| | |  | | | | |  | | Laws/Cases | | | | | | Student Forced into Explicit Sexual Acts, Suit Says | | | | A lawsuit has been filed against the Burris Laboratory School in Muncie, Ind., which alleges that a male student was "repeatedly subjected to horrific sexual abuse" by fellow students. The parents of the 8-year-old boy say in the suit that the school's "complete lack of supervision and institutional control" created an atmosphere that allowed for students to force the boy into explicit sexual acts. Douglas Walker , Indianapolis Star 10/02/2012 | | Read Article: Indianapolis Star | | High Court Ponders U.S. Lawsuits Over Corporate Abuses Abroad | | | | The Supreme Court justices seemed ready Monday to limit the ability of U.S. courts to hear civil lawsuits alleging corporate complicity in human rights abuses overseas, but there was uncertainty about how tightly to shut the door. The human rights case was the first of the Supreme Court’s new term. But it was the continuation of months of debate about whether a founding-era law, the Alien Tort Statute, can be used as a vehicle for pressing human rights lawsuits. Robert Barnes, The Washington Post 10/02/2012 | | Read Article: The Washington Post | | Amex to Pay $112.5M for Violating Consumer Laws | | | | American Express will pay $112.5 million to resolve allegations of abusive debt collection practices, late-fee charges and deceptive marketing, federal regulators announced Monday. Customers, in some cases, were charged late fees based on a percentage of their debt in violation of federal law. Others were misled to believe that if they partially paid off their debts, the remaining balance would be forgiven. Danielle Douglas, The Washington Post 10/02/2012 | | Read Article: The Washington Post | | Healthcare | | | | | | Warning Issued on Alternative Hip Replacement Procedure | | | | A major study released on Monday urged women to avoid an alternative hip replacement procedure known as “resurfacing” and also recommended against its use in smaller men. The study reflected the experiences of some 32,000 patients followed by the National Joint Registry of England and Wales. The report was sponsored by the British registry and published in a medical journal, The Lancet. The researchers, headed by Dr. Ashley W. Blom of the University of Bristol, concluded that resurfacing had an “unacceptably high” early failure rate in women when compared with traditional hip replacement. The early failure rate was also higher in smaller men. BARRY MEIER, The New York Times 10/02/2012 | | Read Article: The New York Times | | Labor/Employment | | | | | | Employee Fired for Being HIV-Positive | | | | A former manager at a Boca Raton Starbucks filed a lawsuit against the coffee giant, claiming he was fired from his position after revealing he is HIV-positive. The man claims he was fired after taking a medical leave of absence, which is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Jane Musgrave, Palm Beach Post 10/02/2012 | | Read Article: Palm Beach Post | | Business Litigation | | | | | | Securities Suit Filed Against Bear Stearns | | | | The New York Attorney General, representing a watchdog group created by the Obama Administration, has filed a securities fraud lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase. The suit, which points to securities sold by JPMorgan subsidiary Bear Stearns, claims the company "failed to ensure the quality of loans underlying residential mortgage-backed securities." The suit states that Bear Stearns discovered defects among the loans but "largely ignored" them. Karen Freifeld, Chicago Tribune 10/01/2012 | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune | | Wrongful Death | | | | | | Police 'Indifference' Led to Man's Death | | | | A Connecticut murder victim's estate has filed a lawsuit against three New Haven police officers, claiming their "indifference" led to the man's death. The suit claims that the man, who was gunned down in front of his home in 2011, was still alive when officers arrived on scene, but police "ignored his cries for help" and delayed getting him to the emergency room. The suit accuses the officers and the department of negligence. William Kaempffer, New Haven Register 10/02/2012 | | Read Article: New Haven Register | |
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