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• Pizza Hut sued after Kansas woman dies in delivery crash - Miami Herald June 25, 2018
  Pizza Hut sued after Kansas woman dies in delivery crashMiami HeraldA Wichita man has filed a lawsuit against Pizza Hut alleging the food company's delivery practices are at least partly responsible for a crash that killed his mother and injured his grandmother. The Wichita Eagle reports that Michael Capps filed the ...
• 2 more lawsuits challenge proposed mine near wilderness area - Miami Herald June 25, 2018
  Miami Herald2 more lawsuits challenge proposed mine near wilderness areaMiami HeraldEnvironmental groups filed two more lawsuits Monday challenging the Interior Department's decision to reinstate the federal mineral rights leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. One of the lawsuits was filed ...and more »
• Judge throws out claims in wrongful death lawsuit - Miami Herald June 25, 2018
  Judge throws out claims in wrongful death lawsuitMiami HeraldHis mother, Donna Esty, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the town and police officers. The Valley News reports U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrea Johnstone recently dismissed claims of violation of civil rights, municipal policy and unreasonable ...
• Buzz Aldrin sues children, alleging misuse of his finances - Miami Herald June 25, 2018
  Miami HeraldBuzz Aldrin sues children, alleging misuse of his financesMiami HeraldApollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin is suing two of his children and a former business manager, accusing them of misusing his credit cards, transferring money from an account and slandering him by saying he has dementia. Aldrin's lawsuit filed earlier ...Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Sues Children, […]
• Lawsuit: Police chief imposed mandatory religious counseling - Miami Herald June 25, 2018
  Lawsuit: Police chief imposed mandatory religious counselingMiami HeraldAn elected police chief in Louisiana imposed his religious beliefs on officers and reprimanded them for missing mandatory religious counseling sessions, a federal lawsuit claims. A former officer sued Port Allen Police Chief Esdron Brown on Friday ...
• County settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $350K - Miami Herald June 25, 2018
  County settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $350KMiami HeraldA Washington county agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by two women who accused a male supervisor at the human services department of unwanted hugging, kissing and comments. The Daily Herald reports the total ...and more »
• Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prison - Miami Herald June 22, 2018
  Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prisonMiami HeraldA rights group filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court Friday against top officials of U.S. immigration and homeland security departments, alleging they have unconstitutionally denied lawyers' access to immigrants in a prison in Oregon. Immigration ...and more »
• Federal trial concludes in South Portland pipeline lawsuit - Miami Herald June 22, 2018
  Federal trial concludes in South Portland pipeline lawsuitMiami HeraldA federal trial challenging South Portland's ordinance banning crude oil exports has concluded this week. The Portland Press Herald reports arguments in the suit filed by Portland Pipe Line Corp. finished up Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland.and more »
• Trump Gulf drilling ignores impacts on wildlife, lawsuit claims | Miami ... - Miami Herald June 21, 2018
  Miami HeraldTrump Gulf drilling ignores impacts on wildlife, lawsuit claims | Miami ...Miami HeraldEnvironmentalists sued the Trump administration on Thursday for failing to protect marine life in the Gulf of Mexico as it pushes to expand drilling while cutting ...and more »