges serious antitrust violations that the government alleges are a consortium trying to dominate […]
Justice Department sues Live Nation, Ticketmaster for allegedly monopolizing live entertainment industry
The Justice Department on Thursday sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, accusing the ticket sellers of stifling competition in the live entertainment industry. The Justice Department, which filed the antitrust lawsuit with 30 state and local attorneys general, said Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s anticompetitive practices deprived American music fans of innovation in ticket […]
Colorado skier tracks down alleged hit-and-run snowboarder on social media, sues over catastrophic injuries
The snowboarder who plowed into an Aspen skier and fled, leaving her crumpled in the snow before months of physical therapy, has a social media presence and distinctive gear, according to a lawsuit. It was used to identify her. Anne Cassidy, a mother of four and an “expert skier” who knows Aspen Mountain, was chatting […]
Catholic group Knights of Columbus sues Biden administration for denying permit for Memorial Day mass: ‘Way out of line’
A Catholic service organization has sued the Biden administration for religious discrimination after it was prevented from holding its long-standing Memorial Day Mass at a national cemetery. Lawyers for the Knights of Columbus filed a petition Tuesday with the National Park Service (NPS) in Petersburg, Virginia, for a temporary restraining order after the agency denied […]