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| Home Depot Investigates a Possible Credit Card Breach | | 
| | Home Depot said on Tuesday that it was investigating a report that customer credit and debit card data was stolen from its systems and put up for sale online. The retailer issued a statement after Brian Krebs, an independent security reporter, said that multiple banks had pointed to Home Depot as the potential source of a large data breach. The company said it was working with law enforcement authorities and banks on the matter.
BRIAN X. CHEN, The New York Times 09/03/2014    | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| South Carolina DMV Sued Over License Photo | |
| | The mother of a teenager from South Carolina who was forced to remove makeup before taking a driver's license photo has filed a lawsuit the state Department of Motor Vehicles. The teenager, "a 16-year-old who identifies as male but wears makeup and women's clothing on a regular basis," was forced to wipe the makeup off his face by DMV officials before taking a photo to be used on his driver's license. The DMV officials argued that the teen was "attempting to disguise his appearance by not appearing as a male." The lawsuit alleges that the DMV's policies are unconstitutional and asks that the boy be allowed to retake the photo.
James Queally, LA Times 09/02/2014 | | Read Article: LA Times |
| Pittsburgh Parking Authority Settles Pay Station Lawsuit | |
| | As part of a settlement of a lawsuit over the height of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority's new pay stations, the multi-space meters will be shortened to make them more accessible to users in wheelchairs. On Tuesday, officials reported that the parking pay stations will be lowered by July 31, 2015. The lawsuit was filed by an employee of Pitt's Graduate School of Public Health who was ticketed despite leaving a note on her dashboard that she could not reach the buttons on the pay station. She claimed that according to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the "operable parts" of the meters should be no higher than 48 inches off the ground. During construction of the meters in 2011, the parking authority specified that the meters would comply with ADA, with the "center line of control shall not be more than 54 inches above" the sidewalk.
Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 09/03/2014 | | Read Article: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Va. Man Shot and Killed by Police, Family Files Suit | |
| | The family of a man from Springfield, Virginia who was shot and killed by police has filed a lawsuit over his death. The man was shot by police responding to a call concerning a domestic dispute between the man and his estranged common-law wife. The lawsuit contends that the man "was clearly unarmed and posed no immediate threat" when he was shot. According to the lawsuit, police waited 45 minutes to enter the man's home after shooting him despite knowing that he was severely injured. He bled to death inside his home before he received medical attention. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Fairfax County Circuit Court and seeks $12 million, as well as $350,000 in punitive damages against the officers involved.
Jay Korff, WJLA TV - ABC 7 09/02/2014 | | Read Article: WJLA TV - ABC 7 |
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