Assault
Drunkard Turned United Flight Into a Pissoir, NJ Man Says
Blaming United Airlines for boarding a passenger in a drunken stupor, a New Jersey man wants damages after he had to endure a cross-country flight soaked in the other man’s urine.
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Woman Claims Dunkin’ Donuts Brawl Led to Miscarriage
A South Florida woman claims in court that she had a miscarriage after a Dunkin’ Donuts employee kicked her in the stomach in a fight over her drive-through order.
Read moreWoman Punched at Trump Event Claims Videos Depict Her as ‘Planted’ Agitator
The grandmother who made national headlines after being assaulted at a 2016 Trump campaign rally is suing an organization she says falsely claimed she was a paid crowd agitator planted at the event by the Democratic Party.
Read moreCharles Oakley Slaps Knicks Owner With Defamation Suit
NBA star Charles Oakley on Tuesday sued New York Knicks owner James Dolan, demanding damages for defamation and assault and battery for the highly publicized incident in which the former All-Star was ejected from Madison Square Garden in handcuffs.
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Disabled Man Can Press Case Against DC Officers He Claims Beat Him
A D.C. man with cerebral palsy can continue to press his claim that police officers followed him home from a bus stop without cause, and then assaulted him with a stun gun as they beat him, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Judge Tosses Most Serious Charges in Penn State Frat Death
A judge on Friday threw out involuntary manslaughter and felony assault counts filed against members of a Penn State fraternity in a pledge’s alcohol hazing-related death, ordering 12 of the frat brothers to stand trial on lesser counts.
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Grand Jury Indicts 19 Over Melee Outside Turkish Embassy
WASHINGTON (CN) – Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced indictments against 19 people with ties to Turkey’s government who are accused
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Montana Congressman Reports for Booking on Assault Charge
U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, sentenced after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault in June, appeared at the Gallatin County Detention Center Friday morning for fingerprinting and a mug shot.
Read moreJudge Orders Formal Booking for Montana Rep. Charged in Assault
U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, who pleaded guilty to charges of misdemeanor assault on a reporter in June, must appear at a Montana county jail by Sept. 15 for fingerprinting and a mug shot.
Read moreOakland Raiders Cornerback Charged With Assault
Oakland Raiders cornerback Sean Smith has been charged with assaulting his sister’s boyfriend in Old Town Pasadena, prosecutors said Thursday, a charge that could send him to prison for seven years.
Read moreImmunity Bid for Mugabe’s Wife Riles Up Attorneys
A group assisting the young model who claims she was assaulted by Zimbabwe’s first lady in South Africa says it would consider an urgent application to the high court if Grace Mugabe is granted diplomatic immunity.
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Kaiser Turned a Blind Eye to Assaults, Patients Claim
The lawyer representing a class of patients who say a doctor sexually assaulted them during procedures said Tuesday the medical center where the doctor worked gave “short shrift” to its patients by not punishing the doctor when it had the chance.
Read moreWoman Accuses Texas Police of Forced Sedation and Rape
A woman who was helping her sister in an apartment dispute claims in a $50 million lawsuit that police near Austin, Texas, falsely arrested her, subjected her to a brutal sexual assault and forced sedation, and denied her a rape test and bail.
Read moreClass Blasts Baltimore Police for Arrests at Arts Festival
Protesters arrested after blocking traffic on a highway that runs through downtown Baltimore last year during an arts festival filed a class-action lawsuit claiming they were detained on bogus charges and subjected to atrocious conditions.
Read moreProtester Gets Prison Time for Inauguration Day Violence
A Florida man who incited a riot in Washington during the inauguration of President Donald Trump received a four-month prison sentence Friday.
Read moreCircus Heir on the Hook for Cost of Sibling Squabble
A federal judge shot down a circus mogul’s request for more help from his insurer in covering the cost of a protracted and bitter legal battle with his estranged sister.
Read moreLawyer Convicted of Assault Cleared on Malpractice Claim
An Iowa attorney who attacked his client-turned-girlfriend did not commit legal malpractice against her, a narrowly divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled.
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