A group of small businesses in Northeast Ohio has been overcharged for workers’ compensation insurance in a class action lawsuit, argued this summer, a local judge found. The businesses claimed that the steep discounts they were offered to join groups administered by...
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Victim Who Lost Face in Chimp Attack Sought $50 Million
Charla Nash, the woman who lost her face and hands when a friend’s chimpanzee attacked her, will receive a $4 million settlement in the lawsuit filed after the attack. Her attorney stated that the amount is far less than needed to cover a lifetime of medical care....
Jon Husted Bashed by Federal Judge for Unconstitutional Change to Ohio Election Rules
Ohio’s elections chief, Jon Husted, has been blasted by a federal judge questioning his motives on creating new vote-counting rules that would violate Ohio state law just days before the Presidential election on November 6. District Judge Algenon Marbley stated...
Gabby Giffords’ Shooter Gets 7 Life Sentences for Tucson Shooting Rampage
Jared Lee Loughner, the man who killed six people and wounded 13 others in a shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona, was recently sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences, followed by 140 years in prison. Three months ago, Loughner pleaded guilty to 19 federal...
Monster Energy Drinks Named in Death Reports by the FDA
In the past year, Monster Beverage Corporation has been cited in the deaths of five people, according to some incident reports that physicians and companies have submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The reports stated that the five victims had all...
The Cleveland Indians Settle a Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Caused by Collapse of Inflatable Slide
The Cleveland Indians have reached a settlement with the widow of Douglas Johnson, 54, of Pennsylvania, who died nine days after being struck by an inflatable slide outside of Progressive Field. The Indians have chosen not to disclose the amount for which the...
Ohioans Denied Early-Voting Appeal by U.S. Supreme Court
Boards of elections across Ohio were ordered to open their doors to in-person, early voters the weekend before the election by Ohio’s election chief after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up the latest appeal on early voting. All Ohio voters will be able to vote...
Early Voting Reinstated in Ohio for the 2012 Presidential Election
A federal court appeal was reinstated on October 5 to allow voters in Ohio to vote in-person and without an excuse three days before Election Day on November 6. The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled in a case targeting a state law...
University of California Reaches a Near $1 Million Settlement in Pepper-Spray Case
The University of California has agreed to pay close to a $1 million settlement to students who were involved in a pepper-spraying incident last year at UC Davis. The settlement will be paid through the university’s self-insurance program. Each of the 21 students and...
Samuel Mullet & 15 Others Found Guilty of Hate Crimes in Amish Beard-Cutting Attacks
Amish Bishop and the leader of an Amish breakaway group, Samuel Mullet, was convicted Thursday of hate crimes and orchestrating hair and beard-cutting attacks on fellow sect members who opposed his religious differences. The 66-year old Mullet was found guilty of...