This Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court approved a defamation case against the Chicago Sun-Times for its 20202 coverage of a Republican state agency chief who allegedly lobbied for politically motivated property tax advantages on the Trump International Hotel & Tower. Mauro Glorioso, the former executive director of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, filed the...
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Prison doctor normalized sexual abuse of inmate with talks about horses, art and lunch: Lawsuit
According to a recent complaint, a prison doctor in Oregon is accused of normalizing his sexual abuse of an inmate by talking about lunch, horses, and art while occasionally laughing in his face about the alleged assaults while his superiors looked the other way. Now free, James Watkins claims that Dr. Leland Beamer, a physician...
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Funeral home gives grieving family dirt from 6-month-old’s grave site as a ‘replacement’ for the remains they lost: Lawsuit
In 2001, the body of a 6-month-old girl who was to be buried with her beloved rattle toy was purportedly lost by a Georgia funeral home. The child’s parents, who were unaware until last year when they attempted to exhume her for cremation, are now suing the owners, alleging that they provided dirt from the...
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Truck driver wins $34.7 million ‘outrageous verdict’ against Walmart for defaming him with ‘integrity’ violation
A former Walmart truck driver who claimed the corporation defamed him by claiming he broke company integrity guidelines by driving an RV on a family vacation while on medical leave was awarded $34.7 million in damages by a California jury. Jesus Jesse Fonesca was awarded $9.7 million in compensatory damages and an additional $25 million...
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Federal appeals court refuses to allow Louisiana to enforce Ten Commandments law — for now
While legal proceedings regarding the validity of Louisiana’s contentious Ten Commandments Law continue, the country’s most conservative federal appeals court has denied Louisiana’s request to start implementing the law. In June, Louisiana became the first state to enact legislation mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms by January 1, 2025....
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‘Baddest Streaming on the Planet’: Florida man sues Netflix over Mike Tyson-Jake Paul buffering problems
A Florida man punched Netflix this week, bringing a lawsuit against the media behemoth after buffering problems irritated viewers who watched Friday night’s highly anticipated bout between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and social media sensation Jake Paul. Three days after Paul, a YouTuber and actor who began boxing in 2018, defeated Tyson, who retired...
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Sheriff who called deputies to help him settle Burger King order mishap is sued for silencing Facebook critics
Three people are suing the Georgia sheriff who summoned his deputies to assist him in resolving his incorrect Burger King order, claiming he silenced them for criticizing him on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page in the lead-up to his reelection this month. In March 2023, police body camera footage captured Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens...
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‘My whole brain, mama’: Woman gets $1M settlement after K-9 cop dog ripped off her scalp
Four years after a K-9 officer snarled at her, inflicting her with severe injuries to her scalp, a California lady received over $1 million after settling with the Brentwood Police Department. According to a news release issued by Talmika Bates’ lawyers on November 15, the lawsuit against Brentwood Police Officer Ryan Rezentes claimed that Bates’...
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‘Mere conclusory statement’: Federal judge tosses Mike Huckabee’s suit against Meta that claims ‘numerous fans’ purchased CBD gummies because of false ads with his face
A federal judge in Delaware on Mondaytossedalawsuitfiled by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta claiming that the platform unfairly profited from false advertisements for CBD products. Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, sued Meta in July over a series of ads for CBD gummies. CBD...
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‘His body was being burnt’: Passenger sues Frontier after scalding tea spills onto his groin during flight, causing 3rd-degree burns
A Pennsylvania man is suing Frontier Airlines after he says he was served an “excessively” hot cup of tea without a lid that spilled through his pants and burned his genitalia. Sean Miller, 56, got burned by his tea during a Sept. 20 flight from Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia, he alleges in his lawsuit filed...