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Asbestos wrongful death suit filed against Union Pacific in Pulaski County Circuit Court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The Union Pacific Railroad is facing a wrongful death and negligence suit in Arkansas regarding the death of former employee Robert Bennett by squamous cell carcinoma, which was allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos and other substances during his employment.
Anchorage PD and city face civil rights suit over fatal shooting of man holding toy gun
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - A civil rights action was recently filed against the City of Anchorage, its police department and officers in relation to the April 2019 death of Bishar Ali Hassan.
NYPD sued by Black man over questioning, 'excessively tight' handcuffs
The City of New York and its police department and officers are facing a civil rights lawsuit from Raymond Green, a man who alleges he was unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched and arrested in December 2019.
Arkansas school district sued after child comes home bleeding from ear
The parents of a student in the Marion Intermediate School have filed a personal injury claim against the Marion School District related to an altercation with another student that took place in March, 2018.
After beer permit revoked, Knoxville bar sues over city's alcohol curfew
Billiards and Brews, LLC, is seeking damages against the City of Knoxville, Tennessee in a suit related to the assertion that the Knox County health Department lacked legal standing to issue mandates adopted by the city as a curfew for sale and consumption of alcohol.
Little Rock woman thinks company scammed her with promise to automate an Amazon store for her
A Little Rock woman is suing Florida company Valiant Consultants, Inc. and its founders related to allegations they defrauded her with an offer to build and run an online store through Amazon.com.
NYC plaintiffs firm sues restaurant for resolving class action without involving lawyers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A group of New York City restaurants doing business under the common brand of Westville is being sued in the New York Supreme Court for allegedly reaching settlements with three employees without involving the lawyers who represented them.
Atlanta businesses seek injunctive relief against City to maintain signs
In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against the City of Atlanta, local businesses are seeking injunctive relief from enforcement of regarding nonconforming signs under a 1982 sign ordinance they allege is unconstitutional in its entirety.
Infant thoracic surgery leads to loss of motor function, says malpractice lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey parents of an infant have filed a medical malpractice suit in the New York Supreme Court related to a surgery that allegedly left the child initially paralyzed, then without full motor function on her right side.