Lawsuit claims wage theft and racial slurs at Lexus of Concord
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Students bring sexual assault complaint against Columbia University
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| Another Ivy League school is facing a complaint over its response to sexual assault reports. A group of 23 students is filing a series of complaints against Columbia University under Title IX, the Clery Act, and Title II over allegations that the school fails in its duty to protect students who are victims of sexual assault.
The more-than-100-page complaint alleges that perpetrators of sexual assault have been allowed to remain on campus, that survivors are often discouraged from reporting assaults, that some survivors were not treated fairly because of their gender identity, and that individuals who protest against the school’s response face retaliation, among other claims. In a statement released Thursday by a group calling itself Our Stories CU, the students behind the complaints accused Columbia of being “more willing to silence and punish survivors and their supporters than serial rapists,” and that they took action “to hold the university accountable for its deliberate mishandling of campus sexual violence and mental health,” according to a report on student-run . News of the complaints comes on the heels of a story about a mishandled rape case at Brown wherein a student suspended for violently raping a classmate is set to return to school despite objections from his victim. While a university representative told Brown’s student paper that the school’s sexual assault policy would be discussed at a community council… |
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Hermosa Beach mom wins settlement from TSA over airport breast-feeding incident
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Wife of Villa Park man who died after swan attack files suit
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The wife of a Villa Park man who drowned two years ago after a swan attacked him is suing his employer and the condo complex where he tended the swans.The lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of Amy Hensley, in Cook County Circuit Court claims an attack by a swan caused or contributed to Hensley falling out of his kayak and ultimately drowning. Along with the Bay Colony Drive condo complex where he drowned, the lawsuit names Hillcrest Property Management and Hensley’s employer, North Barrington-based, Knox Swan and Dog, LLC, which places the birds in ponds as goose deterrents.
For about 10 years, Anthony Hensley, 37, a father of two, came around the Bay Colony Drive condo complex near Des Plaines regularly to tend to a pair of swans meant to keep geese and their droppings away, his family and residents told the Tribune. On the morning of April 14, 2012, one of the swans attacked Hensley, causing his kayak to topple, according to witnesses at the time. The bird continued to lunge at him as he struggled to make it to shore before he disappeared under water, authorities said after the attack. He was pronounced dead at a hospital after dive crews scoured the 50-foot-deep pond to find him, authorities added. Using swans to chase away geese is an effective practice, according to bird experts, because swans are larger, territorial and will live in… |
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Husband of Kingfield teacher killed in crash files lawsuit
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Andrew Hodgins is suing Craig Gage for allegedly driving negligently when his van struck a van driven by Samantha Wright.The husband of a Kingfield teacher who died in a head-on collision this winter is suing the driver of the van that struck his wife’s minivan. LAWSUIT: Samantha Wright, 38, of Kingfield, was killed in January after her Dodge minivan, seen here, was hit by a van traveling toward her on Route 27 in New Vineyard. Wright’s husband, Andrew Hodgins, is suing Craig Cage, the driver of the other van. Samantha Wright, 38, of Kingfield, was killed Jan. 6 when her van was struck by a van driven by Craig Gage, 23, of Saco. Andrew Hodgins, Wright’s husband, filed a lawsuit against Gage, claiming he acted negligently, which resulted in the crash. Court documents filed by Hodgins attorney’s allege that Gage was driving too fast for the poor winter conditions, was not following traffic rules, didn’t “heed the presence” of Wright’s van and “failed generally to adhere to appropriate standards of care.” The lawsuit does not cite a specific amount of money it’s seeking, but it states Hodgins is seeking compensation for emotional distress, the loss of Wright’s companionship to him and 1-year old daughter Penelope, and money for expenses such as funeral costs, child care cost increases and the loss of Wright’s future earnings. National Distributors, the South Portland company that owned… |
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Condo association forced couple to sell when second baby arrived, lawsuit claims
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GRAND RAPID, MI – When Charles Cairn and his wife, Jinghong Zhao, brought their second child home to their condominium on the city’s West Side, the arrival was greeted with less than joy by their neighbors. “Congratulations. What are you going to do for housing?” one of their neighbors at Grosse Pointe Estate Condominiums asked the couple, according to a March 26 lawsuit they filed in U.S. District Court. The condominium association rules barred more than three residents in their three-bedroom two-level unit, according to a lawsuit Cairns filed against the condo association and its property manager, Select One Property Management, Inc. The lawsuit alleges violations of the federal Fair Housing Act and seeks damages costs associated with their move to Ada, punitive damages and damages for emotional distress, according to Stephen Dane, their Washington, D.C.-based lawyer. Dane said rules governing the number of occupants in condominiums, apartments or mobile home parks were outlawed in 1989. But many older communities failed to update their rules to reflect the law, he said. A woman who answered the telephone for Select One denied the allegations, saying she was unaware of the lawsuit. “We would never force anyone to leave because of a child. It is not a senior community,” said the woman, who declined to give her name. Elizabeth Stoddard, director of advocacy for the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, said… |
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