Tag: Lawsuit
In a complaint filed in Tennessee circuit court...
Ben Zobrist, World Series hero for the Cubs, sues former pastor for alleged affair with his wife
by: Bob Smietana June 21, 2021 (RNS) — Ben Zobrist, who helped the Chicago Cubs break a century-old championship drought, has sued his former pastor for millions in damages. InRead More
"fashioned a deceitful scheme to manipulate the Executive Committee of Liberty"
Liberty University sues former President Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million, citing conspiracy, breach of contract
by: Bob Smietana April 16, 2021 (RNS) — Liberty University, one of the nation’s largest Christian universities, is suing former President Jerry Falwell Jr. for $10 million, citing a breachRead More
The back and forth may be part of a bigger problem for the LifeWay board of trustees: the Christian publisher’s steep financial challenges.
LifeWay lawsuit against former CEO Thom Rainer remains on file
by: Yonat Shimron Oct. 2, 2020 (RNS) — First it sued its former CEO. Then it said it would seek a negotiated settlement. But now, the Southern Baptist Convention’s publishingRead More
The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court on Monday (April 13),...
Student files class-action lawsuit against Liberty University over pandemic response
by: Jack Jenkins April 14, 2020 (RNS) — A student at Liberty University, an evangelical Christian school, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the school alleging that students were putRead More
MacDonald claimed the defendants had "harmed our ministry through their careless campaign to discredit,"...
Harvest Bible Chapel drops lawsuit against bloggers, writer
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Jan 8, 2019\ CHICAGO (RNS) – Harvest Bible Chapel, an influential Chicago-area megachurch, will drop a defamation lawsuit against two bloggers, their wives and a freelanceRead More
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Harvest Bible Chapel Sues Former Members, Julie Roys for Defamation – CP
The multi-campus Harvest Bible Chapel in greater Chicago along with founder James MacDonald, has slapped several former workers and independent journalist Julie Roys with a defamation lawsuit alleging the publicationRead More