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Lawyer Inquires About De Facto Dismissal for Case Dragging 500 Days
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A lawyer in the New Jersey case challenging the constitutionality of revoking a driver's license for not making child support payments is questioning how long a delay can be considered a de facto dismissal. So reports Above the Law.
Read more...Class Action Suit Nets $17M for HIV Patients, Preventers
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A class-action lawsuit against Aetna yielded a more than $17 million settlement with customers whose HIV statuses were accidently revealed in July. So reports Gant News.
Read more...Seeking to Avoid Death Penalty, Halloween Terror Attacker Seeks Plea Deal
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Lawyers for the Sayfullo Saipov, the Uzbek man charged for the Halloween attack that left eight dead on a Manhattan bike path, said Saipov would plead guilty and serve a life prison sentence in exchange for a guarantee he doesn't get the death penalty. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...‘Whistleblower’ Suit Filed After DoE Photographer Fired
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Former Department of Energy photographer Simon Edelman filed a "whistleblower" lawsuit alleging he was fired after leaking photos of a private meeting between a significant donor to President Donald Trump and Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry. So reports National Public Radio.
Read more...Ex-Gymnastics Doc Claims Impact Statements Too Hard to Hear
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Former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar wrote a six-page single-spaced letter complaining it was too difficult for him to listen to dozens of his accusers enumerate his purported abuse. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Abedin, Weiner 'Discontinue' Divorce Case, Plan Swift Private Proceeding
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Huma Abedin, an aide to Hillary Clinton, and her embattled ex-pol husband Anthony Weiner agreed to settle their divorce out of court in order to spare their child, according to Fox News.
Read more...Juror's Racial Slurs Give Death Row Inmate New Hope
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A federal appeals court will review the case of Georgia death row inmate Keith Leroy Tharpe after claims one of the jurors in his case used a racial slur to describe him and reportedly once posited black people may not have souls. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Ohio Voter Roll Purge Facing Challenge
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Larry Harmon of Ohio is challenging a state law purging him from voter rolls based on his failure to vote in two consecutive elections and allegedly ignoring notification his registration would be cancelled. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Uber Settles Class Action with 2,421 NY Drivers
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Uber settled with 2,421 New York drivers for $3 million after the employees claimed they were underpaid per their contract. So reports Engadget.
Read more...NJ Prisons Reconsiders Book Ban
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The New Jersey Department of Corrections reversed its ban on a book about mass incarceration and racial discrimination after the American Civil Liberties Union claimed the prohibition on the book was unconstitutional. So reports National Public Radio.
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