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civil lawsuits stories: 69 news summaries

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 Fired 'Noose' Prof 
 Sues Columbia for $200M 

Plagiarism allegation was 'cooked up,' lawyer says

Apr 23, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Columbia University professor fired for plagiarism shortly after a noose was found hanging on her office door is suing her former school for $200 million. Madonna Constantine’s reputation was ruined by the “baseless” allegation, her lawyer tells CNN. The black professor has previously charged that the noose... More »

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Columbia University • plagiarism • professor • noose • civil lawsuits • Madonna Constantine • Teachers College • firing

Fam of 3rd Wife Sues Peterson for Her Death

Lawyer who won OJ civil suit files before grand jury expires

Apr 22, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sick of waiting for a grand jury to act, Kathleen Savio’s family has filed a wrongful death suit against husband Drew Peterson, the Chicago Tribune reports. The grand jury, which expires next month, has been investigating the death of Savio, Peterson’s third wife, and the disappearance of... More »

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civil lawsuits • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • wrongful death • John Q Kelly

Allen Lawsuit Over Billboards Turns Racy

Defendant American Apparel uses director's love life against him

Apr 15, 09 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Apparel plans to defend a $10 million lawsuit brought by Woody Allen over the unauthorized use of his photo on billboards by arguing that the company hasn't hurt his image—because he got there first. A lawyer for the clothing company tells the AP that the director's checkered romantic... More »

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celebrity • affair • Mia Farrow • civil lawsuits • Woody Allen • American Apparel • Soon-Yi Previn

Housekeeper Sues Kobe
Over Dog Poop

Wrongful termination suit alleges his wife
made her handle it

Mar 25, 09 5:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former housekeeper for Kobe Bryant is suing the NBA star and his wife for wrongful termination, the Orange County Register reports, alleging that Vanessa Bryant “badgered, harassed, and humiliated” her and, as punishment for a laundry mistake, made her pick up dog droppings with bare hands. Maria Jimenez,... More »

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Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • Orange County, California • civil lawsuits • housekeeper • Vanessa Bryant • Howard Stern Grid

LA Parents May Have to Pay for Graffiti Cleanup

Politicians push new strategy to curb city's rampant tagging

Mar 25, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Here’s a reason to rein in unruly teens: Los Angeles parents may soon be financially liable for their kids’ vandalism. Officials want to allow residents to turn graffiti cleanup over to the city, which would then allow it to sue the perpetrators, and their parents, to recoup some of... More »

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Los Angeles • parents • vandalism • civil lawsuits • graffiti

 Crash Passenger: 
 I'm Not Freeman's 
 Mistress 

Plaintiff says he offered her a place to stay

Feb 26, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The woman suing Morgan Freeman for damages after a car crash says the actor was drinking all night before getting behind the wheel, the Commercial Appeal of Memphis reports. Demaris Meyer also denied that she was his mistress but said they were headed for his home when they piled into... More »

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Morgan Freeman • car accident • drunk driving • civil lawsuits • mistress

 Geronimo's Heirs Sue 
 Yale to Get Skull Back 

Descendants of Geronimo allege students robbed his grave

Feb 18, 09 5:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Descendants of the legendary Apache chief Geronimo are suing Yale and its secretive Skull and Bones Society for the return of his skull and other remains, reports the Hartford Courant. The suit alleges that members of Skull and Bones—including Prescott Bush, father and grandfather of a pair of presidents—... More »

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Yale University • Oklahoma • Native American • civil lawsuits • Federal government • Geronimo

Florida Jury Awards $8M
to Smoker's Family

Philip Morris vows to appeal verdict

Feb 18, 09 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Philip Morris must pay $8 million to the widow and son of a 55-year-old lung cancer victim, a Florida jury says. Jurors in the closely watched case decided that the cigarette maker hid the health risks and addictive qualities of cigarettes, the Miami Herald reports. Stuart Hess smoked about two... More »

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smoking • tobacco • Philip Morris • civil lawsuits • tobacco companies • cigarette

(Newser) - NBA Hall of Famer and former Los Angeles Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor has sued the team, alleging that owner Donald Sterling had a “vision of a Southern plantation-type structure,” the Los Angles Times reports. The suit claims Sterling often talked about “poor black kids” and... More »

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NBA • basketball • Los Angeles Clippers • discrimination • racism • civil lawsuits • age discrimination • general manager • racial discrimination • Elgin Baylor • Donald Sterling

Juror Booted for 'Sitting
in Hell' Facebook Post

Ohio man's Facebook message prompts calls for mistrial

Jan 31, 09 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - An Ohio man inadvertently discovered a new, high-tech way to get out of jury duty: write about it on Facebook. A judge in a high-profile civil lawsuit booted Barry Price from service after the plaintiff’s attorney discovered his Facebook status: “Barry Price is sitting in hell… aka jury... More »

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Facebook • judge • Cincinnati • jury duty • juror • civil lawsuits

Obama Signs Ledbetter Act
as His First Bill

Law allows suits for decades-old pay discrimination

Jan 29, 09 10:23 AM CST
(AP) - President Obama signed his first piece of legislation today, selecting an equal pay bill that makes it easier for women to sue for decades-old discrimination. Lilly Ledbetter—who for 19 years endured a pay discrepancy at Goodyear—stood at his side as the president signed the Fair Pay Act named... More »

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women • salary • civil lawsuits • Goodyear • bill • Obama administration • Ledbetter v. Goodyear • President Obama

Firm Behind Richardson Flap Has Pay-to-Play History

Financial adviser is under investigation, mired in lawsuits

Jan 6, 09 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - CDR, the Beverly Hills financial firm at the center of the pay-for-play scandal investigation that's snagged New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, is no stranger to the inside of a courtroom. It's being targeted by the SEC, the IRS, and the Department of Justice, the Los Angeles Times reports. The company,... More »

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Bill Richardson • bribery • civil lawsuits • defrauding customers • scandal • litigation • CDR Financial Products

Suit Claims In-Flight Booze Led to Domestic Violence

Courts must decide if United jet constituted a bar

Dec 17, 08 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - A couple has sued United Airlines for deliberately serving the husband too much wine on a 2006 international flight, triggering a physical fight with his wife upon landing. The case rides on whether US courts find United beholden to the same liabilities as bars, and if they can preside over... More »

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San Francisco • United Airlines • domestic violence • civil lawsuits • negligence • Customs and Border Protection • Osaka, Japan

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman has sued the manufacturer of Crocs for $7.5 million after her son was injured in an escalator accident, the Baltimore Sun reports. The 6-year-old was wearing the company's foam clogs when they caught in an escalator and mangled his right big toe. The suit charges... More »

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Crocs • injury • Baltimore • escalators • civil lawsuits • footwear

 Trampled Worker's 
 Family Sues Wal-Mart 

And more lawsuits coming over Black Friday trampling on Long Island

Dec 3, 08 2:56 PM CST
(AP) - The family of the Wal-Mart temp worker who was trampled to death by a Black Friday stampede has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in New York's state Supreme Court against the retailer and the Long Island mall where the store is located. The family also filed notice that Nassau County,... More »

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crime • New York • Long Island • temporary employment • civil lawsuits • holiday shopping • Black Friday • Wal-Mart • stampede • wrongful death

Court Caps Man at More Than
400 Lawsuits

Californian sued
under Americans
With Disabilities Act

Nov 18, 08 11:58 AM CST
(Newser) - After filing more than 400 lawsuits under the Amercians With Disabilities Act, Jarek Molski will be be allowed to file no more, the Los Angeles Times reports. In 2004, a federal judge accused him of extorting California businesses, barring him from future litigation, and yesterday the Supreme Court declined to... More »

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civil lawsuits • US Supreme Court • Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals • disabled access • Americans With Disabilities Act • disability rights

Mark Cuban Hit With
Insider-Trading Charges 

Owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks accused in 2004 stock sale

Nov 17, 08 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was charged today with insider trading, the Dallas Morning News reports. The government alleges that, in 2004, Cuban spoke with the CEO of a company in which he held shares, and was told, confidentially, of a new stock offering that would dilute the value of... More »

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NBA • stock market • Mark Cuban • Dallas Mavericks • insider trading • SEC • civil lawsuits • investor

Mayor of Batman, Turkey, Aims to Sue Warner Bros.

Pol wants share of Dark Knight revenues for citizens of oil town

Nov 12, 08 2:51 PM CST
(Newser) - The mayor of Batman, Turkey, is threatening to sue Warner Brothers for a share of the nearly $1 billion The Dark Knight has generated. The unauthorized name use has wreaked psychological havoc in the Anatolian oil city by driving up unsolved murders and female suicides, Huseyin Kalkan tells Variety—though... More »

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Turkey • royalties • box office • Batman • The Dark Knight • frivolous lawsuits • civil lawsuits

 Reeves Wins 
 Paparazzo 
 Lawsuit 

Actor not liable for photographer's injuries

Nov 3, 08 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - A jury has found Keanu Reeves not liable for a paparazzo’s injuries sustained when the actor allegedly hit him with his car, People reports. Photographer Alison Silva said he injured his wrist after Reeves struck him while leaving a parking space, and the mishap left him unable to work.... More »

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car accident • paparazzi • Keanu Reeves • liability • civil lawsuits

STD? Slap Your Ex With Lawsuit

Courts move toward holding people liable for infecting partner — even unknowingly

Oct 16, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - California courts are deciding a civil dispute that could change first-date conversations. A woman is suing her ex-husband for allegedly giving her HIV, though he claims to not have known he was infected at the time, MSNBC writes. The case follows successful wins in Iowa and New York by plaintiffs... More »

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HPV • sex • sexual behavior • STD • relationship • civil lawsuits • HIV/AIDS

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