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  • Pa. grad student sues, says C-plus cost her $1.3M

    February 13, 2013 3:07 PM

    EASTON - An eastern Pennsylvania judge says a graduate student's lawsuit over a C-plus grade she received can move forward. The (Easton) Express-Times says Northampton County Judge Emil Giodano ruled Wednesday that there's enough evidence for Megan Thode's lawsuit against Lehigh University to proceed. The Bethlehem university had argued that... more »
  • Governor to sue NCAA over Penn state sanctions

    January 1, 2013 3:47 PM

    HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett says he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The Republican governor has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday in State College to announce the... more »
  • Ron Paul supporters sue GOP, claiming intimidation

    June 20, 2012 3:25 PM

    WASHINGTON - Supporters of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul have filed a lawsuit against the Republican National Committee and nearly every state party claiming they improperly helped Mitt Romney during the primaries while using intimidation and threats of violence to thwart them. Paul's campaign says the Texas congressman doesn't support... more »
  • Family to sue owner of bus where FAMU student died

    January 10, 2012 8:21 AM

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The family of a Florida A&M band member who died after a hazing ritual last November will sue the company that owns the bus where it took place. Robert Champion's parents and their attorney told The Associated Press the bus company's negligence contributed to his death.... more »
  • Ex-ATC commissioner sues for wrongful termination Play Video

    November 28, 2011 4:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Former Alcohol Tobacco Control Commissioner Murphy Painter was in court today taking up a lawsuit he filed against the State Inspector General's Office, the Governor's Office and the Department of Revenue. Painter claims he was defamed in the Inspector General's report released last year and wrongfully terminated... more »
  • Man files suit over 'incense'

    October 31, 2011 4:20 AM

    BATON ROUGE - An East Baton Rouge Parish man claims he suffered hallucinations and injuries last fall after smoking a product labeled "potpourri/incense." The Advocate reports that John Alexander Radford has sued the owners of the store where he allegedly bought the product. His lawsuit alleges that while... more »
  • Ex-policeman caught in jail flap files suit

    October 25, 2010 4:45 AM

    A former Thibodaux police officer has sued the city and the Assumption Parish sheriff. He claims he was unfairly forced to resign in connection with allegations that he falsified a 2008 report about two Assumption inmates allowed to travel to the city in a parish vehicle. The former officer, Rodney... more »
  • Judge asked to postpone trial for Gulf spill cases

    October 2, 2010 10:06 AM

    Some of the companies sued over the massive Gulf oil spill are asking a federal judge to postpone a trial designed to assign percentages of fault in the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon drilling project. A court filing Friday by Halliburton Energy Services, Cameron International and other companies says they need more... more »
  • Attorney general: State willing to sue

    May 24, 2010 8:14 AM

    Louisiana's top lawyer is urging the federal government to approve construction of sand barriers to protect wetlands from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is threatening to sue over what he calls "petty jurisdictional concerns" of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The state has been... more »
  • Ex-Southern dean sues university

    March 19, 2010 7:24 AM

    Former Southern University Dean Damien Ejigiri is suing the university for discrimination and for wrongful "demotion" and reduction in pay. Ejigiri started 2009 as dean of Southern's Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy of Urban Affairs and then briefly served as dean of the Graduate School. Now, he is back... more »
  • Historic fire company can sue

    March 16, 2010 7:48 AM

    Gould Steam Fire Company No. 2, terminated by the city of Gretna in 2007 after 126 years of service, can proceed with its lawsuit against the city and its firefighting successor over unpaid rent at two stations. State District Judge Glenn B. Ansardi recently denied a petition by Gretna to... more »
  • Monroe sues for delinquent taxes

    February 19, 2010 7:44 AM

    The city of Monroe is looking to recover about $1.1 million in what tax officials believe are delinquent sales taxes. According to the Monroe News Star, the Taxation and Revenue division for the city filed petitions for delinquent sales taxes Wednesday and Thursday in state court. Taxation and Revenue director... more »
  • Terrebonne school bus drivers sue school board

    February 11, 2010 11:43 AM

    Terrebonne Parish school bus drivers have sued the school board, saying it illegally cut their pay by hiring drivers to handle "extra" routes such as field trips and sporting events. One of the 10 plaintiffs, Nancy Crochet, says that has cut her pay in half, by about $1,000 a... more »

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