lawsuit

Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP

3:27pm May 24, 2022

National National Education

A school seeks to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Michelle Obama's brother and his wife

by Jonathan Franklin

The school argues that it exercised its contractual right to deny the Robinson children enrollment in 2021, as school officials determined it was in the "best interest of the school."
Richard Vogel / AP

6:18am Apr 30, 2022

National National Education

USC settles lawsuits with 80 men who say a former school doctor sexually abused them

by Jonathan Franklin

Attorneys for the alleged victims say the cases date back to as early as 1997, with the latest occurring in 2018. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
5:13pm Feb 25, 2022

Courts Courts

Class action approval sought in new lawsuit filed against Winston Weaver

by Keri Brown

Another lawsuit has been filed against the Weaver fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem.
6:53pm Feb 16, 2022

Sports Sports Politics & Government

NFL hires former AG Loretta Lynch to handle its racial discrimination suit

by Jonathan Franklin

The former attorney general was tapped in 2020 by the NFL to work on an inquiry into claims of workplace misconduct involving the then-Washington Football Team.
10:29pm Feb 15, 2022

National National Health & Safety

Bob Saget's family files suit to stop the release of records from death investigation

by Jonathan Franklin

The family argues in the lawsuit that no public interest would be served by the release of Saget's records to the general public.
Doug Pensinger / Getty Images

10:31pm Feb 07, 2022

Sports Sports National Politics & Government

Civil rights leaders call on the NFL to replace the Rooney Rule

by Jonathan Franklin

The Rooney Rule, a policy that went into effect in 2003, requires NFL teams to interview candidates of color for head coaching and senior operation vacancies.
Drew Angerer / Getty Images

5:51pm Feb 02, 2022

National National Politics & Government

Alexander Vindman sues Trump allies for alleged intimidation over impeachment hearing

by Rachel Treisman

Vindman accuses Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Guiliani and others of conspiring to intimidate and then punish him for testifying in the former president's 2019 impeachment case.
AP

2:17pm Jan 25, 2022

National National

A Black man jailed instead of a white male felon with a similar name is suing police

by Deepa Shivaram

Nevada police thought Shane Lee Brown, who is Black, was Shane Neal Brown, who is white, taller and roughly twice as old. Now, Shane Lee Brown has filed suit, seeking $500,000 in damages.
Bruce Smith / AP

1:33pm Jan 24, 2022

World News World News

A luxury cruise ship rerouted to the Bahamas over an arrest warrant for unpaid fuel

by Rachel Treisman

The Crystal Symphony was supposed to dock in Miami, but ended up in the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the ship as part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit.
3:52pm Dec 23, 2021

Arts Arts

James Franco breaks silence, admits to sleeping with students from his acting school

by Rachel Treisman

James Franco said he believed the encounters to be consensual and was "completely blind to power dynamics." He also described his struggle with sex addiction and its impact on his relationships.
Alex Brandon / AP

8:04am Oct 18, 2021

Sports Sports National

LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to get a psych exam before her lawsuit goes to trial

by Jaclyn Diaz

Vanessa Bryant and others who lost family members in the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant sued Los Angeles County over leaked photos of the crash scene that were allegedly shared.
10:08pm Oct 03, 2021

Courts Courts

Former students allege widespread abuse at UNCSA from past decades

by Paul Garber

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts faces a lawsuit by former students who say they were victims of sexual abuse.

lawsuit

A school seeks to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Michelle Obama's brother and his wife

USC settles lawsuits with 80 men who say a former school doctor sexually abused them

Class action approval sought in new lawsuit filed against Winston Weaver

NFL hires former AG Loretta Lynch to handle its racial discrimination suit

Bob Saget's family files suit to stop the release of records from death investigation

Civil rights leaders call on the NFL to replace the Rooney Rule

Alexander Vindman sues Trump allies for alleged intimidation over impeachment hearing

A Black man jailed instead of a white male felon with a similar name is suing police

A luxury cruise ship rerouted to the Bahamas over an arrest warrant for unpaid fuel

James Franco breaks silence, admits to sleeping with students from his acting school

LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to get a psych exam before her lawsuit goes to trial

Former students allege widespread abuse at UNCSA from past decades

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