Tag: Suits and Litigation (Civil)

California Hospital Secretly Filmed Women During Surgery and Childbirth, Lawsuit Says

The cameras were set up in three operating rooms at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif. as part of an effort to catch a possible thief. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/sharp-grossmont-hospital-recording-women.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ex-National Security Officials Sue to Limit Censorship of Their Books

Millions of former officials must submit their writings to a prepublication review system, which they argue is unconstitutional. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/us/politics/prepublication-censorship-system.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis

Three generations of the Sackler family were deeply involved in running Purdue Pharma and knew of opioid abuse risks, according to lawsuits. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/health/sacklers-oxycontin-lawsuits.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Girls at North Carolina School Don’t Have to Wear Skirts, Judge Rules

A federal judge struck down a charter school policy that prohibited girls from wearing pants or shorts. “I hate wearing skirts,” a girl who opposed the rule wrote. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/us/school-uniform-unconstitutional.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ripped-Off Riffs? Rise in Plagiarism Claims Unnerves Pop Songwriters

“I shouldn’t be thinking about legal precedent when I am trying to write a chorus,” a Beyoncé songwriter says, long after “Blurred Lines” changed the rules. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/business/media/plagiarism-music-songwriters.html?partner=rss&emc=rss