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Judge Rules in Utility’s Favor in Suit over Deadly Indiana Explosion
Jun 11 2021 // A judge has ruled in favor of a utility in a lawsuit filed over a 2017 natural gas explosion in southwestern Indiana that killed two women and injured three other people. A Vanderburgh County judge granted...
Indiana Cop Was Speeding Before Hitting, Killing Pregnant Woman: Lawsuit
Jun 11 2021 // An Indianapolis police officer was speeding and made an illegal lane change just before his patrol car struck and killed a pregnant woman last year near a highway ramp, the woman’s boyfriend alleges in a federal...
Alabama City, Police Officer Seek Delay in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jun 11 2021 // The city of Huntsville is again siding with a police officer convicted of murder and asking a federal court to delay action on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of the victim. The city and officer William Darby,...
Settlement in Longtime Contamination Suit Reached Between Montana Residents, ARCO
Jun 11 2021 // A civil lawsuit between Montana residents and an oil company that dragged on for more than a decade has ended quietly after a judge dismissed the case as a result of a settlement agreement. District Court Judge Katherine...
Texas Grape Growers Sue over Damage from Cotton Herbicide
Jun 10 2021 // Wine grape growers in Texas and surrounding states have filed a lawsuit against drug maker Bayer-Monsanto and chemical giant BASF for the damage their cotton herbicide has caused to vineyards. Attorneys for the grape...
Deloitte Sued for Allegedly Failing to Find ‘Irregularities’ in Audits of Singapore Oil Trader
Jun 10 2021 // A failed oil trader in Singapore that owes creditors more than $3.5 billion is suing Deloitte & Touche LLP, alleging the auditing firm failed to detect “serious irregularities” in its financial statements...
New York Could Try to Sue Gun Manufacturers Under Bill
Jun 10 2021 // New York’s attorney general could sue gun manufacturers under certain scenarios under a bill that passed the state Senate and Assembly on Tuesday as lawmakers continued wrapping up this year’s legislative...
Judge Tosses Racial Bias Suit by Black Franchisees Against McDonald’s
Jun 10 2021 // A federal judge in northern Illinois has dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by African-American McDonald’s franchisees accusing McDonald’s of steering them to underperforming stores. U.S District...
Seacor Power Liftboat Disaster Pulls 3 More Federal Lawsuits
Jun 9 2021 // More lawsuits have been filed in the capsizing of an offshore oil service vessel in a Gulf of Mexico storm provide harrowing descriptions of what survivors endured in the accident that killed 13 shipmates. Bryan Mires and...
Falwell Says Liberty University Lawsuit Is Excuse to Shame Him
Jun 9 2021 // Jerry Falwell Jr. is asking a court in Virginia to dismiss a lawsuit Liberty University filed over his headline-grabbing departure last year as leader of the evangelical school his father founded. Falwell claims in a court...
Parents of 8-Year-Old Girl Shot and Killed in Atlanta Sue City
Jun 9 2021 // The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed near the site where Rayshard Brooks had been shot several weeks earlier filed a lawsuit Monday against the city of Atlanta and others. Secoriea Turner was slain on...
Ohio Company to Pay $22.5K to Settle Sex Harassment/Retaliation Suit
Jun 8 2021 // A company based in the Cincinnati, Ohio-area will pay $22,500 to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation suit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had charged in its lawsuit Total Maintenance...
Survivor of Louisiana Capsized Lift Boat Sues; Details Ordeal
Jun 7 2021 // A man who was on a lift boat that capsized eight miles (about 13 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast in April was taking a nap when the boat flipped over, waking him up as his entire room flipped over on its side,...
Woman Impaled by Beach Umbrella in Maryland Files Negligence Lawsuit
Jun 7 2021 // A woman who was impaled by a beach umbrella in Maryland three years ago has sued the town and umbrella business, claiming their negligence resulted in serious injuries. Jill Mendygral, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was...
Kentucky Sues CVS Health, Accusing Chain of ‘Fueling’ the State’s Opioid Crisis
Jun 7 2021 // Kentucky’s attorney general last week sued CVS Health, accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state with prescription opioids that contributed to the state’s addiction woes. Attorney General Daniel Cameron...
15 Military Families in Washington Sue Private Company Over Housing Conditions
Jun 7 2021 // Fifteen military families have filed a lawsuit against a private company that manages housing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington over living conditions they say caused property damage and health problems. The 51...
Fired North Carolina Deputy Sues County Sheriff Over Vaccine Mandate
Jun 4 2021 // A former North Carolina deputy is suing a sheriff over his requirement for employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Christopher Neve, the former Durham County deputy, is asking a court to force Sheriff Clarence Birkhead to...
Judge Dismissed Utah Jazz Fan’s Suit Over Taunting Incident
Jun 4 2021 // A lawsuit against the Utah Jazz by a fan who was banned for life from the team’s arena over what were called racial taunts directed at point guard Russell Westbrook was dismissed by a judge, according to court...
Idaho Family Pondering Suit over Teacher Having Students Push Girl Down Stairs
Jun 4 2021 // Parents of a Twin Falls middle school student have filed a tort claim against the school district, contending that the girl was injured after a teacher instructed his students to push her down concrete stairs as part of a...
$6.4 Billion Suit Claims Bristol-Myers Delayed Cancer Drug to Avoid Shareholder Payment
Jun 4 2021 // Bristol Myers Squibb Co. was sued for $6.4 billion on Thursday for allegedly delaying its Breyanzi cancer drug to avoid payments to shareholders of the former Celgene Corp., which the drugmaker bought in 2019. According to...
