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YES and No: New York’s Yankees Network Sues Insurer to Recover COVID Losses
May 23 2022 // Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES), the broadcasting company for the New York Yankees, New York Nets and other area sports teams, is suing its insurer, Hartford Fire Insurance Co., for denying its claims for...
Man Who Sued InfoWars’ Jones Among Victims of Massachusetts Fire
May 23 2022 // One of the four people who died in a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building last weekend had filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing radio host Alex Jones and his InfoWars website in 2018, alleging they falsely...
Family Dollar Closing Arkansas Distribution Center Following Rodent Lawsuit
May 20 2022 // Family Dollar is closing an Arkansas distribution facility where more than 1,000 rodents were found earlier this year, forcing the recall of items from hundreds of stores, the company said Wednesday. The company said it...
Texas AG Lawsuit Claims Google ‘Private Browsing’ Mode Not Really Private
May 20 2022 // The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on Thursday, filing an amended privacy lawsuit...
‘Borat’ Actor Cohen Drops $9M Suit Against Cannabis Company Over Billboard
May 20 2022 // Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has dropped his lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary that used an image of his character Borat on a billboard without his permission. A document filed in Boston federal court on...
Policies’ Arbitration, AOB Endorsements are Unconstitutional, Florida Lawsuit Claims
May 19 2022 // Recent moves by two Florida insurers to limit litigation and restoration expenses – and regulators’ approval of those policy endorsements – have met with a constitutional challenge from contractors. One Florida...
Native American Man Files Suit in Oregon Alleging Bogus Detention
May 18 2022 // A lawsuit alleges a Salem, Oregon, police officer accused a Native American man of stealing a car he was working on, grabbed him, shoved him onto the hood of his police car and handcuffed him with no justification for...
Maine Attorney General Plans to Sue PFAS Manufacturers
May 18 2022 // Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said the state is preparing for a lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals. Frey said at the Democratic State Convention last weekend that steps are being taken to...
Pimco Sued Over ‘Fraternity’ Culture by Minority Ex-Workers
May 18 2022 // Pacific Investment Management Co. now has both men and women suing over a “fraternity” culture that allegedly favors White males. Two men, a Black ex-employee and a former contractor who is Asian, claim...
Iowa Landlord Settles $135,000 Sexual Harassment Suit
May 18 2022 // The Justice Department announced that it has secured an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Davenport, Iowa, landlord Juan Goitia violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement...
Energy Firms Lose Challenge to Remand of Baltimore Climate Suit to State Court
May 18 2022 // Major energy firms have lost their bid for a rehearing of a ruling in a case brought by the city of Baltimore seeking to hold them accountable for damages caused by climate change. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals...
Where’s the Beef? McDonald’s, Wendy’s Are Sued Over Burger Sizes
May 18 2022 // Justin Chimienti thought the Big Mac he bought at McDonald’s and the Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger he bought at Wendy’s would be as big and juicy as advertised. He says they were not, and now he is suing the...
Judge Advances Suit Alleging Virginia Police Officers Protected Sex Traffickers
May 17 2022 // A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against two former police officers accused of protecting a sex trafficking ring in northern Virginia in exchange for sex can move forward. The former Fairfax County officers,...
Liberty University Settles With 12 Women Who Sued Over Sexual Assault Policies
May 16 2022 // A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit 12 women brought last summer against Liberty University, accusing the Christian institution of fostering an unsafe environment on its Virginia campus and mishandling cases of...
Court Lets Connecticut Police Hiring Lawsuit Proceed
May 16 2022 // A former Bridgeport assistant police chief’s lawsuit claiming he was defrauded out of the police chief’s job can go forward, a state appeals court has ruled. James Nardozzi’s lawsuit stemmed from the...
California Lawmakers Raise Awards for Malpractice Lawsuits
May 13 2022 // The California Legislature has agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising a cap on damages for the first time in...
Arkansas Sues Drugmakers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs
May 13 2022 // Arkansas’s attorney general on Wednesday accused drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers of colluding to drive up the price of insulin drugs, the latest in a series of lawsuits to take aim at skyrocketing insulin...
$300,000 Settlement in Indiana Lost Eye Lawsuit
May 13 2022 // Federal court documents show the settlement amount reached by an Indiana city and a man who lost an eye after being struck by a tear gas canister police fired during 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd is...
Former Chicago White Sox Trainer Sues Team Over Termination
May 13 2022 // A former athletic trainer for the Chicago White Sox is alleging in a lawsuit that he was fired by the team because of his sexual orientation, age and disability. The actions of White Sox general manager Rick Hahn and the...
Louisiana Suit Alleges Chokehold Used on 10-year-old With Disabilities
May 13 2022 // Civil rights advocates are suing the school board and sheriff’s office in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish over the alleged mistreatment _ including the use of a chokehold and handcuffs _ on a 10-year-old Black...
