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| Lawsuit Contends Yoga Guru Sexually Assaulted Students |  | Several women have filed suit alleging that they were sexually assaulted or harassed by Bikram Choudhury, a well-known yoga guru. Back in 2013, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office found that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Choudhury on the sexual assault claims. The most recent lawsuit was filed by the defendant's former general counsel, who contends she was sexually harassed and then fired while working for the defendant. The other three women allege that they were sexually harassed and assaulted during training to become yoga instructors. The 69-year-old yoga expert has denied the women's claims.
Stephen Caesar, LA Times 01/20/2016    | | Read Article: LA Times |
| Ex-Texas Agriculture Commission Worker Alleges Discrimination | | Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is facing a lawsuit from a former agency employee who says she lost her job because of her race. Shelia Latting, who is black, filed a lawsuit in state district court in Travis County Tuesday, claiming she lost her job a year ago as deputy chief financial officer due to racial discrimination at the agency.The 21-year state employee is seeking between $200,000 and $1 million in relief and new department policies aimed at preventing future discrimination. She had served as the agency's deputy chief financial officer since 2012.
Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune 01/20/2016 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Injured Women's Hockey Player May File Suit Over Spinal Injury | | A female hockey player who suffered a spinal injury is expected to file a lawsuit against the National Women's Hockey League. The player for the Boston Pride was injured on December 31 during a game between the Pride and Les Canadiennes of the Canadian Women's Hockey League at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts. According to reports, the ice during the game may have been soft, causing the player to crash and injure her spine. The players signed a liability waiver, but the waiver stated that the ice would be in playable condition.
Denna Laig, KCCI News Channel 8 01/14/2016 | | Read Article: KCCI News Channel 8 |
| U.S. Top Court Won't Hear J&J Appeal | | The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday it will not hear Johnson & Johnson's appeal of a $140 million judgment in a lawsuit alleging it failed to warn that Children's Motrin pain and fever medication could cause a devastating skin condition.
JESSICA DYE, Reuters 01/20/2016 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Class-Action Lawsuits Filed Over Flint Water Crisis | | Two new class-action lawsuits on behalf of Flint citizens, who believe they were exposed to lead-tainted water and Legionella bacteria, were announced Tuesday afternoon. The lawsuits, which list four Flint families as plaintiffs, name Gov. Rick Snyder, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the state Department of Environmental Quality and several government officials.
Mike Martindale and Jennifer Chambers, Detroit News 01/20/2016 | | Read Article: Detroit News |
| 6th Circuit: Wrongful Death Claims Not Subject to Arbitration | | A deceased Kentucky nursing home resident's agreement to arbitrate all claims against the facility does not block wrongful death claims brought on behalf of his estate, a federal appeals court held Friday. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by Richmond Health Facilities-Kenwood and Preferred Care Partners Inc that the Federal Arbitration Act gave them a right to compel arbitration of claims brought for the estate of former resident Charlie Nichols.
BARBARA GRZINCIC, Reuters 01/20/2016 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| New Guidelines Nudge Doctors to Give Patients Access to Medical Records | | In new guidelines, issued this month, the administration says doctors and hospitals cannot require patients to state a reason for requesting their records, and cannot deny access out of a general concern that patients might be upset by the information. "Based on recent studies and our own enforcement experience, far too often individuals face obstacles to accessing their health information," said Jocelyn Samuels, the director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, which enforces federal health privacy standards. "This must change."
Robert Pear, The New York Times 01/17/2016 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
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