lawsuits
lawsuits in the News
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January 13, 1980 |
Scientology Church Files Countersuit |
Lavenda Van Schaick, a former member of Scientology, filed a $200-million class action suit in US District Court in Boston on behalf of herself and others, charging the organization with fraud. The church has filed a suit in federal court in Las Vegas, charging Van Schaick and one of her lawyers with conspiracy to violate the church's First Amendment right of religious freedom. |
Boston, La Venda Van Schaick, lawsuits, Michael Flynn, Press |
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December 29, 1979 |
Court tangle gave Scientology its first 'martyrs' (part 14 of a 14-part Pulitzer prize winning series) |
St. Petersburg Times: Court tangle gave Scientology its first 'martyrs' (part 14 of a 14-part Pulitzer prize winning series) |
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December 14, 1979 |
Scientologists Sued For $200M - A $200 Million Class-Action Suit Was Filed In Us District Court In Boston Yesterday Accusing The |
Boston Globe: Scientologists Sued For $200M - A $200 Million Class-Action Suit Was Filed In Us District Court In Boston Yesterday Accusing The Church Of Scientology Of Cheating Members By Subjecting Them To Mind Control. |
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December 7, 1979 |
US District judge fines & sentences 5 Church of Scientology leaders |
Los Angeles Times: US District judge fines & sentences 5 Church of Scientology leaders |
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December 7, 1979 |
US judge sentences 5 Scientologists |
San Francisco Chronicle: US judge sentences 5 Scientologists |
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November 3, 1979 |
Judge rules papers available to public |
Clearwater Sun: Judge rules papers available to public |
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October 27, 1979 |
US District Court delivers verdict against 9 Scientology leaders |
Los Angeles Times: US District Court delivers verdict against 9 Scientology leaders |
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October 27, 1979 |
US judge issues verdict in case against 9 Scientologists |
San Francisco Chronicle: US judge issues verdict in case against 9 Scientologists |
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October 8, 1979 |
Verdict in lawsuit against Church of Scientology reached |
Los Angeles Times: Verdict in lawsuit against Church of Scientology reached |
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September 25, 1979 |
Scientology trial postponed |
Los Angeles Times: Scientology trial postponed |
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