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Parents Face Murder Charges After Beating Their 7 Year Old

Roderick Arrington, a 7 year old from Las Vegas, passed away on November 30 after his mother and step-father beat him to death. What was the reason? He did not...

December 7, 20121

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Settlements

Flava Flav gets Arrested for Assault

William J. Drayton, also known as Flavor Flav was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and battery against Elizabeth Trujillo, his fiancée...

October 19, 2012

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Settlements

Videotaping Police: Dangerous, Lucrative, and Constitutionally Protected

Two court settlements have come down this week that shine light on the increasingly-common practice of videotaping police officers. In Las Vegas, Mitchell Crooks was beaten up by a police...

March 28, 20121

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Settlements

Police Detective Wins Right to a Beard

A Las Vegas policeman has settled a lawsuit with the city for $40,000 and the right to wear a beard on the job. You read that correctly. Apparently, some police...

March 2, 201221

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Settlements

Teva Settles More Than $250 Million in Hepatitis Outbreak Cases

The pharmaceutical company Teva has set aside $285 million to settle lawsuits related to their anesthetic Propofol and an outbreak of Hepatitis C in Nevada. As reported by Bloomberg, litigants alleged that...

February 24, 20121

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