http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sues/ en-us Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:17:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037639/posts <p>The National Rifle Association today filed a lawsuit challenging San Francisco's ban on handguns in public housing, trying to capitalize on the U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling finding a constitutional right to own guns for self-defense in the home.</p> <p>In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, lawyers for gun rights advocates are asking a federal judge to invalidate San Francisco's handgun law based on the Supreme Court's decision striking down a broader Washington, D.C. law forbidding residents to own handguns.</p> Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037639/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:17:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993266/posts Larry A. Silverstein, who has won nearly $4.6 billion in insurance payments to cover his losses and help him rebuild at the World Trade Center site, is seeking $12.3 billion in damages from airlines and airport security companies for the 9/11 attack. Mr. Silverstein, the developer of ground zero, sought the damages, whose amount was not previously known, in a claim filed in 2004, that says the airlines and airport security companies failed to prevent terrorists from hijacking the planes used to destroy the buildings. His case was consolidated last week with similar, earlier lawsuits brought by families of some... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993266/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:40:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992753/posts BARNAUL, Russia (Reuters) - A shepherd is suing Russia's space agency for compensation after he said a 10-foot-long chunk of metal from a space rocket fell into his yard, just missing his outdoor toilet. Boris Urmatov, who is asking for 1 million roubles ($42,000) from the Roskosmos agency, lives in a small village that lies underneath the flight path of rockets taking off from the Baikonur launchpad Russia leases in nearby Kazakhstan. "Something woke him up in the night, like something exploded. Since he's visually handicapped he didn't notice the fallen rocket parts," Urmatov's sister Marina told Reuters from the... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992753/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:19:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898189/posts WASHINGTON - Larry Klayman, once a hero of conservatives for persistently taking Bill Clinton to court, sued former aides and financial backers of President Bush on Monday for using the name "Freedom's Watch" to mount a multimillion-dollar campaign in support of the war in Iraq. In the federal lawsuit, Klayman accuses the group of appropriating a name he has used to promote his own public interest legal work. Klayman, who lives in Miami, said he first used the name Freedom Watch in 2004 on behalf of his nonprofit legal and educational activities and later registered it with the U.S. Patent... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898189/posts#comment Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:14:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860491/posts NEW ORLEANS - The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Slidell on Tuesday for displaying a painting of Jesus in a courthouse lobby, saying it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. The ACLU sued after the Slidell City Court refused to voluntarily remove the picture and a message below it that reads: "To Know Peace, Obey These Laws." The ACLU says the portrait — an image of Jesus presenting the New Testament — is a religious icon of the Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity. "We did not file this lawsuit because the ACLU is anti-religion ...... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860491/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 23:58:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1829630/posts A grandfather who went on a massive spending spree when doctors told him he would die is taking legal action against the NHS after learning he had been misdiagnosed. John Brandrick, from Newquay, Cornwall, was told he had pancreatic cancer two years ago after scans revealed a 7cm tumour. The 62-year-old said he was told by doctors at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Treliske that he only had a short time left to live. So he quit his job and stopped paying his mortgage, instead splashing out on a lavish lifestyle of hotels, restaurants and holidays. Then the hospital told... skynews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1829630/posts#comment Mon, 7 May 2007 16:25:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829168/posts The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that Anchorage Baptist Temple, a church in the state, will be allowed to defend a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union contesting certain tax exemptions granted to the church. The ACLU has filed two lawsuits challenging a statewide tax exemption on real property owned by a religious group, when the property serves as the residence of a teacher in a private religious or parochial school. Anchorage Baptist Temple (ABT) runs a number of ministries, including alcohol and drug abuse recovery programs, community outreaches, a bus ministry and other services. The congregation also owns... OneNewsNow.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829168/posts#comment Sun, 6 May 2007 14:05:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1826709/posts A 47-year-old Portland woman is suing two city police officers, claiming they stormed into her home and arrested her without reason two years ago. Sherrie Carlson Sandau has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland, claiming her constitutional right to due process was violated when Portland officers John A. Wood and Christopher Cass entered her home without a warrant, grabbed her and arrested her. Sandau said she was wearing only a tank top at the time of her arrest and the officers ignored her pleas to put clothes on before she was placed in a patrol car. She... Oregonian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1826709/posts#comment Tue, 1 May 2007 19:24:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823421/posts Mark Studler has nothing against people expressing their religious beliefs, even on their license plates. But the Allen County man says he also believes those folks should be treated like Hoosiers who use their vehicle tags to promote education or the environment and are charged an extra fee to do so. conservativethoughts.us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823421/posts#comment Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:44:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800334/posts TROY, Mich. — She went in for an oil change, but came out with a brand-new car. Now a Michigan woman is suing the auto dealer, saying it took advantage of her bipolar disorder to sell her the $32,000 vehicle. FOX news online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800334/posts#comment Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:35:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791163/posts Mandela sues over 'missing' cash By Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg Last Updated: 1:33am GMT 26/02/2007 Nelson Mandela is taking legal action against a former friend and lawyer after £118,000 was reported to be missing from a trust fund. The retired South African president's legal team alleges in papers filed at the Johannesburg High Court that Ismael Ayob, a former fund trustee, used the money to buy cars and pay large sums into his own companies. In an affidavit, George Bizos and Wim Tremgrove, who are both trustees of the fund, allege that Mr Ayob made "disbursements of more than 1.2... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791163/posts#comment Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:29:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773086/posts The South Coast Air Quality Management District sued state public utility officials, claiming the liquefied natural gas that officials approved for use in California could worsen air pollution. Energy providers plan to spend about $3 billion on the construction of seven natural gas terminals on the coast of California and Baja in Mexico. The air-quality agency alleges that natural gas could set back progress toward clean air. The lawsuits were filed with the California appeals court and the state Supreme Court. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a standard that will allow oil companies and other energy providers to... AP on Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773086/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:58:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742188/posts ORLANDO, Fla. - Relatives of a missing boy's mother who killed herself after aggressive questioning by CNN's Nancy Grace sued the network and the talk-show host Tuesday, claiming Grace caused emotional distress that led to the suicide. Melinda Duckett committed suicide Sept. 8, a day after Grace's show on CNN Headline News aired a segment in which Grace grilled Duckett about her whereabouts Aug. 27 — the day 2-year-old Trenton Duckett was reported missing. Authorities, who said last week they believe the boy is alive, have named Melinda Duckett as the prime suspect in his disappearance. Jay Paul Deratany, the... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742188/posts#comment Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709290/posts NEW YORK - The father of "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has filed a $10 million libel suit against the publisher of a book about his daughter, alleging that it contains "false, exaggerated, sensational, intentional and malicious untruths." In papers filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Joseph Barrino is seeking damages from Simon & Schuster, which released "Fantasia: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale" in 2005. The book was made into a TV movie, starring Fantasia, that aired on the Lifetime network in August. Among the details disputed by Joseph Barrino: that he was hostile to the music... http://www.comcast.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709290/posts#comment Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:40:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692624/posts LOS ANGELES A Korean grocers' group sued former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young for libel for claiming that they and other market owners "ripped off" blacks. The suit, filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, also names the Wal-Mart store chain and seeks at least $7.5 million in damages. The former Atlanta mayor resigned as head of a Wal-Mart advocacy group on Aug. 18 amid controversy over comments he made to the weekly, black-owned Los Angeles Sentinel. In an interview, Young said that Wal-Mart competition had forced smaller, "mom-and-pop" stores out of his neighborhood. "But you see, those are... ap on Riverside Press Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1692624/posts#comment Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:05:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1691678/posts Former San Diego Superior Court Judge G. Dennis Adams, convicted a decade ago in a corruption case for illegally accepting gifts from a lawyer, is back in court – suing the state retirement system for cutting his pension. In a lawsuit filed Aug. 10 in the courthouse in which he once worked, Adams is seeking to overturn a June 21 final decision by the board of the California Public Employees Retirement System that sliced his judicial pension by about 20.4 percent. The retirement system has decided his pension should be reduced from 49 percent of his last judicial salary to... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1691678/posts#comment Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:59:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657426/posts SAN FRANCISCO The Sierra Club sued the Department of Defense in federal court Wednesday for allegedly halting construction of new wind farms across the United States by failing to complete a study on whether they interfere with military radar. The suit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco claimed that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the Pentagon missed a deadline for completing a study that is holding up more than a dozen wind farm projects in the Midwest. "The end result is the wind industry is being crippled," said attorney Kristin Henry of the Sierra Club. The study... ap on Riverside Press Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657426/posts#comment Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:07:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1649256/posts MIRA LOMA A high school student sued his school district after he was suspended for distributing flyers about an off-campus rally against illegal immigration. Joshua Denhalter, an 18-year-old senior at Jurupa Valley High School, said he sought permission to hold a demonstration after a school assembly turned into a virtual rally supporting illegal immigrants. School officials denied his request, saying a protest could lead to violence. Denhalter said he then tried to organize an off-campus rally in March and was suspended for three days for passing out flyers about it on school property. He said he also was told he... ap on Riverside Press Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1649256/posts#comment Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:45:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1649156/posts FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A nanny who was arrested after police viewed hidden camera video recordings that appeared to show her shaking a 5-month-old baby is suing the recording system's manufacturer. Claudia Muro, 32, alleges that distorted camera footage wrongfully led to her arrest and imprisonment. She was arrested in October 2003 and spent two years awaiting trial before prosecutors dropped the case because of concerns about the tape. The footage was broadcast on television around the country. The lawsuit was filed against Boca Raton-based Tyco Fire & Security, according to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The lawsuit... http://www.comcast.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1649156/posts#comment Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:53:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642824/posts MIRA LOMA - A Jurupa Valley High School senior suspended for promoting an anti-immigration protest on campus has filed a lawsuit, arguing the school violated his free speech rights. Joshua Denhalter, 18, was suspended for three days in late March after he attempted to organize a counterprotest against pro-immigration-inspired demonstrations and school walkouts. The mass protests were in response to harsher penalties for illegal immigrants being proposed in Congress. "There are two standards. Students can walk out of school, walk on to freeways, and nothing happens to them. I try to do something legally, and I get slapped,'' Denhalter said... Daily Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642824/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jun 2006 16:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639226/posts Ronald Michalowicz, a fire inspector for the village of Bedford Park, was given a 27 percent chance to live as he battled a rare form of tongue cancer. The community rallied around him, raising about $25,000 to help. He fought the cancer into remission. But the village where he had worked for 28 years fired him for taking the contributions, in alleged violation of the Illinois Gift Ban Act and village code prohibiting employees from soliciting gifts that could affect their decision-making. On Friday, Michalowicz sued Bedford Park, its mayor and village board in federal court for allegedly violating his... http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-insure21.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639226/posts#comment Sat, 27 May 2006 07:20:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639079/posts Three chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union sued AT&T Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. in state court Friday to block the telecommunications companies from providing phone records to the federal government. Two complaints filed in San Francisco Superior Court claim the companies violated state law by helping the National Security Agency assemble the largest database in the world. The complaints name 17 individuals as plaintiffs, including a former congressman, a nationally syndicated journalist and a psychiatrist. The allegations, which a spokesman from Verizon denied, are based on a May 11 article from USA Today, which said AT&T, Verizon and... AP on Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639079/posts#comment Sat, 27 May 2006 00:23:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1622071/posts FRESNO, Calif. - Lawyers for a woman who was spanked in front of her co-workers as part of what her employer said was a camaraderie-building exercise asked a jury Wednesday for at least $1.2 million for the humiliation she claimed to have suffered. Janet Orlando, 53, quit her job at the home security company Alarm One Inc. and sued, alleging discrimination, assault, battery and infliction of emotional distress. Employees were paddled with rival companies' yard signs as part of a contest that pitted sales teams against each other, according to court documents. The winners poked fun at the losers, throwing... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1622071/posts#comment Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:20:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614811/posts An environmental group sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday claiming a new regulation over air pollution in the Central Valley is too lax. Earthjustice is challenging the rule over particulate matter with a lawsuit filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In particulate matter pollution, tiny specks of dust and dirt can linger in the air and become lodged in people's lungs, causing numerous health problems, such as asthma. Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley, one of the nation's most polluted air basins, is one of the leading causes of particulate matter in the region. The... AP on Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614811/posts#comment Fri, 14 Apr 2006 04:34:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1584321/posts MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Public Radio is suing an Internet television network co-founded by Al Gore, claiming the network's alternative and amateur news reports interfere with MPR's trademark. The San Francisco-based network, Current TV, and the MPR music station the Current are both transmitted via the Internet. MPR says the similar names creates confusion for potential consumers. Current TV is a national cable and satellite channel featuring alternative news and "citizen journalism," or amateurs who send in their own news and video. According to its web site, viewers contribute about one-third of the station's content. According to the lawsuit, filed... AP on Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1584321/posts#comment Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:03:26 GMT