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Thursday, January 28 2016 |
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A Florida family is suing Twitter claiming the San Francisco-based social media network is responsible for paving the way for ISIS to spread its international terrorism campaign.
"For years, Twitter has knowingly permitted the terrorist group ISIS to use its social network as a tool for spreading extremist propaganda, raising funds and attracting new recruits," the lawsuit states. "Without Twitter, the explosive growth of ISIS over the last few years into the most feared terrorist group in the world would not have been possible."
Twitter denied the claims and called the lawsuit "meritless."
"We have teams around the world actively investigating reports of rule violations, identifying violating conduct, partnering with organizations countering extremist content online and working with law enforcement entities when appropriate," Twitter said in a statement.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for "severe mental anguish" and "pain and suffering" for plaintiff Tamara Fields whose husband, Lloyd Carl Fields, Jr., was shot and killed in Jordan while helping train police there under a U.S. State Department program. ISIS later claimed responsibility for the attack.
—Source: mercurynews.com |
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Wednesday, January 20 2016 |
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The sound of children laughing and playing in their playhouse has become the subject of a lawsuit between two Texas neighbors.
Kelly Counts of Plano, Texas, is being sued by her neighbors, Irving and Anita Ward, for allegedly upsetting their "tranquil quality of life" and "creating noise issues as well as visibility issues for them and their pets."
“It’s unfathomable to me. I can’t imagine the sound of kids playing at any age or stage of my life and thinking that I needed to sue someone over it,” says Counts.
The Wards claim the children, aged 10, 7, 4 and 2, are homeschooled and so the noise never stops.
“The Wards have never once asked me to tone down the noise of the kids playing,” says Counts.
According to news reports, Counts countered with a lawsuit against the Wards over explicit music she claims they play in retaliation to drown out her children's laughter. Since the City of Plano and her HOA have approved the playhouse, the Counts don’t plan to move it.
Both sides are seeking damages.
—Source: dfw.cbslocal.com |
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Thursday, January 14 2016 |
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A $58 million lawsuit filed against an evolutionary biologist over comments he made decades ago in a book review has been thrown out.
The lawsuit against Richard Dawkins was filed by Karl Dahlstrom, author of an anti-evolution book called The Organized Universe. In his lawsuit, Dahlstrom contends that Dawkins was referring to him in a comment made in a 1989 New York Times book review that said, "It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane (or wicked, but I’d rather not consider that)."
According to news reports, Dahlstrom was convinced the "somebody" referred to him and that, as such, Dawkins caused millions of persons to be prejudiced and biased against him, injured his reputation and subjected him to hatred, contempt, ridicule and financial injury. All this despite the fact that Dawkins made his statement in 1989, about 24 years before Dahlstrom even published his book.
Late last year, a magistrate recommended the entire case be thrown out, citing Dahlstrom's "far-fetched rhetoric" and "unsubstantiated conclusions". More recently, a U.S. District Judge adopted that recommendation, resolving the case for good.
—Source: patheos.com
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Wednesday, January 06 2016 |
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A woman attending the taping of "America's Got Talent" is suing the show, the venue and the show’s host, Simon Cowell, after she allegedly tripped over wires on the ground.
According to news reports, D'Arcy Gurr claims the studio at the Los Angeles County Fair where the show was being taped was overcrowded, which made it more dangerous to navigate. Gurr is seeking $5 million in compensation.
—Source: tmz.com |
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Monday, December 21 2015 |
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A city in Florida is suing a local family over its Christmas display.
Kathy and Mark Hyatt of Plantation, Florida, are being sued by the city for the massive Christmas display near their home that draws hundreds of people each night and creates a traffic jam. Among the attractions: animated displays, hundreds of thousands of lights, and occasionally a live Santa Claus and "reindeer."
According to news reports, the city deems the display a nuisance, requiring it to shut down a road near the home and pay officers for overtime work. The city filed a lawsuit asking a judge to shut it down and seeking reimbursement for the overtime pay. A hearing was postponed this summer and arguments have not been rescheduled.
—Source: sun-sentinel.com
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