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Germany’s Allianz Facing U.S. Justice Probe of Fund Managers, Investors’ $6B Lawsuit
Sep 10 2021 // FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into German insurer Allianz is looking at possible misconduct by fund managers and misrepresentation of risk to investors, three people with...
Dell to Pay $75K to Settle Federal Equal Pay Lawsuit
Sep 10 2021 // Federal employment officials say Texas-based Dell Inc. has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the company paid a female IT systems analyst less than male coworker for the same work. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Minnesota Company to Pay $65K to Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Sep 9 2021 // Federal employment officials say a Minnesota debt collector has settled a lawsuit alleging the company fired Christian employee after he refused to be fingerprinted due to his religious beliefs. AscensionPoint Recovery...
Tyson, Perdue to Pay $35M to Settle Chicken Farmers’ Price Fixing Suit
Sep 7 2021 // Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused them and several other firms of conspiring to dominate the industry and fix the prices paid to...
Utah Lawsuit Says Paraplegic Man’s Foot ‘Shredded’ on Rollercoaster
Sep 7 2021 // A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t properly secured while he was on the ride and his foot was shredded. The Salt Lake Tribune...
Family Sues Duke Energy over North Carolina Tubing Accident that Killed 5
Sep 7 2021 // A family that lost five members in a tubing accident on a North Carolina river is suing Duke Energy, saying the utility failed to adequately warn people that its dam poses life-threatening risks. Their lawsuit, filed in...
Michigan Dairy Processor Sued for Disability Discrimination
Sep 3 2021 // Federal employment officials charged a dairy processor for allegedly firing an employee rather than accommodate her disability at a Michigan facility. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cited Agropur...
Police Chief in Hawaii Sued for Racial Discrimination
Sep 3 2021 // A police captain on the Hawaii island of Kauai has filed a lawsuit alleging his police chief discriminated against him for being Japanese American, including an episode when the chief squinted his eyes, bowed repeatedly...
Arizona High Court Rejects Major Part of Suit Against CVS
Sep 3 2021 // An Arizona Supreme Court ruling rejects a major part of a Tucson hospital’s lawsuit accusing a pharmacy chain of negligence and seeking compensation for care provided to opioid-addicted patients. The justices ruled...
Judge Says Apple Must Face Siri Privacy Lawsuit
Sep 3 2021 // A federal judge on Thursday said Apple Inc. must face nearly all of a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violates users’ privacy. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said the...
Texas Hospital to Pay $3.3M to Settle Claims-Related Whistleblower Suit
Sep 2 2021 // John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) in Tarrant County, Texas, will pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by upcoding certain claims submitted to federal healthcare programs, the...
SEC Sues Founder of Closed BitConnect Exchange Alleging $2B Fraud Scheme
Sep 2 2021 // The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect over his alleged role in fraudulently raising about $2 billion from retail investors. Expanding...
Judge Will Approve Purdue Bankruptcy Plan, Freeing Sacklers From Future Liability Suits
Sep 2 2021 // A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he would approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy reorganization plan, clearing a path to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits and shielding the company’s wealthy...
School Board in Virginia to Pay ACLU’s Legal Costs Over Bathroom Lawsuit
Sep 1 2021 // A school board in Virginia has agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal costs to the American Civil Liberties Union after the nonprofit spent six years representing a student who sued over the board’s transgender bathroom...
Tennessee Leads States’ Suit Against Biden Administration Over LGBT Protections
Sep 1 2021 // Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden’s administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination protections to LGBTQ people, ranging from transgender girls...
Texas Industrial Equipment and Services Firms Sued for Disability Discrimination
Sep 1 2021 // Federal officials say a pair of Texas-based industrial equipment and services companies refused to hire worker because of medical treatment for anxiety and opioid addiction. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Court Revives Bernie Madoff Customers’ $343M Clawback Suit Against Citigroup
Aug 31 2021 // A U.S. appeals court said the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s firm can pursue a $343.1 million clawback lawsuit against Citigroup Inc., a decision that could help the late swindler’s customers recover...
‘Mission: Impossible’ Movie Producer Sues Insurer Over 7 Coronavirus Stoppages
Aug 31 2021 // Production on the new “Mission: Impossible” movie was shut down seven times due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday that accuses the film’s insurance company of failing to...
South Carolina Supreme Court to Hear Pair of Mask Mandate Lawsuits
Aug 31 2021 // South Carolina’s highest court will hear two challenges to the state’s refusal to let school districts require masks for students and teachers this week. The state Supreme Court has set aside two hours to hear...
Couple Files Lawsuit Over Shooting of Dog That Ran at Colorado Officer
Aug 31 2021 // A couple whose young dog was shot by a police officer in a northern Colorado city has filed a lawsuit accusing the officer’s supervisors of covering up what happened and claiming that the city has fostered a culture...
