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Englewood Health Nurse Suspended For Calling Out Doc Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Murder: Suit
A New Jersey nurse has filed a lawsuit claiming she was suspended without pay as retaliation after objecting to a doctor who allegedly celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk. According to the complaint filed Sept. 12 in Bergen County Superior Court, Lexi Kuenzle says Englewood Health retaliated against her by suspending her without pay after she challenged Dr. Matthew Jung for alleged remarks he made in front of staff and patients. UPDATE: Englewood Health Denies Nurse Firing, Says Doctor Also Suspended In Charlie Kirk Dispute The lawsuit alleges Dr. Jung “cheered and publicly praise…
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Kevin Costner Sued Over Alleged 'Violent, Unscripted' Rape Scene
A stunt performer hired to do stand-in shots for a Kevin Costner production claims she was forced to film a violent and unexpected rape scene. A lawsuit by Devyn LaBella alleges the incident happened while working on Costner's Western series, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 in Utah in May 2023. She says that she was subjected to performing the unscripted scene without consent, proper notice, or the presence of a contractually mandated intimacy coordinator, according to multiple reports. The complaint filed Tuesday, May 27 says a male actor was directed "to repeatedly perfo…
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Exec Fired By NJ Company After Maternity Leave, Breastfeeding Request Gets $195,000 Settlement
A Hudson County company agreed to pay $195,000 to a former executive who was fired after taking maternity leave and seeking breastfeeding accommodations when she returned, state authorities said. The marketing director was on federal leave time when VCNY Home, a North Bergen-based manufacturer and importer of bedding, bath textiles and other home products, told her she couldn't take an additional 12 weeks allowed under state law to bond with and care for her newborn, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. VCNY contended that the time she was taking under the federal Fam…
