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Insurance Company To Pay $20.5M After Black And Female Employees Complained Of Racial, Sexual Discrimination

Janet GartnerJanuary 16, 2020January 24, 2020

by Janet GartnerJanuary 16, 2020January 24, 202013041

An insurance company will be paying $20.5 million to settle claims that it discriminated against its black and female employees. The settlement is the largest...

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Jay-Z Files Federal Lawsuit On Behalf Of Mississippi Prisoners Over Inhumane Prison Conditions

Gloria LandmanJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 2020

by Gloria LandmanJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 202016 32287

On Tuesday, music and business mogul Jay-Z sued the head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the warden of the penitentiary on behalf of...

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George Zimmerman Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Trayvon Martin’s Family

Gloria LandmanDecember 4, 2019December 4, 2019

by Gloria LandmanDecember 4, 2019December 4, 20195 2631

George Zimmerman has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the family of the teenager he shot nearly eight years ago. The suit, which names Trayvon...

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City Pays $1.2M After Cops Held Mentally Ill Man Down On Scorching Asphalt Until His Skin Melted Off

Gloria LandmanNovember 19, 2019November 19, 2019

by Gloria LandmanNovember 19, 2019November 19, 201935 322537

In June of 2017, Citrus Heights, CA police held a shirtless James Bradford Nelson III on the scorching hot pavement at a KFC restaurant. The...

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Attorneys File Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Waffle House Over Chikesia Clemons Arrest

Gloria LandmanNovember 16, 2019November 16, 2019

by Gloria LandmanNovember 16, 2019November 16, 201914246

Lawyers representing Chikesia Clemons filed a civil rights lawsuit against Waffle House Wednesday morning. According to a statement given by Clemon’s attorney Benjamin Crump on...

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Mo’Nique Sues Netflix For Racial and Gender Pay Discrimination

Gloria LandmanNovember 15, 2019November 15, 2019

by Gloria LandmanNovember 15, 2019November 15, 20192 2043

Actress and comedian Mo’Nique has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing them of pay discrimination based on her race and gender. “Hey My Loves —...

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Maryland Man Awarded $800K Over Fight With Six Flags Security Guards

BMS AdminOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019

by BMS AdminOctober 31, 2019October 31, 201902450

Nicholaus Mims, the Maryland man who says Six Flags security guards beat him after a disagreement at the amusement park in 2018, was awarded $800,000...

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Jury Awards Husband and Wife $11.4M in Racial Discrimination Case Against Michigan DOC

BMS AdminSeptember 12, 2019September 12, 2019

by BMS AdminSeptember 12, 2019September 12, 20194 4722

A jury awarded a Black married couple who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections $11.4 million on Monday. Lisa Griffey filed...

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Family Says 84-yr-old Was Raped, Sodomized at Missouri Nursing Home, Sues Nursing Home for $1 Billion

BMS AdminSeptember 24, 2018June 18, 2019

by BMS AdminSeptember 24, 2018June 18, 2019021733

The family of an 84-year-old great-grandmother has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Christian Care Home in Ferguson, Mo. The children of Delores Green claim...

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Black Student Files Discrimination Lawsuit After Being Forced to Share Valedictorian Title With White Student

BMS AdminJuly 2, 2017July 4, 2017

by BMS AdminJuly 2, 2017July 4, 201711688

Sherry Shepherd, has filed a federal lawsuit against her daughter’s Mississippi school district. She claimed her daughter was discriminated against because her child was forced...

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed In Kendrick Johnson Case

Gloria LandmanJune 17, 2017June 19, 2017

by Gloria LandmanJune 17, 2017June 19, 201702184

The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Kendrick Johnson, the South Georgia teen found dead in a rolled gym mat, has been dismissed...

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Michael Brown’s Parents Fight Ferguson’s Push For Their Son’s Medical and Academic Records

BMS AdminJanuary 3, 2017January 3, 2017

by BMS AdminJanuary 3, 2017January 3, 201711016

In a recent court filing, Michael Brown’s parents, Michael Brown Sr. and Lezley McSpadden, asked St. Louis U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber to stop...

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Sandra Bland’s Family Reportedly Awarded $1.9M In Wrongful Death Settlement

BMS AdminSeptember 15, 2016September 15, 2016

by BMS AdminSeptember 15, 2016September 15, 201601953

The family of Sandra Bland has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $1.9 million, according to multiple media outlets. Family lawyer, Cannon Lambert, also told CNN...

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Mayor of Walker, Louisiana Says Flooding Event Is Man-Made; Plans Lawsuit

BMS AdminAugust 18, 2016August 25, 2016

by BMS AdminAugust 18, 2016August 25, 201611164

The Mayor of Walker, Louisiana, Rick Ramsey, stated Tuesday that the current flooding in his city was “man-made” and announced plans to file suit against the...

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Never Forget: In 1985 Police Dropped a Bomb on a West Philly...

BMS AdminMay 31, 2016June 22, 2018

May 31, 2016June 22, 2018174

On May 13, 1985, at approximately 5:28 p.m., two, one-pound bombs were dropped onto a house at...

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