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Man Can Revive Suit Against New Orleans Over Police Beating

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Hispanic Iraq War veteran can revive his lawsuit over a beating by two New Orleans police officers who he said called him a “fake American.” The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate …

$350K Lawsuit Decision Upheld by Mississippi Appeals Court

The state Court of Appeals has upheld a $350,000 verdict against Harrison Banks stemming from a fight outside an Oxford bar in 2009. Banks was acquitted of simple assault in municipal court. A jury found in a 2011 civil suit …

Judge Dismisses Michigan Bar Fight Lawsuit Against Iverson

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking $2.5 million from former NBA star and Detroit Piston Allen Iverson over a 2009 bar fight. U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds found no evidence that Iverson punched an Ohio man or …