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Ex-Student: Gang Rape Was 'Bonding' for Baylor Players

She says she was drugged, assaulted by up to 8 players

(Newser) - A former student at the world's largest Baptist college says she was gang-raped by football players who treated the assault as a "bonding" experience. The women, a former member of Baylor University's volleyball team, filed a lawsuit against the college Tuesday over its handling of the alleged...

Woman Crashed Into by Fellow Skier Sues for More Than $75K

She says she fractured and dislocated her wrist in the collision

(Newser) - An accident on the slopes is now a battle in the courts. The Denver Post reports a Florida woman is suing a fellow skier she says crashed into her at the Beaver Creek ski resort in Colorado. Rella Feldman was skiing near her instructor on an intermediate run when Jim...

Woman Who Lost Limbs After Donkey Attack Settles Lawsuit

She was bitten during feeding time at Georgia farm

(Newser) - Feeding donkeys is more hazardous than it might seem, according to a former Georgia resident's lawsuit. Anna Maria Giacomi sued a commercial farm in the state after she was attacked by the animal while feeding it two years ago and ended up losing an arm and a leg, the...

Lawyers Behind Famous Jingle Heading for 'Business Divorce'

Cellino of Cellino & Barnes is suing Barnes

(Newser) - The days of "calling 8" after suffering a personal injury may be over. WGRZ reports Cellino & Barnes, a Buffalo-area law firm known for its omnipresent ads and catchy jingle, may be breaking up after Ross Cellino filed suit against Stephen Barnes on Wednesday. The suit calls for the...

Mom Sues T-Mobile Over Baby&#39;s Death
Mom Sues T-Mobile
Over Baby's Death
May 11, 2017 1:48 PM CDT

Mom Sues T-Mobile Over Baby's Death

Suit claims glitch prevented babysitter from getting through to 911 after Brandon Alex fell

(Newser) - The mom of a baby who died after his babysitter was put on hold with 911 for more than half an hour has filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile for a system glitch that may have contributed to the boy's March death. The Dallas Morning News reports the complaint filed...

A San Francisco Icon Sues Its Sinking Tower

Joe Montana, a resident of Millennium Tower, sues developer

(Newser) - Add Joe Montana to the list of people not too pleased that San Francisco's Millennium Tower is sinking. The former 49ers quarterback, one of the luxury tower's residents , is suing the developer, alleging in court documents that the company hid problems with the building—which it knew about...

Richard Simmons Sues Tabloid Over Sex Change Stories

Simmons' complaint claims the Enquirer's source blackmailed him

(Newser) - Richard Simmons has a bone to pick with the tabloids. According to the Hollywood Reporter , the fitness guru filed a lawsuit against the National Enquirer, Radar Online, and American Media, Inc. after a series of stories claiming Simmons underwent a “shocking sex surgery” began appearing in June of 2016....

Starbucks Faces $10M Lawsuit Over Unicorn Frappuccino

Brooklyn coffee shop says Starbucks ripped off its Unicorn Latte

(Newser) - It seems unicorn-themed drinks aren't quite as rare as their namesake. Munchies reports a Brooklyn coffee shop is suing Starbucks for $10 million, alleging the coffee giant's Unicorn Frappuccino infringed on its trademark. The End started selling its Unicorn Latte in December and filed for a trademark in...

Suit Claims Man Injured by 14-Hour Flight Next to 'Obese' Passengers

An Australian man is suing American Airlines for more than $100K

(Newser) - A 67-year-old Australian man is suing American Airlines, claiming his seat assignment next to two "grossly obese" passengers during a 14-hour flight to Los Angeles left him with permanent injuries, News.com.au reports. Michael Taylor claims the body of the passenger seated next to him "spilt over...

Demi Moore Sued by Parents of Man Who Died in Pool

Moore wasn't present but is accused of creating dangerous conditions

(Newser) - Demi Moore is being sued by the parents of a 21-year-old man who drowned in a pool at her home two years ago, TMZ reports. Moore's caretaker threw a party at the house while the actress was out of town. The bulk of the guests left the house to...

Gay Couple's Lawsuit Against Kentucky Clerk Resurrected

David Ermold and David Moore can sue Kim Davis, appeals court rules

(Newser) - A same-sex couple denied a marriage license for months by Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis can sue her for damages, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The damages lawsuit from David Ermold and David Moore was declared moot by a lower court due to the fact that a new state...

Eagles File Lawsuit Against Hotel California

They accuse Mexico hotel of ripping off hit

(Newser) - It's not located on a dark desert highway, and guests are presumably allowed to leave, but the Eagles still feel that a real-life Hotel California is ripping off their biggest hit. The band filed a lawsuit against the Mexican hotel this week, accusing the owners of encouraging guests to...

Funeral Home Refused to Cremate Gay Man: Lawsuit

Mississippi funeral home allegedly said it doesn't 'deal with their kind'

(Newser) - A Mississippi funeral home went back on an agreement to cremate an 86-year-old man after he died and paperwork showed he was gay, according to a lawsuit in state court. Picayune Funeral Home had told a nephew that Robert Huskey's body would be picked up and cremated for $1,...

Suit: As Ship Went Down, Captain Fled With Masseuse

8 surfers allege their $30K Indian Ocean dream trip became a nightmare

(Newser) - "Chaos ensued. The masseuse panicked and jumped onto the Jet Ski with the captain." That's not a line from a romance novel set at sea but part of a lawsuit filed after a pricey surf outing allegedly went horribly awry. Courthouse News reports five Californians and three...

Fixer Upper Star Sued for More Than $1M

Chip Gaines' former business partners say he kept TV deal a secret

(Newser) - The star of HGTV's Fixer Upper is being sued for more than $1 million by his former business partners, E! News reports. John Lewis and Richard Clark claim Chip Gaines pressured and threatened them into selling their shares in Magnolia Real Estate to him for $2,500 each two...

Married Mom Accused of Raping Teen at School

School janitor Jessica Galyon allegedly harassed boy while students, faculty teased

(Newser) - The family of a 16-year-old Tennessee boy has filed a $4.5 million lawsuit against Roane County Schools and contractor Compass One Services of Tennessee for negligence after they say a female janitor at the teen's former high school raped him during school hours, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports....

Guy Sues R. Kelly for Having Affair With His Wife

The wife has filed for divorce, husband blames Kelly

(Newser) - R. Kelly is being sued as an alleged homewrecker: Kenny Bryant of Mississippi filed a lawsuit against the singer claiming that Bryant's wife, Asia Childress, was romantically involved with Kelly before marrying Bryant. Bryant says that she claimed her relationship with the singer was over, but then she went...

Duo Punked Morning TV Show. Now They're Being Sued

TV station owner not laughing after 'strongman' duo's act on Wisconsin show

(Newser) - To a pair of pranksters who showed up on a Wisconsin morning-television program, they were just having a bit of harmless fun. To Gray Television, which owns the station they appeared on, Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are guilty of fraud, copyright infringement, and conspiracy to commit a wrongful act,...

Cherokees Sue: CVS, Walmart 'Flooded' Them With Opioids

Cherokee Nation files complaint against 6 companies in tribal court over Okla. 'epidemic'

(Newser) - Native American communities experience some of the highest substance-abuse rates in the US: Babies are born addicted to prescription drugs due to exposure in utero, while Native American high school students take OxyContin at much higher rates than other teens, per NPR . Now the Cherokee Nation is fighting back in...

13 Now Accuse Fox of Racial Bias
13 Now Accuse
Fox of Racial Bias
Apr 26, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

13 Now Accuse Fox of Racial Bias

Network 'vehemently' denies the claims

(Newser) - Eleven current or former Fox News employees are alleging "abhorrent, intolerable, unlawful and hostile racial discrimination" at the network already laden with sexual harassment complaints. Most have joined a lawsuit filed last month by two payroll staffers accusing comptroller Judith Slater of "top-down racial harassment." The latest...

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