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  • Patterson denies claims in former student's lawsuit
    by BP Staff, posted Thursday, August 29, 2019 (5 years ago)

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    SHERMAN, Texas (BP) -- Paige Patterson, former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has denied allegations of negligence, violation of privacy and liability in a federal court lawsuit filed by a former seminary student.

    In a court document filed Aug. 26, Patterson responded to the lawsuit in which he is a co-defendant with Southwestern in allegations filed in March, and amended in May, by a student identified by the pseudonym Jane Roe. Read More

  • Ruling leads to $26M settlement in NAMB case
    by Art Toalston, posted Friday, July 17, 2015 (9 years ago)

    BOZEMAN, Mont. (BP) -- A Montana judge's summary judgement ruling has led to a $26 million insurance settlement in a quadriplegic man's lawsuit against the North American Mission Board stemming from a 2009 auto accident. Read More

  • Glorieta suit dismissed; notice of appeal filed
    by Marty King, posted Wednesday, April 01, 2015 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- The U.S. District Court for New Mexico has dismissed all claims in a lawsuit against LifeWay Christian Resources, the Southern Baptist Convention and its Executive Committee, and the Glorieta 2.0 ministry that bought Glorieta Conference Center from LifeWay 18 months ago. Read More

  • Former Atlanta fire chief sues city, mayor
    by Scott Barkley/The Christian Index , posted Thursday, February 19, 2015 (9 years ago)

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    ATLANTA (BP) -- "Americans are guaranteed the freedom to live without fear [of] being fired because of their beliefs and their thoughts," said David Cortman, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, explaining the lawsuit ADF filed on behalf of dismissed Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran.

    "... In America a religious test cannot be used to fire a public servant," Cortman said yesterday (Feb. 18) in a press conference moments after the lawsuit was filed at the state capitol. Read More