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Family of Unresponsive University of Missouri Student Sues Fraternity Over Hazing
Feb 4 2022 // The parents of a Minnesota man allege in a lawsuit that he has been unresponsive and requires constant medical care since being forced to drink a bottle of vodka at a fraternity at the University of Missouri. Daniel...
Chicago Blackhawks Owner Apologizes For Comments on Former Player Who Sued Team
Feb 4 2022 // Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz apologized Feb. 2 after he angrily rejected any conversation connected to the franchise’s response when a player said he was sexually assaulted by an assistant coach. Wirtz made...
Nike Files Trademark Suit Against Online Retailer to Halt Sale of Sneaker NFTs
Feb 4 2022 // Sneaker giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court on Thursday for selling unauthorized images of Nike shoes, marking the latest lawsuit over digital assets known as non-fungible tokens. Nike said...
Insurer Groups Sue to Stop Washington Credit Scoring Regulations
Feb 3 2022 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the Professional Insurance Agents of Washington, and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Washington jointly filed two legal actions to halt the enforcement...
Eighth Circuit: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Janitorial Service Workplace Discrimination Suit
Feb 3 2022 // The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said that an insurer does not have to provide coverage to a St. Louis, Missouri janitorial service company for a workplace discrimination lawsuit, affirming a...
Family’s Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Disability, Rights Violations by Delaware City, Police
Feb 2 2022 // The family of a Delaware man who was fatally shot by local police two years ago while he was armed with a knife has sued the city and officers that fired at him, seeking monetary damages. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed...
Viewpoint: Climate Change Litigation – Why Better Disclosure Is Vital as Cases Rise
Feb 2 2022 // With the effects of climate change becoming more palpable, a rise in climate litigation cases could have significant financial and reputational repercussions for corporates. Thomas Englerth, associate director at S&P...
Toyota Settles Lawsuit That Blamed Employee’s Suicide on Overwork, Harassment
Feb 2 2022 // TOKYO (AP) – Toyota has settled a lawsuit that blamed overwork and harassment for the suicide of one of its employees. Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda has apologized to the family, the Japanese automaker said...
Former U. of Michigan Students’ Lawsuit Accuses Ex-Professor of Sexual Misconduct
Feb 2 2022 // Students of a former University of Michigan lecturer recounted stories of alleged sexual assault, psychological torture and university negligence Monday before filing a lawsuit against the professor and the school. On a...
Sweeping Class Action Accuses NFL Teams of Racial Bias Against Blacks
Feb 2 2022 // The recently fired head coach of the Miami Dolphins has filed a scathing lawsuit accusing the National Football League of past and present unfair discrimination against Black coaches, players, owners, managers and...
Man Injured in 2019 New Hampshire Motorcycle Crash Sues Massachusetts Registry
Feb 1 2022 // A Massachusetts man severely injured in a 2019 crash in New Hampshire that killed seven members of his motorcycle club has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles for allegedly failing to...
13 States Agree U.S. Law Does Not Bar Mexico’s $10B Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers
Feb 1 2022 // Thirteen U.S. states and two Latin America and Caribbean nations on Monday threw their support behind a lawsuit from Mexico that accuses several major U.S. gun makers of facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug...
Twitter Files Lawsuit Against German Rule for Online Reporting
Feb 1 2022 // Twitter has taken legal action against a rule, coming into force in Germany from Tuesday, that obliges social media firms to block or delete criminal content quickly and report particularly serious criminal offenses to the...
Wisconsin School District Sued For Pay Discrimination
Jan 31 2022 // Verona Area School District, which serves Verona and parts of Fitchburg and Madison, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it paid female special education teachers and a school psychologist lower wages than male employees...
Alaska Court Rules Against Youths in Climate Change Lawsuit
Jan 31 2022 // The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by 16 young Alaskans who claimed long-term effects of climate change will devastate Alaska and interfere with their individual constitutional rights. The...
Philadelphia Sued by Man Exonerated After 37 Years in Prison
Jan 31 2022 // A Philadelphia man freed after 37 years in prison in a case tainted by perjured testimony accused the city of “outrageous police misconduct” in a lawsuit filed Thursday, the same day his 1984 murder case was...
Kansas County Sued For Racial Discrimination
Jan 31 2022 // A former Sedgwick County, Kansas employee alleges in a lawsuit that his coworkers called him the “colored guy” and sang spirituals from the slavery era while he worked as a bridge crewman. David Partridge, who...
New Lawsuit Alleges Negligence by Michigan School in Mass Shooting
Jan 28 2022 // A new lawsuit alleging negligence by school officials and a Michigan school shooting suspect’s parents was filed Thursday over the attack at Oxford High School that killed four students and wounded six other students...
Florida Jury Awards $110M, Largest Yet in Earplug Suits Against 3M
Jan 28 2022 // A federal jury on Thursday awarded $110 million to two U.S. Army veterans who said combat earplugs sold by 3M Co to the military caused them to suffer hearing damage, the largest verdict yet to result from hundreds of...
Gun Rights Group Files Suit Against California City’s Liability Insurance Law
Jan 28 2022 // A gun rights group and a gun owner have filed a lawsuit against a California city for a newly passed ordinance requiring citizens to obtain firearm liability insurance and pay an annual fee. The National Association for...
