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Bullied for Being Jewish Parents Sue School for Alleged Inaction

9 August 2013 - 12:03am | jadams
by jadams
Carver, Mass. - Parents of a 13 year old boy have filed a lawsuit against a school department and senior staff, following years of alleged religious harassment and bullying at a school.
 
The Carver School Department and the school officials are being sued for allegedly failing to take action during the two years Z. G. was being abused because he is Jewish.
 

Open Court Project Roundup (Week of 7/26/13): FedEx Maraj Holyoke PD And Brockton PD

26 July 2013 - 9:36pm | jadams
by Jonathan Adams

BOSTON - In this first installment of Open Media Boston's new Open Court Project -- former FedEx drivers were wrongfully classified as 'independent contractors,' Maraj fails to prove that restraints led to prisoner's death, Holyoke PD sued for excessive force, and Brockton PD officers on trial.

 

Convicted of 1981 Roxbury Murder Mark Jones Sues for Information He Says Proves His Innocence

26 July 2013 - 11:26pm | superuser
by Jonathan Adams

BOSTON/South Boston - Mark Jones is still claiming his innocence for his part in the Roxbury shooting death of Brian Cropper in 1981 when he was aged just 19 years old.

Jones has filed a lawsuit seeking the release of information that he believes could exonerate him and also is claiming that he received poor legal representation in his case.

Panera Bread Sued by Ugandan Former Employee over Wages Discrimination and Sacking

26 July 2013 - 11:12pm | superuser
by Jonathan Adams

BOSTON/South Boston - Outeke Kakooza has filed a lawsuit after his sacking from his job at Panera Bread alleging that he was wrongfully terminated, was the target of racial and disability discrimination, and wasn’t paid in full.

Employed as a night baker with the company for over five years, Kakooza came to the US from Uganda as a refugee with the assistance of the International Rescue Committee.

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