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Discriminatory Policing Suit Against Virginia Town to Go Forward
Oct 11 2022 // A lawsuit against a Virginia town that alleges its police department has operated in a way that led to unlawful racial discrimination and violated individuals’ constitutional rights can move forward, a judge ruled...
Idaho Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Settled
Oct 10 2022 // An Idaho city has settled a federal discrimination lawsuit with a former library employee who said they were harassed and discriminated against because they are non-binary and transgender, the Idaho Statesman...
Fan Sues Patriots Over Alleged Damage to Brady-Autographed Flag
Oct 10 2022 // The New England Patriots caused irreparable damage to a U.S. flag signed by Tom Brady by improperly displaying it in the team’s hall of fame at Gillette Stadium, the flag’s owner contends in a federal...
Revival Sought for Outspoken Louisiana Pastor’s Lawsuit Over COVID Restrictions
Oct 6 2022 // An outspoken Christian conservative attorney from Alabama has asked a federal appeals court to revive a Louisiana pastor’s damage claims against state officials over long-expired COVID-19 restrictions. A federal...
$725K Settlement Reached in Fatal Washington Shooting Lawsuit
Oct 6 2022 // The Vancouver City Council in Washington has approved a $725,000 settlement in the police shooting of a man who was experiencing a mental health crisis in April 2020. Three Vancouver police officers fatally shot William...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Two State Lawsuits Over J&J Talc Marketing
Oct 6 2022 // A U.S. bankruptcy judge has blocked New Mexico and Mississippi from pursuing lawsuits accusing Johnson & Johnson misleading consumers about the safety of its talc products, such as its baby powder, for now. U.S....
Atlantic City Casino Sued for Allegedly Paying Gambler to Keep Malfunctions Secret
Oct 6 2022 // A New York City man is suing an Atlantic City casino, its parent company and its online betting partner, alleging he was repeatedly disconnected while gambling online, and was given payments to prevent him from reporting...
Judge Dismisses Suit By Veterans’ Home Employees Over COVID Work Conditions
Oct 6 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by employees of the Massachusetts veterans’ home at the center of a devastating COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 who said their constitutional rights were violated because they...
Injured Oregon Protester Awarded $1M in Lawsuit
Oct 6 2022 // A jury has awarded a racial justice demonstrator more than $1 million in a lawsuit she filed in 2020 against the city of Salem, Oregon, accusing officers of violating her civil rights. Eleaqia McCrae, a Black woman, sued...
Baldwin Settles Suit in New Mexico Movie Set Shooting
Oct 5 2022 // Alec Baldwin settled litigation over the accidental shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the movie Rust, agreeing to give her husband a producer’s role on the picture as part of the agreement. The...
New Orleans Housing Authority, Private Developers to Settle $250,000 Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Oct 4 2022 // The Department of Justice announced that the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and seven private developers have agreed to pay $250,000 to settle claims that they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and Americans...
Trump Sues CNN for Defamation, Seeks $475M in Punitive Damages
Oct 4 2022 // Former U.S. president Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation on Monday, seeking $475 million in punitive damages and claiming the network had carried out a “campaign of libel and slander” against him. Trump...
McDonald’s Defeats Black Franchisees’ $1B Bias Lawsuit, For Now
Oct 4 2022 // McDonald’s Corp. has temporarily beat back a lawsuit by 52 Black former franchise owners who claim the fast-food giant set them up for failure by steering them towards crime-ridden, low-income neighborhoods. A...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit in New Mexico Veteran’s Death Settled for $300K
Oct 4 2022 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed against the New Mexico Department of Health after a Vietnam War veteran contracted COVID-19 at a veterans’ home has been settled for $300,000. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that...
Drag Performer Files Defamation Suit in Idaho for Edited Video
Oct 4 2022 // A drag performer has filed a defamation lawsuit against a far-right blogger he accuses of releasing a doctored video that falsely made it look as if he had exposed himself to children. Eric Posey filed the lawsuit in a...
Ex-PG&E Execs Paying $117M To Settle California Wildfires Lawsuit
Oct 3 2022 // Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California wildfires sparked by the utility’s equipment. The settlement...
Peloton, Lululemon Settle Lawsuit Over Women’s Apparel Line
Oct 3 2022 // Peloton Interactive Inc. has reached a settlement of a lawsuit in which Lululemon Athletica Inc. accused the exercise bike maker of infringing its patents by developing a line of apparel for women. Without admitting...
Judge Dismisses Mexico Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers
Oct 3 2022 // A U.S. federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers arguing their commercial practices has led to bloodshed in Mexico. Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled...
Jurors to Decide Damages Amount in Sandy Hook Defamation Suit
Oct 3 2022 // After watching days of testimony that included the parents of slain children breaking down on the witness stand, a Connecticut jury soon will have the difficult task of coming up with a dollar amount that conspiracy...
Judge Appoints Mediator in New Orleans Hotel Collapse Lawsuits
Oct 3 2022 // A New Orleans judge has brought in a mediator to try to work out a settlement with hundreds of people who claim damage from collapse of part of a hotel under construction nearly three years ago. Plaintiffs say they were...
