Tag: Lawsuits
Official sues over his arrest at police brutality protest
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee County supervisor has filed a lawsuit against the city and county alleging law enforcement officers violated his civil rights when...
Florida surgeon’s estate settles suit over plane crash death
KOKOMO, Ind. — The estate of a Florida plastic surgeon who died in 2019 when his small plane crashed in a central Indiana farm...
Judge: US can’t delay challenge to public land coal sales
BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration's attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
US sued over road project in Mojave desert tortoise habitat
SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of conservation groups on Friday sued the U.S. government over the Trump administration’s decision to allow construction of...
Ex-House member who resigned amid scandal hit with $220K fee
LOS ANGELES — Former California congresswoman Katie Hill has been ordered to pay about $220,000 in attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two...
NRA drops countersuit, will fight New York AG in state court
NEW YORK — The National Rifle Association has dropped a lawsuit accusing New York's attorney general of suing the gun rights group last year...
Foundation gifts $100,000 to 3 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors
TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa-based nonprofit announced Thursday it’s gifting $100,000 to each of the three known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race...
Hearing set on whether Indiana governor may sue Legislature
INDIANAPOLIS — A judge will hear arguments later this month over whether Indiana’s governor can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging the power state...
NFL judge: Lawyers for Black players can join mediation
PHILADELPHIA — The federal judge presiding over the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims on Thursday invited lawyers for Black players who...