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| Two Ex-WWE Wrestlers File Lawsuit Over Concussions | | 
| | Two former WWE professional wrestlers say they have serious brain injuries after suffering repeated concussions in the ring and have filed a potential class-action lawsuit against the Connecticut-based company in federal court in Philadelphia. The lawsuit is similar to those filed in several other U.S. sports, including the NFL, whose settlement with former players over concussions could reach as high as $1 billion.
Reuters, Reuters 01/21/2015    | | Read Article: Reuters |
| High Court Rejects Military Contractors Appeals | |
| | The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away three appeals from military contractor KBR Inc. that seek to shut down lawsuits over a soldier’s electrocution in Iraq and open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. One lawsuit was filed by the parents of Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, who was electrocuted in his barracks shower at an Army base in Iraq in 2008. Dozens of lawsuits by soldiers and others assert they were harmed by improper waste disposal while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Associated Press, The Washington Post 01/21/2015 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Mother Files Lawsuit Over Daughter's Rape by HS Football Players | |
| | A former student of Culver City High School in California has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was raped by three football players. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of the girl, now 15, by her mother. According to the lawsuit, the girl was raped on more than one occasion by three football players, with one of the incidents filmed and distributed to other students. The lawsuit accuses the school of negligence in failing to prevent the assaults from happening on campus during school hours.
Christine Mai-Duc and Joseph Serna, LA Times 01/20/2015 | | Read Article: LA Times |
| $4M Hazing Lawsuit Filed Against Fraternity | |
| | A graduate of Stevenson University in Baltimore County, Maryland has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was beaten during a fraternity hazing incident while he was a student. According to the lawsuit, which seeks $4 million in damages, the plaintiff was beaten so severely during the hazing that he had to be hospitalized for a week to recover. This is the second lawsuit that has been filed against the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. The first lawsuit was filed by a student who alleged he was abused and harassed while pledging for the fraternity in the fall of 2013.
Hamil R. Harris, The Washington Post 01/21/2015 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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