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Lawsuit Seeks to Block Biden Loan Forgiveness Plan

Plaintiff argues that he'll be forced to pay state income tax on forgiven debt

(Newser) - President Biden's student loan debt forgiveness plan is being challenged by a lawsuit seeking to block it just before it can take effect. In the lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Tuesday, public interest lawyer Frank Garrison argues that he will be...

Lawyer: School Officials Gave Shooter Bag Holding His Gun

They're accused of ignoring repeated red flags from Ethan Crumbley

(Newser) - School officials returned a backpack containing a pistol and magazines to a 15-year-old who would use them hours later to kill four students, alleged a lawyer for the families of two victims who died in the Oxford High School shooting in Michigan last November. They've filed a $100 million...

Family Sues Little League Over Son's Fall: 'He's Not Doing Well'

Easton Oliverson of Utah suffered a serious head injury

(Newser) - A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month's Little League World Series in Pennsylvania has returned home from the hospital, and his family is suing the league and the company that made the bed. Easton Oliverson, 12, of St....

NY Attorney General Sues Trump, His Kids, His Company

Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit is culmination of 3-year civil investigation

(Newser) - New York's attorney general sued former President Trump and his company on Wednesday, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago, and Washington, DC. Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit , filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat'...

E. Jean Carroll: Thanks to New Law, I'm Suing Trump Again

Writer, who already has defamation suit against ex-president, will now file sexual battery complaint

(Newser) - E. Jean Carroll says she'll take advantage of New York's new Adult Survivors Act to file a sexual battery lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, whom she claims raped her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in late 1995 or early 1996. The former Elle magazine columnist...

Widow of F-16 Pilot Blames His Death on Counterfeit Parts

David Schmitz's ejection seat failed in 2020

(Newser) - F-16 pilot David Schmitz was killed in June 2020 when his nighttime landing at a South Carolina base went wrong. Now the 32-year-old's widow has filed a federal lawsuit blaming counterfeit parts in his ejection seat for causing his death, reports the Air Force Times . Valerie Schmitz has sued...

Woman Sues After Cops Use Rape Kit DNA to Arrest Her

She reported sexual assault in 2016, was arrested in theft case in 2021

(Newser) - A woman whose own rape kit was used against her by police now wants some payback. The woman identified only as Jane Doe has sued the city of San Francisco for unspecified damages over the case that made national headlines, reports BuzzFeed . After the woman reported a sexual assault to...

Oberlin College Is Paying $36.6M to Local Bakery

Ohio's top court declined to hear appeal from college in libel case

(Newser) - Oberlin College has agreed to pay more than $36 million to the owners of a bakery across the street from the Ohio college, ending a long-running legal battle. Gibson's Bakery was initially awarded $44 million in punitive and compensatory damages after it sued the private college, arguing it had...

It's a Draw in Suit Over 'Sexist' Remark in Queen's Gambit

Netflix, Nona Gaprindashvili agree to settle defamation claim

(Newser) - Netflix had the chance to publicly apologize to Nona Gaprindashvili. It didn't, and as a result faced a $5 million defamation lawsuit from the Georgian chess master, which it has now agreed to settle. Financial details weren't disclosed, per Deadline , though a lawyer for 81-year-old Gaprindashvili says Gaprindashvili'...

Paul Newman's Daughters Sue Their Dad's Foundation

Susan Kendall Newman, Nell Newman allege Newman's Own Foundation cut contributions

(Newser) - A new lawsuit has exposed a deep rift between two of Paul Newman's daughters and the late actor's charitable foundation. The daughters, Susan Kendall Newman and Nell Newman, allege Newman's Own Foundation—which is funded by profits from the Newman's Own line of food and drink...

Man Who Ended Up in Coma After 'Pub Golf' Sues Employer

British PwC employee lost half his skull after drinking heavily, falling down

(Newser) - A PwC employee who lost half his skull after drinking heavily at a work event in the UK in 2019 is suing the international auditing company. Michael Brockie, a 28-year-old who is still employed by the firm, says the "pub golf" event "encouraged excessive consumption of alcohol."...

2 Artists Tape Banana to Wall, and Now It's in Federal Court

Odd legal fight is between American artist Joe Morford and Italian Maurizio Cattelan

(Newser) - It's not often the worlds of art, the law, and duct-taped fruit intersect, but here we are. A California artist named Joe Morford is suing Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, claiming that Cattelan stole his idea about taping a banana to a wall, reports the Guardian . Last month, a federal...

After Failed Effort to Help New Orleans, Brad Pitt Settles

Homes built by the actor's foundation after Hurricane Katrina are falling apart, said lawsuit

(Newser) - Update: A $20.5 million settlement has been reached on behalf of the New Orleans homeowners who say their supposedly flood-proof homes started rotting away almost immediately after Brad Pitt's now-defunct charity foundation built them and residents moved in. The money will be used entirely on repairs and renovations...

Pharmacy Chains Ordered to Pay Ohio Counties $650M

They lost a landmark opioids case last year

(Newser) - A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, claiming the way they distributed opioids to customers caused severe harm to communities and created a public nuisance. US District Judge Dan...

After Eggings, Building Owners Demand $260K in Damages

Yan Li is allegedly making life difficult inside NYC's 1214 Fifth Avenue

(Newser) - The owners of the luxury 1214 Fifth Avenue high-rise on the Upper East Side of New York City are demanding $260,000 in damages from a tenant who allegedly won't stop egging her neighbors, reports the New York Post . Two units on the 37th floor of the building are...

After 22 Years, Man Wins Court Battle Over 25 Cents
After 22 Years, Man Wins
Court Battle Over 25 Cents
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Aug 14, 2022 4:05 PM CDT

After 22 Years, Man Wins Court Battle Over 25 Cents

He was overcharged for a train ticket in India in 1999

(Newser) - Tungnath Chaturvedi says his case should send the message that "one doesn't need to give up even when the fight looks tough." Critics say it's a prime example of why India's court system is so clogged. After 22 years and more than 100 hearings, Chaturvedi...

Her Photo Was Used for Story About &#39;Fat&#39; Women. Now She&#39;s Suing
Her Photo Was Used for
Story About 'Fat' Women.
Now She's Suing
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Aug 14, 2022 12:30 PM CDT

Her Photo Was Used for Story About 'Fat' Women. Now She's Suing

Iraqi actress Enas Taleb's photo was used without her permission, she says

(Newser) - Head over to the Economist's July article about " why women are fatter than men in the Arab world " and you'll see, at least as of this posting, a photo of Enas Taleb. Now the well-known Iraqi actress and talk show host is suing the media outlet...

Johnson & Johnson's 'No-Brainer' Fix on Baby Powder

Cornstarch will take its place, starting next year, after complaints talc caused cancer

(Newser) - You already won't find Johnson & Johnson baby powder containing talc on most store shelves in the US and Canada, but now the company is nixing the ingredient in that product worldwide, after tens of thousands of complaints were filed alleging it caused cancer in consumers who used it....

Amazon Accuses Company of 5-Star Review Scam

Website offered packages of up to 100 posts for 6 online stores

(Newser) - Amazon has gone to court to protect the integrity of its customers' evaluations, suing a Rhode Island company over what it says is a scheme to sell fake 5-star reviews. The lawsuit, filed in King County, Washington, accuses Trey King and his business, AuctionSentinel.com, of posting reviews that "...

Family: Body at Wake Reeked, Face 'Looked Like It Was Caved In'

They've filed suit against Brooklyn funeral home over condition of a 37-year-old woman's remains

(Newser) - What was supposed to be a dignified memorial service for Regina Christophe now has her family suing a New York City funeral home. The 37-year-old died in her sleep on June 24, and her family soon after retained McManus Funeral Home in Brooklyn to prepare her body for the service...

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