BISMARCK, N.D. – Labor unions and veterans groups are urging North Dakotans who may have been exposed to asbestos to get screened before a new law takes effect that they say will make it more difficult to sue. Backers of the law, which will take effect Aug. 1, and will bar people from suing over asbestos exposure unless they’ve already…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota lawmakers are being warned that a bill seeking to shield schools and teachers from lawsuits arising from posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms is unconstitutional. Attorneys and education officials say the bill would lead to costly and unwinnable legal fights in federal court. They told the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the bill likely violates…
NEW YORK–A federal judge in New York has struck down a rule letting health care clinicians object to providing abortions and other services on moral or religious grounds. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled Wednesday in Manhattan. The ruling came after health organizations and others sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Others opposing the rule include women’s groups,…
MINNEAPOLIS–Nine remaining lawsuits filed by former students who say they were abused by employees of the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis decades ago have reached settlements. Attorney Jeff Anderson plans to announce the settlements at a news conference Friday. The theater company faced lawsuits by 16 former students who say they were abused by former employees in the 1970s and…
