Ruby is a 14-week-old female kitten. She and her siblings (who are also up for adoption) lived with other adult cats & dogs in their foster home for several weeks. Ruby’s $50 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Call the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or visit www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption information!
Wilde earns GLVC’s offensive award
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer sophomore defender Olivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts in the Screaming Eagles’ victories over the University of Findlay and Kentucky Wesleyan College. The GLVC Offensive Player of the Week award was the first of Wilde’s USI career.
In USI’s Dunn Hospitality Invitational, Wilde began the 2016 campaign by scoring a pair of goals in the 5-1 victory over Findlay on Friday night. The sophomore defender finished the first weekend of action with a goal and two assists in the 3-1 victory over KWC.
For the week, Wilde had a team-best eight points on three goals and two assists. Joining Wilde in the GLVC weekly honors was the University of Wisconsin-Parkside freshman goalkeeper Adrianna Bratel, who received the Defensive Player of the Week.
The Eagles and Wilde continue its five-match homestand to start the year when they host Oakland City University at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Strassweg Field.
USI rallies from behind to post 3-2 win
University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer freshman defender Justin Brooks (Fishers, Indiana) scored the game-winning goal with 5:12 remaining to cap off a Screaming Eagles’ come-from-behind, 3-2, victory over Trevecca Nazarene University Monday afternoon in Nashville, Indiana. USI rises to 2-0-0, while Trevecca goes to 1-1-0 to start the fall.
The Screaming Eagles spent most of the first half on the Trojans half of the field, but trailed at the half, 1-0. Trevecca scored the only goal of the opening half at the 8:05 mark.
In the second half, USI freshman midfielder Sean Rickey(Columbia, Illinois) put the Eagles on the scoreboard at 50:32 to knot the match up at 1-1. The unassisted goal was Rickey’s first of the year and his first as a collegiate.
After the Trojans regained the lead, 2-1, with a tally at 56:41, freshman defender Drew Albert (Eureka, Missouri) scored USI’s second equalizer of the match with his first collegiate goal at 75:50. Albert was assisted on the play by freshman midfielder Adam Becker (Columbia, Illinois).
Brooks gave USI its first lead of the match and the eventual game-winning goal at the 84:48 He recorded his first collegiate goal and was assisted on the play by junior forward Pedro Castro (Brazil).
USI outshot Trevecca overall in the match, 22-9, and on-goal, 11-6. The Eagles also had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Between the posts, USI junior goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) allowed the two goals and made four saves to record his second win of the season.
USI is slated to open the 2016 home and Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule Friday at 7:30 p.m. when the Eagles host the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The Eagles conclude their first two-match homestand of the fall Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with their annual “Gold Game” when they roll out the welcome mat for Maryville University.
The “Gold Game” features the Eagles in gold jerseys to promote awareness and the search for a cure of pediatric cancers. Admission for Sunday’s USI-Maryville match is free of charge.
Aces earn exciting 3-2 win over SEMO in home opener
Aces host Dunn Hospitality Tournament this weekend
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Mildrelis Rodriguez posted 18 kills while Erlicia Griffith notched 11 blocks to lead the University of Evansville volleyball team to a 3-2 win over Southeast Missouri State in Monday’s home opener at the Carson Center.
Rodriguez had the best performance of the season for a UE (1-5) player. She also had 15 digs, a team-high. Rocio Fortuny had a stellar match as she finished with 13 kills and 10 digs. On defensive, it was Griffith getting the job done once again, finishing with two solo blocks, nine block assists and seven kills.
“The girls are staying calm and reacting better with every game we play,†head coach Manolo Concepcion said. “We talked about 3 things – urgency, competitiveness and teamwork. We wanted to raise the standard. Instead of just trying, we wanted to execute. We are still learning how to win, but the girls are getting better with the process.â€
Pacing the Redhawks (1-6) was Krissa Gearring, who notched 23 kills. Just behind her was teammate Madeline Grimm who had 22.
Erlicia Griffith notched four block assists in the opening set as SEMO took a 25-20 win. After Evansville took a 4-2 lead, the Redhawks reeled off the next five points before Deja Clark ended the run with a kill. Olivia Goldstein helped UE tie it back up at 9-9 with back-to-back service aces, but SEMO wrestled the advantage away, going up by a 24-16 score. Evansville notched four in a row but the Redhawks finished with a 25-20 win.Game two was a back-and-forth battle down to the wire. The Aces once again opened up a 4-2 advantage before Southeast Missouri State went up by four at 17-13. Evansville rallied back as a Jelena Merseli ace made it a 17-16 game.
Later, the Aces were able to tie it up at 21-21 on a double block from Griffith and Mildrelis Rodriguez. Joselyn Coronel added an ace of her own to put UE on top at 22-21. After the Redhawks took a 23-22 lead, Evansville was able to make the plays down the stretch as Griffith hit a powerful kill to complete the 31-29 win.
SEMO got the quick start in the third frame, jumping out to a 6-2 advantage. The Aces made a run as a pair of Rocio Fortuny kills put UE up 8-7 and the lead extended from that point to 19-14. The Redhawks fought back before Rodriguez had the clinching kill to give UE a 25-21 win and a 2-1 lead in the match.
The Redhawks put forth their most dominating effort of the night in the fourth set, forcing a fifth set with a 25-10 win. Their momentum continued as they grabbed a 5-2 advantage. Rachel Tam helped UE tie it up with an ace before a Jelena Merseli kill was part of a rally that gave UE a 9-8 lead. From there, they pulled away for a 15-9 triumph as Fortuny had the final two kills of the match.
This weekend, the Aces are home for three matches in the Dunn Hospitality Tournament. A match against Austin Peay gets the weekend started at 7 p.m. Friday before UE faces Dayton at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The finale will see Evansville take on Kent State at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening.
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Another Uber Settlement Rejected
Another Uber Settlement Rejected
ILNEWS for www.theindianalawyer.com
Uber Technologies Inc. was dealt a second rejection of a legal settlement, this time in a case over claims the company misled riders when it charged them a $1 “safe rides fee†that earned the company almost half a billion dollars.
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco said the proposed $28.5 million payout wasn’t enough for customers, considering how much Uber took in from the fees. That revenue was $448,598,018, almost almost three times the sum Uber was thought to have collected from the fees and close to 16 times the amount of the settlement fund, according to what appears to be an improperly redacted version of the court’s order.
As part of an effort to assure passenger safety, Uber introduced the safe rides fee in April 2014 to cover costs such as background checks of drivers and insurance and vehicle checks. The fee started at $1 per trip, but the company had raised it to as much as $2.50 in some cities.
Consumers alleged in the class action that driver checks weren’t as rigorous as the company advertised. In April, the company paid $10 million to settle similar claims filed by California prosecutors, who had alleged in their case that Uber’s background checks had missed thieves, burglars, a kidnapper and a convicted murderer.
It’s the second rejection in two weeks by a federal judge overseeing Uber’s attempt to dispose of lawsuits. On Aug. 18, U.S. District Edward Chen in the same courthouse rejected Uber’s $100 million settlement with drivers over claims they deserve to be treated as employees and are owed reimbursement for expenses and tips.
Uber’s net revenue was about $960 million in the first quarter of this year, and about $1.1 billion in the second quarter, with losses of more than $1.27 billion in the first half of 2016, according to people familiar with the figures.
‘Rings hollow’
Uber announced its $28.5 million settlement in February, saying it would be split evenly among about 25 million riders after attorneys fees. In rejecting the deal, Tigar said a favorable comparison between the expected 82 cents recovery per class member and the average Safe Rides Fee of $1.12 “rings hollow,†because a significant portion of the group paid multiple fees over the course of multiple rides, while some passengers weren’t charged any fees.
More importantly, Uber’s total revenue from the fees was almost three times the $132 million the plaintiffs’ lawyers estimated they would recover if they won the lawsuit, Tigar said in the improperly redacted filing.
“In sum, the proposed settlement does not fairly and reasonably protect the class,†Tigar wrote. The judge also said that at this stage of the settlement the public should know how much Uber made from the fees. He gave lawyers five days to argue why the revenue information should continue to be sealed.
Tigar’s rejection of the settlement echoes concerns voiced by other federal judges in San Francisco when they concluded that accords Uber and rival ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. reached with their drivers let the companies off too easily.
Labor code
Chen rejected Uber’s driver settlement in large part because it undervalued potential labor code violations under California’s unique bounty-hunter law, the Private Attorneys General Act. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in April found that a proposed $12.5 million payout to resolve similar claims against Lyft shortchanged drivers because it didn’t properly account for the company’s rapid growth. In June, Chhabria granted preliminary approval after the deal was more than doubled to $27 million.
Uber spokesman Matt Kallman declined to comment on Tigar’s ruling on Tuesday. Lawyers for the plaintiffs, Alfredo Torrijos, Theodore Walter Maya and Tina Wolfson, didn’t immediately return calls and emails Wednesday seeking comment.
When the settlement was announced, Uber said the “safe rides fee” would be called a “booking fee.”
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon agrees with Tigar that the ride fee settlement is “woefully inadequate,†according to a statement by the prosecutor’s spokesman, Max Szabo. Once the settlement was reached in federal court, Gascon was prohibited from seeking restitution for California Uber passengers in the state court case he filed jointly with the district attorney of Los Angeles, Szabo said.
The case is Philliben v. Uber Technologies Inc., 3:14-cv-05615, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Francisco).
CHANNEL 44 NEWS: Evansville Police Investigating Two Separate Arson Cases
 It’s the biggest vaping convention in the Midwest and it’s happening in Owensboro. Vape services and advocates all gather together in one place to discuss the latest in the industry.
Despite recent mandates and regulations from the Food & Drug Administration the vaping industry is gung-ho going forward. Advocates as well as distributors say the vaping community will band together to defeat the entities that want to see vaping and e-cigarettes go away.
Mens Softball Tournament Underway at Deaconess Sports Park
 Another softball tournament is underway at Deaconess Sports Park.
Games happening all day for the amateur softball association’s 2016 Northern Men’s Slow-Pitch National Championship.
This is the third national tournament to be played in Evansville.
Games continue through Monday.
Truck Strikes Motorcycle Sending Man to Hospital
 A wreck on Saturday afternoon sends one man to the hospital. Police say the driver of a maroon pickup truck was turning westbound onto Northwest 1st Street when he struck a motorcycle northbound on court street.
The driver of the motorcycle sustained a compound fracture to his left leg. The driver of the pickup truck told officers he could not see the motorcyclist.
INVITATION: A Public Showing of “No Choice (How HUD Controls Your Property Rights)”
INVITATION: A Public Showing of “No Choice (How HUD Controls Your Property Rights)”
by Jim Bratten Director, Hoosier Patriots
Co-Founder, Vanderburgh County Tea Party Patriots
Evansville, IN Vanderburgh County Tea Party Patriots will hold its next membership meeting on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Evansville Public Library, Central Branch, 200 SE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., in Browning Room B, at 2:00 p.m., and invites you to attend this event.
We will feature the new release No Choice (How HUD Controls Your Property Rights), hosted by John Anthony and produced by the Sustainable Freedom Lab, 2016. This new documentary deals with the “redistribution” of property and uncovers the details of the most deliberate attack on property rights and society in America’s history. This is progressive social engineering… on steroids.
Th is federal Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) power grab , under the new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule (AFFH) , is so massive most find it hard to comprehend. No Choice breaks it down and explains how HUD destroys local government and annihilates individual property rights. All while the agency denies it is happening!
No Choice unravels the tricks HUD uses to disarm local officials and homeowners. Evansville and Vanderburgh County already accept HUD money from the federal government, so you’ve accepted the rope… see what comes next. It’s not good, whether you are aware of the ramifications or not.
This event is free and open to the public. For additional information, go to www.vc-tpp.org.
In Liberty,
Jim Bratten
Director, Hoosier Patriots
Co-Founder, Vanderburgh County Tea Party Patriots
Evansville, IN