Latest Lawsuits Headlines
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Transgender Woman Sues in California After Cell Beating
Nov 18 2021 // A transgender woman is suing the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department after she was placed in a jail cell with three men and beaten so badly that her jaw was broken, according to the lawsuit. Kristina Frost was...
North Carolina Attorney General Sues E-Cig Makers
Nov 18 2021 // North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is suing the founders of an e-cigarette maker over his concerns that their product is being marketed to children through kid-friendly flavors and poor age verification. NC...
Insurer Sues Florida Mom of Boys Killed by Husband
Nov 18 2021 // An insurance company is suing the mother of two boys killed by her estranged husband over a $4 million life insurance payout, claiming she may not have been legally entitled to receive the funds. Meanwhile, she is trying...
Oklahoma Attorney General Joins Suit Over Health Vaccine Mandate
Nov 18 2021 // Oklahoma is among 12 state attorneys general filing a federal lawsuit over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers. Attorney General John O’Connor said Nov. 16 that Oklahoma...
Former Montana Women’s Basketball Coach Sues for Discrimination
Nov 18 2021 // Former Montana women’s basketball coach Shannon Schweyen has sued the university in federal court, alleging she was the victim of sexual discrimination during her employment and when her contract was not renewed. Her...
West Virginia High Court Slams St. Paul Fire, Blocks California Suit
Nov 17 2021 // The West Virginia Supreme Court has decided that a trial court has the authority to reach across the continent and halt an insurance carrier’s litigation in California, a move that could affect other opioid-related...
Uninsured Premises Exclusion Bars Coverage in Home Misrepresentation Suit
Nov 17 2021 // An insurer does not have to provide coverage for a couple accused of misleading the buyers of their former home because of an uninsured premises exclusion in the couple’s homeowners policy. The lawsuit came about...
Cleveland Guardians Settle Lawsuit with Roller Derby Team
Nov 17 2021 // The Cleveland Indians have resolved a lawsuit filed by a local roller derby team over rights to the name Guardians, the final hurdle for the Major League Baseball team to continue its changeover. The sides jointly...
Judge Rules Kobe’s Widow Must Turn over Therapy Records in California Lawsuit
Nov 17 2021 // A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant’s widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from...
Adjacent Condo Construction Triggered Surfside Collapse, Lawsuit Charges
Nov 17 2021 // A Miami lawsuit charges that a luxury condominium tower built just a few feet away from Champlain Towers South caused structural damage to the already ailing building in Surfside, leading to the collapse that killed 98...
6th Circuit to Hear Consolidated Lawsuits Challenging Biden Workplace Vaccine Rule
Nov 17 2021 // A judicial panel on Tuesday consolidated 34 lawsuits challenging the Biden administration’s workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a venue favored by opponents of the...
Supreme Court Rejects VW Bid to Halt State, Local Emissions Scandal Suits
Nov 17 2021 // The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel...
South Africa Sued Over Plans to Construct New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Nov 17 2021 // South Africa’s energy regulator and energy minister have been sued by environmental activists over national plans to allow the construction of new coal-fired power plants. Plans for the construction of 1,500...
Former Coach, ESPN Commentator Gruden Sues NFL Over Leak of Emails
Nov 16 2021 // Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the National Football League, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by...
Liberty University Responds to Ex-Spokesman’s Suit, Seeks Gag Order
Nov 16 2021 // Liberty University is responding to a former spokesman’s lawsuit alleging he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about the handling of sexual misconduct accusations. The evangelical Virginia school filed...
Hedge Funds Turn Lawsuit Bets Into a $39 Billion Industry
Nov 16 2021 // Hedge funds, private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling billions into the outcome of high stakes court cases at a faster rate than ever before. Litigation finance — the practice of paying legal fees up front...
Will Forever Chemicals, PFAS, Lead to Never-Ending Lawsuits?
Nov 16 2021 // Claims and regulatory actions involving per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are continuing to evolve at a rapid pace across the country. From the ongoing multi-district litigation in District Court of South...
Vermont Company to Pay $34M in Chemical Contamination Lawsuit
Nov 15 2021 // A chemical company has agreed to pay $34 million to compensate residents of a Vermont town for chemical contamination in groundwater and soil. The ChemFab plant in Bennington, owned by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics,...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Ohio State Doctor
Nov 15 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University failed to stop sexual abuse decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. U.S. District Court Judge Michael...
The Pittsburgh Penguins Settle Suit Over Ex-Minors Coach Accused of Assault
Nov 12 2021 // The Pittsburgh Penguins have settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former minor league assistant and his wife, who accused the team of negligently retaining a coach who sexually assaulted and harassed her and then...
