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Mother of Disabled Girl Allegedly Raped Sues Pittsburgh School District, Starbucks

The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and …

Disqualified for Disabilities, Railroad Workers Push Back

After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of therapy to learn how to put words together in sentences and learn to walk again. He had to relearn how …

He Didn’t Want a Birthday Party at Work, Wins $450,000 in Court

A Kentucky jury has awarded a man $450,000 who sued his employer after he asked them not to celebrate his birthday at work, and they did it anyway. Kevin Berling told his manager at Gravity Diagnostics in Covington in 2019 …

Biden Orders Push on Long COVID, Pandemic’s Shadowy Mystery

Confronting the pandemic’s lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on April 5 ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and debilitating condition. Biden assigned the Department of …

Lawsuit Accuses Utah State University of Discrimination in Student Expulsion

A lawsuit filed in federal court accuses Utah State University of unlawfully discriminating against and expelling a student with Down syndrome during her first term. Emily Arthur was in the Aggies Elevated program which offers students a mix of career …

California Officer in Ice Bucket Video Faces Insurance Fraud Charges

A California officer faces insurance fraud charges after authorities say a video showed her participating in an ice-bucket challenge despite claiming she had a back injury. Los Angeles County prosecutors say a video posted online in July showed Pasadena police …

New Mexico Court: Insurer to Pay for Injured Worker’s Medical MJ

The New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled that a worker’s employer and its insurer must pay for medical marijuana for treating the employee’s chronic pain from a job-related back injury. The court on Monday upheld a decision by a …

Utah Man Who Topples Rock Faces Questions Over Lawsuit

A Utah Boy Scout leader whose toppling of an ancient rock formation in a state park was captured in a viral online video is facing questions over a personal injury lawsuit he filed a month before the incident. Glenn Taylor …

Idaho Parents Sue Football Helmet Company

The family of a northern Idaho teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a football game is suing the school district and the maker of the football helmet. The Bonner County Daily Bee reported that Robert Clark II and …

Ariz. Officer Involved In 6 Kills Gets Disability

A city review board has granted disability retirement to a Scottsdale police officer involved in six deadly shootings over the past decade. The Public Safety Personnel Retirement System board unanimously voted to approve the application for accidental-disability retirement by Officer …