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Wisconsin Food Plant Worker Sues ConAgra After Contracting COVID-19
Apr 20 2021 // A food plant employee is suing his Walworth County, Wisconsin, employer alleging he contracted the coronavirus at work and infected his wife who died from the disease. Rigoberto Ruiz, of Beloit, says ConAgra Foods...
Insurer to Pay $8M Settlement in Suit by Black Man Paralyzed by Iowa Officer
Apr 20 2021 // An insurance company for the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will pay $8 million to a Black motorist who was paralyzed after a white police officer shot him during a 2016 traffic stop, both sides announced on April 19. The...
Insurer for Georgia City to Pay $1.7M to Business Owner in Harassment Suit
Apr 20 2021 // A suburban Atlanta barbecue restaurant owner will get $1.7 million to settle a federal lawsuit claiming he was harassed by government officials and employees. The city of Stockbridge’s insurer will pay the money to...
Missouri City Settles Part in Suit over Black Inmate’s Death for $500K
Apr 19 2021 // A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle its part in a lawsuit brought by the family of a Black man who died in jail after having his neck pinned down for several minutes by the knee of a white...
Liberty University Sues Jerry Falwell Jr., Seeking Millions in Damages
Apr 19 2021 // Liberty University has filed a civil lawsuit against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking tens of millions in damages after the two parted ways acrimoniously last year. The complaint, filed Thursday in Lynchburg...
Colorado Woman with Dementia Arrested Over Petty Theft Sues
Apr 19 2021 // A 73-year-old woman with dementia is suing a Colorado city and members of its police department after she suffered a dislocated shoulder and bruises last year while being arrested after leaving a store without paying for...
China Launches 1st Class-Action Lawsuit as Regulators Vow to Fight Accounting Fraud
Apr 19 2021 // SHANGHAI – China launched the country’s first class-action lawsuit against a listed company on Friday, targeting Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co, as regulators vowed “zero tolerance” against accounting fraud...
Businesses Filing More COVID Lawsuits and the Stakes are Higher
Apr 19 2021 // The anniversary of COVID-19 shutdown orders brought an upturn in both the number of business-interruption lawsuits against insurers and the amount of damages they are claiming. In the past month: A New Jersey hospital...
Massachusetts Regulators Seek to Revoke Robinhood’s License; Brokerage Sues
Apr 16 2021 // Massachusetts regulators on Thursday sought the revocation of Robinhood’s broker-dealer license after charging that it encourages inexperienced investors to place risky trades without limits, while the online...
Detroit Police Sued by Man Mistaken for Shoplifter by Recognition Technology
Apr 15 2021 // A Black man who was arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter has sued Detroit police, seeking compensation for the humiliating incident and restrictions on how the...
Seized Suez Ship Declared Fit for Onward Passage (Once Compensation Is Paid)
Apr 14 2021 // CAIRO – The cargo vessel that blocked global shipping in the Suez Canal and is caught in a legal dispute in Egypt is fit to sail once approval is given, its technical manager said on Wednesday. The Ever Given was...
Juul Labs Fails to Knock Out Racketeering Claims in Lawsuits About Marketing Conduct
Apr 14 2021 // Juul Labs Inc. failed to knock out racketeering claims in lawsuits accusing it of deliberately targeting teenagers, as individual founders and directors of the e-cigarette maker became the new focus of the litigation. Most...
Landlord Accused of Discrimination in New Hampshire Support Dog Lawsuit
Apr 14 2021 // A landlord has been accused of discriminating against a tenant by not allowing her to house an emotional support dog for her anxiety and depression, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a lawsuit. The complaint filed...
Judge Dismisses Washington Wrongful Death Suit in Shooting
Apr 14 2021 // A judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought against Pierce County, Wash., by the family of sheriff’s deputy Daniel McCartney, who was fatally shot while responding to a call. McCartney, 34, was shot Jan....
Final Settlements Inked in Delaware Poultry Plant Pollution Lawsuits
Apr 14 2021 // A Delaware judge on Monday gave final approval to a $65 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving thousands of residents of a southern Delaware community affected by groundwater contamination from a local...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Reiterates Call for Litigation Reform
Apr 14 2021 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg is reiterating a call for litigation reform nationally and at the state level to address what he said is a “systemic” worsening of the legal environment and its harmful...
NAIC Data: Florida Property Lawsuits Total 76% of Insurer Litigation in U.S.
Apr 14 2021 // New information from Florida’s insurance regulator paints a stark picture of the extent of litigation facing the state’s domestic insurers. The information comes as numerous stakeholders push for legislative...
Former Employee in Oregon City Intends to Sue Following Firing
Apr 13 2021 // A former Coquille city, Ore., employee has informed the city she plans to sue for whistleblower retaliation and a failure to provide due process during the course of her firing. Former city recorder Jennifer Rose filed a...
Update: Egypt Seizes Container Ship that Blocked Suez, Pending $916M Compensation
Apr 13 2021 // Egypt seized a giant container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month as it sought compensation of more than $900 million. A court in the city of Ismailia granted a seizure request regarding the Ever Given vessel at...
Suez Canal Authority Still in Talks About Compensation for Grounding of Container Ship
Apr 12 2021 // Egypt is still in talks about compensation stemming from the operations to free the giant container ship whose stranding in the Suez Canal for nearly a week roiled global cargo markets, the canal authority’s chief...
