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Insurer Off the Hook in Defending Western Union Against Terrorist Financing Suit
Sep 30 2022 // An insurer’s war and financial services exclusions relieve it of having to provide coverage for an insured being sued for allegedly aiding international terrorists responsible for the crash of Malaysia Airlines...
Families of 3 Survivors File First Uvalde School Shooting Lawsuit
Sep 30 2022 // The families of three children who survived the Uvalde mass shooting in May have filed the first lawsuit in a federal court against the Uvalde school district, law enforcement officials, gun makers and others, alleging...
Gun Manufacturer Sued Over Link to July 4 Illinois Parade Shooting
Sep 30 2022 // Survivors of the mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and family members of those killed filed 11 lawsuits Wednesday against the manufacturer of the rifle used in the attack, accusing gun-maker Smith...
Transgender Teacher, Maryland School District Settle Lawsuit
Sep 30 2022 // UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A transgender teacher who said she was harassed by students, parents and colleagues has settled a lawsuit with a Maryland school district with an agreement that includes policy changes and...
HP Enterprise to Pay $8.5 Million to Settle Gender Pay Gap Suit
Sep 29 2022 // Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. agreed to pay $8.5 million to resolve a lawsuit that alleged it pays female employees less than their male counterparts. The settlement funds, minus attorney fees and expenses, will go to...
Woman Who Gave Birth on Cell Floor Sues, Says Nurses Ignored Her Cries for Help
Sep 29 2022 // A woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty floor of her jail cell in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for helps for six...
California to Allow Lawsuits Against ‘Cyber Flashers’
Sep 29 2022 // Californians who find themselves victims of “cyber flashing” can sue under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law aims to punish and deter those who send unsolicited sexually explicit messages via text,...
Louisiana Furniture Retailer Sued for Race Discrimination
Sep 28 2022 // Affordable Rent-to-Own, LLC, doing business as Affordable Home Furnishings, a furniture retailer and lessor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, violated federal law when it subjected an African American manager-in-training to a...
EU Draft Rules Would Make It Easier to Sue Drone Makers, AI Systems
Sep 28 2022 // Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or services equipped with artificial intelligence software will find it easier to sue for compensation under EU draft rules seen by...
Appeals Court Won’t Certify Class Action on State Farm’s Diminished Value Formula
Sep 28 2022 // Auto and property insurers in the last three months have settled class-action lawsuits in Southern states alleging the carriers systematically underpaid claims. A federal appeals court in Georgia has decided a similar...
EEOC: Indiana-Based Pharmaceutical Corporation Sued for Age Discrimination
Sep 27 2022 // Lilly USA, LLC, a pharmaceutical corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana, violated federal law by intentionally failing to hire older workers based on their age for pharmaceutical sales representative positions from...
Louisiana Marine Services Company Sued for Disability Discrimination
Sep 27 2022 // Eagle Marine Services Electrical & Refrigeration, LLC, a marine services company based in Berwick, Louisiana, violated federal law when it refused to hire or accommodate a worker because he used medication prescribed...
Eli Lilly Sued for Age Discrimination by EEOC
Sep 27 2022 // Eli Lilly and Co was sued on Monday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which accused the drugmaker of illegally refusing to hire older workers for sales representative jobs because of their age. The...
California County Paying Pay $1.35M in Custody Death Suit
Sep 27 2022 // San Diego County and other defendants have agreed to pay $1.35 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Mexican citizen who died after sheriff’s deputies arrested him in 2018, officials said. The lawsuit...
Mother Settles Suit Over Texas Arrest Caught on Camera
Sep 26 2022 // A Texas city has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a Black mother after she and her daughter were wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white police officer following a dispute with a neighbor. Jacqueline...
Arkansas Machine Shop Sued for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Sep 26 2022 // Ranger Tool and Die, Inc. (Ranger), an industrial machine shop with locations in Paragould and Jonesboro, Arkansas, violated federal law when it failed to prevent sexual harassment at its Jonesboro location and then...
Privacy Watchdog Suit Says California Utility Targeted Asians in Pot Searches
Sep 26 2022 // Extraordinary use of electricity has long been a telltale sign of illegal grow houses producing thousands of marijuana plants hidden in seemingly ordinary homes. But a lawsuit filed by a data privacy watchdog says a...
Banks Face Risk of Being Sued if They Don’t Stick to Their Climate Goals: ECB
Sep 23 2022 // Banks face the risk of being sued if they don’t stick to their climate goals or try “greenwashing” their image, a top European Central Bank (ECB) supervisor said on Thursday. Major Wall Street banks have...
Cities of Paris and New York Join Climate Litigation Against TotalEnergies
Sep 23 2022 // The cities of Paris and New York have joined a coalition of associations and local authorities that are suing oil major TotalEnergies for failing to adequately fight climate change, the coalition said in a statement on...
Viewpoint: Significant Ruling in PFAS Litigation Could Impact Insurance Coverage
Sep 23 2022 // Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, have served as a key component in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These “forever chemicals,” which have been associated with...
