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NYC Lawyer Pleading Guilty in Admissions Fiasco
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Gordon Caplan, a top New York City lawyer arrested in a widespread college admissions scandal, is pleading guilty for allegedly paying $75,000 to inflate his daughter’s ACT score. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Zookeeper, Gubernatorial Candidate 'Joe Exotic' Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Plot
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Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, who goes by the name “Joe Exotic,” was found guilty for trying to arrange the murder of Carole Baskin, who founded a Florida animal sanctuary. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Class-action Suit Claims Poland Spring Water Not from a Spring
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A lawsuit contends that Nestlé Waters’ Poland Spring brand is falsely represented as “100% Natural Spring Water.” So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Farting at Work Isn’t Bullying: Australian Court
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An appeals court in Australia decided “repeated flatulence targeted at another individual” is not a form of assault or bullying. So reports Fox News.
Read more...Bezos Split Makes MacKenzie 4th Richest Woman Alive
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Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos have finalized their divorce settlement. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Lawmakers, Advocates Respond to Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
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After President Donald Trump rescinded an initial memo on transgender military service in lieu of a new order banning those with “gender dysphoria” from serving, several lawmakers, legal advocates and retired military officials weighed in to oppose the measure.
Read more...After Five Decades, Woman Finally Collects Child Support
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Toni Anderson, now 73 years old, sued her ex-husband for $150,000 in child support almost 50 years after it was initially ordered. So reports The Coast News Group.
Read more...Kraft's Lawyer Files Motion to Suppress Sex Video
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A lawyer representing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has asked to “suppress” video reportedly showing the owner receiving a “sex act” at a Florida spa. So reports the TC Palm.
Read more...Maryland Lawyer Makes Race-related Complaint Against Deputy Who Detained Him
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Rashad James, a black lawyer who works at the Maryland Legal Aid’s community lawyering initiative, said he was improperly detained by a deputy who suspected James was not actually a lawyer. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Hospital, Supplier Knew Fertility Freezers Would Malfunction: Lawsuit
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A new lawsuit alleges Custom Biogenic Systems, which sold fertility freezers to University Hospitals, was aware their product would eventually malfunction. So reports Cleveland.com.
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