Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Lawsuit: 13-Year-Old’s Hands Up When Shot by Chicago Officer
May 27 2022 // A 13-year-old boy shot in the back by a Chicago police officer was unarmed and had his arms raised to surrender when he was hit by the bullet, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday, saying the incident illustrates deeply...
NFL to Appeal Ruling in Gruden Lawsuit Over Leaked Emails
May 27 2022 // The NFL said Wednesday it will appeal a ruling denying a request to move former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league from a public courtroom into closed-door arbitration. Gruden’s...
Ukraine’s Richest Man Plans to Sue Russia for Destruction of Steel Plants, Lost Business
May 27 2022 // Ukraine’s richest man says he plans to sue Russia over what he said was $17 billon to $20 billion in losses caused by its bombardment of steel plants he owns in the devastated city of Mariupol. The Azovstal...
Musk Sued by Twitter Investors for Stock ‘Manipulation’ During Takeover Bid
May 27 2022 // Billionaire Elon Musk was sued by Twitter Inc .investors claiming he manipulated the company’s stock price downward, as the chief executive of electric carmaker Tesla Inc. mounts a $44 billion takeover bid for the...
Massachusetts Joins States Suing Makers, Marketers of ‘Forever Chemicals’
May 27 2022 // Massachusetts has sued more than a dozen companies involved in the manufacture or marketing of so-called forever chemicals, alleging they knowingly polluted the environment and endangered public health, state Attorney...
Class Action Accuses 3 Automakers, Parts Maker of Selling Risky Air Bag Inflators
May 26 2022 // A class action lawsuit is accusing three automakers and a parts manufacturer of knowingly selling vehicles containing air bag inflators that are at risk of exploding. Two deaths and at least four injuries have been linked...
Woman Suing Browns Quarterback Watson: New Contract “A Big Screw You”
May 26 2022 // One of the women accusing Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct while she gave him a massage said she felt threatened by a comment he made following a therapy session. Appearing on HBO’s...
Mexico Prepared to Sue U.S. Mining Firm Vulcan Over ‘Ecological Catastrophe’: President
May 26 2022 // Mexico will go to local and international courts if there is no agreement with U.S. firm Vulcan Materials over its mining activity in the eastern state of Quintana Roo, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on...
Volkswagen to Settle UK ‘Dieselgate’ Class Action for $242 Million
May 26 2022 // Volkswagen settled its UK class action lawsuit for £193 million ($242 million) with more than 90,000 drivers impacted by the emissions scandal. No admissions of liability have been made by Volkswagen and the terms and...
Federal Judge Upholds New York Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Industry
May 26 2022 // A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by a group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers challenging the constitutionality of a New York law that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to...
New York Opens New Window for Adult Sex Abuse Survivors to Sue
May 26 2022 // Adult sexual assault survivors who missed legal deadlines to sue their abusers would get a second chance to file lawsuits under a bill that received final approval Monday from New York’s Legislature. Once it becomes...
UCLA to Pay Nearly $700M in Doctor Abuse Lawsuits
May 26 2022 // The University of California system announced Tuesday it will pay nearly $375 million to more than 300 women who said they were sexually abused by a UCLA gynecologist, bringing a record amount in total payouts by a public...
California Moves Toward Allowing Lawsuits Over Illegal Guns
May 25 2022 // Spurred by Tuesday’s deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, California senators approved giving people the power to sue those who traffic in illegal firearms, mimicking a Texas law that is intended to deter...
Bill Would Enable California Parents to Sue for Social Media Addiction
May 25 2022 // California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok for up to $25,000 per violation...
Florida House Committee Follows Suit, Quickly Approves Insurance Reform Bills
May 25 2022 // A Florida House committee and the state Senate wasted little time Tuesday in approving sweeping property insurance bills, leaving only the full House of Representatives to cement the changes on Wednesday, which would...
Oil Firms Strike Out Again in Fight Against Massachusetts, Rhode Island Climate Suits
May 25 2022 // Exxon Mobil Corp. has lost another round in its fight to stop states from pursuing claims that it has deceived investors and the public regarding its products and climate change. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court...
Insurance Professional Standards: Suitability, Best Interest, and Fiduciary Explained
May 25 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance producers have to follow different standards of care when it comes to serving their clients. While deception and fraud are never OK, depending on the...
Tesla Blocked From Shunting California Sex Harassment Suit into Arbitration
May 25 2022 // Tesla Inc. must keep defending itself in open court against claims that female employees face “rampant sexual harassment” in its largest California factory, a California judge ruled, spurning the...
D.C. Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach
May 24 2022 // The District of Columbia said it sued Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg for his alleged role in the data breach that allowed political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to target Facebook users...
Virginia’s Loudoun School Board Sues to Halt Grand Jury Work
May 24 2022 // The Loudoun County School Board has asked for a temporary injunction that would halt the work of a grand jury convened as part of an ongoing state investigation into the district. The board filed a civil complaint Thursday...
