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The expected lawsuits challenging the Fremont ordinance prohibiting renting to or hiring illegal aliens were filed on July 21. The plaintiffs, several Fremont, Nebraska residents and two landlords, are represented by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska. The suit seeks to stop the law from taking effect on July 29. As discussed in a prior post, the city ordinance would require potential renters to apply for a license from the city....

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is out nearly three-quarters of a million dollars for failing to listen to one of its manager’s safety complaints, and then retaliating against him when slapped with a Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) safety violation. Reprimanded for Going Above the Radar Back in 2015, Ali was concerned with the inadequate staffing for snow removal. He informed his manager, Director Ricky Smith, to no avail. Ali later met with an FAA representative, and relayed his concerns....

Advocates for the blind have sued Redbox. The Redbox lawsuit alleges the company’s DVD rental kiosks are inaccessible to the visually impaired. Redbox kiosks can be found in several different grocery chains across the nation. The rentals are usually only $1. The self-serve kiosks are convenient. They are also at the heart of the lawsuit. The touch-screens are difficult for blind individuals to use. Disability Rights Advocates is representing Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired....

Recently, reports have been popping up that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been making arrests inside state courthouses in California, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas. Although ICE claims that courthouse arrests are a last resort, the increased frequency with which they have been made recently belies this position. While there are rather compelling public policy reasons why this shouldn’t be happening, it is, and state court judges unfortunately cannot do much about it....

Have you ever been to San Francisco’s city hall? Like so many across the nation, it’s huge and beautiful. Inside, past security and a dark hallway, you enter into a bright atrium with a grand staircase and a beautiful dome. But let’s say as you walk up the staircase to get your picture taken, you slip on a puddle, fall backwards, bonk your head, and break a leg. If this happened in a store, you would sue the store owner for your slip and fall....

A carnival ride malfunction at a Connecticut fair injured 17 children and one adult on Sunday. A circular swing called the “Zumur” suddenly lost power and halted the swing’s momentum, causing riders to collide into each other and crash to the ground. Fortunately, only one victim was hospitalized. But under what legal theories could the victims potentially sue for their injuries? A preliminary inquiry has revealed that the Zumur accident likely resulted from a mechanical malfunction, reports Reuters....

In an important step to take care of senior citizens, Congress reauthorized the Older Americans Act, a comprehensive bill providing additional services and programs for aging adults. While this is a long-awaited and positive move to take care of our elders, the government may still need to figure out how to pay for it all. Here’s what the Older Americans Act promises to do, and the steps left to fund the program....

Beauty and health crazes abound but be very careful with what you put on and in your body, whoever is touting it. There are products sold for purification that are actually poisonous. The latest culprit to come under fire is a brand of bentonite detox clay. Bentonite Me Baby, reports Boing Boing, is a clay touted for internal and external use and sold at Target. It contains dangerously high levels of lead....

9 year-old Chase Brubaker was killed at the Disney Fort Wilderness Lodge last April. Brubaker was on his bicycle and wearing a helmet, moving along near the sidewalk just before the collision. Moments later Brubaker would meet his tragic end when a Disney bus struck Brubaker and pulled him under its wheels. The driver, David R. Rich, has also been named as a party in the Disney bus death suit. His mother has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts....

Do wills need to be notarized? Since notaries are often useful in giving legal effect to other official documents, people often assume the same is true with wills. The truth, however, may be surprising: Although state laws on wills differ, you do not need to notarize a will for it to be valid. So where does a notary fit in to making a will? The basic foundation for enforceable wills in most states requires:...

In case you missed it, Saturday marked the “National Day of Action for Deportation,” when immigration advocates called on politicians to put an end to forcibly removing persons from the United States. Under the Twitter hashtags #Not1More and #2Million2Many, activists rallied around the common goal of ending the deportation of undocumented immigrants. It’s believed that as of this month, the Obama administration will have deported 2 million people since 2009....

Terry Achane is ready to have his daughter returned to him after she was adopted without his consent in what would be any parent’s nightmare. Achane’s now-estranged wife, Tira Bland, got pregnant in June 2010. But she and Achane started having problems in their relationship, and by the time he accepted a position as an Army drill sergeant in South Carolina, things weren’t going well. When Achane left Texas, Bland made secret plans to give the baby up for adoption....

Employers need to pay special attention to how they handled pregnant employees. Not to be confused with special treatment, attention to pregnancy issues will not only help avoid pregnancy discrimination at work but will also serve to foster a healthier pregnancy and work environment overall. Pregnancy discrimination claims at work are among the fastest growing category of claims reported to the EEOC. Complaints range from being fired, demoted or treated differently as a result of a pregnancy....

How do you declare a person legally incompetent? This is a common question for those who have elderly family members or those suffering from mental illness, as it can become harder to take care of these loved ones without the proper legal designation. Here are five general steps to follow to get someone declared legally incompetent: 1. File for Guardianship. If you haven’t already done so, you need to file a petition to be appointed as guardian over the person you wish to be declared incompetent....

Maybe you thought you were being perfectly safe with that turkey fryer. After all, you put it outside, on concrete, and away from any flammable material. And maybe you watched as this seemingly safe setup still went awry, and the flame from the fryer ignited a leak in the hose from the propane tank to the burner. And maybe you thanked your lucky stars and all the smart propane tank designers that you and all your Thanksgiving guests didn’t ignite in a fiery and delicious inferno that day....

Car accidents are never pleasant, but they can really spoil a perfect vacation when they occur while you are traveling. And an injury can make it even worse. In many ways, international car accidents are handled in similar ways to those at home. But there might be some big differences, depending on where you’re visiting. Here are some things to consider if you are injured in a car accident in another country....

New police policies will be enforced when responding to the growing number domestic abuse cases in Philadelphia. The New York Times reports that in response to a sharp increase in homicides stemming from domestic violence, officers will now change how domestic abuse calls are handled. The new police policy will now involve better data so that officers know when they answer a call if there have been previous reports of domestic violence from the address and whether a restraining order has been obtained....

Holiday season is approaching and now is the time that many of you business owners dread: to give or not to give? I know that it should not be a dreadful decision because holiday season should be about joy and cheer. However, the economy has made it harder to spread joy and cheer around because it means less resources for you to use. Since holiday gifts means that you have to spend more, it seems that most of you small business owners are coming down to a hard choice of whom to give to....

Last year, officials told the world that all 29 miners killed by the Upper Big Branch mine explosion in West Virginia died instantaneously. A lawsuit filed last week by a miner’s widow contends otherwise, alleging that seven of the victims remained alive as Massey executives refused them aid. During the Massey mine blast, eight men were in a shuttle heading towards the mine. The lawsuit states that one of these men, after strapping on his own self-rescuer, tried to do the same for his colleagues, who he testified were breathing and moaning....

Southwest Airlines is in hot water over a cup of tea that burned a passenger who flew with the airline back in December. Angelica Keller was sitting in the front row of a flight in December 2011 when she asked for a cup of tea. Passengers in the first row didn’t have tray tables to hold their drinks. When Keller received her tea it came as a cup of hot water that was tucked in a second cup containing a tea bag....