Seattle FBI Sex Discrimination Case Rattles Agency

One of the nation's top FBI agents has alleged that the agency discriminated against her illegally on the basis of her sex.  Special Agent-in-Charge Laura Laughlin, the agent in charge of FBI operations in the Seattle area, has been allowed by a judge to proceed with her case in federal court after suing for violations of Title ...

Nightmare in New Jersey: Woman Sues After Child Enslavement

A woman from Guyana who was brought to the United States at age 14 alleges that her childhood was a nightmare of sexual abuse and sadistic torture—and that police in the New Jersey community of Englewood Cliffs refused to investigate.   Bibi Kahn says that she was tortured for over 10 years by a man and his wife in their ...

Ouch: Lawsuit Claims Stripper Apparatus Amputated Thumb

A woman who had trained to perform in aerial acts including circus trapeze acts is suing a Philadelphia strip club after her thumb was severed by an apparatus during a stripping competition.  According to Sarah Berry, 35, the club had not adequately inspected, designed, built, or tested the metal prop she used to perform a routine ...

Banking Giant Faces $15 Billion in Lawsuits

The Goldman Sachs Group faces lawsuits totaling over $15.8 billion—a 30-fold increase from the original amount reported three months ago--the bank said in a regulatory filing.  This figure, which is up from $485 million, does not represent how much the company estimates it will lose in court fees and litigation costs. Goldman has ...

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