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Judge tosses doctor sex assault lawsuit

Judge says the case falls under the state’s medical malpractice law

Salon

Family of Henrietta Lacks asks court to reject Thermo Fisher’s second motion to dismiss lawsuit

BALTIMORE — Family members of Henrietta Lacks are asking a federal judge to reject Thermo Fisher Scientific’s second attempt to get the court to dismiss the family’s lawsuit against the multimillion-dollar biotech company.

Tribune News Service

U.S. Supreme Court raises doubts about suit against Twitter over Istanbul massacre

The U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Wednesday toward a lawsuit against Twitter Inc by the family of a Jordanian man killed in an Istanbul nightclub massacre as they weighed for a second straight day whether to hold internet companies accountable for contentious content posted by users.

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Colorado deputy killed unarmed man at point-blank range after struggle outside school, video shows

DENVER — A Pueblo County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an unarmed man outside of a middle school last year after contacting the man because he accidentally got into the wrong car in the school’s pick-up line, a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges.

The Denver Post

Malcolm X’s family, on anniversary of assassination, announce $100M ‘conspiracy’ lawsuit against NYPD

NEW YORK — Exactly 58 years to the date that Malcolm X was assassinated in a hail of gunfire on a Manhattan stage, his family announced plans to file a lawsuit against the NYPD accusing cops and various government agencies of intentionally concealing evidence of his murder.

Tribune News Service

Athena Strand’s mother sues FedEx, contractor, driver accused of killing 7-year-old girl

FORT WORTH, Texas — The mother of Athena Strand, the 7-year-old girl who was kidnapped and killed in Wise County in November, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against FedEx, Big Topspin and the driver accused of the girl’s murder, according to a news release.

Tribune News Service

Malcom X’s family brings $100m lawsuit accusing CIA, FBI and NYPD of ‘plan to assassinate’ leader

Two of three men convicted in assassination of activist have been exonerated

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Supreme Court sounds wary of weakening internet's Section 230 to allow lawsuits against internet giants

WASHINGTON — Several Supreme Court justices said Tuesday they were wary of allowing lawsuits against YouTube and other social media firms over algorithms they use to direct users to related content — even if that encourages terrorists or promotes illegal conduct.

Los Angeles Times

Texas AG Paxton defends $3.3 million whistleblower settlement before House budget writers

AUSTIN, Texas – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office made its case on Tuesday for state budget writers to fund a $3.3 million whistleblower settlement, saying the cost to keep fighting the lawsuit would be far higher.

Tribune News Service

Daughter of Malcolm X to sue government agencies for alleged role in slaying

Ilyasah Shabazz says that she plans to sue the NYPD and the FBI, among others, for $100m in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Al Jazeera

Supreme Court sounds wary of weakening Section 230 to allow lawsuits against internet giants

Los Angeles Times

Husband of ‘Vegas Swindler’ accused of $10m con says she ‘betrayed and humiliated’ him

Sara King exuded success when she met her second husband Kamran Pahlavi. But the Iranian royal says she stole $10m from his friend’s company to fund a six month, 24/7 gambling spree

The Independent UK

Texas sues Biden administration over guidance to pharmacies on providing abortion-inducing drugs

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on February 7, 2023, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas challenging July 2022 guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that, according to Paxton, violates state sovereignty by seeking “to require…

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ITV's Lorraine Kelly slams 'utterly bizarre' Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham wedding lawsuit

Lorraine branded the wedding 'utterly joyless' and added it was 'devoid of fun and happiness'.

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The Independent UK

Austrian children sue government for failing to protect them from climate crisis

Children as young as five are asking government to ensure their constitutional rights by taking stronger climate action

The Independent UK

Austrian children take government to court over climate

A dozen minors filed a lawsuit with Austria’s top court Tuesday seeking to force the government to ensure their constitutional rights are protected by taking tougher action against climate change

Bangkok Post

MP casts doubts over Upakit's assets

Move Forward Party MP Rangsiman Rome on Monday accused Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun of making a false asset declaration after the senator filed a 100-million-baht defamation lawsuit against him last week following the general debate.

The Independent UK

Celebrity wedding planner calls Peltz family ‘privileged egomaniacs’ over demands

Nicola Peltz’s billionaire father Nelson is suing the second set of wedding planners hired to coordinate his daugher’s nuptials with Brooklyn Beckham

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Jeffrey Epstein’s long shadow falls on JPMorgan and Barclays once more

Newly public allegations about the convicted sex offender’s relationship to Jes Staley include 1,200 emails and ‘seductive’ photos

Birmingham Post

KPMG settles £1.3bn lawsuit with Carillion creditors

Official Receiver has been campaigning on behalf of creditors of construction giant following its collapse in 2018

Reason

Brickbat: Masks Off

The Simpson County, Mississippi, school district has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a then-third-grader barred from wearing a face mask with the phrase "Jesus Loves Me" on it. There was actually no policy against wearing such a mask when her principal told Lydia Booth…

The Independent UK

Men claim in lawsuit that Texas nun gave them alcohol before priest abused them as children

Alleged victims claim they were assaulted in the dark basement of an orphanage in the 1960s

Daily Mirror

School 'suspends boy', 7, after finding his mom’s adult site content, sparking lawsuit

Sara Blake Cheek, who lives in a million dollar ranch in Florida, had already been axed from her kids' sports matches after joining the kinky site when her business shut during lockdown

Chicago Sun-Times

Teen’s family sues Waukegan cops for extracting false confession to a shooting

The lawsuit says police lied to the 15-year-old during his interrogation. His family had to prove he was miles away when the shooting occurred.

The Independent UK

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