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Cuban Prisoner Settles Lawsuit Against Md. Company

An American imprisoned in Cuba has settled a lawsuit against the Maryland-based company he was working for when he was arrested.

2013/05/16

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D.C. Judge Declines to Halt School Closures

A District of Columbia judge won’t halt the planned closure of 15 public schools, plans that resulted in a lawsuit against the city.

2013/05/15

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Lawsuit Against DC Housing Authority Claims Deaf Women Were Denied Interpreters

A U.S. District Court lawsuit filed by two deaf women and a non-profit aimed at maximizing the self-sufficiency of deaf adults claims the District of Columbia Housing Authority discriminated against the women by repeatedly failing to provide them with interpreters.

2013/05/08

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Judges Sue Social Security Administration Over Case ‘Quotas’

The union representing Social Security’s administrative law judges is suing the agency, claiming judges are forced to decide more than 500 cases a year, a standard that sometimes results in benefits that would otherwise be denied if judges had more time to review evidence.

2013/04/19

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Funeral Home Puts Wrong Body In Casket, Surviving Family Sues

A distraught family is suing a local funeral home after organizers of a man’s memorial service put the wrong body inside of the casket by accident.

2013/03/25

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Court: Can Generic Drug Maker Be Sued Over Design?

The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Tuesday of allowing generic drug manufacturers to be sued in state court for a drug’s design defects if federal officials approved the brand-name version the generic drug copied.

2013/03/19

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US Joins Fraud Lawsuit Against Lance Armstrong

The Justice Department joined a lawsuit Friday against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former seven-time Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs and defrauded his longtime sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service.

2013/02/23