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University of California Failed to Protect Students From Sexual Harassment

June 27, 2017
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Los Angeles, CA (Law Firm Newswire) June 27, 2017 – Responding to a California Public Records Act request from the media, the University of California (UC) released documents detailing over 100 reports of sexual harassment and assault that occurred at the 10 UC campuses. Between January 2013 and April 2016, 113 faculty and staff members…

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Family of FSU Football Player to Receive Remainder of 2 Million in Wrongful Death Case

June 26, 2017
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) June 26, 2017 – The family of a Florida State University (FSU) football player will receive the remainder of the settlement amount in a wrongful death case, after Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a claims bill directing the university to make the payment. Devaughn Darling died in 2001 after he…

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SRD Legal Group Welcomes Andy Hutcher to Firm Recently Certified By NAMWOLF

June 22, 2017
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New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) June 22, 2017 – Scanlon Rabinowitz & Davis Legal Group PLLC (“SRD Legal Group”) is pleased to announce the addition of Andy Hutcher to the firm. Andy practices in the fields of corporate and securities law focused on strategic and regulatory advisory work, corporate and partnership organizations and related…

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Florida Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Wrong-Way Crash

June 20, 2017
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) June 20, 2017 – A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of a Florida woman who was killed in a wrong-way crash on an Interstate 95. According to authorities, Jennifer Levin was driving north in the southbound lanes of I-95 when she struck the vehicle…

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Former Cal Poly Employee Sues University for Wrongful Termination, Pregnancy Discrimination

June 19, 2017
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Los Angeles, CA (Law Firm Newswire) June 19, 2017 – A former human resources employee at Cal Poly is suing the university for wrongful termination and discrimination based on sex, pregnancy and medical condition. On September 30, 2016, Sarah Lalou Lessing was terminated five days after going on disability leave for her pregnancy. The university…

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Texas Enacts SB 4 Against Sanctuary Cities and Sues to Declare it Constitutional: Cities Sue Texas in Response

June 16, 2017
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Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) June 16, 2017 – Cities and counties in Texas are planning legal action against a new state law, Senate Bill 4 (SB4), banning sanctuary cities. “Texas SB4 faces a slew of legal challenges, some filed and others being developed,” said Stewart Rabinowitz,…

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VA Considers Closing Over 1100 Underused Facilities Nationwide

June 15, 2017
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Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) June 15, 2017 – Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin announced that the agency is considering a plan to close more than 1,100 facilities across the country as it moves toward allowing a…

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Texting Driver Kills 13 in Head-On Crash With Church Bus

June 14, 2017
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Austin Personal Injury Lawyers – Perlmutter & Schuelke, PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) June 14, 2017 – A pickup truck driver hit a church bus on U.S 83 in Uvalde County, Texas. A 20-year-old driver admitted, to witnesses, on the scene of the head-on collision that he had been texting. A white Dodge pickup…

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Estate Planning Attorney, Lisa McDevitt, Discusses Battle Over Estate Plan of Actor Alan Thicke

June 13, 2017
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Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) June 13, 2017 – There appears to be disagreement over the estate plan of the late Canadian-American actor Alan Thicke, who was most famous for his portrayal of a father who was a psychiatrist in the sitcom, “Growing Pains.” Alan Thicke suffered a heart attack last December while he was…

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South Jersey Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Petrillo & Goldberg on Jurisdiction of New Jersey Over a Work Injury Incurred Out of State

June 12, 2017
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Petrillo & Goldberg Law. Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) June 12, 2017 – An appeals court has issued a ruling stating that the Division of Workers’ Compensation Board has jurisdiction over the case of a New Jersey resident, Keith Williams, who accepted an employment offer in New Jersey, but was injured on a jobsite in…

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