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Nonprofit’s Lawsuit Seeks Access to Baltimore Police Records
Jul 6 2022 // A lawsuit recently filed by a Baltimore nonprofit alleges the city department that handles police records is improperly shielding police misconduct documents. The suit brought by the transparency advocacy group Open...
Lawsuits Filed After Deadly Missouri Amtrak Crash
Jul 5 2022 // The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others. In a federal lawsuit filed last Friday, surviving...
Family of Boy Killed in Iowa Amusement Park Accident Sues Facility
Jul 5 2022 // The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at an Iowa amusement park a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit in state court last week, alleging the park failed to properly maintain and repair its...
Georgia Construction Company Must Remain Defendant in Wetlands Suit, Court Finds
Jul 5 2022 // A federal court in Georgia has refused to dismiss a construction company from a lawsuit over wetlands violations, even though the company did not own the property at the time of the alleged dumping of dredge material. The...
Lawsuits Over Sex-Assaults Advance Against Virginia School System
Jul 5 2022 // FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal...
Oregon Business Groups Sue Over Heat and Smoke Worker Protections
Jul 4 2022 // Some Oregon business groups are suing over the state’s new job site rules mandating that employers take steps to protect workers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke. Regulations adopted by the Oregon Occupational...
UFC Star Charged in Shooting Sues California Day Care Owners over Alleged Molesting
Jul 1 2022 // Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care where the alleged molestation...
Supreme Court: Vet Who Lost Job as Texas Trooper Can Sue State
Jul 1 2022 // The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq. The justices ruled for Army veteran Le Roy Torres...
Tesla Faces New Lawsuit Alleging Racial Abuse Against Black Workers
Jul 1 2022 // Fifteen Black former or current employees at Tesla filed a lawsuit against the electric car maker on Thursday, alleging they were subjected to racial abuse and harassment at its factories. The workers said they were...
McDonald’s Franchise Owner Consents to $1.6M Settlement of Sex Harassment Suit
Jul 1 2022 // Coughlin, Inc., a Vermont-based company that owns 10 McDonald’s franchise restaurants in Vermont and New Hampshire, will pay $1,600,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit...
New York AG, City Sue ‘Ghost Gun’ Distributors for Allegedly Fueling Gun Violence
Jun 29 2022 // New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against multiple gun distributors for allegedly fueling a gun violence crisis and endangering New Yorkers. James alleges that 10 gun distributors sold tens of...
Family Sues Bowling Green in Ohio in Hazing Death
Jun 29 2022 // The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity sued Bowling Green State University, alleging the Ohio school knew about but didn’t stop hazing in Greek life there and should be...
Texans ‘Turned A Blind Eye’ to QB Watson’s Actions, Lawsuit Alleges
Jun 29 2022 // The Houston Texans had been told that their former quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions, but instead of trying to stop him, the team provided him with resources to...
Judge Orders New Trial in Tesla Worker’s Race Bias Lawsuit
Jun 28 2022 // A federal judge in California on Monday ordered a new trial on the damages Tesla Inc. owes to a Black former factory worker who accused the company of race discrimination, after he turned down a $15 million award. U.S....
Iowa City Settles Fatal Police Shooting Suit for $5M
Jun 28 2022 // Burlington, Iowa, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of a man who was shot to death by police nearly five years ago, the two sides said. The settlement comes nearly five...
California Assembly Endorses Plan to Allow Citizens to Sue Those Who Provide Dangerous Firearms
Jun 27 2022 // A first-in-the-nation law that enables private citizens to sue manufacturers of “dangerous” firearms passed on Monday in the Assembly. The bill, backed by Gov. Newsom, returns to the Senate for consideration...
Hertz Makes Settlement Offers to End False Arrest Lawsuits
Jun 27 2022 // Hertz Corp. has offered to settle about three dozen cases filed by renters that say they were wrongly arrested for auto theft, the company said.The settlement push comes after Colleen Batcheler took over as general counsel...
U.S. Supreme Court Again Nixes Bayer Challenge to Weedkiller Suits
Jun 27 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected another Bayer AG bid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant tries to avoid potentially billions of...
Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Shooting of Arkansas Teen
Jun 27 2022 // The family of an unarmed Arkansas teenager fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the deputy and a county sheriff over the teen’s death. The family of...
Court Says Woman Can Sue Harvard for Distress Over Enslaved Ancestors’ Photos
Jun 27 2022 // A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard University can sue the school for emotional distress, Massachusetts’ highest...
