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Couple’s Lawsuit Claims Black and White Bias in Home Appraisals
Aug 22 2022 // How much does it pay to hide the photos of your family at your home, or anything else that shows your race? If you’re Black and trying to find out how much your house is worth, one family suggests it could be...
Former Virginia Deputy Attorney General Sues After Losing Job Over Jan. 6 Comments
Aug 22 2022 // A former deputy Virginia attorney general who says she was fired over social media posts in which she praised the Capitol rioters as “patriots” and falsely claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 election is suing...
$18M Settlement in Lawsuit over Boy’s Death at California School
Aug 19 2022 // The parents of an 8-year-old boy with Down syndrome who died after falling while strapped to a chair in class five years ago have reached an $18 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against a Southern...
Forged Signatures, Fake Policies? Lawsuits Raise Questions About Captive Plan
Aug 19 2022 // The owners of one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas must have felt pretty surprised when they were named in a federal lawsuit brought by an AIG company, alleging the agency was part of an elaborate fraud that...
Delaware Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Industry Is State Issue: Federal Court
Aug 19 2022 // A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by Delaware’s attorney general seeking to hold the petroleum industry responsible for climate change effects in the state must be heard in state court instead of...
Florida Hospital Facing Hundreds of Lawsuits over Surgeon’s Allegedly Botched Operations
Aug 18 2022 // A Jacksonville hospital now faces hundreds of lawsuits alleging that a surgeon who reportedly had palsy caused serious injuries and corrective surgeries from 2016 to 2020. The Florida Times-Union newspaper and NBC News...
Endo Files for Bankruptcy as U.S. Opioid Litigation Drags
Aug 18 2022 // Endo International Plc filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after reaching a $6 billion deal with some of its creditors, as the U.S. drugmaker seeks to settle thousands of lawsuits over its alleged role in the country’s...
Maryland Family Sues Police Over Fatal Shooting at Maryland Home
Aug 18 2022 // The family of a Maryland man fatally shot by a police officer filed a federal civil right lawsuit Monday against the department and individual officers. Dyonta Quarles Jr. was shot Jan. 30 when Anne Arundel County officers...
Lawyer Loses Defamation Claim Against Citizen Who Criticized His Suit Over Mascot
Aug 18 2022 // Delaware’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by a Delaware attorney who was forced to resign from his law firm after defending a Pennsylvania high school’s American...
Skywest Airlines Sued for Sex Discrimination at Dallas Operation
Aug 17 2022 // SkyWest Airlines violated federal law by subjecting a female parts clerk to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, explicit...
Sunoco Subsidiary Sues AIG’s National Union Over Climate Change Lawsuit Coverage
Aug 17 2022 // Sunoco subsidiary Aloha Petroleum has filed a federal lawsuit in Hawaii against AIG’s National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, saying the insurer has breached its duty to defend Aloha against climate...
Tennessee Private Prison Firm Settles Lawsuit After Inmate’s Death
Aug 17 2022 // A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee inmate’s killing that gained national attention after a judge ordered the plaintiff’s attorney to stop tweeting about...
3M Faces $100 Billion in Losses From Veterans’ Earplug Suits, Expert Says
Aug 16 2022 // 3M Co. faces more than $100 billion in losses and bankruptcy because of lawsuits brought by veterans who blame their hearing problems on faulty earplugs, according to a litigation consultant hired by lawyers suing the...
Widow of Wisconsin Man who Died at Vet’s Home Sues State, Others
Aug 16 2022 // The widow if a man who died at a Wisconsin veterans nursing home is suing the state as well as some of the facility’s employees who she said failed to properly care for her husband. Luane Krall, in her lawsuit, said...
Citi Sues Revlon Over Lender Status After $900 Million Mistake
Aug 16 2022 // Citigroup Inc. has sued Revlon Inc. in a bid to resolve a nagging legal question that emerged after the bank mistakenly wired $900 million to the cosmetics giant’s lenders and intensified after Revlon filed for...
Oregon House Candidate Sues Massage Parlor for $450K
Aug 16 2022 // A Democratic candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives is suing the owner of a massage parlor in Woodburn, Oregon, after he says she tried to initiate sexual contact with him. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports...
Family of Michigan Woman Killed by Exploding Air Bag Sues GM, Others
Aug 15 2022 // The family of a Michigan woman who was killed after an air bag module exploded in her SUV following a crash filed a lawsuit alleging negligence. The complaint was filed last Thursday in Houghton County Circuit Court and...
Peloton Must Face Lawsuit Over Availability of Fitness Classes
Aug 15 2022 // A U.S. judge on Thursday said Peloton Interactive Inc. must face a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the bike and treadmill maker of misleading customers about the “ever-growing” size of its library of...
Solving Climate Change Starts with C-Suite Leadership
Aug 15 2022 // From a global pandemic to unprecedented racial, social and political turmoil, to sustainability and climate change, senior executives across industries have been forced to deal with a range of issues that have not...
Two More Appeals Courts Rule Against Businesses in COVID-Interruption Suits
Aug 12 2022 // Federal and state appeals courts in two Southeastern states have ruled against pandemic-affected businesses, adding to the list of decisions that have found that insurance policies cover only physical damages. In South...
