Category Archives: Civil Justice

Amanda Bonnen Twitter Suit Thrown Out By Judge: Tweet ‘Too Vague’

1-20-10 The tweet that caused a 25-year-old Chicago renter to be sued last summer was deemed “too vague” by a Cook County judge today–causing the defamation suit to be thrown out. Horizon Group Management LLC filed a lawsuit in July … Continue reading

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Orion Drilling pays $10,000 in back wages – employee fired after complaining to management about being exposed to MOLD in the workplace – settlement with US Department of Labor

Fanny S. Chirinos January 11, 2010 CORPUS CHRISTI — A former employee of Corpus Christi-based Orion Drilling Co. was paid $10,000 in back wages as a result of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor. The employee was fired … Continue reading

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Chinese Drywall, the U.S. Housing Bubble, and Civil Justice – The Pop Tort

January 06, 2010 The “hot mess” that is the Chinese drywall fiasco seems to be getting hotter by the day—at least according to blockbuster investigative piece by Tim Elfrink in today’s Broward-Palm Beach New Times. While the story is striking … Continue reading

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Riverstone Residential settles a discrimination lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) for $30,000

January 6, 2010 by Peter M. LaSorsa Riverstone Residential, a property management firm settled a discrimination lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) on behalf of former employee Shaun Oldridge for $30,000. Oldridge suffers from bipolar disorder and was … Continue reading

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Toxic Tort Lawsuits Now Easier to Win in Michigan – The court left it to the DEFENDANT to DISPROVE that the mold exposure did not cause the alleged illnesses

By Saulius Mikalonis December 22, 2009 The Michigan Court of Appeals in a case called Genna v Jackson recently ruled that plaintiffs alleging injury from exposure to mold did not have to present an expert witness to prove that they … Continue reading

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