Latest Lawsuits Headlines
All the headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Montana Governor Signs Virus Lawsuit Liability Shield
Feb 12 2021 // Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill this week intended to protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related lawsuits. Gianforte said the new law will allow businesses to safely open during the...
Amazon Sues New York Over COVID Workplace Safety, Firing Lawsuit
Feb 12 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Friday sued New York’s attorney general to stop the state from filing its own lawsuit over the online retailer’s early response to COVID-19, including its firing of activist Christian...
Lawmakers Vote to Extend Georgia COVID Lawsuit Shield by One Year
Feb 12 2021 // The Georgia state House has voted in favor of extending by one year a law that protects businesses from being sued by a person that blames them for contracting COVID-19. The protection is currently set to expire on July...
Minneapolis Diner Owners Seek $4.5M Suit over Property Damaged in Protests
Feb 10 2021 // The owners of a Minneapolis restaurant have filed the first lawsuit against the city over property damage caused by the civil unrest following the police killing of George Floyd. A federal lawsuit filed by owners of the...
Intel Suing Oregon Engineer Who Joined Microsoft Over Trade Secrets
Feb 10 2021 // Intel is suing a former Oregon employee, alleging he took trade secrets when he left for Microsoft and used the information to gain an advantage in later business negotiations with Intel. Engineer Varun Gupta worked at...
Mother of Virginia Police Informant Seeks $13M in Lawsuit
Feb 10 2021 // The mother of a dead Virginia police informant is alleging in a pair of lawsuits that authorities are responsible for her son’s fatal overdose on opiates that he was coerced to purchase while undercover. Donna...
Boston Hospital Valet Shot in Eye Sues His Employer
Feb 10 2021 // A valet at a Boston hospital who was shot in the eye by police as officers confronted a man armed with what they thought was a real gun has sued his employer, saying the hospital’s security staff mishandled this...
Facebook Faces 2nd UK Class Action Lawsuit over Data Harvesting Scandal
Feb 10 2021 // Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring from a scandal over...
Brazilians Bring Lawsuit Against Norsk Hydro over Alleged Pollution
Feb 10 2021 // Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit in the Netherlands against Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro over alleged toxic waste pollution in northern Brazil. The lawsuit has been brought by a group...
Broker Robinhood Sued by Parents Over Trader Son’s Suicide
Feb 8 2021 // The family of a 20-year-old stock trader who committed suicide sued the broker Robinhood for his death, citing its “misleading communications” that caused their son to panic over what he wrongly believed were...
Tennessee AG Sues Supermarket Chain for Flooding State with Opioids
Feb 8 2021 // Tennessee’s attorney general on Thursday sued Food City over claims that the supermarket chain’s pharmacies intentionally profited from the opioid epidemic by unlawfully selling tens of millions of prescription...
2021: The Year of Insurance Agency E&O Lawsuits
Feb 8 2021 // Insurance agents and brokers should prepare for a big agency errors and omissions (E&O) litigation wave to crash their shores in 2021. Agency E&O claims are a lagging indicator, meaning plaintiffs typically only go...
COVID-19 and Employment Practices Litigation
Feb 8 2021 // As soon as the first community was shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus or the first announcement of a safer at home order by a governor, some of us saw the storm of suits coming related to the loss of business...
Michigan Eatery to Pay $200K to Settle Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit
Feb 7 2021 // A Michigan restaurant has agreed to pay $200,000 and furnish other relief settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the...
Indiana Lawmakers Fast-Track COVID-19 Lawsuit Shield
Feb 7 2021 // Indiana legislators are poised to finalize a fast-tracked proposal that will give a broad shield protecting businesses and others from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19. The proposal is a top...
Texas Hotel Management Firms to Settle Pay Discrimination Suit for $400K
Feb 5 2021 // Two Texas-based hotel management firms have agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging gender pay discrimination at a hotel they operated in Louisiana. In its lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Judge Dismisses Walmart Lawsuit Over Pharmacy Liability in Opioid Crisis
Feb 5 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed Walmart Inc’s lawsuit seeking to preemptively block the U.S. government from blaming the world’s largest retailer for its alleged role in fueling the nation’s opioid...
Utah Theme Park Files Trademark Suit Against Taylor Swift
Feb 5 2021 // A theme park in Utah has filed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift that accuses her of trademark infringement. Evermore Parks said in its suit filed this week that the title of Swift’s 2020 album...
California Supreme Court Rejects Rideshare Vote Lawsuit
Feb 5 2021 // The California Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that sought to overturn a ballot measure that makes app-based ride-hailing and delivery drivers independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job...
Bill to Stem Virus-Related Lawsuits Advances in Missouri Senate
Feb 4 2021 // Missouri senators on Feb. 3 advanced a bill that would shield hospitals, manufacturers and other businesses from lawsuits over alleged wrongdoing during the coronavirus pandemic. Senators gave the measure initial approval...
