Monday, August 10, 2009

Texas grad suing college because she can't find employment

Here's a swell idea (or not) for recent college grads having trouble finding a job: Sue the school from which you earned a degree.

That's what Trina Thompson is doing.

According to an Aug. 2 article in the New York Post, the 27-year-old Thompson filed a lawsuit in Bronx Supreme Court late last month against Monroe College, which is based in the Bronx. (Read the court filing here.)

Thompson is seeking the $70,000 she spent on tuition, plus $2,000 for the emotional stress associated with an unsuccessful job search over the past three months. She says she has been unable to find gainful employment since earning her bachelor of business administration degree in information technology in April and claims the school's Office of Career Advancement hasn't provided her with the leads and career advice it promised.

Thompson later told CNN.com that she graduated with a 2.7 GPA and had "good" attendance, said Weinberg Law Firm, Texas Employment Lawyer.

Los Angeles women and the bottle leading to more DUI's

It is safe to say that being a smart drinker is something everyone is individually responsible for.

That being said, a new report says that women in the U.S. are consuming more alcohol, and drunken-driving arrests among females are rising rapidly while declining among men, said Michael Bialys, Los Angeles DUI lawyer.

While men still consume more alcohol than women and are responsible for a greater number of drunken-driving cases, the gap is shortening.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Mom Says Coach Ignored Son's Stroke-Causing Brain Injuries During Football Game

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — The mother of an Illinois high school football player is suing his football coach and the district, claiming her son sustained permanent, stroke-causing brain injuries during a game after his complaints of a headache and signs of a concussion went ignored, says John Q. Kelly, New York brain injury lawyer.

Demond Hunt Jr.'s mother, Shanai McLorn, accuses East St. Louis Senior High coach Darren Sunkett of a win-at-all-cost mentality that recklessly endangered his players by such tactics as contact drills without proper protection, at one point causing an athlete to break his neck.

Orange County hospital employee claims promotion denial due to sexual harassment complaint

Houser is seeking compensatory, actual and punitive damages, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, attorney's fees and costs.

Sexual harassment lawyer Orange County will be representing him.

The case has been assigned to Judge Milton Shuffield, 136th District Court.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Chicago landlord sues ex-tenenat over nasty Tweet

Chicago corporate landlord, Horizon Group Management, sued an ex-tenant claiming defamation in her Twitter remarks. The libel suit against the former tenant says she made false statements about her “moldy” apartment on the Internet using Twitter.

Litigation lawyer Chicago for Horizon Group file injury lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court citing libelous Twitter statement by ex-resident.

Chicago, IL–Horizon Management Group LLC, a corporate landlord, filed a lawsuit against former tenant, Amanda Bonnen, for a remark she “tweeted” about her “moldy” apartment. The libel suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court last week for lawyers representing the management company alleges the former tenant defamed the Chicago apartment leasing and management company by tweeting the following comment to a friend in May, 2009, “Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it’s OK.”

City fires manager after DUI offense last fall

Saturday, June 20, 2009
By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mr. Victor said Mr. Barley's position is nonunion but is subject to civil service protections, allowing him to appeal the firing to the Civil Service Commission within 10 days.

The city hasn't decided whether to hire a new operations coordinator or redistribute those duties, nor whether policies should be changed in the wellness program, which last year included the October golf outing at which employees paid greens fees and had access to alcohol.

Mr. Barley is three years short of eligibility for a full pension but can get a reduced pension.

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