Articles tagged:lawsuit

Posted: Tue May 15 3 p.m. by John Counts Crime and courts reporter
Ann Arbor schools settle sexual assault lawsuit for undisclosed sum

A lawsuit filed against Ann Arbor Public Schools by a former Huron High School student was settled out of court this week.

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Posted: Tue May 8 5:28 p.m. by The Associated Press

A Catholic business group is suing the Obama administration to overturn a federal rule that requires the inclusion of birth control coverage in the insurance provisions of the health care overhaul.

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Posted: Mon Apr 30 6:09 p.m. by The Associated Press

A Christian advocacy group has sued Allegan officials and a Muslim rights group, saying they violated the free speech and assembly rights of a self-professed ex-terrorist who converted to Christianity.

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Posted: Fri Apr 13 1:59 p.m. by The Associated Press

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Posted: Thu Apr 12 5:58 a.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Court date set in Eberwhite Elementary sexual assault lawsuit

Ann Arbor Public Schools responded to allegations made in a lawsuit claiming a former Eberwhite Elementary School pupil was sexually assaulted by her peer, while the district failed to protect her.

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Posted: Tue Apr 10 5:58 a.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
Lawsuit seeks to force sheriff's office to turn over surveillance video from alleged March 2011 theft

A retired Ann Arbor pathologist has filed a lawsuit against the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, claiming he was not given the full video of an alleged theft from a court employee’s car in 2011.

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Posted: Mon Mar 5 5:57 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Family of Stanley Jackson Jr. sues Washtenaw County over Tasering death

The family of a man who died after Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputies Tasered him during a drug bust in 2010 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Pearlie Jackson, who is court-appointed to represent the estate of her son Stanley Jackson Jr., is suing the county and deputies Thomas Mercure, Dean ...

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Posted: Thu Feb 23 6:54 p.m. by The Associated Press

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Posted: Thu Feb 23 12:52 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Pittsfield Township responds to lawsuit over Islamic school

Pittsfield Township Supervisor Mandy Grewal issued a statement Thursday about the lawsuit filed on behalf of the Michigan Islamic Academy, citing the township's past approval of mosques and an Islamic prayer service in a public park.

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 5:16 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
American-Islamic council: Pittsfield Township's blocking of Islamic school is 'neo-Jim Crow'

The Michigan Islamic Academy hopes a lawsuit filed in federal district court Wednesday will result in a judge dismissing the decision of the Pittsfield Township Board of Trustees to deny rezoning for a new school. Lena Masri, attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a partner in the lawsuit, said ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 2:59 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Michigan Islamic Academy moving forward with lawsuit against Pittsfield Township

A lawsuit on behalf of the Michigan Islamic Academy against Pittsfield Township over its refusal of a rezoning request will be filed in federal district court Wednesday, officials with the Council on American-Islamic Relations said.

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Posted: Thu Jan 19 3:30 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Insurance company says policy doesn't cover injuries of woman paralyzed at Jenny's Dexter Market

An insurance carrier for a Webster Township farm market where a woman was paralyzed as she led a hayride last fall says in court documents that the market's insurance policy doesn't cover the woman's injuries. Western World Insurance Company, based in Franklin Lakes, N.J., filed a complaint Wednesday for declaratory ...

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Posted: Wed Jan 18 5:26 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Dream Nite Club owners file $3 million lawsuit against City of Ann Arbor

The owners of Dream Nite Club in downtown Ann Arbor have filed a $3 million lawsuit against the city, alleging that officials have made false allegations of illegal activity at the business, subjected it to heightened scrutiny by police and harassed it because its owners and customers are racially diverse. ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 5 5:51 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Woman paralyzed in hayride accident at Jenny's Market files lawsuit

A woman who was paralyzed after being thrown from a hayride she was leading last fall is alleging in a lawsuit that her employer, Jenny’s Dexter Market in Webster Township, provided her with faulty equipment and didn't fix it when she complained about it. Mary Armbruster, 23, of Ann Arbor ...

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Posted: Sun Dec 18 3:35 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Ann Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center representing Howell family in First Amendment lawsuit

The Ann Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center is representing a Howell High School student and his mother in a lawsuit against the school district over a First Amendment issue, the Livingston Daily reported.

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