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July 20, 2018
Mother sues RBDF over son's death

THE mother of a 25-year-old man who was killed in a boating accident involving the Royal Bahamas Defence Force two years ago is suing the government for $35,000 in damages for the agency's alleged negligence that resulted in her son's death...

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July 24, 2023
FTX Trading suing SBF, other former FTX execs

FTX Trading Ltd. is suing former FTX Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried, and former FTX executives Zixiao "Gary" Wang, Nishad Singh and Caroline Ellison for more than $1 billion in the US Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware, leveling 48 collective counts dealing with the misappropriation of FTX and Alameda funds against the quartet, according to the complaint filed on Thursday.

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May 20, 2021
Family suing for 10m after cruise to The Bahamas on super yacht

THE family of a Canadian billionaire is suing a super yacht company for $10 million after claiming they were left "violently ill" and subject to false imprisonment by the "odorous, ill-tempered British captain" of their luxury cruise to The Bahamas.

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March 16, 2011
Former murder suspect sues police

A man who was cleared of a murder charge has sued the police force for the $20,000 he spent in legal fees.
In his lawsuit, Stephen ?Die? Stubbs, who spent 17 months in prison charged with the 2007 fatal drive-by shooting of Samuel ?Mouche? McKenzie, accuses police investigators of fabricating evidence to link him to a crime they knew he did not commit.
A magistrate in January 2009 dismissed the...

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May 02, 2016
Subcontractor suing CCA Bahamas for 754,000 in NY

Even as China Construction America (CCA) Bahamas Ltd. is reported to be mulling a bid on the bankrupt Baha Mar megaresort, a New York federal judge has blocked the contractor's attempt to force arbitration with the subcontractor hired to demolish the Nassau Beach Hotel during the resort's development. That subcontractor is seeking to collect on a $750,000-plus debt owed by CCA Bahamas for work don...

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February 10, 2016
Smith sues govt over business license taxes

Queen's Counsel (QC) Fred Smith has brought an action against the government, seeking a declaration from the Supreme Court that he and other Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) licensees are exempted via a clause in the Hawksbill Creek Agreement (HCA) from any requirement to obtain a business license or pay the subsequent fees or taxes until 2054.

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February 28, 2024
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Accused of Sexual Assault by Male Producer

UNITED STATES - Sean Combs has been sued by a music producer who has accused him of sexual assault and being forced to have sex with sex workers.

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January 22, 2024
Woman who fell at Corporate Centre wins case - awarded over $100k in damages and fees

THE Supreme Court awarded a 72-year-old woman $62,500 in damages and $55,000 in costs after she sued the Goodman's Bay Corporate Centre following a slip and fall accident she had in 2001.

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June 18, 2019
Court hears conflicting stories over rape claims

A SENIOR immigration officer and a Jamaican woman have given conflicting accounts of the night she was allegedly raped by him, with the officer saying the complainant asked for it and her saying he made lewd overtures to her while he was lying in bed naked...

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March 05, 2024
Man awarded over $160k in damages after Chinese restaurant accident caused severe burns

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man has been awarded over $166,000 in total damages, inclusive of interest after an accident at a Chinese restaurant where he was employed resulted in him suffering burns covering up to 30 percent of his body. The claimant, Daquille Missick, also known as Daqquille Hanna and Bennet Hanna, sued Chi Keung [...]

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