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Lawsuit: Vaccination Statuses of Workers in Hawaii Disclosed
Nov 9 2021 // A lawsuit alleges that Hawaii officials unlawfully disclosed the COVID-19 vaccination statuses of nearly 300 Department of Public Safety employees. The Hawaii Government Employees Association and the United Public Workers...
US Court Rejects Israeli Firm’s Immunity From Facebook Suit Over Malware
Nov 9 2021 // A U.S. appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including...
Greenpeace Germany Sues Volkswagen, Demands Tougher Climate Measures
Nov 9 2021 // Environmental activist Clara Mayer and the heads of Greenpeace Germany have sued Volkswagen in German court, the NGO said on Tuesday, accusing the automaker of failing to do its part to combat climate change. The claimants...
Federal Court in Tenn. Dismisses Another COVID Coverage Suit
Nov 9 2021 // Another federal court has dismissed a COVID-19 virus-coverage lawsuit brought by a company that had its business-interruption claim denied by its insurance carrier. In Agilitas USA vs. Hartford Fire Insurance Co., the U.S....
Two Investigations Launched, Lawsuit Filed in Houston Music Festival Stampede
Nov 8 2021 // At least two investigations and one civil lawsuit were underway on Sunday into the deadly stampede during rap star Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival that killed at least eight people and injured dozens in...
EagleView and Verisk Agree to End Litigation; EagleView’s Patents Affirmed
Nov 8 2021 // Insurance technology firms EagleView and Verisk have patched up their differences and are vowing to move ahead “enabling joint innovation.” The companies’ accord comes two years after aerial imaging firm...
Boeing Directors Reach $237.5M Settlement of Shareholders’ 737 MAX Safety Lawsuit
Nov 8 2021 // Boeing Co. current and former company directors have reached a $237.5 million proposed settlement with shareholders to settle a lawsuit over the board’s safety oversight of the 737 MAX aircraft, documents released on...
SolarWinds Investors Suit Alleges Board Knew About Cyber Risks
Nov 8 2021 // SolarWinds Corp. investors have sued the software company’s directors, alleging they knew about and failed to monitor cybersecurity risks to the company ahead of a breach that created a vulnerability in thousands of...
Insurers Deny Surfside Claims, Sue Engineering Firm; Firm Counter-sues
Nov 4 2021 // Dueling lawsuits have been added to the growing amount of litigation arising from the collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium building in Surfside, Florida, but the latest suits could have a significant impact on...
$2.5M Settlement for 2 Families in Kobe Crash Photo Lawsuits
Nov 4 2021 // Los Angeles County agreed to pay $2.5 million to two families who lost relatives in last year’s helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other people. The Board of Supervisors approved a...
Judge Dismisses Chemours Shareholder Suit Over DuPont Spinoff Liabilities
Nov 3 2021 // A Delaware judge dismissed a suit by Chemours Co. shareholders alleging directors misled them about the company’s financial health and legal liabilities when it was spun off from a predecessor of DuPont de Nemours...
Company Pays $3.5M Settlement in California Illegal Gambling Lawsuit
Nov 2 2021 // A company that made and operated casino-style games used for illegal gambling will pay $3.5 million and permanently stop its California operations under a court settlement. Pong Game Studios Corp. agreed to settle a...
Judge Finds Drugmakers Not Liable in First Trial Win in Opioid Litigation
Nov 2 2021 // A California judge on Monday said he would rule against several large counties that accused four drugmakers of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, saying they failed during a trial to prove their $50 billion case. Orange...
Family of Topeka, Kansas Man Killed by Police Sue for $10M
Nov 2 2021 // The family of a man who was fatally shot by two Topeka police officers in September 2017 has filed a federal lawsuit against the city seeking $10 million for alleged civil rights violations. The parents of Dominique White,...
Corpus Christi Holiday Inn Express Fined $30,000 in Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
Nov 2 2021 // Awon Phie LLC, doing business as Holiday Inn Express North Padre Island in Corpus Christi, Texas, will pay $30,000 and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....
Publicis Loses Bid to Escape Massachusetts Opioid Marketing Lawsuit
Nov 1 2021 // A unit of French advertising company Publicis Groupe SA on Friday lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general claiming it helped OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP fuel the U.S. opioid...
States Sue to End Biden COVID Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
Nov 1 2021 // Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law. Attorneys general from Alaska,...
Shreveport, Louisiana Medical Testing Supplies Distributor Sued for Race Discrimination
Nov 1 2021 // American Screening, LLC, a drug and medical testing supplies distributor in Shreveport, Louisiana, violated federal law when it fired a worker because of her hair, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
J&J Spends $800M to Settle Most Risperdal Lawsuits
Nov 1 2021 // Johnson & Johnson said it has settled most of the lawsuits it faced by thousands of men who claimed its anti-psychotic drug Risperdal caused them to develop excessive breast tissue and disclosed that it recorded $800...
Missouri Woman Sues GEICO After Contracting STD During Car Sex
Nov 1 2021 // A Missouri woman is suing GEICO after contracting a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company. The woman, identified in District Court documents as M.O., had a sexual relationship with the insured, M.B.,...
