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Arkansas Restaurant Chain Sued for Sexual Harassment

Simply Slims, L.L.C., and or Dixie Chicken, L.L.C. d/b/a Slim Chickens in Hot Springs, Arkansas, violated federal law when it subjected a class of teens and young adults to sexual harassment and a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal …

$3 Billion BP Deepwater Horizon Settlement Funding Massive Ecosystem Restoration in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Nearly $3 billion in settlement money from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that devastated the Gulf Coast and killed hundreds of thousands of marine animals is now funding a massive ecosystem restoration in southeastern Louisiana’s Plaquemines …

Grass Fire Near Austin, Texas Destroys Building, Displacing Hundreds of Residents

CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) – A grass fire near Austin, Texas, spread into trees near an apartment complex and condominiums, destroying one of the buildings and forcing hundreds of residents from their homes. Two people suffered minor injuries in the …

Embattled Louisiana Law Firm Raised $40M from Florida Hedge Fund, Partner Says

McClenny Moseley & Associates, the embattled law firm that filed thousands of hurricane-damage lawsuits in Louisiana, raised a total of $40 million from private investors, one of its founding partners said during a court hearing on Tuesday. Zachary Moseley provided …

Attorneys in MMA Case Argue Punishment Disproportionate, Seek Fair Treatment

Three former attorneys for the McClenny Moseley & Associates are urging a judge to lift a nine-month suspension that bars them from practicing in the federal Western District of Louisiana and pin blame for the law firm’s ethical issues on …

Fire at a Texas Apartment Complex Causes Hundreds of Evacuations

CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) __ A fire with flames shooting up to 60 feet (18 meters) in the air damaged an apartment complex and condominiums near Austin, Texas, and forced hundreds of residents from their homes but caused no major …

Attorneys for Last-Known Survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Appeal Dismissed Reparations Case

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Attorneys seeking reparations for three living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre filed an appeal in the case with the Oklahoma Supreme Court and said a district court judge erred in dismissing the case last …

Inszone Expands in Texas With Acquisition of Speck Insurance

Inszone Insurance Services, a national provider of benefits, personal, and commercial lines insurance, announced the acquisition of Speck Insurance and Financial Services. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition includes all operations of Speck Insurance and Financial Services, a personal and …

TWIA Board Votes Down Recommended Rate Increases

Though an analysis found rates at Texas’ insurer of last resort to be about 20% inadequate, its board on Tuesday did not come to an agreement to file for any rate increases. The board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association …

Southwest Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling Requiring ‘Religious Liberty Training’

Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday said it will appeal a Texas federal judge’s unusual order requiring three of its senior lawyers to attend “religious liberty training” by a prominent conservative Christian legal group. The airline in a statement confirmed that …

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