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Gov. DeSantis’ administration lacks authority to operate “Alligator Alcatraz,” lawsuit alleges

Gov. DeSantis’ administration lacks authority to operate “Alligator Alcatraz,” lawsuit alleges

Calling it “exactly the kind of disaster that Congress took pains to avoid,” attorneys for immigrants held at a detention center in the Everglades filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration lacks the authority to run the facility. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the federal court’s Middle District of Florida, is the third major legal challenge to the detention …

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New Texas congressional map is focus of lawsuit

New Texas congressional map is focus of lawsuit

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Hours after the Texas Senate approved a new congressional map early Saturday morning that more heavily favors Republicans …

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Top transgender surgeon left patient with deformed ‘stub’ penis that had to be chopped off, lawsuit alleges

Top transgender surgeon left patient with deformed ‘stub’ penis that had to be chopped off, lawsuit alleges

By RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 22:08, 21 August 2025 | Updated: 10:04, 22 August 2025 A top transgender surgeon is being sued by two patients who claim their operations left them with deformed genitals.  Two anonymous transgender men have filed separate lawsuits against Dr. Curtis Cetrulo over their ‘botched’ phalloplasties at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston. Cetrulo, a …

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Sex abuse lawsuit against elite Delbarton school poised to be the first civil trial involving the Catholic Church in N.J.

Sex abuse lawsuit against elite Delbarton school poised to be the first civil trial involving the Catholic Church in N.J.

Delbarton, an elite all-boys Catholic prep school in northern New Jersey where several former students have come forward to allege abuse at the hands of the Benedictine order’s monks, could soon find itself under a harsh spotlight. A trial resulting from a lawsuit by a former Delbarton student who says he was 15 when he was sexually abused by a …

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IRBT Lawsuit Alert! Class Action Lawsuit Against iRobot Corporation

IRBT Lawsuit Alert! Class Action Lawsuit Against iRobot Corporation

A class action lawsuit was filed against iRobot Corporation (IRBT) by Levi & Korsinsky on July 7, 2025. The plaintiffs (shareholders) alleged that they bought IRBT stock at artificially inflated prices between January 29, 2024, and March 11, 2025 (Class Period) and are now seeking compensation for their financial losses. Investors who bought iRobot stock during that period can click here to learn about joining the …

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Northwestern University, former head football coach Pat Fitzgerald reach settlement in hazing scandal lawsuit

Northwestern University, former head football coach Pat Fitzgerald reach settlement in hazing scandal lawsuit

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) — Attorneys for former Northwestern University head football coach Pat Fitzgerald announced a settlement with the university on Thursday. As construction ushers in a new era at Ryan Field, Northwestern closes another as the university and Fitzgerald reach a settlement in his wrongful termination lawsuit filed after he was let go over a hazing scandal two years …

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Elon Musk’s X may finally settle $500M severance lawsuit

Elon Musk’s X may finally settle 0M severance lawsuit

More than two years after leaving the company, some former Twitter employees may finally receive their severance pay. Elon Musk’s X is tentatively settling a class action lawsuit filed by workers who were let go soon after he purchased Twitter. This news comes in the form of a court filing where both parties asked the court to delay an upcoming …

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Northwestern, Pat Fitzgerald settle $130 million lawsuit

Northwestern, Pat Fitzgerald settle 0 million lawsuit

CHICAGO — Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school announced Thursday. “Though I maintain Northwestern had no legal basis to terminate my employment for cause under the terms of my Employment Agreement, in the interest of resolving …

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Northwestern, former football coach Pat Fitzgerald settle lawsuit

Northwestern, former football coach Pat Fitzgerald settle lawsuit

Northwestern and former football coach Pat Fitzgerald have settled a lawsuit, which was filed by Fitzgerald after his dismissal from the school two years ago. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Fitzgerald sued the school for $130 million for wrongful termination after being fired in July 2023. His firing came amid allegations of hazing in the program, which president …

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Pat Fitzgerald settles lawsuit with Northwestern, now "eager to resume coaching career" – FootballScoop

Pat Fitzgerald settles lawsuit with Northwestern, now “eager to resume coaching career”  FootballScoop N’western, ex-football coach Fitzgerald settle suit  ESPN Northwestern reaches a settlement with former coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired amid a hazing scandal  Chicago Tribune Northwestern University, former football coach Pat Fitzgerald reach settlement in hazing scandal  ABC7 Chicago Northwestern and former head football coach settle wrongful termination lawsuit stemming from …

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