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Israeli Ice Cream Maker Sues Ben & Jerry’s for Damages Over Boycott
Mar 4 2022 // Ben & Jerry’s was sued on Thursday by its longtime Israeli ice cream manufacturer, which said the company illegally severed their 34-year relationship after halting sales in Israeli-occupied Palestinian...
Michigan Sues Dam Owner Over Sediment in Kalamazoo River
Mar 4 2022 // The state of Michigan sued the owner and operator of a hydroelectric dam, alleging that its mismanaged drawdown of a lake to do repairs created sediment that has choked a 30-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, impeded...
Judge Rejects New York’s Bid to Dissolve NRA But Allows Lawsuit to Proceed
Mar 4 2022 // A judge has rejected an effort by New York’s attorney general to put the National Rifle Association out of business, but will allow her lawsuit accusing top executives of illegally diverting tens of millions of...
Parents Sue After Man Feeds Baby at Des Moines Hospital
Mar 3 2022 // The parents of a newborn child who was fed and changed by a stranger at a Des Moines, Iowa hospital is suing the hospital and the man. Police have said the man, Adam Wedig, entered the neonatal intensive care unit at...
APCIA Joins Group Pushing for Reforms on Litigation Funding
Mar 3 2022 // A new advocate group in New York that counts the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) as a member is looking to crack down on the practice of litigation funding. The Consumers for Fair Legal Funding...
Arizona High Court Rules Jeep Can Be Sued Over Girl’s Death
Mar 3 2022 // The family of a little girl who was killed when her mother’s car was rear-ended by a Jeep on a Phoenix freeway can sue the SUV’s manufacturer for wrongful death because it did not install automatic emergency...
Arkansas Teachers Fund Agrees to $643M Settlement With Allianz Over Losses
Mar 3 2022 // A pension fund for teachers in Arkansas has settled with Allianz and dropped its lawsuit over losses in a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at the German insurer’s funds arm, according to a court document. The...
Oil Company Sues Over California Underwater Pipeline Leak
Mar 2 2022 // A Houston-based oil company on Feb. 28 sued two container ship operators and an organization that helps oversee marine traffic, saying they failed to prevent last fall’s underwater pipeline leak off the Southern...
Cartier Lawsuit Accuses Tiffany of Stealing Luxury Jewelry Trade Secrets
Mar 2 2022 // Cartier sued Tiffany & Co on Monday, accusing its luxury rival of stealing trade secrets concerning its high-end jewelry from an employee it lured away in December, in a sign competition in the fast-growing jewelry...
D&O Loss Ratios Unchanged by Rate Hikes; Supply Disruption to Fuel Suits
Mar 2 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 Monday, citing the impact of social inflation on rising claims...
Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Defies Expectations on Employer-Employee Cases
Mar 2 2022 // Labor unions and worker advocates have applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court. Yet a look back at Jackson’s decisions in cases involving business and...
BP Seeks to Appeal Kansas Town’s Lawsuit Over 2021 Gas Price Hike
Mar 2 2022 // Energy giant BP is seeking to appeal a decision that allowed a small Kansas town’s lawsuit over soaring natural gas prices in February 2021 to proceed. BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, filed two documents...
7th Circuit: Liberty Must Defend USA Gymnastics in Nassar Lawsuits; Coverage May Be Limited
Mar 2 2022 // Larry Nassar is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of girls and young women while working with USA Gymnastics, resulting in his criminal conviction and hundreds of lawsuits that forced the organization into...
Florida Comp Broker Says in Federal Suit That Competitor’s Lies Cost It Business
Mar 2 2022 // Talking trash about a competitor may be as old as humanity. But a Florida-based workers’ compensation insurance broker is charging that some bad-mouthing by another broker cost it a long-standing relationship with...
Man Alleging Malicious Prosecution for Fatal Fire Sues Pittsburgh Detectives, Prosecutor
Mar 2 2022 // A Pennsylvania man who spent nearly 14 years in prison for a deadly 1993 fire before winning a new trial and having the charges against him dropped has filed a federal lawsuit against a prosecutor and two former police...
Fox Sued Over Launch of ‘Counterfeit’ USFL by Former Owners
Mar 1 2022 // Fox Sports’ planned launch of the USFL this year is being challenged by former owners of the original American football league who claim the network is using its trademarks without permission in what is a...
Tear-Gassed Protesters Settle Lawsuit Against Richmond Police
Mar 1 2022 // A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by demonstrators who were tear-gassed by Richmond police during a protest in June 2020. Six people who were among a crowd protesting at the former Confederate Gen. Robert E....
5th Circuit Denies Class Certification in Louisiana GEICO Suit
Mar 1 2022 // The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of class certification to a group of Louisiana GEICO customers who allege the insurer’s proprietary valuation system...
Major Investors to Settle, End Suits Against Allianz Over Losses in Funds Collapse
Mar 1 2022 // A number of big investors on Monday filed to end their lawsuits against Allianz after a settlement was reached over their losses in a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at the German asset manager’s funds arm. The...
Supreme Court Denies Christian College’s Ministerial Exception From Lawsuit… for Now
Mar 1 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by a Massachusetts Christian college seeking a religious “ministerial exception” to help it avoid a discrimination lawsuit brought by a professor denied a...
