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Utah Soda Shops End ‘Dirty’ Fight with Settlement
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Utah chains Sodalicious and Swig settled a lawsuit over the sale of sugary “dirty sodas.” So reports the Salt Lake Tribune.
Read more...Public Defenders Sue Over Inmate Masturbation
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Six public defenders are suing the Cook County Public Defender and the Cook County Sheriff for failing to protect them from “heinous sexual misconduct” by prisoners in a Chicago, Illinois jail. So reports Yahoo.
Read more...Nurse Gets $500k After Highly-Publicized Arrest
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Nurse Alex Wubbels settled her lawsuit with Salt Lake City for $500,000 after she was “roughly arrested” for refusing to draw blood from an unconscious patient. So reports Northeast Public Radio.
Read more...Teacher Reportedly Taped Student's Mouth Shut, Sparking Lawsuit
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Nesa Johnson, a teacher at High Point School in Michigan, allegedly taped the mouth of a student with cerebral palsy shut “as part of a pattern of abuse,” sparking a lawsuit in federal court. So reports USA Today.
Read more...2 Chainz, bodyguard Sued By Paparazzo After Alleged Assault
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Longtime paparazzo and videographer R.J. Capak is planning a lawsuit against rapper 2 Chainz and a member of his private security after allegedly being knocked out by the rapper’s bodyguard. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Banana Costume Gets Kmart Sued Over Copyright
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New Jersey-based costume maker Rasta Imposta is suing the Kmart Corporation for “unfair competition and copyright infringement” over a banana-shaped costume. So reports WCNY News.
Read more...Trans Troops Can Still Serve After Ban Blocked
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A federal judge blocked the White House ban on transgendered troops, stating the policy likely violates the equal protection clause. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...RBS Settles with Justice Dept. Over Fraud Probe
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc will pay more than $44 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into traders accused of defrauding customers. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Lawsuit Claims Workers Threatened Execs. with Rape for Not Using Union Labor
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Executives at the building firm Tradeoff filed a lawsuit in Long Island claiming members of Laborers Local 79 threated them with rape, formed an angry mob where two of them were eating out and attempted to ruin a manager’s wedding. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Judge Rejects Argument That Cutting Off Subsidies Threaten Health Insurance Market
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U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria criticized the argument brought forth by California’s attorney, who is leading a coalition demanding the federal government reinstate cut off “Obamacare” subsidies. Chhabria claims states have already mitigated the impact of the lost subsidies. So reports the Associated Press.
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