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Chicago Electric Company Settles $315,000 Disability Discrimination Suit
Apr 22 2022 // S&C Electric Company, a designer and manufacturer of switching and control products for power transmission and distribution headquartered in Chicago, will pay $315,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability...
Zamboni Driver Fired for Urinating in Drain Sues NHL’s Red Wings
Apr 22 2022 // A popular Zamboni driver for the Detroit Red Wings said he was dismissed for urinating in a drain. Al Sobotka filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Olympia Entertainment, two months after he was fired, following...
Obama Relatives Sue Wisconsin School Alleging Racial Bias
Apr 22 2022 // The brother of former first lady Michelle Obama and his wife are suing a private Milwaukee school alleging it refused to allow their two sons to re-enroll after they voiced concerns that racism and inappropriate conduct at...
Federal Court in Delaware Requiring Disclosure of Litigation Funding Agreements
Apr 22 2022 // Insurers are applauding a decision by the chief judge for the U.S. District Court in Delaware to require parties to disclose whether a litigation funder has an interest in any cases brought before him. The standing order...
California School District Settles Sex Abuse Suits for $13M
Apr 22 2022 // A Southern California school district has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle civil lawsuits over a worker who admitted molesting elementary school students. The agreement was announced by attorneys for 10 former...
Ex-Legislative Equity Officer Files Oregon Suit for $1.2M
Apr 21 2022 // A man who was tasked with fielding complaints of harassment at the Oregon Capitol is suing, saying he was pushed out of the job after reporting serious problems in his office and in the upper ranks of legislative...
New York Times Sues Defamation Plaintiff Under Expanded Anti-SLAPP Law
Apr 21 2022 // The New York Times sued an anti-immigration author for the cost of defending itself against defamation in the first lawsuit of its kind under New York’s recently expanded “anti-SLAPP” law to protect...
Dairy Processor to Pay $79,000 Over Disability Discrimination Suit at Michigan Location
Apr 20 2022 // Agropur, Inc., a dairy processor and U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Agropur Cooperative, will pay $79,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
J&J Settles West Virginia Opioid Suit for $99 Million
Apr 20 2022 // Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis in the state, removing the company from a trial that began earlier this month. West...
Injured Participant in Las Vegas Trick Loses Lawsuit Appeal
Apr 19 2022 // The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the MGM Grand hotel-casino were not financially responsible for a British tourist’s injuries during a signature...
Federal Judge Certifies Class Action vs. PGAC on Auto Policy Fees
Apr 19 2022 // A subsidiary of American Family Insurance now faces a federal class-action lawsuit in Florida, alleging it regularly charged auto policyholders a cancellation fee that was never mentioned in the policy. The size of the...
Online Marketplace Letgo Sued Following Colorado Slayings
Apr 18 2022 // The online marketplace Letgo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after the parents of five children were fatally shot and robbed while using the app to try to buy a used SUV in suburban Denver in 2020. The lawsuit filed in...
Indiana Family Appeals After Wrongful Death Suit Tossed
Apr 18 2022 // The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white Indiana police officer in 2019 is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of their wrongful death lawsuit. Eric Logan’s relatives argue in their appeal...
Ohio State Settles More Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Team Doctor
Apr 18 2022 // Ohio State University will pay $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by men who said they were sexually abused decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, increasing the number of survivors who’ve...
Lawsuit Challenges Reinstatement of Philadelphia’s Mask Mandate
Apr 18 2022 // Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia’s renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday in an effort to halt a surge in...
Flight Attendants Settle Discrimination Suit with Colorado-based Frontier
Apr 18 2022 // Frontier Airlines has settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by a group of flight attendants who claimed the carrier discriminated against them during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Denver-based Frontier agreed to...
Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Amid Sandy Hook Lawsuits
Apr 18 2022 // Companies owned by far-right radio host Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy after being hit by a flurry of lawsuits. Three entities, including his website Infowars, sought Chapter 11 protection in Southern Texas, each with...
Supreme Court Removes an Obstacle to Malicious Prosecution Lawsuits
Apr 18 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on April 4 eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely accused of crimes. In Thompson v. Clark, a majority (6-3) of the high court not only acknowledged a claim...
D&O Loss Ratios Unchanged by Rate Hikes; Supply Disruption to Fuel Suits
Apr 18 2022 // Directors and officers liability insurance premium rate hikes have not had the anticipated impacts on loss ratios that carriers had hoped for, AM Best reported in March, citing the impact of social inflation on rising...
Lawsuit Alleges Power Line Sparked Colorado Wildfire
Apr 18 2022 // The first lawsuit filed in connection with a wildfire that destroyed over 1,000 homes and other buildings in suburban Denver claims that sparks from a power line started December’s blaze. The lawsuit filed against...
