55 h. ago Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse

Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being heldOfficers at the large immigration detention camp located at the Fort Bliss army base in Texas are allegedly mistreating detainees, with accusations including beatings, sexual abuse and clandestine deportations of non-Mexican nationals into Mexico, according to a coalition of local and national US civil rights organizations.In a 19-page letter, addressed to senior government officials at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and Fort Bliss military command, the coalition accuses officers at the immigration detention facility on the base, called Camp East Montana, of being “in violation of agency policies and standards, as well as statutory and constitutional protections”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Royal Caribbean cruise passenger's death is ruled a homicide after he was served 33 drinks by ship's bar, lawsuit claims

Michael Virgil, 35, died shortly after he was caught on camera in a narrow hallway of the Navigator of the Seas lashing out at a door and ripping off his clothing.

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4 d. ago Dad files lawsuit against New Jersey golf course claiming his son died in ‘anguish’ from lightning strike

The suit accuses the course owners of causing ‘severe pain, anguish, and fear of impending death’ in golfer who was struck by lightning

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6 d. ago Supreme Court will decide if Trump’s birthright citizenship ban violates the Constitution

Birthright citizenship is the first Trump immigration-related policy to reach the court for a final ruling

Politics

8 d. ago Conor McGregor sex assault lawsuit is DROPPED after woman claimed UFC star attacked her in stadium toilets at NBA finals

A SEXUAL assault lawsuit against Conor McGregor has been dropped after the UFC star was accused of attacking a woman at an NBA game. The MMA icon was alleged to have slammed a woman's face into a bathroom stall before putting her into an armlock and then raping her. The unnamed woman, who sued under...

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9 d. ago San Francisco sues nation's top food manufacturers over ultraprocessed foods

San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against major food manufacturers like Coca-Cola and Nestle, claiming ultraprocessed foods are causing a public health crisis

Politics

9 d. ago Key aide to Nigel Farage was frontman for Premier League billionaire’s betting syndicate, lawsuit claims

Exclusive: George Cottrell ‘gave control’ of gambling accounts to syndicate headed by Tony Bloom, the owner of Brighton & Hove Albion FCGeorge Cottrell, a close associate of Nigel Farage and a key figure in Reform UK’s inner circle, acted as a front for a major gambling syndicate that was “given control” of his betting accounts, a high court document alleges.Cottrell acted as a stalking horse for a syndicate involving one of the world’s most successful gamblers, Tony Bloom, it is claimed in the public documents, filed at the high court. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago San Francisco announces lawsuit against food makers claiming ‘ultra

Consuming ultraprocessed foods has been tied to premature death and cancer

Society

9 d. ago Jada Pinkett Smith told Will’s friend he would ‘end up missing’ if he continued sharing ‘personal business,’ lawsuit claims

Bilaal Salaam is suing Pinkett Smith for $3 million in damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress

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1 week ago Jada Pinkett Smith warned Will's best friend he'd 'end up missing' if he kept gossiping about them, explosive lawsuit claims

Will Smith's ex-best friend Bilaal Salaam has filed an explosive lawsuit accusing Jada Pinkett Smith of years of threats and "emotional distress" dating back to 2021.

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1 week ago EPA urged to ban spraying of antibiotics on US food crops amid resistance fears

Use of 8m pounds of antibiotics and antifungals a year leads to superbugs and damages human health, lawsuit claimsA new legal petition filed by a dozen public health and farm worker groups demands the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stop allowing farms to spray antibiotics on food crops in the US because they are probably causing superbugs to flourish and sickening farm workers.The agricultural industry sprays about 8m pounds of antibiotic and antifungal pesticides on US food crops annually, many of which are banned in other countries. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology

OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himselfThe maker of ChatGPT has said the suicide of a 16-year-old was down to his “misuse” of its system and was “not caused” by the chatbot.The comments came in OpenAI’s response to a lawsuit filed against the San Francisco company and its chief executive, Sam Altman, by the family of California teenager Adam Raine. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Campbell's Soup branded 's*** for f****** poor people' by top dog in leaked recording

Campbell's Soup Company is facing a lawsuit after a top exec is claimed to have made insulting comments regarding the food, customers and employees - including that "chicken came from a 3D printer"

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2 w. ago Woman died when runaway Tesla Model 3 sped out of control, crashed and caught fire, claims lawsuit

A new lawsuit claims that a faulty Tesla model caused a deadly crash that killed a woman in Washington.

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2 w. ago Campbell soup boss caught on tape saying firm makes 's*** for poor people', lawsuit claims

Campbell’s has suspended top boss Martin Bally after he was allegedly caught on tape sneering that the “world’s most iconic soup brand” makes “s***” for poor people, US lawsuit hears

Economics

2 w. ago Man, 41, dies after not pooing for an entire month as family sues

James Stewart, 41, had been living at a group home in Ohio when he died of severe constipation, with his family filing a wrongful death lawsuit claiming his death was avoidable

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2 w. ago Lawsuit claims Tennessee's new school voucher program violates the state constitution

A group of public school students’ parents and taxpayers has filed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new statewide school voucher program

Politics

3 w. ago Veteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flag

A veteran FBI employee is claiming in a lawsuit that he was fired last month after displaying an LGBTQ+ flag at his workspace

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3 w. ago Judge says government is still blocking immigrants' access to attorneys at LA detention facility

A federal judge on Friday said the Trump administration is still violating detained immigrants’ constitutional rights by restricting their access to attorneys at a detention facility in Los Angeles and ordered the government to remedy the matter

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4 w. ago Rightmove faces '£1bn lawsuit' as estate agents claim say it is ripping them off

Rightmove is facing legal action from estate agents who claim online property portal is charging them excessive and unfair fees for listing homes.

Economics