| 8/8/2017 | Tasha Tsiapera
Posted on 8/9/2017, 10:49:47 AM by simpson96
A personal injury lawyer and her wife are accused of punching several people at a valet stand Saturday night in the Bishop Arts District after their Mercedes was parked out of view.
A crowd prevented attorney Amy Witherite and Barbara Witherite from leaving after they assaulted several people, according to a Dallas police report. Officers responded to the disturbance call around 9:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Bishop Avenue.
A valet employee told police that the incident started when Amy Witherite asked, "Where the [expletive] is my car?" an arrest warrant affidavit says.
On Tuesday, Amy Witherite took responsibility for the incident, which she said was fueled by alcohol, and said her wife should not be blamed.
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Trans Woman, Husband Sue Amazon Over Workplace Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
http://observer.com/2017/08/amazon-transgender-workplace-discrimination-bias/ ^
Posted on 8/10/2017, 5:39:29 AM by SMGFan
A transgender woman and her husband are suing Amazon, claiming they endured repeated discrimination and harassment while working at one of the company’s warehouses.
Allegra Schawe-Lane and Dane Lane filed the lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in Covington, Kentucky. They allege they were targeted with threats, slurs and sexual harassment by co-workers at a shipping facility in Hebron, Kentucky.
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Posted on 8/8/2017, 1:50:08 AM by Olog-hai
Prosecutors say a woman shot and killed her wife Sunday in their New Jersey home.
Laura Bluestein, 28, was charged Monday with first degree murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and tampering with evidence.
Police were called Sunday by a relative of Bluestein, who reported a possible assault at her home in Mount Holly, New Jersey. When they arrived they found 29-year-old Felicia Dormans dead from a gunshot wound to the face. …
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