The Dallas County commissioners, who have seen mounting lawsuits over constable actions, are attempting to get legislation passed that would protect the county when elected officials step outside their boundaries and create personal injury situations. The county attempted to get a similar bill passed in 1999, but heavy opposition from…
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Navy moves commanding officers to administrative duties because of sexual assault allegations
A commanding officer in the Navy was removed from active duty and assigned to clerical duties recently because of pending charges for assault, sexual harassment and conduct unbecoming of an officer, say New York Injury Lawyers. Both executive officer and command master chief of the ship have been demoted as…
An attorney in a sexual harassment case has been suspended for one year
An attorney has just been suspended for one year from practicing law after being accused in multiple situations of sexual harassment said a New York Injury Lawyer. After a thorough review of the accused attorney’s case, the Supreme Court suspended him for longer than the original year sentence, and even…
Thousands allege discrimination by the USDA against black farmers
It seems like the world has evolved quite a bit since Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, according to a New York Injury Lawyer, but thousands of farmers are claiming that discrimination based on skin color is alive and well in the US Department of…
Gulf cleanup workers may file personal injury lawsuits as a result of the oil spill
If you go to work expecting to be safe, put in a day’s labor, go home and collect your pay check at the end of the week, join the millions of Americans who think the same way. Unfortunately, hundreds of workers who participated in the Gulf oil spill on the…
Deadline for filing lawsuit against Farve has passed
There has been no lawsuit filed against former Jets quarterback Brett Farve for workplace sexual harassment. Under New Jersey law, the statute of limitations for filing a workplace sexual harassment claim is two years, which has now elapsed, a New York Injury Lawyer informed. Farve allegedly texted obscene messages to…