Former Official Files Suit: Ex-Employee Charges Racial Discrimination, Retaliation
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By Alan Riquelmy, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Feb. 8--A former employee for the Columbus Consolidated Government has filed suit against the city, alleging race discrimination and retaliation.
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Former KNBC-TV weathercaster Christopher Nance has sued his former employers in Los Angeles and NBC Inc. for allegdly firing him to cover up the fact that he was subjected to racial and religious discrimination at work.
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A former employee of Countrywide KB Home Loans has filed a lawsuit claiming he was wrongly fired after he reported fraudulent lending practices to superiors and refused to approve mortgages for unqualified applicants.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Former immigration minister Judy Sgro has filed a lawsuit, making good on a threat to sue her accusers if they didn't retract allegations of influence peddling.
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Former Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas, who was impeached and ousted from office in April, has sued the government for compensation, his lawyer said on Friday.
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A Muslim police anti-terror analyst sued New York City on Tuesday, claiming a former CIA official sent hundreds of racist e-mails, including one that said "burning the hate-filled Koran" should be seen as "a public service."
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A former supervisor of NFL officials sued the league in federal court Friday, claiming he was unfairly fired after some referees lodged false complaints that he was racially biased.
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The Supreme Court is meeting to issue decisions and hear arguments in a case involving allegations of retaliation against a worker who complained of racial discrimination.
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A former marketing executive, in a legal battle, accuses the companyâs chief of violating its policies.
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Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas moves from cursing to courting a fellow executive now suing him for sexual harassment, a former team employee testifies.
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Showdown over judge who ruled for a white woman's use of a racial insult to a black colleague.
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Former Attorney General Janet Reno and seven other former Justice Department officials filed court papers Monday arguing that the Bush administration is setting a dangerous precedent by trying a suspected terrorist outside the court system.
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Prosecutors have refiled charges against a former police officer accused in a videotaped beating of a man after Hurricane Katrina, the authorities said Friday.
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Prosecutors filed a lawsuit Monday against former dictator Suharto, seeking the recovery of $420 million he allegedly stole from the state during his 32 years in power.
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Lockheed Martin Corp  has agreed to pay a former employee $2.5 million, more than any individual has received in the settlement of a racial discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission, attorneys for the agency said on Wednesday.
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A Moroccan immigrant who was held for three years before his terrorism-related conviction was thrown out has filed a $9 million federal lawsuit against the prosecutor and two others involved in the case.
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An ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez sued her for alleged breach of contract, claiming he was wrongly fired as the manager of her restaurant in Pasadena.