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3 Australian Banks Settle Class Action Lawsuits Over Sale of Credit Insurance Products
Nov 14 2022 // Three of Australia’s “big four” banks settled separate class action lawsuits for A$126 million ($84.51 million) with Slater & Gordon, who took the banks to court two years ago over sale of credit...
Jury Orders Filmmaker Haggis to Pay $7.5M in Rape Lawsuit by Publicist
Nov 14 2022 // A jury ordered Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis Thursday to pay at least $7.5 million to a woman who accused him of rape in one of several (hash)MeToo-era cases that have put Hollywood notables’ behavior...
Jury Awards Massachusetts Police Detective $4M in Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
Nov 14 2022 // A jury has awarded more than $4 million to a former Massachusetts police detective who said in a lawsuit that she was subjected to demeaning and sexist comments at work and rebuked for speaking up about dangerous conduct...
Appeals Court Dismisses a Third-Party Payer Class Action in Win for Zantac Makers
Nov 10 2022 // Reports about the risk of carcinogens in Zantac heartburn medications may be piling up, and lawsuits over the discontinued drug have topped more than 100,000 nationwide. But a proposed class action involving dozens of...
Former Danske Bank CEO Cleared in $322M Investor Lawsuit
Nov 8 2022 // Danske Bank’s former chief executive Thomas Borgen was cleared by a Danish court on Tuesday of any liability for shareholder investment losses linked to the lender’s involvement in one of the world’s...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: 2023 Bringing Lawsuits, Higher Property Rates, More Products
Nov 8 2022 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv An increase in new markets, and better brand recognition and distribution from existing markets, has led to more competition in the insuring cannabis space. That’s a good for the...
Special Report: Corporate Chiefs Dodge Lawsuits Over Sexual Abuse, Deadly Products
Nov 8 2022 // Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction landed him in prison. Allegations of serial sexual abuse cost him his career and his movie studio. His company went bankrupt and later settled legal claims by...
Richard Branson Must Face Lawsuit in U.S. Over Virgin Galactic Space Travel Problems
Nov 8 2022 // A U.S. judge on Monday said British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson must face shareholder claims he concealed problems in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc’s spaceship program, and sold hundreds of millions of...
$17M to Settle New Mexico Gender Pay Lawsuit
Nov 7 2022 // Hundreds of female city employees are anticipating back payment from the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to make up for a wage gap going back years. KOB-TV reported that a judge is expected to sign off on the $17 million...
Gabby Petito’s Family Files Wrongful Death Suit in Utah
Nov 7 2022 // CORRECTION: The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the city spokesperson. It is Lisa Church, not Lisa Adams. This article has been corrected to reflect that change. Family members of a 22-year-old woman...
NBA’s Spurs Sued by Ex-Team Psychologist for Sexual Misconduct
Nov 7 2022 // Police have begun investigating allegations that former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo exposed himself on multiple occasions to a former team therapist during counseling sessions. Dr. Hillary Cauthen filed a lawsuit...
Judge Dismisses FedEx From Indiana Shooting Lawsuit
Nov 7 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed FedEx from a lawsuit filed by relatives of five of the eight people who were fatally shot last year at an Indianapolis warehouse by a former employee of the shipping giant. U.S. District Judge...
Judge Threatens to Sanction Firm for Baseless La. Hurricane Suits
Nov 7 2022 // A federal judge in Louisiana is threatening to fine a Houston-based law firm $200 for each duplicate or baseless lawsuit he finds among the 1,642 that the firm has filed against insurers for alleged hurricane damages. US...
Court Revives Louisiana Wetlands Damage Suit Against Big Oil
Nov 7 2022 // A federal appeals court has ordered a nine-year-old lawsuit filed against oil and gas companies over damage to Louisiana’s wetlands to be returned to state court for trial, potentially clearing the way for at least...
Drama in the Golf World: Patrick Reed Files 2nd Defamation Suit Against News Outlets
Nov 4 2022 // Pro golfer Patrick Reed has filed another lawsuit in federal court in Florida, alleging that a slew of news outlets, a book author, publishers and others have worked to defame the 2018 winner of the Masters golf...
Twitter Sued for Mass Layoffs by Musk Without Enough Notice
Nov 4 2022 // Twitter Inc. was sued over Elon Musk’s plan to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at the social-media platform, which workers say the company is doing without enough notice in violation of federal and California law. A...
$6M Awarded in Missouri Asbestos Suit Against Ford, Others
Nov 3 2022 // ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis jury has ruled that Ford Motor Co. and other companies must pay $6 million to a Missouri family over claims that a woman’s death was caused by exposure to asbestos, including from dust...
Family of Man Killed by Detroit Police Files $50M Lawsuit
Nov 3 2022 // DETROIT (AP) – The family of Porter Burks, a Black man fatally shot during an early morning confrontation with Detroit police, is suing the city for $50 million, their lawyer announced Tuesday. Five unnamed officers also...
California Judge Oks Lawsuit Against Angels Over Skaggs Death
Nov 3 2022 // A California judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the Los Angeles Angels over the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Orange County Superior Court Judge Glenn Salter on Monday rejected the team’s...
Jury Sides With New Jersey Police in $10M Suit by Family of Man Who Died After Arrest
Nov 2 2022 // A federal court jury has decided that New Jersey police did not violate the civil rights of a man who died shortly after a physical altercation during his arrest 7 1/2 years ago. After a trial, jurors in federal court in...
