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Gitmo Detainee Lawsuit Against Donald Rumsfeld Dismissed in Federal Appeals Court

June 12, 2014 0

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit dismissed a former Guantanamo detainee's lawsuit against former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, according…

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Paternity Leave Settlement Sets New Precedent To Equalize Parental Rights June 10, 2019
Even today some women struggle to ask for the full twelve weeks allowed for maternity leave by law, even though it is well within a parent’s right to take it. But what about paternity leave? The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 guarantees a father the right to take off the same twelve […]
Car Accident Leads to $236,072 Lawsuit Victory For Wolcott Woman June 9, 2019
A jury verdict of $236,072 was awarded to Noella Doucet, a 77-year old resident of Wolcott, who experienced neck injuries from a four years prior. The judgement found Scott Jameson, 59 years old, completely in at fault in the car accident. Jameson reportedly crashed into the rear-end of Doucet’s Lincoln while she was stopped for […]
Lawyer Claims $1.70 Hourly Wage, And Tax Court Doesn’t Believe It June 7, 2019
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeals recently upheld a judgement made by a Tax Court judge, which found a Quebec lawyer’s losses from her side business to be non tax deductible. Her original reported losses in 2011 and 2012 surpassed her full-time employment, averaging $1.70 an hour. These deductions were rejected by Canada Revenue Agency, […]
A New Ruling on Contractual Indemnification June 3, 2019
A trio of judges belonging to the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals for the state of New York has affirmed this past May a ruling by the US District Court of the South District of New York State that requires an upstate New York business, Bryan’s Home Improvement Corporation, to pay out eight million […]
Supreme Court – Two New Second Amendment Wallflowers May 31, 2019
For over ten years, lawsuits challenging various gun-control laws have invariably lost in the lower courts. Many of those lost cases filed a cert petition asking the US Supreme Court to hear their appeal, but like so many wallflowers, the justices barely glanced their way, if they bothered to even look in their direction. With […]