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Court Rejects Louisiana Pastor’s Virus Restrictions Suit
Jan 14 2022 // A Louisiana pastor’s lawsuit over Gov. John Bel Edwards’ past COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings was rejected for a second time by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson in Baton Rouge said...
Survivors of Deadly Bronx Fire File Suit, Alleging Landlords Knew of Safety Problems
Jan 14 2022 // Survivors of a Bronx apartment building fire that killed 17 people last week have already filed a lawsuit, charging that the landlords knew of defective and unsafe conditions in high-rise building. Rosa Reyes and Felix...
Children of Dead Sex Abuse Victim Sue Under New California Law
Jan 14 2022 // After decades of dealing with the boyhood trauma of being molested by a priest, Jim Bartko sued the Roman Catholic church two years ago under. But the lawsuit was dismissed when he died four days after speaking publicly...
Florida Lawsuit Charges United P&C With RICO Violations in Widespread Claims Denials
Jan 14 2022 // In the ongoing war between restoration companies and insurers in Florida, contractors suing carriers in assignment-of-benefits claims is nothing new. And insurers have long argued that some construction firms are colluding...
Workplace Class Action Payouts Unexpectedly Grew During Pandemic in 2021
Jan 14 2022 // The cost of settling workplace class-action lawsuits reached a record high in 2021, defying expectations that the COVID-19 pandemic would decrease the size and reduce the number of payouts, according to a new report by the...
‘Jeopardy!’ Champ’s Parents Sue Nevada Hospital After His Death
Jan 13 2022 // The parents of a five-time champion on the game show “Jeopardy!” are accusing a Las Vegas-area hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery of causing his death in February 2021. Brayden Smith, who died at 24,...
Judge Denies Prince Andrew’s Bid to Avoid Sex Abuse Lawsuit Tied to Epstein
Jan 12 2022 // Prince Andrew failed to convince a judge to toss a lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a teenage girl decades ago. Virginia Giuffre claims the British royal was one of several powerful men to whom Jeffrey Epstein...
Judge: Lawsuit Against Flint, Michigan Water Contractor Can Proceed
Jan 12 2022 // A judge on Jan. 10 refused to dismiss a lawsuit against an engineering company, which is accused of not doing enough to stop the flow of lead-contaminated water in Flint in 2015. Four families are suing Veolia North...
Florida Claims Litigation Drops Again in December
Jan 12 2022 // The volume of claims litigation in Florida continues to subside and by December had dropped almost 50% below last summer’s high point, a lawsuit-tracking service announced Wednesday. December data from...
Employers Fear Long-Term Liability From ‘Take-Home’ COVID-19 Lawsuits
Jan 12 2022 // As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood that companies will be sued for infections, even by people who are not employees or...
No Need for Experts in Claims Litigation: Just Use Google Earth, Florida Bill Says
Jan 12 2022 // Insurers would no longer need to hire expensive expert witnesses in some claims disputes, but could rely on Google maps and images to show the age of property damage, if a Florida Senate bill becomes law and is endorsed by...
Insurer Need Not Defend Drug Chain in Opioid Suits Claiming Economic, Not Personal, Injury
Jan 11 2022 // In the latest turn in litigation over the opioid crisis, a state’s high court has found an insurer does not need to pay defense costs under a commercial general liability policy for a pharmacy chain facing public...
Sister of Slain Federal Officer Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Facebook
Jan 11 2022 // The sister of a slain federal security officer is suing Facebook, alleging the tech giant played a part in the radicalization of two men who are accused of planning the killing on its platform. David Patrick Underwood was...
Michigan Judge Dismisses Gay Corrections Officers’ Suit
Jan 11 2022 // A federal judge in Michigan has tossed a lawsuit brought by two gay corrections officers, ruling that some of their discrimination claims weren’t sufficiently proven and that statutes of limitation barred...
Sioux City Sued by Iowa Over Wastewater Scheme, River Pollution
Jan 10 2022 // The state of Iowa said Jan. 7 that it is suing Sioux City over what it says was the city’s manipulation of wastewater testing results and dangerous pollution of the Missouri River in a scheme that saw the wastewater...
Kansas High Court Ruling Keeps Law Allowing COVID Lawsuits Alive
Jan 10 2022 // Kansas’ highest court on Jan. 7 kept intact a law that allows people to sue counties over mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions and obtain quick trial-court decisions. The Kansas Supreme Court declined to...
New York City Sued by Business Over Workplace Vaccine Rule
Jan 10 2022 // A lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging New York City’s sweeping mandate requiring nearly all private-sector businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace, asserting that the city’s...
Appeals Court Revives Boeing 737 MAX Shareholder Lawsuit
Jan 10 2022 // A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a pension plan’s 2019 shareholder lawsuit against Boeing Co officers and directors alleging they had made false public statements about the 737 Max. The plane was involved in...
Illinois AG Sues Mine Over Use of Toxic Foam to Control Fire
Jan 10 2022 // The Illinois attorney general is accusing a coal mine operator of polluting the area with toxic foam to try to stop an underground fire. “Exposure to such chemicals can cause long-lasting damage to the environment...
Lawsuit by California Man Says Police Run-In Police Left Him Paralyzed
Jan 7 2022 // A 65-year-old Northern California man was paralyzed after being slammed to the ground during a traffic stop where police officers used “pain compliance” techniques and expressed disbelief when he repeatedly...
