Lawsuit filed after Sullivan County sheriff’s deputies retaliated after woman insisted they wear masks
A civil-rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Greeneville on behalf of Robin Fritz of Kingsport against Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable, Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy, Deputies Brandon...
He Was Fired for Being Gay Four Days After the Supreme Court Ruling. Now He’s Suing
Just about everything Jacob Brashier owns is packed into his tiny economy car. After the 24-year-old was fired from his job at an assisted-living management facility on June 19, he was evicted from hi...
Woman sues Delta after alleged sexual assault on flight
Delta Air Lines says it will “vigorously oppose” a federal lawsuit filed by a passenger who alleges she was sexually assaulted during her flight. Delany Luh claims she was molested by anot...
American Airlines Sued for $6 Million After Passenger Says She Was Sexually Assaulted on a Flight by a Drunken Passenger
A North Texas woman is suing American Airlines for $6 million claiming flight attendants over-served alcohol to an intoxicated passenger who sexually assaulted her during an international flight last ...
School bus ban prompts federal discrimination lawsuit
GREENEVILLE — A Sullivan County parent has filed a $1.2 million civil rights lawsuit against Johnson City, claiming their son was wrongfully suspended from riding the school bus for three days. Acco...
$500 million suit filed against local police in ‘chop shop’ case
Three Bluff City, Tennessee, men filed a $500 million federal lawsuit accusing multiple local law enforcement agencies and officers of violating their rights last year while investigating a lawnmower ...
Lawsuit alleges former Concord Christian teacher was let go for ‘out-of-wedlock pregnancy’
A former teacher at a West Knox County Christian school has sued the school after claiming she was terminated for getting pregnant when she wasn’t married. A former Concord Christian School teac...
Lawsuit alleges Knox County teacher used sports program to promote religion & speak out against gays
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — A Knox County same-sex couple is suing the county and a physical education teacher, alleging he used the lure of a school-sponsored basketball program to promote “Teens ...