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Lawsuit: Only Christians Could Apply for Maryland Jail Chaplain Job
Jun 1 2021 // Applicants for a chaplain’s job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims Thursday in a federal lawsuit accusing the county and a contractor of...
New York Bill Would Give Sexual Abuse Survivors New Chance to Sue
Jun 1 2021 // People sexually abused as adults would have a chance to sue the perpetrators even if the usual deadline to bring a lawsuit had expired under a bill gaining momentum in New York’s legislature. The bill, called the...
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against County, Insurers Over Fatal 2020 Alabama Marina Fire
Jun 1 2021 // A lawsuit filed over a dock fire that killed eight people at a county marina in north Alabama last year contends officials failed to ensure the safety of the structure. The wrongful death suit names Jackson County...
Employees Sue Texas Hospital Network to Halt Vaccine Mandate
May 31 2021 // A group of 117 healthcare workers at a Texas hospital filed a lawsuit in state court against their employer’s mandate requiring all staff to get COVID-19 vaccinations, Washington Post reported on Saturday. Employees...
Big Oil May Face More Climate Lawsuits After Shell Ruling, Say Lawyers, Activists
May 28 2021 // LONDON – A Dutch court’s decision to force Royal Dutch Shell to make deeper, faster cuts to its climate warming emissions on the basis of human rights could set a precedent, especially in European countries,...
Lawsuit Accuses Washington Pizza Chain of Underpaying Delivery Drivers
May 28 2021 // A proposed class-action lawsuit claims popular Western Washington chain restaurant Zeeks Pizza withheld wages, tips and other money owed to delivery drivers. Seattle attorney Toby Marshall filed the suit on behalf of Zeeks...
New Hampshire Sex Abuse Class-Action Suit Tossed, Individual Claims Stand
May 28 2021 // A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, but he left the door open for individual claims against the state. The...
Woman in Racist Central Park Confrontation Sues Employer Over Firing
May 28 2021 // The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed a lawsuit against her former employer, accusing the company of not doing an investigation before...
Internet Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Florida Social Media Law Is Unconstitutional
May 28 2021 // Two tech trade groups filed a lawsuit against Florida on Thursday over a new law that would fine social media companies that ban political candidates, which they said violated free speech rights. The lawsuit, which said...
Attorney Dershowitz Files $80 Million Defamation Suit Against Netflix
May 28 2021 // Attorney and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz is suing Netflix for $80 million over his portrayal in the streaming service’s “Filthy Rich” series about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit,...
Australia Weighs Capping Fees for Litigation Funders, Lawyers as Class Actions Surge
May 28 2021 // SYDNEY – Australia is considering capping fees for litigation funders and lawyers, and guaranteeing a minimum rate of return for plaintiffs, in its latest clamp down on the industry following a surge in costly class...
Suez Canal Blames Container Ship’s Grounding on Its High Speed, Size of Rudder
May 28 2021 // ISMAILIA, Egypt – The container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal in March was struggling to steer because of its high speed and the size of its rudder, and could have chosen not to enter the waterway in bad weather,...
Lawsuit Dismissed in Death of Woman Buried in Maryland Beach Sand
May 27 2021 // The lawsuit surrounding the death of a woman who was accidentally buried alive on a Maryland beach by a tractor has been dismissed from federal court. The Daily Times reports that attorneys representing Ocean City and the...
Suez Canal Authority Is Open to Further Talks with Owners of Seized Container Ship
May 27 2021 // CAIRO – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Tuesday it was still open to negotiating with the owners of a giant container ship which blocked traffic in the waterway for six days in March despite an ongoing litigation...
After Dutch Ruling Against Energy Company, Focus Turns to U.S. Climate Lawsuits
May 27 2021 // A landmark ruling on Wednesday by a Dutch court ordering Royal Dutch Shell to drastically cut its planned greenhouse gas emissions could impact the United States where most of the world’s climate cases are being...
Judge Rejects Bayer’s $2 Billion Proposal to End Roundup Litigation
May 26 2021 // A U.S. judge rejected Bayer’s $2 billion class action proposal aimed at resolving future lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, saying in a Wednesday order that parts of the plan were “clearly...
Maine Lawmaker Sued Over Trees Cut Down on Neighbors’ Land
May 26 2021 // A state lawmaker from Maine is facing a lawsuit from neighbors who say she and her husband cut down thousands of trees from their property to build a barn and horse paddock. Sasha and Christopher Malone filed the lawsuit...
Homeowner Seeks $5M in Lawsuit Over ‘Rotten Egg’ Smell from S.C. Mill
May 25 2021 // A pulp and paper mill in South Carolina emits fumes that smells like rotten eggs and which nearby residents say have caused headaches and sore throats, a North Carolina homeowner says in a lawsuit. Kenny White, who lives...
Iowa DHS Employee Awarded $790K in Sex Harassment Suit
May 25 2021 // A jury has awarded an Iowa Department of Human Services employee $790,000 in damages in her lawsuit accusing the department of fostering sexual harassment. The jury handed down the award at the conclusion of the nearly...
Texas Rehab Center to Pay $146.6K to Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
May 25 2021 // A Dallas rehabilitation facility will pay $146,613 to settle charges that it unlawfully fired an employee because of her need for additional leave to recover from caesarean section, according to the U.S. Equal Employment...
