IABAM schedules Winter Gala
The Italian American Bar Association will hold its 78th annual Winter Gala on Friday, December 7 at the Detroit Athletic Club.
The event, beginning at 6:30 p.m., features the presentation of scholarships and awards.
The DAC is located at 241 Madison.
The ticket price is $100 per person or $1,000 for a table of ten. The price for students is $50 per person.
The event is black tie optional.
Seating is limited.
For reservations, contact Clara DeMatteis Mager at 313.225.7077 or mager@butzel.com, or Anthony Viviani at 586.630.4006.
Suits filed alleging storm price gouging
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has filed the first lawsuits for alleged price gouging stemming from Superstorm Sandy.
Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa on Friday announced the state is suing seven gas stations and a hotel in northern New Jersey.
The gas stations are accused of raising pump prices anywhere from 17 to 59 percent higher during the state of emergency related to the storm.
The hotel is accused of raising room rates by 32 percent.
VIolators can be fined up to $10,000 for a first offense and up to $20,000 for a second offense.
The state’s Consumer Affairs Division has received nearly 2,000 complaints about alleged storm-related price gouging. Chiesa says about 83 percent of the complaints involve gas stations.
Chiesa says price complaints may subside, but other storm-related scams may increase.
Woman injured in carousel accident sues
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A Washington City woman injured when a panel fell from the ceiling of a St. George carousel is suing for more than $300,000 in damages.
The lawsuit claims Linda Williamson suffered head, neck, eye and back injuries when two fiberglass panels fell last July. Her attorney, Ronald Truman, tells The Spectrum she can’t do the same tasks she could before, and her husband has picked up responsibilities.
St. George purchased the refurbished carousel for $275,000 in an effort to make one of its parks more family-friendly. City officials say more than 1,000 people per day used the ride when it first opened.
St. George City Manager assistant Marc Mortensen says the city agreed to pay Williamson’s medical bills. But her lawyer claims payments have stopped.
Evangelist sues school over free speech
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Christian evangelist in the Rapid City area is suing the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, saying the school infringed on his right to free speech by not allowing him to preach in open areas around campus.
The Tennessee-based Center for Religious Expression filed the federal lawsuit on Mark Gavin’s behalf.
It says the school considered his preaching to be commercial speech rather than religious speech and told him he must pay $50 for an area inside the student union.
Gavin wants to preach outside of the center.
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