3 Jewish students sue NYU, claiming college failed to protect them from antisemitism Wednesday, November 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Three Jewish students at New York University have filed a lawsuit alleging the school has failed to protect them from escalating antisemitism, which they say has worsened since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Manhattan... Read More.
Three Jewish students sue NYU, claiming college failed to protect them from antisemitism Wednesday, November 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Three Jewish students at New York University have filed a lawsuit alleging the school has failed to protect them from escalating antisemitism, which they say has worsened since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in... Read More.
Philadelphia teachers sue district for First Amendment rights violation over asbestos protests Thursday, September 14 by ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) -- Three Philadelphia school teachers filed a proposed class action lawsuit on August 18 against the School District of Philadelphia, accusing the district of violating their First Amendment rights after they protested against asbestos in the school.Ethan Tannen and Carolyn Gray, who are... Read More.
Loved ones of Buffalo mass shooting victims sue social media, gun and body armor companies Thursday, July 13 by ABC News(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- Loved ones of those murdered in the 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store filed what their lawyers described as a "landmark" lawsuit Wednesday, alleging social media companies, firearm manufacturers and body-armor makers all helped the... Read More.
Philly leaders sue ghost gun manufacturers just days after mass shooting Thursday, July 6 by ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) -- Just days after a man wielding two "ghost guns," including an AR-15 rifle, shot seven people, five fatally, in a Philadelphia neighborhood, according to authorities, leaders of the city filed a lawsuit against two companies that manufacture parts for the untraceable firearms... Read More.
Titanic submersible: Families of passengers may be able to sue even if victims signed waivers, experts say Friday, June 23 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Families of the passengers aboard the ill-fated submersible lost near the shipwrecked Titanic may be able to successfully sue deep-sea travel company OceanGate even if the victims signed liability waivers, legal experts told ABC News.A remote-operated vehicle found several pieces of... Read More.
Female athletes ask to sue over policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in sports Wednesday, June 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday questioned whether a group of female track and field athletes in Connecticut has the right to sue over a policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ athletic events.“It is a clear violation when a... Read More.
Idaho college murders: Two slain students’ families reserve right to sue Moscow, documents say Tuesday, May 23 by ABC News(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- The families of two of the victims in the University of Idaho killings last fall have filed notice reserving their right to sue the city of Moscow, according to documents filed with the city.The families of slain students Kaylee Goncalves, 21,... Read More.
PEN America, Penguin Random House sue over banned books in Florida school district Wednesday, May 17 by ABC News(TALLHASSEE, Fla.) -- PEN America, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting free expression, and Penguin Random House, one of the country's largest book publishers, filed a lawsuit Wednesday targeting a Florida school district for removing certain books from the shelves of public school libraries.Authors and parents... Read More.
Loved ones sue social media companies over Buffalo massacre Friday, May 12 by ABC News(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- Loved ones of those killed in the 2022 Buffalo grocery store mass shooting filed a wrongful death lawsuit Friday against a number of social media companies alleging they facilitated the teenage killer's white supremacist radicalization by allowing racist propaganda to fester... Read More.
Basketball players sue New Mexico State University, former coach over alleged mishandling of assault Wednesday, May 3 by ABC News(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) -- Two basketball players spoke out Wednesday after filing a lawsuit against New Mexico State University accusing it of negligence, vicarious liability and violation of the state's civil rights act after they allege they complained about being assaulted by fellow players and... Read More.
2 former teachers sue Kanye West and Donda Academy, allege wrongful termination Thursday, April 6 by ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Two former teachers at Kanye West's Donda Academy are suing the recording artist and entrepreneur and California private school, alleging they were wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about the institution's practices.According to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior... Read More.