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News Articles: lawsuit

This image captured from bodycam video released by the Childersburg (Ala.) Police Department and provided by attorney Harry Daniels shows Michael Jennings, left, in custody in Childersburg, Ala., on May 22. Jennings was helping out a friend by watering flowers when officers showed up and placed him under arrest within moments.

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  • National

A Black pastor sues the police who arrested him while watering his neighbors' flowers

The lawsuit names the city of Childersburg, Ala., which oversees the police department that arrested Jennings, as a defendant.

September 12, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
This undated photo shows Nick Carusillo, left, with his mother, Tina Carusillo, center, and his sister, Jessica Long. Nick Carusillo died in September 2017 when he was hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate, just days after he was abruptly discharged from an addiction treatment center. Now his parents hope a substantial jury verdict in their favor will prompt change that helps others suffering from mental illness and substance abuse.

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  • News

Jury awards $77M in suit against addiction treatment center

Nick Carusillo died when he was hit by multiple vehicles on a Georgia interstate, just days after he was abruptly discharged from an addiction treatment center. Now his parents hope a substantial jury verdict in their favor will prompt change that helps others suffering from mental illness and substance abuse.

September 07, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's legal team argues that allegations by Twitter's ex-security chief give him reason to pull out of his agreement to buy the Twitter. Here, Musk speaks at a meeting of energy, oil and gas executives in Norway on August 29.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk wants to get out of buying Twitter. A whistleblower's claims might help him

The social media company appeared to be on solid legal ground when it sued the Tesla CEO to force him to complete the merger. But allegations by Twitter's ex-security chief may help Musk's case.

September 06, 2022
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  • Raquel Maria Dillon
Among the stars being questioned under oath for Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News are Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo. Banners bearing their images hang from Fox Corp. headquarters in New York City, first, second and fourth from left, respectively.

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  • Media

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

September 06, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
A longtime pastor at Vision of Abundant Life Church in Sylacauga, Ala., Pastor Michael Jennings recalls the moment the Childersburg Police Department arrived at his neighbor's house and arresting him while watering his out-of-town neighbor's flowers.

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  • National

Watering flowers while Black: A pastor shares his story of wrongful arrest

A Black pastor in Alabama says he was wrongfully arrested and charged with a crime while he was watering his neighbor's flowers, per their request. He shares his experience with NPR.

September 01, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A Black man in Portland, Ore., has been awarded $4.4 million in a settlement after a jury determined he was racially profiled while shopping at Walmart. Here, the Walmart logo is seen outside a store in Burbank, Calif.

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  • National

A man is awarded a $4.4 million settlement after being racially profiled in Walmart

In a lawsuit filed against the company, Michael Mangum says he was followed around a Walmart in Wood Village, Ore., by one of the store's asset protection associates.

August 25, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A group of male detainees at an Indiana jail were given the keys to female detainees' cells and allowed to sexually and verbally assault the women, a federal lawsuit alleges.

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  • National

Female inmates allege they were raped after a guard sold cell access for $1,000

A lawsuit alleges officers at an Indiana jail watched the incident play out, but didn't intervene. A lawyer for the sheriff's office has said the women are seeking financial gain from the department.

July 28, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
A recent lawsuit against Mars Inc., the company that makes Skittles, points titanium dioxide in the candy. The ingredient is one of thousands of additives allowed in foods under federal regulations.

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  • Food

A Skittles lawsuit raises questions over titanium dioxide — a legal food additive

A suit has been filed against maker of Skittles over titanium dioxide, a color additive that has been on the market for decades but which has been banned in food by European authorities.

July 22, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
Approximately 5,000 workers will be employed while constructing Unit 3 and Unit 4 at Vogtle.

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  • News

Co-owners sue Georgia Power in $695M Vogtle contract dispute

The owners of a majority share of a nuclear power plant being expanded in Georgia are suing lead owner Georgia Power Co. They claim Georgia Power is trying to bilk them out of nearly $700 million by unilaterally changing a contract.

June 21, 2022
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  • Associated Press
The University School of Milwaukee says it has filed a motion in court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Craig and Kelly Robinson, the brother and sister-in-law of former first lady Michelle Obama. Here, they arrive at a state dinner at the White House in 2016.

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  • Education

A school seeks to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Michelle Obama's brother and his wife

The school argues that it exercised its contractual right to deny the Robinson children enrollment in 2021, as school officials determined it was in the "best interest of the school."

May 24, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Republican candidate for Georgia Governor former U.S. Senator David Perdue speaks Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Rutledge, Ga. A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday, May 11, filed by former U.S. Sen. Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state’s most populous county during the 2020 general election. Perdue filed the lawsuit in December a few days after he announced that he would be challenging Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary.

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  • News

Perdue suit pushing election fraud claims dismissed by judge

A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state's most populous county during the 2020 general election.

May 13, 2022
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  • Associated Press
The University of Southern California has settled lawsuits with 80 former students, mostly gay and bisexual men, who accuse a male former school doctor of sexual misconduct. The agreement for an undisclosed sum follows settlements by the Los Angeles school to pay more than $1 billion to thousands of women who say they were sexually abused by another male doctor at the student health center.

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  • National

USC settles suits with 80 former students who say a school doctor sexually abused them

Attorneys for the alleged victims say the cases date back as far as the late 1990s, with the latest occurring in 2018. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

May 02, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
After narrowly losing the governor's race in 2018, Democrat Stacey Abrams is running again in 2022 under a platform of "One Georgia."

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  • Elections

Judge denies Abrams bid to seek unlimited contributions

A federal judge has ruled that Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams cannot immediately begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under a new state law. That's because she is not yet her party's nominee.

April 15, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Stacey Abrams

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  • Elections

Georgia elections lawsuit backed by Abrams goes to trial

A trial has gotten underway in a federal lawsuit that alleges serious problems with Georgia's election system. The trial began Monday with lawyers for the plaintiffs arguing that the state has erected a series of roadblocks to voting through its policies and practices.

April 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
K'Aun Green is suing the city of San Jose after he was shot by a police officer after disarming a restaurant patron who was brandishing a gun, a lawsuit says.

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  • Law

A man shot by police after disarming a gunman during a brawl files a civil rights suit

K'aun Green, a college student, took a weapon from a patron at a restaurant who was brandishing it at others inside, a lawsuit says. But police shot Green when they arrived.

April 08, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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