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New Jersey State Ordered to Pay $10 Million for Forcing Correctional Officer with Multiple Sclerosis to Resign

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Hamilton, New Jersey – A state appeals court has upheld a lower court’s order for the state of New Jersey to pay $10 million in punitive damages to a former Juvenile Justice Commission correctional officer. The officer, Shelley Pritchett, was forced to resign in 2011 due to her multiple sclerosis. The three-judge panel agreed with the Mercer County jury’s decision in a 2017 trial, stating that the supervisors who pushed Pritchett into early retirement acted reprehensibly. Pritchett had sued the state for discrimination, accusing her bosses of violating the state Law Against Discrimination by failing … Read more

Thailand’s Progressive Move Forward Party Ordered to Halt Campaign for Reforms on Royal Defamation Laws

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Bangkok, Thailand – The progressive Move Forward Party in Thailand, which emerged as the winner in the last election, has been ordered by the country’s top court to halt its campaign to reform royal defamation laws. The party’s victory in the May 2020 general election disrupted the political order, but its advocacy for military, business monopoly, and lese-majeste law reforms unsettled the conservative elite. As a result, former party leader Pita Limjaroenrat was prevented from becoming prime minister, and the Move Forward Party was excluded from the governing coalition. On Wednesday, Thailand’s Constitutional Court deemed … Read more

Bayer Ordered to Pay $2.25 Billion in Landmark Lawsuit Over Roundup Weed Killer and Cancer

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – A Pennsylvania jury has ordered Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, to pay up to $2.25 billion to a cancer patient who alleges that his non-Hodgkin lymphoma was caused by the use of Roundup weed killer. The verdict comes as a blow to Bayer, which now faces a substantial payout in damages. The plaintiff, John McKivison, 49, claimed that he contracted non-Hodgkin lymphoma as a result of prolonged exposure to Roundup weed killer, which he had been using on his property for over two decades. McKivison’s lawyers, from the firm Kline & … Read more

Luxury New York Hotel Ordered to Pay $42,000 in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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NEW YORK CITY – Library Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in New York City, has been ordered to pay $42,000 to a former front desk employee in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The lawsuit alleged that the hotel denied the employee’s request for a reasonable accommodation for their disability, which made it difficult for them to stand for long periods of time. Instead of granting the request, the hotel offered alternative accommodations that the EEOC deemed insufficient. As a result, the employee was forced to resign due to the deterioration of their … Read more