FedEx Settles Discrimination Suit for $3 Million 933
January 24th, 2013 
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FedEx has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations of discrimination against job seekers at FedEx Ground delivery facilities. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The suit claimed that evidence showed the company discriminated on the bases of “sex, race and national origin” in its hiring process against more than 21,000 applicants. As part of the settlement, FedEx will extend job offers to 1,700 applicants previously rejected. Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times 03/21/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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Facebook May Sue to Protect User Privacy 932
January 24th, 2013 admin Premises liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
Facebook executives have announced they may file suit against any employer who demands a potential employee hand over the password to their Facebook account during an interview. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The executives say doing so would violate Facebook’s user agreement, and could open up the job applicant to discrimination based on their profile information. Legislation prohibiting employers from requesting social media passwords has been proposed in Maryland, Illinois and New Jersey. Andrew Chow, Reuters 03/27/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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Aaron’s Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit 931
January 24th, 2013 admin Sexual harassment is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
Aaron’s, Inc. has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit with a former employee for $6 million. In her lawsuit, the employee claimed she was harassed by a co-worker in 2006. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The original verdict was $95 million, awarded to the plaintiff by an Illinois jury. A U.S. District Court reduced the damages to $39.8 million, due to state caps, and the company agreed to settle with the plaintiff to avoid further litigation. Staff Report, The Sacramento Bee 03/26/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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Year of the Bible’ Declaration Sparks Lawsuit 930
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A Wisconsin atheist organization has filed a lawsuit against a “Year of the Bible” declaration by the Pennsylvania legislature, saying it violates the separation of church and state. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The lawsuit, which names the bill’s author and cosponsors as defendants, requests the declaration be struck down, and asks the judge to restrict the state from passing any future resolutions in the future. Nina Mandell, New York Daily News 03/27/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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Hawaii Settles $15.4 Million Wrongful Death Suit 929
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The state of Hawaii has agreed to pay $15.4 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over the deaths of two hikers in 2006. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The hikers fell to their deaths while walking down an unmarked trail in Waialua River State Park in Kauai. The settlement is the largest personal injury settlement in the state’s history. Martha Neil, American Bar Association Journal 03/20/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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7,000 Ceiling Fans Recalled 928
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 7,000 ceiling fans imported by Westinghouse Lighting Corp. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The agency said the light bulbs included with the fans exceed their maximum wattage, which poses shock risks to customers, as well as the risk of overheating. There have been no injuries reported in association with the recalled products. Staff Report, PR Newswire 03/21/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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Multiple Suicides at New York Jail Prompt Suit 927
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The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Nassau County and the local jail over the death of an Iraq war veteran who hung himself while imprisoned on DUI charges. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The lawsuit claims the death is one of five suicides in the past two years, along with more than 200 complaints from inmates about prison conditions. The suit accuses jail and county officials of ignoring inmate complaints and says that some of the deaths could have been prevented. Aman Ali, Reuters 03/21/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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Denial of Request to Rebuild Mosque is Illegal 926
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An American-Islamic group in Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit against the city of Lomita, Calif., over the denial of an application to rebuild and renovate a local mosque. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The city allegedly denied the request due to concerns over “increased traffic,” but the suit calls these concerns baseless, and says the decision was discriminatory in nature. The plaintiffs cite the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act in their lawsuit. Ruben Vives?, LA Times 03/21/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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Oil Refinery Contaminated Nearby Town, Suit Says 925
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The village of Roxana, Ill., has filed a lawsuit against the owners and operators of the Wood River Refinery, accusing them of releasing cancer-causing chemicals near the village. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer According to the suit, some parts of the village are contaminated with benzene at levels 2.6 million percent above the legal limits in the state. The suit also states that because much of the contaminant is below ground, the residents’ groundwater is at risk and that some volatile products have already seeped into homes. Terry Hillig, St. Louis Post Dispatch 03/21/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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Suit Against New York Law School Dismissed 924
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A New York Supreme Court judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed against the New York Law School by former students over alleged inflated graduate and job-rate statistics. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer The judge dismissed the lawsuit, saying “the school’s marketing materials weren’t misleading and that the students had ‘ample information’ from other sources about job prospects.” The judge also pointed to the recession that hit the county in 2008, having a particular effect on the legal market, which was beyond the control of the law schools. Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg 03/21/2012 San Diego personal injury attorney
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